Hello Mary,

Just got somewhat caught up on your makeover process, congratulations! I noticed one of the issues you were debating over was bedding and other elements due to the lack of natural light, and it being rather dark. Depending on the final paint and bedding you choose, I highly suggest incorporating a oriental rug. Rugs can help bring life to a room, and in a darker space, with the right colors, can lighten up the area.

Your wall color now has a lot of pink...won’t work with bedding...having the bedding really helps me help you on this....the bedding does have a neutral tan but the background is very cool not warm....so I say wheat bread or chic gray...

Ok what is your fav Mary? They all are nice

Hi Flo actually the current color is horrible! It is a taupe with really strong pink undertones you probably can't see it in the pics.

Julie I am leaning toward toasty gray right now. I was hoping you would have picked that one :) I know it looks like it has a green undertone in the picture but it doesn't seem to in person. I do like the wheat bread but it may be a little too dark.

With blind shut and overhead lighting.

When you see the last image with the Campfire Ash it Is just a tad lighter than my Worldly Gray and remember my Worldly gray is a bit lighter than Wheat Bread...and the Worldly gray really works great with the bedding in my room.

what color white trim do you have? Forgot

Campfire Ash I see a tiny bit of green in my room which I don't see in the wordly gray.

I too like Wheat Bread, but think a lighter shade would be very fresh and crisp in your room. Might want to run by SW and get a sample of Egret White. Behr (HomeDepot) can color match to that, even though it won't be exact, they get color matches pretty close in my experience. I checked that out on my color devices and it is perfect lighter tone to the Wheat Bread. I think those are the tones you like.

btw, I just got the Mother's Day messages, Julie! They just popped up! Hope you had a delightful day. Mine was a great Weekend! Started with going to the Astros game where they lost to the Rangers! :( But it was fun activities all weekend! And my youngest son was born on May 15th so we were in celebration heaven! Thanks for all your wishes!

Thanks Flo...I will check it out.

Have no idea if this helps?

but with ultra pure white all of these colors should give enough subtle contrast:)

Flo, I never realized you were in the Houston area until your Astros comment just now! Do you have clients in Central Houston or just the Missouri City area?

Once I'm moved into my new house, I want to find a designer to work with for a clear direction and overall plan.

Great, thanks!

We are hoping to move in a month or so. I'll email you!

Astros are inspiring....and so are their uniforms in the early 80s!

that would definitely be a bold decor scheme haha

Flo, my first granddaughter was born on May 15. She’s 3 now :)

Kim, that is so funny! Great time of year for giving birth. No too hot, kid has a good chance to get going before any flu season and in general just great to be able to get outside and enjoy having them in your life! 3 is a perfect time of life too. Enjoy!!

I tried to find the LRV for the Campfire Ash, but no luck, so I can't do a proper LRV comparison. It might be the LRV that is affecting the color appearance. The higher the LRV the more light the color reflects. The Egret White (SW) is LRV 70 (out of 100, 100 being the most Light Reflective). I don't have a sample in my paint deck of Campfire Ash, so I can't scan it and find out it's properties.

Mary....Campfire Ash is very light but when put directly next to Ultra Pure White the color pops in the images...best thing for you is to not hang it on your wall or next to the other colors..look at them one at a time only next to your bedding..hopefully that will help!:)

Flo and Mary, my third will be born on May 29:)

Wow, my Mother's birthday is May 30th! Used to be Memorial Day! We always had big family get together. Bless her, she is with the Angels and is an Angel!

Does accessible beige have any strong undertones?

Good morning Mary:)

had such a busy weekend....was visiting my son and his wife in Oklahoma..

Yes Sofia has Beige but the background color is not ivory it is a cool tone not warm at all..that is why you can go both directions... Worldly gray is a bit cooler than accessible Beige...If you go warm on the walls your room will just be one note of Beige:( to matching ....I would keep the walls just a bit cooler so the room is not all beige and you can introduce a tiny bit of gray....I wouldnot do accessible Beige just to Beige:((

Looked up some new choices for you....maybe introduce just the slightest of blue/gray....green/gray

anyone of these colors would be beautiful...don’t get yourself hung up on exactly matching the bedding you want to compliment it!:)

Wordly Gray LRV is 57

Accessible Beige LRV is 58

Yes I have tendency to get too matching. Thanks so much for pointing that out with the accessible beige. I appreciate your honesty :) I love that you pros help me think outside the box!

Pearly White...LRV 77

OK I see HIWE has looked up the values for you. My client went with SW Natural Choice. It has a LRV of 73 so it is much lighter than Worldly Gray or Accessible Beige. It is fresh and yet calming color and they love it.