Bedroom paint ideas – the colours and paint effects to make your boudoir bespoke

Choosing paint is the fun part of decorating, but it can also be the trickiest. We’ve taken the guesswork out of the process with our selection of the best bedroom paint ideas to guide and inspire you.

Probably the easiest and most cost-effective way to make a big impact in any room is with paint. It offers you endless options when it comes to giving your space a brand new look. From bold brights to barely-there neutrals, accent walls to stripes, do some planning and seek out inspiration before you wield your brush.

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Perplexed about which colour to paint your bedroom? When choosing a colour, look to the colour wheel for inspiration. The colour wheel explains how colours relate to each other, whether they are side by side or diametrically opposite. Each of the twelve segments represents a colour. Those on the left are warm, those on the right are cool.

Be mindful about the mood that you wish to create and how much natural light there is. Is the room north- or south-facing, and do you want it to feel cosy or soothing? Flat paint finishes such a matt emulsion are less reflective than those with a sheen, such as silk or eggshell, and so the colour will look stronger and truer.

Don’t stop at walls when thinking about adding colour with paint. Woodwork, bed frames, skirting boards, architraves and door frames can look extremely effective when painted in a contrasting shade to the walls.

1. Add texture with thoughtful paint effects

Image credit: Dominic Blackmore

If you’re looking to really make an impact with your paint choice try using bold paint effects, which can add depth to any colour scheme. By carefully mixing two colours, in this case neutrals, from the same colour strip you can create a textured effect for your walls. This skilful painting method is a great way to make a statement without having to use pattern or shouty saturated colours.

This textured paint effect on the walls is painted in Stone III and Stone V pure flat emulsion, both by Paint & Paper Library. The muted tones are offset against the strong contrast of the black wall lights and side table, while hints of orange and blue-grey on soft furnishings inject a warming, softer quality.

2. Make a pretty feature of a picture rail

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Create the illusion of ceiling height by painting above a picture rail. This simple, yet clever splash of colour helps to draw the eye up, stretching the walls up. It works best with bare walls, rather than decorated with wallpapers and pictures. Choose a bright colour to make even more of a statement.

3. Go deep blue for a cosy, moody look

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Struggling to sleep? Get yourself a couple of pots of deep blue paint pronto. Dark inky shades like this will help you switch off after a long day in front of a computer screen – just make sure you banish your devices, too.

When using such a deep blue it’s important to break it up with pale wooden furniture and lighter linens so that the room appears cosy and cocooning – rather than bleak and oppressive.

4. Try colour blocking in on-trend pink and grey

Image credit: Colin Poole

Children’s bedrooms are the ideal canvas on which to experiment with paint effects. All you need is a decent masking tape to help you achieve those crisp lines – we rate Frog Tape every time. You could create ‘mountain peaks’ across the wall, or something simpler. If the room is being shared like this one, you could even use paint to demarcate whose bit of the room is whose.

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5. Add just a dash of yellow for a sunny bedroom

Image credit: Colin Poole

Channel positivity with this dynamic colour accent. Yellow isn’t always the best colour in a bedroom as we associate it with danger – especially in conjunction with black – which is hardly a good ingredient for a proper night’s sleep. But used sparingly against a calming neutral, it’s a veritable dose of sunshine. Together, the two tones bring life to a neutral base and brighten a light-starved space.

6. Paint the coving to match the walls

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Carrying a colour up the wall and onto the architrave makes the ceiling feel higher and a room feel grander. It’s a clever trick, particularly if you live in a house built in the 1980s or 1990s, where ceilings could be particularly low.

If you’re looking for a colour that will work with dark wooden bedroom furniture, a deep blue or green is ideal. It has the effect of making the wood seem less ‘heavy’ and old-fashioned, which it might against a lighter grey or white, but still allows the furniture to pop.

7. Match curtains and walls in refreshing green

Image credit: Simon Whitmore

According to research, green is the best colour to paint a bedroom – especially a shade along the lines of this soothing mint. Enhance its impact as a backdrop by choosing curtains in exactly the same colour. That way, you’ll have less of a headache when picking bedlinen as you’ll only have one colour that blankets and cushions will need to coordinate with, and a free to experiment with pattern.

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8. Apply a geometric wall mural

Image credit: Georgia Burns

Work out the highest point of the mural, aiming for it to be off-centre from the headboard. Using a long, straight edge, draw the first mountain shape in pencil, adding more either side. Use Frog Tape to cover your pencil outlines and to criss cross random shapes within the mountain peak.

Next, pick three tonal colours of matt emulsion, starting with the darkest at the bottom and working up to the lightest. When the paint is dry (apply two coats if needs be) peel the tape away to reveal your mural.

9. Create a pink plaster effect

Image credit: Dominic Blackmore

Back in the 1990s, paint effects were the height of sophistication. They featured in pretty much every episode of Changing Rooms, with plenty of us attempting to recreate the looks (not always so successfully) at home.

Then the Noughties arrived and our sponges and Fleur de Lis stencils were relegated to the loft. but could they be making a comeback? Maybe not the stencilling just yet, but a sponge is just what you need to create on-trend plaster effect or Ombre. Start with a base of pinkish white, then slowly build patches of blush pink and coral, going dark to light across the wall. Or you could cheat and use a wallpaper mural!

10. Paint a mellow feature wall

Image credit: David Giles

Change the mood of a room by painting just one wall in an accent colour. Choose your wall well, and make sure the surface of the wall you opt for is in a good enough condition to have attention drawn to it. Sage green is a great colour for when you want to unwind, so using it in the bedroom will create a soothing vibe.

A feature wall is easy to repaint when you fancy a change, so you can be as experimental as you like with your colour choice. Just be aware, on-trend darker shades like navy or charcoal grey might require an extra coat to cover – worth considering when perusing the paint chart.

11. Save on wallpaper by painting the bottom of the wall

Image credit: Simon Bevan

We love a feature wallpaper here at Ideal Home. But we appreciate that they can be expensive. If you’re looking to cut the cost but don’t want to be restricted to a single feature wall, try this neat trick instead. Choose your print, then find a paint that either matches the backdrop or coordinates with the pattern – the teal used here falls into the latter category. Then paint the bottom third of the wall in that colour and paper the top two thirds. You should save one or two rolls’ worth!

12. Use paint to zone your bedroom

Image credit: David Giles

Paint is also a great way to create zones or section off an area of a room. Here, olive green demarcates a dressing and study area, whereas the area behind the bed has been decorated with a paler wallpaper. This attic room is flooded with light from floor-to-celiling windows, so it can take such a dark colour.

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Which of these paint ideas would look best in your bedroom?

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