Pick bedding first, then finalize your paint choices. It's much harder the other way around.

I think no matter what I do I will be going with a cream quilt (shown above). Simple and clean. Just trying to decide which way to go on accent wall with this furniture.

Accent walls are my pet peeve. Why not find a color you love so much that you want to be enveloped by it?

Sometimes the bwst is to choose different bedding with some color you can use for a more connected color scheme . The cream is safe but not great if you want to update the space An accent wall needs context you don't just pop one into a space .

Thanks for info. Try both green and bronze colors on large foamcore panel after painting the other three walls.

If you do an accent wall I would consider doing board and batten on that wall as well. It is more of a divisive way to accent a wall.

Thank you all! I don't know why I want an accent wall, I just do! I would rather have board and batten but I can't do it myself, that wall is huge and it would be too expensive. I have a few quilts on order that I will compare when they get here. I've looked at some printed quilts (I have to have a quilt of some sort) but I tire of the print and would like to go with a solid this time and layer with throws). I guess the only question left is: Does this furniture look better with an "urbane bronze look" or does it need something lighter? Wish I could pitch the furniture and start new, but I can't.

I like the sage green that you posted. I think your furniture would disappear in against the Urbane Bronze accent wall. But that is just my opinion!

Hi. I also have reddish toned bedroom furniture and painted the walls Dunn Edwards' Warm Butterscotch.

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I think if you really want an accent wall go with your shade of green. The bronze will make your furniture disappear.

Some inspiration:

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Thank you all. After a very frustrating day, I am starting all over on this project. This is just not working at all! Today I am going to Ballard Designs & Frontgate Outlet here in Cincinnati to look at quilts and curtain panels and I will go from there. Not loving the browns, they are too harsh! Hubby didn't want green, because we have other bedrooms upstairs that are similar. I'm leaning towards a smoky blue/green - something relaxing. We will see what happens - thanks so much for your advice!

Once you decide on paint color, change out the knobs on your furniture to coordinate with any other metal tones. I vote for the lighter paint shade as well, but with some contrasting accent pieces and art work. Having all solid plain textures and monochromatic wall color can get boring.

I like an accent wall behind the headboard, but in this case I will suggest not doing one because it will be highlighting furniture you don't love. Do the entire room in one color, like this room, from KylieM, in Mount Saint Anne:

Adding one striking piece of art and a interesting chandelier will also distract the eye from the furniture.

your pics are super small but I did my best to get you a visual

SW Urbane Bronze

SW Clean Slate

Thank you all! Found out Ballard Designs Outlet is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, and I will go tomorrow. I did stop by Benjamin Moore and just looked at colors, and I am still leaning towards green even though my husband thought blue would be better... (he honestly doesn't know about these things - he would hang his snow skis above our bed and be perfectly happy). I agree with the advice that I will start with bedding and curtain panels and then I am now leaning towards one color throughout based on the fabrics I choose. This is why I love this page - you all help me out so much! Thank you thank you!

By the way - the photo that Diana Bier posted (second one down with the bench in front of the bed) is absolutely beautiful. This is exactly what I love. Wish me luck and I will post later what I came up with (unless I have more questions)!

Old day use of batting for crafts - if you could overlay it over headboard to make it flat/ relatively smooth, what about adding a cover in fabric color or liked pattern?

Texture could hide bit of imperfection, and cover with pillows too. :)

Have grey-green, nice with creamy ivory bedding... and others like peacock blue, etc...

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I also like that picture Dianna Bier posted (2nd one down with the bench in front) but I also like the picture Judianna20 with that pretty blue wall.