51 Best Bedroom Paint Color Ideas for a Restful and Inviting Space
Give your bedroom a fresh new look with one of these pretty paint colors, from neutral to full-on color.
Updating your bedroom with a fresh paint color is an easy and affordable makeover project that you can accomplish in just a weekend. We know paint choices are numerous and overwhelming—it seems like there are a million sample cards at the paint store! To help you find the just-right hue, we rounded up the best bedroom paint colors from the Country Living archives in hopes you'll find some inspiration for the most restful space in your house.
Picking the perfect shade of paint is important, whatever bedroom decorating style you are going for—a cozy, layered farmhouse bedroom; a neutral, rustic bedroom; or an airy, spa-like bedroom. And remember, although wall paint is key, consider ceiling, trim, and even floors, too.
So let's get to pickin'. What are the best green bedroom paint colors—should you go with a happy sage green or a moody moss green? Does a restful sky blue or some other calm bedroom paint color like creamy white feel right? In some cases, your bedroom decorating pursuits might start with a favorite vintage rug or an heirloom quilt to help guide you. Whatever your inspiration, you'll find the best neutral bedroom paint colors plus shades for you color-lovers out there right here.
And remember all the bedroom essentials that make for the coziest guest bedrooms as well, like comfortable furniture, the softest linens, and a well-appointed bedside table. Here's wishing you and yours sweet dreams!
Creamy White Bedroom
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.
Get the Look:
Wall Paint Color: Mountain Peak White by Benjamin Moore
Walnut Canopy Bed: dunesandduchess.com
RELATED: Tour this dreamy lake house in Michigan.
Blue-Gray Bedroom
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.
Get the Look:
Wall Paint Color: Smokestack Gray by Benjamin Moore
Draperies: Max Humphrey Collection; pindler.com
Clean White Bedroom
A fresh coat of white paint brought new life to this 10-by-7-foot attic space. The dark and dank area is now a light and bright sleeping quarters for extended family.
Get the Look:
Wall Paint Color: Cloud White by Benjamin Moore
Stately Blue on Neutral Bedroom
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.
Get the Look:
Wall Paint Color: Chalk Gray by Pratt & Lambert
Trim Paint Color: Newburg Green by Benjamin Moore
RELATED: Tour this new house that embraces old country charm.
Calming Neutrals Bedroom
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.
Get the Look:
Wall Paint Color: Wimborne White by Farrow & Ball
Floor paint color: Agreeable Gray by Sherwin-Williams
Blue on Blue Bedroom
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.
Get the Look:
Wall Paint Color: Needlepoint Navy by Sherwin-Williams
Light Gray Bedroom
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.
Get the Look:
Wall Paint Color: Smoke Embers by Benjamin Moore
Linen curtains in "Waterfall Blue": fabricut.com
Light Tan Bunk Bedroom
In this basement's narrow guest room, a row of train-style bunks are coated with a neutral stony hue, which allows bedding inspired by vintage block-print fabric and Indian cotton saris to take center stage. The built-in nooks and ladders are painted the same shade for a seamless, neat look.
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Built-in Bed, Wall, and Nook Paint Color: Savage Ground by Farrow & Ball
Bedding: nickeykehoe.com and jeanettefarrier.com
Green on Pine Bedroom
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.
Get the Look:
Wall Paint Color: Lehigh Green by Benjamin Moore
Soft Pink Bedroom
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.
Get the Look:
Wall Paint Color: Intimate White by Sherwin-Williams
Moody Green Bedroom
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
Warm Neutral Bedroom
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.
Get the Look:
Wall Paint Color: In the Cloud by Porter Paints
RELATED: This Tennessee home is a lesson in doing all-white just right.
Soft Gray-Green Bedroom
In a bedroom with exposed beams and natural woodwork, try a soft silvery green for a serene look. The color compliments the warm hues, rather than providing the stark contrast that white walls would.
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Wall Paint Color: Contemplation by Behr
Dusty Pink Bedroom
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.
Get the Look:
Wall Paint Color: Setting Plaster by Farrow & Ball
Neutral Plaster Bedroom
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.
Get the Look:
Wall Paint Color: Brooks Roman Clay by Portola Paints & Glazes
RELATED: See more of Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Chris Tomlin’s serene cabin.
Brown and Brick Bedroom
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.
Get the Look:
Wall Paint Color: Pine Cone Brown by Benjamin Moore
Sophisticated Green Bedroom
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.
Get the look:
Wall and Trim Paint Color: Calke Green by Farrow & Ball
Coastal Blue and White Bedroom
Don't forget the ceiling! In this South Carolina house designed by Historical Concepts, designer Heather Chadduck Hillegas painted the bedroom's ceiling (what she calls the "fifth wall") a pretty sky blue. "I was inspired by the Southern tradition of painting porch ceilings 'haint blue' [said to ward off evil spirits]," says Heather. "Since the ceiling was wood, I decided to treat it as I would an exterior space." Tip: Pick a slightly more saturated blue than you want it to appear to avoid it looking washed out at peak daylight.
Get the Look:
Ceiling Paint Color: Lullaby by Sherwin-Williams
Warm Neutral Bedroom
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.
Get the Look:
Wall Paint Color: Alabaster by Sherwin-Williams
Trim Paint Color: Agreeable Gray by Sherwin-Williams
RELATED: Tour more of this Mississippi farmhouse.
Navy and White Boys Bedroom
"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.
Get the Look:
Wall Paint Color (top): Decorators White by Benjamin Moore
Wall Paint Color (bottom): Mark Twain Gray Brick by Valspar
RELATED: Tour more of this rustic Tennessee cabin.
Jennifer Kopf is the Executive Editor of Country Living. She also covers antiques and collecting.
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