A DIY-Filled Bedroom Makeover Goes Bold with an Unexpected Color

Shelby Deering
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gray minimally furnished bedroom before remodel
This spacious bedroom was “a blank slate” that the homeowner wanted to turn into a cozy, calming space. Credit: Carrie Kline Credit: Carrie Kline
gray minimally furnished bedroom before remodel
“It had a walk-in closet, which I was so excited about, large windows on two of the walls, and our own attached bathroom,” the homeowner says. Several DIY projects make it even better. Credit: Carrie Kline Credit: Carrie Kline
Bedroom with burnt sienna or rust colored walls with floral accent wallpaper and warm decor accents. White painted brick wall over headboard with floating plant shelf
The homeowner added faux brick wallpaper behind her headboard and picture rail molding (painted a custom-mixed red) to the walls.
Credit: Carrie Kline Credit: Carrie Kline
Bedroom with burnt sienna or rust colored walls with floral accent wallpaper and warm decor accents. White painted brick wall over headboard with floating plant shelf
Bedroom with burnt sienna or rust colored walls with floral accent wallpaper and warm accents.
The lower walls are actually color-matched to a swatch of the wallpaper.
Credit: Carrie Kline Credit: Carrie Kline
Bedroom with burnt sienna or rust colored walls with floral accent wallpaper and warm accents.
“The abundance of sunlight and plants makes it feel light and calming despite being painted such dark colors,” the DIYer says.
Credit: Carrie Kline Credit: Carrie Kline
Bedroom with burnt sienna or rust colored walls with floral accent wallpaper and warm decor accents. White painted brick wall over headboard with floating plant shelf
She built a wooden shelf to display her plants and also repainted the black bed from before. The total room revamp cost about $200, excluding the wallpaper, which was gifted.
Credit: Carrie Kline Credit: Carrie Kline

When you think of a calming and serene bedroom, your mind might not immediately go to dark paint colors. After all, light blue is considered to be the best paint color for the best sleep, but dark-hued bedrooms can also create a cozy, quiet vibe, like this black-walled bedroom, this navy one, and pro-DIYer Carrie Kline’s (@honeydohoney_home)’s deep pomegranate-colored oasis.

As a busy mom, Carrie wanted a soothing bedroom to serve as a sanctuary — but the space needed some love when she first moved into her Minnesota home. As Carrie describes, the walls were painted the same color as the rest of the house, a less-than-appealing grayish/off-white hue. But even so, she could see the possibilities.

“I thought the room was really nice,” Carrie says. “Way bigger than our previous home. It had a walk-in closet, which I was so excited about, large windows on two of the walls, and our own attached bathroom — magic! It was a blank slate.”

Carrie started transforming that blank slate when she was pregnant with her third child. She “wanted to create a comforting and peaceful space for myself because I knew I would be spending a lot of time in there with my newborn,” she says. “I wanted to feel comfortable, cozy, and relaxed.” 

With a DIY-packed redo, that’s exactly what she achieved.