This guest bedroom is located in a converted attic space. The current color palette is mostly a cornflower yellow with black/gray/white accent colors - rather monotonistic. I also wanted get rid of all the black, red accents and the Ikea hanging light.
To create a more contemporary, up-to-date look, I started with a new bed cover which provided me with a whole new color palette to work with in this space. The new color palette includes: aqua, navy and cream. The next step was to remove (flip) as much of the black color from this room as possible.
I wanted the new aqua color to pop out. So by repainting the side table and changing the matte colors around the wall art, I was able to achieve just the right amount of aqua pop. I also painted a bedside table lamp in a satin nickel, and flipped both the black bedskirt and waste can to a navy color.
Finally, to give the overall room a bling factor, I switched out the dated surface light fixture to a slightly contemporary glass fixture. Wow!
The existing cornflower yellow walls provide a nice complementary backdrop for this new, updated look, and saved both time and money to boot! So, there you have it - flipping on a dime (or maybe two) gave this guest bedroom a whole new look!
carole@essenseinteriors.com