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To regret the colour of my bedroom

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minicooperpooperscooper · 30/08/2026 20:26

We're moving into a new house and I spend a lot of time deliberating over which colour to paint my bedroom. Green is my favourite colour and a lot of things I own are green - clothes, my phone, my car, my old car and much more. I considered other colours but thought I should go with green as it's my favourite... what could go wrong?

Well the shade of green I've chosen is proving tricky to work with and I now see a lot of inspiration pictures on instagram making me regret my choice. You will see from the photo it's not horrible but the problem is I also want green lampshades, curtains, accessories etc. Which is too much bloody green. If I'd gone with a more neutral colour I could've had green as the accent! I'd repaint it right now but it's a big room and the paint was quite expensive, I got it from Valspar at B&Q and they gave me heavy duty instead of normal so it was a bit dear.

What do I do, repaint the room or just deal with it. I think I want cream carpet but don't really want cream curtains, it's a bit plain. I actually want deep blood red curtains but most people in my life are telling me they will look awful!

YABU - it's fine (give me ideas for which other colours I could incorporate)
YANBU - repaint it!!

To regret the colour of my bedroom
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Smokeywater · 31/08/2026 06:37

It looks a bit sugary green whereas Chatgpt pic is a sagey green - I would pay someone to repaint it - will take them no time as no other work required except slap new paint on walls.

WellConfusedandDazed · 31/08/2026 06:33

I think it’s lovely, my living room is painted similar. You need to break it up with wall art and pick some other complimentary colors for accessories. A soft pink, oatmeal and ochres would go well. Or even some blues.

Tamtim · 31/08/2026 03:02

I really like it. I think once you get your furniture in you’ll start to see your vision come to life. Live with it for a while and see how you feel in a few weeks/months. Hopefully once you put your things in, you’ll love it.

pinck · 31/08/2026 02:56

Ownedbyabeagle · 31/08/2026 02:35

Why are you so dedicated to commenting on a thread that you feel is so unnecessary? You don't need to stay if it doesn't interest you, we'll let you go!
Lots of us enjoy decorating and are looking at ways of helping OP avoid having to spend more money if it can be avoided. There are hundreds of threads on all manner of subjects, I'm sure you'll find something you deem to be worth discussing.

I enjoy interior decorating as well but what I don’t do is paint an entire room a color I chose and apparently still like and then ask the internet whether or not I should change it. If she wanted opinions on which color to choose, asking before painting it would have made considerably more sense. After the fact, the only opinion that actually matters is hers because none of us sleep in her bedroom.

And FWIW, I think that particular green is ugly as hell. There are some gorgeous deep, muted, sage, olive and blue-toned greens that can look incredibly sophisticated, but that particular shade just screams Minecraft / elementary-school-age boy’s bedroom to me. There are about seventeen thousand nicer, more adult-looking greens I’d choose before that one so there, I’ve contributed to the interior-design discussion.

Ownedbyabeagle · 31/08/2026 02:35

pinck · 30/08/2026 23:48

Lol, I'm American so that’s why I’m still awake, but what’s your excuse? 😂 You’re the one who painted the bedroom, started a thread asking strangers what they think of it, and then stayed up until almost midnightmonitoring their opinions on it. Do you not have work tomorrow or were you waiting for Mumsnet to reach a binding decision on the green before you could safely go to bed?

And “you’ve spent more time on this thread than I have” is especially funny coming from you. I’ve tossed off a few replies because it’s early evening where I am and I'm bored where as you’ve opened a public consultation on your bedroom walls and stayed up for the results. I think I’ll survive the hypocrisy charge. Sleep well and hopefully the committee reaches a verdict on whether you’re allowed to like your own paint by morning. 😘

Why are you so dedicated to commenting on a thread that you feel is so unnecessary? You don't need to stay if it doesn't interest you, we'll let you go!
Lots of us enjoy decorating and are looking at ways of helping OP avoid having to spend more money if it can be avoided. There are hundreds of threads on all manner of subjects, I'm sure you'll find something you deem to be worth discussing.

slugjelly · 31/08/2026 02:35

The problem for me is it doesn’t match the green of outside (or offset it)— as seen prominently through the window.

