Small bedroom help please
This is a guest room with a pull-out sofa bed. Dimensions about 8.5 x 12. Wood floor, kind of reddish overall. Original wood-pane windows. It is painted Benjamin Moore Salisbury Green, which is a blue green gray. Quite neutral but it's giving me fits. The room is dark. The BM suggested accent colors are in the dull grey, beige, off white grouping. Would prefer to brighten it up, but how?
Would like to get a slipcover for the sofa as it is quite dreary. Would like a small rug. Valance will stay but cover easily changed or painted. If anyone has any suggestions, thank you very much! And sorry about the pictures, couldn't figure out how to change them out for smaller versions.
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Kendrah
6 months agoanne_estes027
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Comments (18)I was really glad to see the upholstered bed in the second bed option, cause as I was looking at the room pics & sketch, that what I had in mind IMMEDIATELY. I LOVE that room (LOVE small spaces) & here's my suggestions: 1. Upholstered bed in natural linen. 2. Closet wall & crown moulding in SW Westhighland White. Walls & ceiling in Canvas Tan (flat) 3. Bedding in a soft color...no pattern. Pattern will only make the room smaller. 4. An upholstered bench at the end of the bed in the same linen as the bed with perhaps contrast welt in the color of the bedding. Ebony legs. (Check out Bassett Furniture for both the bed & the bench as an alternative to where you're looking) 5. Ditch the globe pic. Whatever goes over the bed needs to be a simple stretched canvas in soft colors, or sepia tones. 6. I vote for simple bamboo or burlap roman shades inset on the windows. 7. Think more about texture than color & pattern in this room. 8. Consider these for over the nightstands to save all table space. (Nightstands should be light in feeling but of course functional). ~Jeana Here is a link that might be useful: Nightstand lights...See MoreNeed Help with Master Bedroom Bathroom/Bedroom Layout - 1970s house
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Comments (14)If you have someone who is handy, you could get them to build you a cover for that radiator and have it extend over towards the bed with open shelves on the end. Something that looks like this. I'm struggling with importing the pictures. Have a look at that website. There is a picture of a cover that has open shelves at one end - something like that might solve mulitple issues for you. Or, similar to that, it could have a little drawer and door so it would be more like a proper table and then the top of the rad is also a bit of storage for you. This is a Canadian company but the pricing looks quite reasonable IMO. I'm sure you could find someone local to you who could build something similar....See MoreHelp w/ layout of small, narrow kitchen/living/workspace in 1 bedroom
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6 months agolast modified: 6 months agoI think the way to lighten up the green (and it can't be lightened up all that much) is to get a very green slipcover for the bed
a light rug like this might look nice, and the polka dots would be a nice touch with your valance.You also might want to try a black lamp shade and a big beige print for the wall without a print.
mytwo cents
6 months agolast modified: 6 months ago
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Kendrah
6 months agoanne_estes027
6 months ago
Maureen
6 months agolast modified: 6 months agoI think I’d lean into earthy and paint color will work well.. (The valance pattern is limiting choices). Wonder if you can take pictures from other angles and provide room’s dimensions/doorways, etc.
If possible, I’d move the pull out onto the long wall and place desk under window; use the space to your advantage and create a more balanced feel. Buy a rug last, as its size may vary depending on the layout. Regarding decor, look on line for inspiration and you only need a throw on the pull out and consider a floor lamp in corner next to window for extra light, but also to offset window.
anne_estes027 thanked Maureenanne_estes027
6 months ago
acm
6 months agoI'd be tempted to go neutral -- some white shade -- for the walls. Then you could use the valence and couch to guide your other decor and have some fun with it.
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shelleysmith999
6 months ago
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last monthYou might try looking for a rug, some pillows and some artwork to help liven the space some. You also might look into removing the valance from the window and doing a different window treament. Below are a few ideas from various designs of ours.
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