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How to Pick a Color Palette for Your Bedroom

by Guest Blogger

If you are redecorating your bedroom, choosing the right color palette is important. Your bedroom can be your sanctuary, so you want to choose a color palette that will reflect that. The color scheme of your bedroom can affect how you feel when you wake up in the morning and go to bed at night, so taking the time to carefully select it is important. In this article, we will give you some tips on how to select the right color palette for your bedroom.

looking at color swatches

Create a Color Board

When selecting your bedroom color palette, one thing that can help you choose the colors you want is by creating a color board. To create your color board, you can order color swatches to see what colors feel right to you. If there are any wallpapers that call to you, get samples of them as well. You can also get creative with your bedroom palette and look into adding faux stone or brick veneer to your bedroom, which can give your room a unique look and add some depth and texture to it.

Spend some time with your mood boards, looking at them in different lighting and at different times of the day. Test out how they make you feel and select the one that speaks to you the most.

Factor in the Orientation of the Bedroom

The orientation of your bedroom is an important part of choosing your color palette because of how the light comes in through the windows. For example, a bedroom that faces toward the north tends to be cooler, so adding warmer tones to it is important. While a room that faces to the south may get more of a glow from the sun and would benefit from some cooler tones. Whether you love bright colors, muted tones, or something neutral, the way your bedroom is oriented does matter.

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Start with a Primary Color

What is the primary color you want your room to be? While the bed coloring can help you decide, if you are starting from scratch, that is not helpful. So, choose your primary color first, the main one you want in your bedroom. Once you decide on this, pick the secondary color, and then choose any other colors you may want to include that complement the primary and secondary colors. You want the room to give you the right energy in the morning and at night, and you want a balance between the colors and the lighting of the room.

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Complement and Balance Colors

After the colors have been selected, you can begin looking at patterns for your bedding and accessories that will complement the colors. Take your colors with you when shopping so you can double-check everything before you buy it. You want to avoid anything that clashes with your color palette; it can disrupt the energies and throw things off balance.

If you select neutral tones for your bedroom, you can add some accent colors; perky and loud colors that can push your bedroom's color palette to new heights. Have fun with it.

Times of Day

Another thing to consider with your bedroom color palette is what time of day person you are. Simply put, are you a morning person or a night owl? A morning person who likes to jump out of bed in the morning and start the day right away should probably have a lighter, more energizing color palette to help foster that. If you are a night owl, you might prefer to have something a little darker in your color scheme.

Mid century bedding bundle

Headboard Color

Does your bed have a headboard? Are you planning on getting a new one as part of changing out the color palette in your room? If you already have a headboard you like, and you will not be replacing it, you can use its color for inspiration. Your bed and headboard are typically the main focal point in a bedroom, so use them as a starting point for your new color scheme. You want something that will accent the headboard colors or that gives it a dramatic and beautiful contrast. If you intend to keep your bedding as it is, too, that can also help you decide on the colors for your bedroom.

About the Author:

 

Guest Blogger Auz Burger 

Auz Burger is a freelance writer who specializes in faux stone and brick veneer home DIY projects. She has a BA from Washington State University and has been writing and editing professionally for 11 years.


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