71 Bedroom Color Ideas That’ll Help You Wake Up Happier

The guest room in Minnette Jackson’s house actually gets the best light, so she knew she wanted a neutral palette with earthy elements to connect the room with the rest of the home. She decided to go with Pointing by Farrow & Ball for the wall color—it’s a warm, soft tone that can go with basically anything.

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A trending hue for fall and winter, yellow-green is an offbeat bedroom color idea that’ll invigorate a tired sleep space. If it’s too bold of a hue for your primary space, choose to use it in a guest room or kids’ room, as seen here in our 2024 Whole Home. (The exact shade is Churlish Green by Farrow & Ball.) Pair it with similarly bold jewel tones for an impactful palette that’s still cozy and calming.

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Purple bedrooms may be controversial, but we think the shade can help create a soothing and cocooning environment. By utilizing the hue on wood paneling, this bedroom, painted in Benjamin Moore’s Muskoka Dusk becomes a sophisticated, countryside escape.

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Patterns aren’t just reserved for wallpaper; opt for a painterly stripe to breathe fresh air into a stale bedroom design. Take inspiration from this wallcover’s monochrome palette for a luxe design moment.

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Brown might not be the first hue people envision for their bedroom color idea. However, with the right shade, brown can add a sophisticated ambiance to your space. Though the color may look gray in this photo, the walls of this bedroom designed by Elaine Santos are actually Char Brown by Benjamin Moore. The earthy shade brings “an atmosphere of understated elegance,” Santos says.

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A warm white with yellow undertones is one way to make your bedroom feel elegant and comforting, like in this space by Elaine Santos. The shade is Spring in Aspen by Benjamin Moore, and it’s a gentle hue meant to be relaxing—perfect for the space in which you sleep.

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When choosing a bedroom color idea for a child’s space, it’s sensible to select a shade that will adapt as their tastes evolve, while also creating a relaxed and casual atmosphere. For the team at Kobel + Co and their clients, that meant going with De Nimes by Farrow & Ball—the foggy blue grounds the space.

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Sometimes subtlety is key when designing your dream bedroom—at least it was for this Brownstone Boys project. To capture a relaxed sense in this primary bedroom, they used a pale gray paint with green undertones called Chill by Clare.

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When decorating a child’s bedroom, it’s smart to go in with decorations and colors that can easily work with different styles and aesthetics as they age. In the case of this Palm Beach girl’s bedroom, Kemble Interiors wanted to make sure it could grow with her, so they painted the walls in Sprout by Sherwin-Williams, a pale sage.

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Gray paint gets a bad rap for being boring or bland, but just look at this primary bedroom by designer Cecilia Casagrande. Get a similar look with Farrow & Ball’s Skylight. By keeping the ceilings white, the hue helps to draw the eye upward, elevating the lower alcove ceilings in this Massachusetts home.

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