Pink Bedroom for a Boy

[MrsWeasley]

My six year old has been saying for over a year he wants a pink bedroom, and since we need to paint, I think we'll do it. A lot of his furniture, though, is bright or dark blue. I'm looking for suggestions for wall and trim colors. Thanks.

[clementine]

http://photos.hgtv.com/photos/viewer/bedroom-wall-mural-/car_themed-boy%27s-bedroom-with-wall-mural

 

Here's one with light pink walls - and blue furniture.  Could that work?

 

http://www.houzz.com/discussions/334152/how-to-have-a-pink-room-for-a-boy

 

Half-way down this page there is a darker pink wall with blue furniture.  

[maize]

Attaching a color pallet, I think I would add some yellow to it.

Edited April 24, 2016 by maize

[redsquirrel]

I think that could look really nice!

[zoobie]

Benjamin Moore Wild Aster has a slight gray undertone so it's not Pepto Bismol pink. Their White Dove would go nicely for trim.

 

SW White Dogwood is a light peachy pink. White Dove would be fine with it too, or you could go with SW Creamy.

[Farrar]

I think a good pink on the pale side could look good with the blue. Alternately, you could do the walls more of a gray or some other unifying color and get new sheets and other things around the room like a throw blanket, wall posters, etc. that have lots of pink pops.

 

My ds at age 6 would have liked nothing better than a pink, flowery bedroom. Now, at age 11, it would make him groan. Fickle kids. That's why neutral colors and changeable stuff around the room could be a good route.

[MomatHWTK]

Can you post an image of the blue on the furniture?

 

[MrsWeasley]

His room is completely dismantled as we've been drywalling. The blue kura bed with the blue bed tent though is what he has for his bed:

 

http://mommabird.net/2013/07/big-boy-bed-ikea-kura-bunk-bed/

 

This is the blanket in his bedset, and the rest match: 

 

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Train-Thomas-kids-cartoon-blue-bedding-set-twin-size-children-cotton-bed-sheets-quilt-duvet-cover/32496465977.html

 

Maybe later I'll take a picture of the nightstand (which is a darker blue) and his train table (which is a bright blue).

Edited April 24, 2016 by MrsWeasley

[goldberry]

http://photos.hgtv.com/photos/viewer/bedroom-wall-mural-/car_themed-boy%27s-bedroom-with-wall-mural

 

Here's one with light pink walls - and blue furniture.  Could that work?

 

 

 

I like this one!

[katilac]

 

My ds at age 6 would have liked nothing better than a pink, flowery bedroom. Now, at age 11, it would make him groan. Fickle kids. That's why neutral colors and changeable stuff around the room could be a good route.

 

Painting again after 5 years isn't bad at all for a kid's room, thought. They bounce off those walls a lot  more than adults do!

 

And I know we did a pretty complete overhaul of their rooms when they hit the tween years, not new furniture but lots of rearranging and new stuff on the walls, so it was a good time to repaint. 

 

Walls of the youngest have been purple with even purple-er trim ever since  :001_rolleyes:

[MomatHWTK]

I think that dusty light pink others have favored up thread is a good choice. An alternative would be to paint the walls white and install some pink LED spot lighting. The LEDs would make the walls look pink without a permanent effect. 

[foxbridgeacademy]

I think that dusty light pink others have favored up thread is a good choice. An alternative would be to paint the walls white and install some pink LED spot lighting. The LEDs would make the walls look pink without a permanent effect. 

:iagree: DD did this with Christmas lights in a dark pinkish/purple all along the ceiling/wall and gave the walls an "Ombre" look to them.  This would be a nice compromise if you want light pinkish and he wants vivid pink.  

[Scarlett]

Well.  My ds loved pink at that age too.  I let him have pink for many many things....but I drew the line at painting his wall pink.  

 

He would die now at age 16 if I had let him have a pink room.  

[SparklyUnicorn]

Well.  My ds loved pink at that age too.  I let him have pink for many many things....but I drew the line at painting his wall pink.  

 

He would die now at age 16 if I had let him have a pink room.  

 

But then at 16 he'd also be capable of repainting it himself. 

[SparklyUnicorn]

One of mine wanted orange.  It was a very in your face orange too.  We did paint it orange.  Pink would have been less annoying!  Now if he wanted to repaint, it would probably require more than one coat of primer. 

 

But eh it's ok.  It's just a bedroom.  It's just paint.

 

I think the combo of pink walls and blue furniture would be perfectly fine looking. 

[Bluegoat]

I had an Ikea bed like that as a kid, and hot pink walls.  It was pretty effective if you like pink.  UNfotrunatly I wanted laquer red which my mother refused to do.

 

I am not crazy about pale pink, but maybe you could get a couple of colour chips or pictures and show them to him?

[Katy]

I like Benjamin Moore Wild Aster as well.  Another option would be to upholster some bulletin boards in pink fabric or use the starch method of pasting fabric to a wall temporarily.  You could buy cheap white cotton fabric and tie die or ombre dye it in shades of pink, and paste to the wall with starch,  Then when he's over it, just peel it off and wash the starch off the wall.