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?

[matildasquared]

Thanks for all the ideas!

The bedroom is north facing, and we're in a very dark northern town. I love Kirsty's ideas of the soft orange with blue, I think that will be cozy! I'm officially coming round to the idea.

[matildasquared]

I wonder if he's getting me back for painting the living room pink coral.

[sashh]

I knew a little girl whose bedroom was painted like a sunset - no sun just varying oranges and reds it looked fabulous.

Have a look at these

homesdir.net/orange-bedroom-in-modern-house-design-for-creative-teenager/

Deathraystare

My bedroom is red including voile curtains, it is very relaxing, like being in a womb - that was not the intention.

[windchime]

Years ago, I helped my parents scrape wallpaper off in their living room, which revealed an orange 'feature' wall and three turquoise ones. Questioning their previous taste in colours, my DM's response was 'well, we couldn't afford anything else at the time'.

[SaucyJack]

I think it would look great if you went for an efnic, hippy look rather than a retro 70s look.

[BertieBotts]

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

[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.

[RevoltingPeasant]

It is a bit like the show room in this picture

[matildasquared]

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

I'm starting to feel better.

[matildasquared]

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

[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.

[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

[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!

[RiverTam]

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

[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.

[yomellamoHelly]

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

[matildasquared]

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

[BlackeyedSusan]

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

[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.

[matildasquared]

Another talk this morning. He wants purple curtains.

Hold me.

[MissMilbanke]

Is he messing with you ?

[Spottybra]

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

[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.

[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.....

[WilsonFrickett]