What colors should I use?

Question

I am redoing my room and I would like some suggestions on what colour I should paint the walls.Im at a loss of what to choose besides orange and teal.I have some links of what the bed frame I am getting and the Bedding.Please help me!

Bed Frame

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70122215

Bedding

http://www5.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6E.aspx?DeptID=59474&CatID=60551&GrpTyp=ENS&ItemID=1495c20&attrtype=&attrvalue=&CmCatId=external|59488|60551

Answer 1

I use all of them

Answer 2

teal goes great....beautiful with the bedding and the frame

Answer 3

teal

Answer 4

I would go for a light brown color. I really like browns with teal, or blues, and I also like brown with orange, as long as they are complimentary shades. If you are looking for cheap art that would also compliment the room, I suggest http://allposters.com

I am redoing my whole house and I have found something on there for every room at really affordable prices. Good luck

Answer 5

I think pink is a man's color nowadays, anyway, I would say blue or beige are best for the bedroom if you want to go for classic but not too old fashioned colors for your room

Answer 6

for the room 2 maybe 3 diffrent colors

colors that match up with eachother

orange and purple

yellow and lime green

light blue and lime green

black and white

purple and pink

pink and white with black

orange and pink

orange and yellow

yellow and black

yellow and red--mcdonalds theme

red white and blue

red white and black

red white gray

red black and gray

brown and white

light blue and white

yellow and black--idk if allready said

pink and green

blue and black

blue and gray

blue white and gray

all the themes above

Answer 7

light rose, to continue the pastel ensamble or posssibly plum. it is a bold collection, so it is invarriably up to you

Answer 8

Love the bedding. If you choose a yellow tone somewhere along the lines of a pale yellow (not banana but a richer tone) it will make the orange and teal pop. (=

Answer 9

Between them colors, teal. But a beige would be nice. Don't use orange because the bedding is already orange.

Answer 10

Advantages: Fresh look, Versatile, Cheap

Disadvantages: Time consuming, Cleaning up, grrr

Now you're not going to like this but I think the key to good decorating is patience. d**n and blast it, but it is. There are lots of other things that will help too but if you're not patient then none of them will really be as effective. If you're the kind of person that can't stand being patient at anything, (or if you just want a few tips ;o) ), then read on. Maybe I can convince you just a little bit!

Now I know when it comes to painting all anyone wants to do is slap some paint on the wall and see a satisfyingly large blob of it spread liberally across the surface. But wait just a minute, I cry. You need to prepare. Prepare? I don't want to prepare, I want to paint. I know but trust me you'll be so much happier with the finished article if you just take a bit of time to do a couple of things first.

You've despatched the kids to a friends house, laid down an old sheet to protect your floor from splatters, opened the windows and put on your oldest clothes. OK. Ready?

Number 1. Clean the surfaces. This is tedious, boring and every other related adjective but if you only do one thing before you get the roller out, do this. Use a slightly damp cloth and wipe over the walls, skirting boards, door frames and anything else that happens to be in the way. Bits of dust and dead spiders mixed in with your nice clean paint won't give a very good finish. Make sure everythings dry before doing anything else.

Number 2. Mask off all the edges with Duck tape. This can take a bit of time but for the majority of us who really can't paint a straight line, no matter how much we like to think we can, then it's really worth it. Perhaps I can convince you by saying that you'll be able to paint faster if you do mask because you won't need to be so careful. Obviously you'll also have a nice straight edge at the end of it all. If you have a curve, fear not. You can get crinkly Duc

k tape too which is designed to go around corners. Just make sure you stick it down properly.

Number 3. Use a good quality brush. I believe that you get what you pay for with paint brushes. I like one with fairly soft bristles that will flow over the surface better and are more manoeuvrable. The last thing you want is all the bristles falling out so you have to pick them out of the paint. You'll always get a couple fall out of a new brush so watch out for those. Make sure your brush isn't too big too. This might seem faster but you?re also more likely to make a mess of it.

Number 4. Paint the edges with a brush first. This is on the assumption that you'll be painting with a roller, which is my preferred method. Brushes and rollers give subtly different finishes and as the majority of the wall will be rollered you'll want to minimise the brushed bit. Paint a decent width strip (about 2 inches) all the way round so that you don't have to get too close to the edge with your roller. You can go over any extra when you roller so that it blends well. Don't forget to do the inside corners too where you won't be able to get right in with the roller.

Number 5. Roller! Finally you can get a decent amount of paint on the wall and see some real progress. I like to line my paint tray with foil before I put paint in to minimise the cleaning time. A friend of mine prefers to throw the tray and roller away rather than have to go through the hassle of cleaning them! Take care not to overload your roller or you'll get lots of splatter and don't press it too hard on the wall to get that very last bit of paint out. You'll only end up with speckles of the old colour showing through.

Number 6. Cleaning up. Your room looks great, you're pooped and all you want to do is retire gracefully to the pub. Well you could always follow the advice of my friend and throw all the stuff away. Otherwi

se you're in for a spot of cleaning, sorry. Get as much paint out of the brush and roller as you can before you clean them. I wash mine under a hot tap (as I almost always use water based paint) and then use a bit of washing up liquid to get the last bit out and soften the bristles. It's really hard to clean a roller properly but I've found that rollering the sink, pressing hard is quite effective.

Just some quick tips before I go:

Always stir your paint before using it ? emulsion separates over time

Pour old paint through a pair of tights into a bucket to get rid of any lumps

If you're going to be doing the ceiling do this before the walls

Buy enough paint to do the whole room at the same time from the same batch

Use water based paint wherever possible to make cleaning up easier ? satin paint is a good substitute for gloss

Use a radiator roller to get behind the radiator rather than going through the hassle of taking it off the wall

Don't overstretch ? falling off ladders is not clever

Above all try and enjoy it

So that's basically it. My