IndigoBluey · 31/08/2026 02:18

I love green but this colour is a lot. Could you paint the darker green wall back to a neutral? The lighter green is bold but with neutral accessories it could be a lovely calm space. Sorry, the dark green is just a touch bright

mulberrymilk · 31/08/2026 02:11

I love green, but those are not particularly nice shades of green. The darker accent wall looks really harsh. I would paint over it with the lighter shade.

Ownedbyabeagle · 31/08/2026 02:10

minicooperpooperscooper · 30/08/2026 21:21

Yep dark wood, I like this chest of drawers from Dunelm but hoping to find some preloved furniture too! And gold/brass coloured handles, light switches etc.

Picture doesn't seem to want to post
www.dunelm.com/product/ettie-beaded-5-drawer-chest-mango-wood-1000293664?defaultSkuId=31042326

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Love these drawers, they'll look great against the green.

AutumnLoverButNotYet · 31/08/2026 01:49

I'm not keen on the colour, however, if I liked Green and I just paid to have it painted then I just make it work. Like you say your wardrobe is quite big and will cover up a lot of it. Rail shelves or prints....

I definitely wouldn't add more Green though in the curtains or the light.

my friend has just had her sitting room painted Green and although I don't actually like the colour (loved it before she changed it!!) once the furniture is in and some accessories it does look really good. I just don't like it if you see what I mean.

rabpack · 31/08/2026 01:39

Repaint it. It really isn’t good.

tretaddict · 31/08/2026 01:22

Walker1178 · 30/08/2026 21:47

I love green, I painted a teenage bedroom a similar colour to yours many years ago, my mum said it made her feel seasick 😂

PP have pretty much covered it, introducing natural
colours with furniture and accessories will easily make it more liveable

That’s such a mum thing Grin
I did mine a really pale cold blue and she said she felt cold every time she walked in it. I loved it

researchers3 · 31/08/2026 01:19

minicooperpooperscooper · 30/08/2026 21:21

Yep dark wood, I like this chest of drawers from Dunelm but hoping to find some preloved furniture too! And gold/brass coloured handles, light switches etc.

Picture doesn't seem to want to post
www.dunelm.com/product/ettie-beaded-5-drawer-chest-mango-wood-1000293664?defaultSkuId=31042326

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I like it and think once everything else is in it'll look good. Especially if you have lots of art/mirrors on the walls.

Not sure re curtains but definitely not red!

Maomee · 31/08/2026 01:05

We painted a feature wall in our bedroom a deep dark green and the rest a very soft light pink, it has worked really well. In a bedroom, I would say choose colours which are either warm or neutral. Might be a personal choice but I only like cool toned colours in bathrooms and kitchens, from the picture your shade looks like a very fresh but cool toned green..

Besidemyselfwithworry · 31/08/2026 00:31

I think cream accessories is the way forward here, not more green! It’s nice although I wouldn’t choose it myself but green and green and green could all be a bit much

2025MUM2025 · 31/08/2026 00:29

narcASD · 31/08/2026 00:24

I love green it's my favourite colour but I don't like the green you've chosen, I'd repaint it personally.

I have tranquil dawn by Dulux in my bedroom and it's fab.

I have this colour in my bedroom too and it’s lovely.

FatMrsHoot · 31/08/2026 00:28

I actually quite like the colour, but absolutely not for a bedroom!

Bedrooms should be pink. You don't want your skin glowing green from the reflection of the walls in the evening when you're getting frisky 🤣 or tbh any other time.

narcASD · 31/08/2026 00:24

I love green it's my favourite colour but I don't like the green you've chosen, I'd repaint it personally.

I have tranquil dawn by Dulux in my bedroom and it's fab.

GeorginaWilby · 31/08/2026 00:00

I just realized my suggestion above of 'Sparkling Sage Valspar 5005-3B' is a U.S. code. I'm not sure if it's available in the UK. It's a very light sage green. It's a tranquil shade, very calming, and would go with any decor, especially a bright white.

pinck · 30/08/2026 23:59

SarahAndQuack · 30/08/2026 23:49

I think you need to step out of this thread.

