That's a very pretty bedspread and it honestly looks quite nice with the white walls. I can understand wanting a change and painting the walls. However, at least on my monitor I don't see gold in any of the many colors there already so I don't think it will work.

We have some good photo shop people on here and maybe one can have a hand at different colors.

Not sure how this would work but possibly a pale peach/rose? It would not darken , add warmth, and I think would work nicely with navy and grey as well as the other colors in the bedspread.

I need to see your space but IMO dark walls in bedrooms are not an issue since you don’t really use the space except when it is dark outside. Get a large poster board and asample pot of the gold and see how it looks in your space , gold and navy work well together and in a boho type decor could be good . I think it will really depend on the color of gold and that can only be decided by testing the color. Showing us your space will help with some suggestions

I wouldn’t do gold. I’d do more of the color of the door in the pic you show

I know it sounds crazy, but what about pink? One of the darker pinks in the bedspread would look great.

ooh jinx your examples are wonderful. I wouldn't think I would like them but I do. ( I still think the paler peach rose would be the way to go). Loving the teal.

Salonva, here’s a more peachy hue ... it is really pretty!

One more ... I love navy and dark green together, it’s such a rich color combo, and was thinking of the navy rug ...

Oh wow, the peachy-blush hue(s) really make things glow! I just love colors in that spectrum anyway, so am especially drawn to the way they look with the bedding.

A raspberry shade could be complimentary and you could go a touch lighter but in the same family, or just paint the ceiling

Oh wow. Thank you for all the input! Here’s a picture of the space. This is about as bright as it gets. It’s a north facing window that faces a condo parking lot so I usually have the blinds closed at night. I’ve already tried samples of the gold as you can see but I couldn’t decide.

@salonva yes the white looks good but I want a change. I thought light pink but that looks terrible, I think yes I’d need a different hue.

@Maureen the ceiling paint would look awesome but I have popcorn ceiling 🙁

@Jilly oh wow, thank you for all the sample pics. I tried the online app with your own photo but the lighting makes it look terrible. I love these! The gold, the real and the rose! Now I’m even more undecided lol.

@Jinx do you have the source of those photos...I’m curious what the paints are. I really like the ones you picked out.

Lindsay, I think I saw them on Pinterest, which stinks because they rarely have info ... but I’ll try to track the originals down and see if paint colors are given. :)

ETA: Ugh, every one of them is from Pinterest, and I couldn’t find originals, I’m sorry. I hope you can get close looking at paint sites, or a color expert can advise.

If you haven’t already, doing searches such as “popular blush paint colors” (and substitute other colors) are helpful in seeing lots of rooms with them. Then narrow down to bedroom searches, boho paint colors, etc. Dusty rose is another I looked up earlier. It’s a great color.

oh and seeing your room now, with the light ( white?) furniture, I can definitely see a deeper color there. (hello teal). Then stil yes a blush peach would be lovely .

Thank you @Jinx!! I appreciate the effort.
@salonva yes, but I don’t want to go too dark, but I am loving the gold, teal and blush rose/peach color.

Coral was my first thought (and I really like the coral, rose, and peach mock-ups above) but love the image with the emerald walls. Unexpected, because I thought that throwing in another color not in the quilt would be too much.

Other than the beige, I liked them all. I think the only way to go wrong is to be too timid.

Hi Lindsey-

I would take a totally different tack.

I would not paint the walls but tackle the other items in your room to make it look more like the inspiration picture that showed your bedspread.

1. Get two or three big Euro pillows ( 26"x 26") to span the width of your bed and purchase or make shams in the blue or raspberry from your bedspread

2. Make a cover for your headboard that suits your marvelous bedding and pillows. There are lots of instructions on the web that are very easy and use straight seams and they tie on or use velcro. You can pick any color from your bedspread.

2. Get a bedskirt that coordinates with your bedding. (a tailored, not ruffle-y one)

3. Change the art over your bed to one that is more colorful and suits the look you want to achieve, and also it should be larger in all dimensions. The width should be approximately 3/4 the width of your bed.

4. Get curtains

5. Consider covering your ottoman.

Can you show more photos of the rest of the bedroom?

The room looks to be crowded.

