WIBU to paint our bedroom orange?

[matildasquared]

We got a bit of wall replastered in our bedroom and now we're getting ready to paint over the boring, dingy magnolia. I'm going to sew new curtains too, and there's a neutral rug.

To give a bit of context, I love to paint. Since we've moved in I've painted the living room coral/peach, the kitchen teal, the basement yellow, and the bathroom seafoam green. It's a dark terraced house so we try to make things bright.

At first my husband said I had free rein for the bedroom so I was thinking sky blue... lilac... But then this morning he confessed he really really wants...orange.

Orange. Orange. He wants zig-zaggy orangey curtains too.

I can't get my head round it. Orange bedroom? I can tell he really wants it but orange.

Could an orange bedroom work?

[Stinkle]

My DD talked me into painting her bedroom bright orange during her 'Orange Phase'.

I only did one wall, it looked bloody awful, it glowed when the lights were on and was an absolute bastard to paint over when she finally came to her senses

[Ericaequites]

Choose a paint color one or two shades lighter than you wish the walls to appear. My brother had a very orange room c1974. It was lurid at night with the lights on. Someone once stopped to tell us the room was on fire.

[jamaisjedors]

Any updates? If you're still on orange and purple, some ideas here:

www.apartmenttherapy.com/color-combo-purple-amp-orange-194560

[matildasquared]

blubbering

[squoosh]

Orange walls sound hideous.

[WilsonFrickett]

[KirstyJC]

Has he been checked for colour-blindness?

If you make purple curtains then there might be enough fabric left over for that harem outfit.....

[matildasquared]

No, he's not messing with me!

He's naturally drawn to bright, bold patterns and cheery colours. I've encouraged him to choose something he fancies (after I vetoed his idea of brown and yellow tiling in the bathroom).

What the heck, it's only paint! We can redo it if it's awful.

[Spottybra]

My 4yr old chose orange. His room is south facing. It's taken awhile but I'm used to it now.

[MissMilbanke]

Is he messing with you ?

[matildasquared]

Another talk this morning. He wants purple curtains.

Hold me.

[Snatchoo]

I like orange. Go for it!

I compromised on out bedroom, I wanted ballet-shoe pink. We settled on Tiffany blue. DH knows not to just agree now without looking when he said yes to a colour for the kitchen and then realised he didn't like it.

[BlackeyedSusan]

I had an orange bedroom with a tangerine orange gloss bedroom door. in the 70s

[matildasquared]

Oh Kirsty, yes definitely with the outfit. I'll save some fabric from the curtains.

[yomellamoHelly]

Ds has orange. With a cream carpet and lots of cream accessories. Lots of different textures. Is lovely.

[CountessVronsky]

Paint is an experiment. Go mad. What's the worst that can happen?

We're just about to re-paint our guest bedroom, currently pink, a Georgian green. I may well hate it.

[RiverTam]

it doesn't sound at all restful, though perhaps that's not what he's after!

[meganorks]

No

I used to have an orange bedroom - hand me down from my brother. Drove me mad. Was so happy to get rid. Never again!

[KirstyJC]

And you could get this to wear when you've finished it?

www.amazon.co.uk/Princess-Jasmine-Aladdin-Arabian-Costume/dp/B00C48P3N0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1399835119&sr=8-1&keywords=harem%20costume&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21

[attheendoftheday]

Our bedroom an orange wall, but it's a terracotta shade. It's meant to be a moroccan style. It's restful and I like it.

Bright pumpkin orange might be a bit much.

[matildasquared]

Thanks for the links! I've sent them all to my husband.

[matildasquared]

Oh, apricot and peachy oranges. Yes, I like that a lot actually. With some gold accents.

I'm starting to feel better.

[RevoltingPeasant]

It is a bit like the show room in this picture

[RevoltingPeasant]

OP we moved into our house a year ago so still coping with previous owners' taste, but they did a lovely room with one deep terracotta wall and all the rest soft peach, with a cream carpet and white fittings. It is actually lovely and warm.

Dulux do a range of "xx whites" as in, whites with a touch of colour. Our kitchen is currently apricot white and again, it looks lovely and warm. So you could mix a feature wall with white walls using a warm white, picking up the warmth of the orange but not overpowering.

[BertieBotts]

I think you could do morroccan. Oranges and browns. Could be really warming and nice.