And after that, I think you need therapy.

Good luck with whatever it is that's making you overreact like this.

Therapy? Because I think asking strangers whether you should like your own bedroom color is funny? 😂 I’m already in therapy, by the way and have been since being diagnosed with MS four years ago, but thank you so much for your concern. We haven’t covered the psychological ramifications of disagreeing with someone’s paint choices yet, but I’ll be sure to bring it up at my next session.

SarahAndQuack · 30/08/2026 23:51

minicooperpooperscooper · 30/08/2026 23:42

It's true, nobody cares that much about the colour of a stranger's bedroom. Except for you of course, as you've spent more time on this thread tonight than I have, and I am the OP.

I'm going to bed so thanks everyone for your ideas! Keep 'em coming, myself and Pinck look forward to reading your responses 😜

Honestly, I liked this thread, so please don't feel down!

(Since apparently we need to say, I'm awake with a gorgeous scrunchy 10-week old baby who does not know it is nighttime! But I hope you sleep well and wake up to some sensible replies.)

SarahAndQuack · 30/08/2026 23:49

pinck · 30/08/2026 23:30

I'm the one who’s hard of thinking? 😂 Babe, I’m not the one who painted my own bedroom a color I chose, paid for and still like, then convened a panel of internet strangers to determine whether I’m allowed to continue liking it because I saw some nicer rooms on Instagram. None of us have to wake up in the damn room so none of us care. If she likes the green, keep the green. If she stops liking the green, repaint it. This is an entirely internal decision she has somehow outsourced to Mumsnet so yes, “what do you think of the color?” is a slightly hilarious question but thank God you arrived to explain the intellectual complexity of it to me.

I think you need to step out of this thread.

And after that, I think you need therapy.

Good luck with whatever it is that's making you overreact like this.

pinck · 30/08/2026 23:48

minicooperpooperscooper · 30/08/2026 23:42

It's true, nobody cares that much about the colour of a stranger's bedroom. Except for you of course, as you've spent more time on this thread tonight than I have, and I am the OP.

I'm going to bed so thanks everyone for your ideas! Keep 'em coming, myself and Pinck look forward to reading your responses 😜

Lol, I'm American so that’s why I’m still awake, but what’s your excuse? 😂 You’re the one who painted the bedroom, started a thread asking strangers what they think of it, and then stayed up until almost midnightmonitoring their opinions on it. Do you not have work tomorrow or were you waiting for Mumsnet to reach a binding decision on the green before you could safely go to bed?

And “you’ve spent more time on this thread than I have” is especially funny coming from you. I’ve tossed off a few replies because it’s early evening where I am and I'm bored where as you’ve opened a public consultation on your bedroom walls and stayed up for the results. I think I’ll survive the hypocrisy charge. Sleep well and hopefully the committee reaches a verdict on whether you’re allowed to like your own paint by morning. 😘

moggerhanger · 30/08/2026 23:48

I quite like it. Rather than blood red curtains, I'd go for a darker rust or terracotta colour.

minicooperpooperscooper · 30/08/2026 23:42

pinck · 30/08/2026 23:30

I'm the one who’s hard of thinking? 😂 Babe, I’m not the one who painted my own bedroom a color I chose, paid for and still like, then convened a panel of internet strangers to determine whether I’m allowed to continue liking it because I saw some nicer rooms on Instagram. None of us have to wake up in the damn room so none of us care. If she likes the green, keep the green. If she stops liking the green, repaint it. This is an entirely internal decision she has somehow outsourced to Mumsnet so yes, “what do you think of the color?” is a slightly hilarious question but thank God you arrived to explain the intellectual complexity of it to me.

It's true, nobody cares that much about the colour of a stranger's bedroom. Except for you of course, as you've spent more time on this thread tonight than I have, and I am the OP.

I'm going to bed so thanks everyone for your ideas! Keep 'em coming, myself and Pinck look forward to reading your responses 😜

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