Dreaming in Color: 8 Pretty-in-Pink Bedrooms
I was recently paging through design writer Jude Stewart’s new book ROY G. BIV: An Exceedingly Surprising Book About Color and was indeed surprised to learn that it has only been within the past 60 years or so that we’ve associated pink with girls and blue with boys. In fact, before this period, boys were often dressed in pink (seen as a softer version of the “masculine” red), and girls in soft blues.
Gender-based color conventions aside, pink is a fun, versatile hue that also happens to flatter most skin tones, making it a great choice in bathrooms and bedrooms — where we get dressed and primp and preen. To help you get inspired to think pink, I’ve pulled together a collection of beautiful pink bedrooms along with tips for using the hue in your own room.
Go high impact with a red raspberry hue on the walls. The white floral accents on the wall really pop against the hot pink background in this fun bedroom. It’s wise to keep the palette simple with such a bold color dominating the room.
Get a similar look with Fuchsia Kiss from Behr.
This shade of pink has a touch of brown, making it less pastel and more neutral. It’s a sophisticated soft pink for grownups. Paired with plenty of white-painted wood, the room has a charming and comfortable vibe — perfect for a guest room.
Get the look with Innocence from Sherwin-Williams.
Make your headboard wall an accent wall by adding a splash of shocking pink via paint, wallpaper or fabric. Pick up the hue in bits and pieces around the room for balance and visual rhythm.
Get a similar look with Wild Mulberry from Pittsburgh Paints.
I love the contrast between the sweet pale pink on the wall and the smattering of punchy blue, orange and hot pink. This is a fun palette for a kid’s room.
Get the look with Ribbon Pink from Benjamin Moore.
Go glam with a pink-hued wall covering on one wall in your bedroom. Pick up the pink color on an adjacent wall to balance it out. This room showcases one of my favorite bedroom color palettes: pink, orange and white.
Get a similar look with Bed of Roses from Pratt & Lambert.
Here’s another fetching pink wall covering, used to create a fantastic accent headboard wall that anchors the bed. This particular pink has a bit of purple, giving it a sophisticated, regal feel. Again, a pink hue was pulled from the wall covering and painted onto the adjacent walls. This lighter pink wall color nicely bridges the white and darker pink colors in the room.
Get a similar look with Pink Lady and Raspberry Ice, both from Mythic Paints.
Don’t overlook your bedroom ceiling and closet as places to add fun color. Just keep in mind that colors often appear darker on the ceiling versus walls because of how light hits the different planes. Closet walls, too, are often not lit as well as bedroom walls. If you find a color you like but want to go a smidge lighter, you can have your paint retailer lighten it. The pink paint color you see here was knocked down to 75 percent strength.
Get the look with Pink Ruffle from Benjamin Moore. (Note: The color was lightened to 75 percent strength in the previous bedroom image.)
If you happen to have a stunning view from your bedroom window, you can make it really stand out by cladding your bedroom in a complementary color — a hue opposite on the color wheel. Orangish-pink is a complement to greenish-blue, so this wall color frames and showcases the sea view perfectly.
Get a similar look with Peppermint Pink from Glidden.
Tell us: What do you think of pink for bedrooms?
