I’ve always heard to choose the paint last. It is easier to match paint to fabric than to match fabric to paint.

ETA: The decorator I worked with chose this fabric for the pillows on my sofa. Moorea by Thibaut in cream and coral. It has bits of celadon green in it which may tie in to your headboard.

Here is a close up

It has a huge repeat.

Would you consider a jute rug? That is what my decorator suggested for my bedroom. I declined because of DH’s issues. Jute is very soft, but also very absorbent.

I always start with the rug.

My first thought, without seeing your furniture, is neutrals for the bedding and curtains. I think shades of cream and tan would look pretty with the green headboard. A rug that had faded neutral pastels would look nice. Once you get all the stuff, you can figure out paint.

I typically start with what I have in the room. So I would start thinking what will go with your headboard. Sometimes I will just look at photos for inspiration. I usually start with a rug and go from there. Rugs are tricky so finding one that has the colors and style I am going for helps me choose the rest of the items in the room. I will pick up on the colors of the rug.

If you are going for a rug with various colors then I would say start there. If you are just going with a solid color as suggested that is jute, then your options are far more broad.

Could you share a photo of your headboard? That would help in determining what else would work in the space.

It really depends. I usually start looking at bedding and rugs first. If one of those is a must-have, it’ll be my starting point.

In your case, with your headboard fabric, I’d probably start with the bedding. If you go with the neutral quilt from S&L, you could get more creative with the rug. I think your green can go with any rug colors/patterns at all.

Pretty much everything you’ve described would be easy to work with … I’d get all that together, then choose paint last. But that’s just me — you might find a luscious paint color you love first. Then you could work from there. :)

I haven't read all the posts, but the S&L quilt reminded me of an ID I discovered yesterday on IG. Tessa Foley. You might gather ideas from her website or blog.

ETA: You green fabric is an earthtone, so anything in that range will work. My first thought is coral, with a darker green than yours, maybe a lighter end of yellow and cream.

Went searching:

Pink instead of coral

Purple

I would rather have a darker green than the grey and a cream instead of tan.

Rug, bedding, window treatments, small chair, and paint.

Love all of Allison's suggestions.

Do you have an "inspiration room." Corny term but YKWIM

I'd like to see some leopard with the green and a British Colonial vibe,

Thanks, Mtn.

Have you looked on Etsy for hand blocked print bedding? Lovely Kantha quilts. Or do a solid coverlet and mix/match Euros and shams in block print pillows.

Allison, I have looked on Etsy and some of thenquilts are so pretty but i am put off by the fact that they are so inexpensive! Can they be a decent quality at that price? Honestly, formwhat they cost I could order one and try it and if it doesnt work, its almost nothing lost.

bbstx, that fabric is gorgeous. Love the colors. I’m not sure my smallish bedroom could absorb something quite so lush.

Nini, i agree with you and others that the rug should come first. I had been focusing on bedding and window treatments, ut i can see where the rug could be the hardest to match up later. I do like jute and could always resort to that, although i would ’t really be ”resorting”

Ill try to snap a photo of the headboard, but here is the bed, obviously in a different fabric. Notice how the legs on the bed flair out. I have stubbed my toes numerous times on them.

Allison, the colors in your first sample are close to what i have now in a roman shade. The shades are tired looking now and I am ready for a change. I had not thought of gray and cream.Hmmm.

Mtn, you are always so daring and I love your suggestions. I could never come up,with something like that. I love animal prints. Im always somdarn safe in my choices.

I have so many inspiration rooms, it makes my head spin.

I will be needing help with rug size and placement, so get ready for that.

Thanks all!

Animal prints are a neutral. Honest. IME, decorators always seem to throw in an animal print somewhere.

https://www.bhg.com/decorating/lessons/expert-advice/animal-print-decor/#:~:text=In%20the%20right%20applications%2C%20animal%20prints%20can%20serve%20as%20a%20neutral.

Show us your top 3 inspiration rooms.

Oh jeez, an assignment. Heres one. Not too practical for me, but i love how sunny it is.

I've ordered a Kantha quilit from Etsy and the cotton material is thinner than most store bought things. Mine is used as an accent on the foot of the bed. We do not get on our bed when its made, and neither do our dogs, so I wouldn't hesitate to use one as a coverlet. I wondered about the low price too, but it surpassed my expectations.

Yes, we need more to go on!

What colors are in the rest of your home? I am one who prefers my rooms to "flow" from one room to the next. I'm all about the greens and blues. I like an off-white/cream coverlet (quilt, whatever) on the bed and then I use different euro and regular shams, usually topping it off with a large rectangular pillow. I also have a second cover folded at the bottom of the bed. You can mix/max solids, prints, colors. I have seen some lovely kantha quilts. They are very popular right now, maybe trendy?

In your case, I think I would find my bedding first because that may be the hardest with your headboard. Then I would go for the rug and on to paint, accessories, etc.

Keep us posted!

Your bed is so pretty & unusual, @dedtired! I love your inspiration room, too.

Missed your bed earlier, nice! I would stump my toes, but DH would trip. :D

I do bedding similar to Tina. I never buy sets or even from same brand. Do you like to change anything up during the year, or leave until you're ready for a change? I like the look of mixing a pattern quilt, with other patterned pieces too, it just takes longer to pull together. Just remember to vary pattern sizes (large, medium, small) and patterns (check or plaid, floral, stripe, repetitive - like the S&L qulit, etc) and have color(s) connect. I have no doubt whatever you do will look nice.

If you want to stay away from green, then just ignore it in the headboard. It's neutral enough that it won't matter. Put some shams up against it and it will just become background.

If you want a print or pattern in the bedding, then I'd start with that. If you are happy with a solid then you don't need to start with that. You can start with something else. For me, that would be art or a vase a pillow or some other inspiration. (IIRC, Candace Olson did a bedroom inspired by a sweater she owned...)

Especially in bedrooms, I think about mood. Do you want it to be cheerful? Bright? Moody? Cozy? Relaxing? Sunny? Warm? My bedroom was initially designed around that "Ah" feeling from relaxing and gentle colors...but I've since added a little more vibrancy which came from a Wm Morris wallpaper I fell in love with and used as an accent wall.

I don't usually start with rugs only because there are so many to choose from that I always seem to be able to find one that works and it's not the most standout thing I want in the room...I prefer them in supporting roles.

When it comes to "Ah" bedrooms, I always look to Phoebe Howard

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Not too practical for me

Dedtired, I love the room you posted. Why in the world would you need to be "practical?" Who is going to ruin it?

Go for it.