Colors For Bedrooms 2020
These are some of the best colors to paint your master bedroom to create a relaxing, calm space that you'll love retiring to at the end of the day.
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Personally, I want my bedroom to be a serene space free from the distractions of the outside world. And I'm guessing you do, too. If this is in fact your goal, you need to have the right paint color on your bedroom wall! Personally, I want my bedroom to be a serene space free from the distractions of the outside world. And I'm guessing you do, too. If this is in fact your goal, you need to have the right paint color on your bedroom wall!
What is the best paint color for a bedroom?
The best paint colors for bedrooms are those that are calming, relaxing and help promote sleep.
How do I pick a paint color for my bedroom?
Determine the overall feeling you want in your bedroom. Most people, me included, want their bedrooms to be a retreat from the world; somewhere to relax and of course, somewhere to get a good night's sleep.
Picking a paint color for your bedroom is no different than picking the right paint color for the rest of your home. Take cues from the rest of the colors in your home, as well as the fixtures and furnishing you already have. If you have dark furniture, you may want to brighten the space with a lighter paint color. If you already have light colored furniture, you can choose to keep things bright or add a more saturated color to your walls.
The light that comes into your room also plays an important role in which paint color you ultimately decide on. The perfect gray in your friend's bedroom may look baby blue in your room, because of the cold northern light it receives. Conversely, the "perfect white" for your kitchen might suddenly appear too creamy in your south-facing bedroom.
What are good wall colors for a bedroom?
Shades of blue, blue-gray, blue-green and soft gray are perfect colors for a bedroom. Blue is associated with a sense of calm and relaxation, so it makes sense that these colors would work well.
My favorite blue or blue-toned paint colors for bedrooms are:
- Benjamin Moore Healing Aloe
- Benjamin Moore Quiet Moments
- Sherwin Williams Sea Salt
- Behr Light French Gray
- Behr Reflecting Pool
- Benjamin Moore Silver Marlin
- Benjamin Moore Nantucket Fog
- Benjamin Moore Silver Half Dollar
- Benjamin Moore Winter Lake
- Benjamin Moore Seattle Gray
- Sherwin Williams Misty
- Sherwin Williams Upward
Gray Bedroom Paint Color Ideas
If blue is not your thing, then maybe a gray paint color would be perfect for your bedroom.
If this case, keep it on the lighter side to still maintain that relaxing vibe, without making it feel like a dark cave.
- Benjamin Moore Gray Owl
- Benjamin Moore Gray Cashmere
- Sherwin Williams Repose Gray
- Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray
- Benjamin Moore Paper White
White and Off-White Bedroom Paint Colors
- Sherwin Williams Greek Villa
- Sherwin Williams Egret
- Benjamin Moore Lily White
- Benjamin Moore Simply White
The Best Colors For Sleep
If like most of us you like to sleep in your bedroom, then the paint colors you choose can have an effect on the quality of sleep you get as well as how quickly you actually fall asleep.
I'm all for color and personality throughout your home, and heck, if you want bright red walls then by all means go for it, but did you know that there's actually some real color psychology behind why certain colors are better for your bedroom?
Color psychology teaches us that the colors which surround us have differing impacts on our behavior and mood. We already have an innate sense of this.
Think about the color red. What mood or feeling does it evoke? Anger, war, danger, strength, passion, desire and love.
It attracts attention more than any other color. But did you know that the color red also is known to raise blood pressure?
Not exactly ideal when you're trying to get your 8 hours!
On the other hand, blue is seen as a calm, serene color. It'll be no surprise then, that blue is considered to be the best paint color for your bedroom in order to maximize your sleep potential.
What other colors are considered good for sleep?
- Soft yellow
- green,
- silver
- and surprisingly, orange!
On the flip side, colors to avoid are:
- Any bright primary colors
- Purple
- Brown
- Black
- Red
- Dark Gray
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The Best Paint Colors For a Master Bedroom 2020
Personally, if I'm picking master bedroom paint colors and I want to make my room as relaxing as possible, I would steer clear of yellow and orange and instead focus more on the different shades of blue.
One of my all-time favorite paint colors for both bedrooms and bathrooms to achieve that relaxing feeling is Reflecting Pool by Behr.
It's a very pale blue-gray and it looks amazing in every room I've ever seen it in, especially when paired with lots of white.
If I had to pick the best paint color for bedrooms, I would choose this color every single time.
The next color on the same color card as Reflecting Pool is Behr Light French Gray. This is also a really nice color but the blue is a lot more evident. If you have a room with a lot of cool light (like my bedroom) just keep that in mind, as it can feel a little cold.
Of course, just because blue may be the perfect bedroom paint color for sleep doesn't mean there aren't a myriad of other paint colors that will work just as well for you. Here's some more of my favorites:
My Other Favorite Master Bedroom Paint Colors
Small Bedroom Paint Ideas
So we know you want to get a good night's sleep but maybe you also need to make your master bedroom look larger and brighter than it is.
In this case, you want to avoid the darker colors like moss greens and oranges, which will only draw the walls towards you, making the room appear smaller.
By keeping the walls a lighter tone of blue, gray, or even white, you'll make the bedroom appear bigger and brighter.
If you have low ceilings, a great trick for making the ceilings appear taller is the paint the ceiling and wall the same shade of white.
This has the effect of continuing the color up, thus not creating a harsh line where one color ends the other starts.
Remember the earlier photo of my master bedroom painted Behr Light French Gray?
Well, that paint color was far too blue for the cold light my bedroom receives. So the space was repainted with Benjamin Moore Paper White, which is a very pale gray with just a touch of warmth.
It made the room feel much bigger and brighter and far less cold.
Final Thoughts
If your bedroom is big or small, filled with light or more of a dark space, it's a room that's meant to be calming and relaxing so that you sleep well.
Whether you decide to chose a blue, green, gray or white paint color is totally up to you. I don't think you can go wrong with any of the choices!
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