... too much, or go for it?
I have wanted to decorate my bedroom for ages, but can't decide on a colour. I've been through all the neutrals - it is currently a sort of creamy beige off white - had moss green in the past, tried darker feature walls, and had a deep red wallpaper at one stage - all sorts.
I rearranged it last weekend, completely changed the configuration and removed two large items of furniture and got rid of some other clutter, so it looks bigger now, but very bland and cold with the 'magnolia-ish' walls. Also I recently decoupaged a chest of drawers and a dressing table and if I do say so myself they look fab, but just don't 'pop' against the bland wall colour.
I have nothing in my room that will 'clash' with anything. I have lots of different bedding and throws, of various hues, so can change that easily, there is a wooden venetetian blind at the window and I have stripped floorboard floor- no rugs.
I want a colour that will make the now fairly sparse furnishings 'pop' and I remember a friend once painting her lounge in this mustard/honey type colour and loving the shade, so I'm wondering if it might work in my bedroom. I do not want 'yellow' - I want a proper mustardy colour - darker rather than lighter, but I'm wondering if it will be too much?
I want to paint all four walls - no feature wall (which I've tried in the past and it just doesn't suit the shape and size of the room) and the skirting and door frame etc would be white.
Attached is the sort of shade I am thinking of and would appreciate any thoughts?
Home decoration
Mustard coloured bedroom walls ...
Fontella · 02/03/2017 11:52
Wow!! I'm definitely going for mustard when I finally manage to buy a house 
I love the colour. We've had it but the rooms' aspect meant it sucked all the light, so it had to go 
When funds allow I'd paint or replace the bedroom door and get a new face plate for the light switch.
Maybe you could spray paint the computer desk?
All quite cheap and cheerful solutions.
I'd also dress the window with show curtains in a pewter or dark bronze colour. I like a more muted, brooding palette with mustard as opposed to the ruby or terracotta contrast.
It already looks fab though, a really nice and personal space as well as a good place to work.
If I were you I'd probably get some lovely rich curtains as well.
I do have some lovely curtains, actually. I took them down and washed them and then was scared to put them back up in case it was too much. A mustard bedroom is a big step for me ... and my nerves couldn't take much more!
I found the white voiles in the airing cupboard (I must have bought them for somewhere once and never used them) so decided to play it 'safe' and put those up instead.
I'll give it another few days to get used to, then maybe play around a bit more. First job though is to track down a decent lamp shade for the centre light as the one I've got looks awful.
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Love it!! I wish I was more bold with paint choice as that looks stunning.
Trust me, I'm not usually so bold! My house is a testament to blandness, but after I'd decoupaged the old drawers in the fancy papers, and then saw all the colour and impact drain out of it as soon as I put it in my bedroom, I knew I had to put something colourful on the walls to make it 'pop' otherwise all that faffing about had been in vain.
I just remembered that friend's 'mustard' lounge from years ago, posted here, got the encouragement and went for it!
Onto the lounge next and I'm thinking 'pink'. No kidding!
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Just to say also, everyone on here has been bloody great! Thank you so much for replying.
I've been back on forth for this for months, and I'm so chuffed I'm actually doing it.
Long story short, I spent over 200 quid on paint back in May to decorate the whole house. Much needed, single mum, two (now grown up but both still students) kids, not much money. Got the bathroom done and then my mum got very sick - died 6th June.
All thoughts of decorating then went out of the window, until I got a new bed for my son (away at uni) so had no choice but to decorate his room as it was really scruffy.
Went to get the paint from the shed and it had all been nicked. The whole lot!!!
I can't remember what colours I bought to be honest, so although I did buy paint for my bedroom, it was probably something neutral, mushroom or summat.
Now here I am splashing 'mustard' all over the place and I've got you lot to thank!
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