51 Best Bedroom Paint Color Ideas for a Restful and Inviting Space

Designer Amy Meier added wood board-and-batten paneling to the walls, then painted them a creamy white. She purposefully didn’t treat the knots so they would show through the paint and reveal the natural timber beneath, bringing instant patina to this guesthouse bedroom.

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Wall Paint Color: Mountain Peak White by Benjamin Moore
Walnut Canopy Bed: dunesandduchess.com

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Blue-gray painted beadboard sets a welcoming tone for this pattern-filled guest bedroom. Gingham draperies, linens, and throw pillows serve up classic country house charm.

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Wall Paint Color: Smokestack Gray by Benjamin Moore
Draperies: Max Humphrey Collection; pindler.com

When it came to the bedrooms in this Historical Concepts house, interior designer Barbara Westbrook took design inspiration from Williamsburg, Virginia. “Painted millwork is something you see everywhere there,” she says. Against a backdrop of airy neutral walls, the stately shade of blue showcases handsome, handcrafted millwork, including the classic arched window anchoring the guest suite.

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Wall Paint Color: Chalk Gray by Pratt & Lambert
Trim Paint Color: Newburg Green by Benjamin Moore

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A painted V-groove half-wall echoes the ceiling and does double duty as both headboard and art ledge. To give the new pine floors the feel of an old country home, they were coated in a neutral color and spaced out with nickels to create gaps and imperfections. An old wood dresser repurposed as a nightstand adds contrast against the all-white surroundings.

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Wall Paint Color: Wimborne White by Farrow & Ball
Floor paint color: Agreeable Gray by Sherwin-Williams

You can never go wrong with blue in a bedroom, so why not blue on blue for an ever bigger win. Choose two shades on the same color card and you'll be sure to have complimenting hues. For a classic look, use the darker color on the trim for the look of a tailored frame. Some paint stores will even mix your chosen color with white to give you varying saturations of the same hue.

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Wall Paint Color: Needlepoint Navy by Sherwin-Williams

In this Michigan lake cottage, sunny bedding, sky blue window treatments, and accessories like the electric green lamp shine against light gray bedroom walls. Playful elements like the set of vintage trunks and tiny Swedish blue-and-white birdhouse lends a collected, welcoming vibe.

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Wall Paint Color: Smoke Embers by Benjamin Moore
Linen curtains in "Waterfall Blue": fabricut.com

For this new-addition bedroom, the homeowner sourced pine similar to the original section of the house for the floors and shiplap walls. Painting the window trim a rich green draws attention to the handsome architectural detail.

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Wall Paint Color: Lehigh Green by Benjamin Moore

The same soft pink—yes, pink—on the walls, doors, and trim in this soothing guest room casts a warm glow. "It's like being surrounded by a Delta sunset," says singer songwriter Holly Williams. Varying the finishes—eggshell on walls, semigloss on the trim—ensures it from feeling too flat.

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Wall Paint Color: Intimate White by Sherwin-Williams

In the "Captain's Room," homeowner Stephanie Watts painted the wall and ceiling all the same dark paint color for a truly cocooning effect.

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Wall, Ceiling, and Trim Paint Color: Muddled Basil by Sherwin-Williams

Light, warm walls with crisp trim provide a neutral backdrop for subtle pattern play, including the shapely block-print upholstered headboard paired with an indigo pillow, a creamy cable-knit throw, and horizontal indigo upholstery tape on the pinch-pleat curtains.

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Wall Paint Color: In the Cloud by Porter Paints

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You know that old trick about pink lightbulbs offering more flattering light? Well, the same goes for a soft pinkish-orange paint color. Here, in this bedroom by designer Heidi Caillier, an earthy lamp base, clean-lined sconce, indigo bedspread, and modern moss green nightstand offset all things rosy and ruffled.

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Wall Paint Color: Setting Plaster by Farrow & Ball

If you want to keep the color neutral, but make it look more elevated and special, try using a plaster finish like in this elegant bedroom in musician Chris Tomlin's Tennessee home.

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Wall Paint Color: Brooks Roman Clay by Portola Paints & Glazes

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Playing off the warm wood beams and brick wall, homeowner Amy Whyte painted her attic bedroom a rich cocoa brown, then layered pairings of more browns and deep blues.

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Wall Paint Color: Pine Cone Brown by Benjamin Moore

For a cocoon effect in the main bedroom, homeowners Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge of Beekman 1802 painted the frames and interior backings of a gallery of photos the same verdant shade as the walls and woodwork. The original pine floors and white bedding help offset the strong color.

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Wall and Trim Paint Color: Calke Green by Farrow & Ball

A soft neutral bedroom provides a calming spot for sleep. For a hint of "there, but not there" color choose a warm off-white for bedroom walls. The soft hue looks great paired with a darker cream trim as well as a mix of natural materials including ticking stripe linens and a mossy green velvet pillow.

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Wall Paint Color: Alabaster by Sherwin-Williams
Trim Paint Color: Agreeable Gray by Sherwin-Williams

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"I wanted to keep my son's space relatively light, but for my own sanity I couldn't have all-white walls in a boy's bedroom," says homeowner Annie McCreary. The solution: Dark on the bottom (more trafficked) portion and an airy white up above. Annie left the concrete surface its natural gray color. A sealant helps protect it from spills.

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Wall Paint Color (top): Decorators White by Benjamin Moore
Wall Paint Color (bottom): Mark Twain Gray Brick by Valspar

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