I would suggest getting rid of the floor lamp on one side of the bed and the other table lamp on the bedside table.

With those tight quarters you would be better off getting wall sconces on either side of the headboard. There are the types that affix to the wall and plug into wall sockets with a cord., so no electrician is needed.

I think you are better served by addressing the bedroom as a whole, rather than just painting the room.

The teal looks the best to me. Matches in with your bedding nicely too.

Teal gets my nod, too.

@loobab thanks for the input. I am planning on getting curtains. I do think the art needs to be changed. It was artwork I had in a previous house/bedroom design. I was trying to find a couple prints to go on either side that would match. Or some kind of decorative pieces. For lights, I am hoping to put in a ceiling fan soon so that would remove the lamps.

I was going to suggest fabric paint for your headboard, but you also have a base on the bed and the bench, so that might not work! You might try one of the colors from the reverse side of the spread as an anchor for the room.

I went back in time ... who remembers SW Mannered Gold? I always loved it. It’s hard to find any pics of it that aren’t Tuscan Bedroom Circa 2007, but I think it needs to make a comeback. Your test swatches made me think of it.

Coral and blush up next, hopefully. 😄

@Jinx Thanks!! I’m really liking the teal so I’m gonna get those paint samples tonight. I’m still searching for gold too. I found sherwin Williams has an app to match colors off a photo so that has helped a lot too.
@everdebz I’m thinking a slightly muted teal. Not super bright. Furniture is painted solid ivory/cream color.

Can’t wait to see what you decide!

@Jennifer Hogan thank you!! You have much more patience that I do for that program! All the colors look awesome.

Ok here’s some teal paint samples. I’m liking the lighter one. Any thoughts?

I like the lighter one too!

Same

Or the one to the right of it. Not the top blue one tho

Saw your thread earlier, then happened to run across this guest house in Scotland, featured on Remodelista. The gold walls are Farrow and Ball's India Yellow.

I think the lightest teal you picked is the best. It is also a better color for a bedroom as it will induce rest, where yellow stimulates the mind.

I don’t agree with that (yellow not being restful). I’ve had two bedrooms with gold walls and that wasn’t my experience at all. In fact, although the teal is lovely, I find it more stimulating than gold. We all react to colors differently.

My bedroom now is BM Lenox Tan, which reads quite gold in my room (lots of windows). I love it. It’s warm, peaceful, soothing.

ETA: I know I’m in the minority here, but I think the teal is just too much in this room, sucks up light, and takes the focus off the pretty bedding. I don’t care for the loud mustard examples, either, I’d want something quieter.

I like the lightest teal the best also.

Time to change the bedding IMO & remove the navy area rug which makes your room look smaller than it really is. The bedding IMO doesn't complement your headboard or your furnishings.

Ok here’s some teal paint samples. While I love the gold in the bedroom, teal has always been one of my favorites. I’ve decided that the gold color will be in my kitchen/dining area.
I looked for bedding for a long time, trying to find something that I liked enough and something that would hide cat hair. Which this duvet does really well cause it’s busy.
@BeverlyFLADeziner out of curiosity, what would suggest for bedding that would compliment my headboard/furnishings?

No one asked, but I'll post that the soft/muted fired brick seemed nice with most all bedding's colors... is it a soft peach near the pillows?

Gold just eh with orangey fuschia soft blue in bedding ... so I vote no for gold paint.

I like your bedding. Please update us after painting! Can’t wait to see.

I love your bedding. It would be something I would purchase. I am glad you are deciding to go with the teal on the walls. Please post a picture when its finished.

Ended up painting my bedroom teal!

Trying to figure out curtains to go with.

I also painted my kitchen “antique gold”. Perfect colors for it. My backsplash has brown/gold and countertop is black/multicolor granite with gold flecks.

The teal looks great!

Great job! Thanks for updating us, you’ve been busy. :)

I like your "new" rooms. Because I surf, I post; here's a space that many would say has different colors, too much. Your gold complements cabinets, and is fine with warm floors ...? and you like colors of the henna/ brick? could be subtly nice for pillows... happy new year too. ;)

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My! Some of us have been way busy and productive.

That teal looks super. I am not very creative, but I love the way white looks against the walls- so why not white curtains?