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Moody bedrooms and kitchens is the move

My husband wanted to paint our bedroom blue when we moved into our current house. I was really hesitant at first but I’m so glad we did. It’s actually my favorite color that we picked for our house.

So happy to see this professional advice. Instinctively, I ve chosen warm earthy colours for all the rooms in our new house. Some walls are paler but we chose the light colour on the colour paint shading which has undertones of these same earth colours. We are really happy and it looks great

I just painted my formerly depressing grey bedroom a dark forest green. I was a bit hesitant to use such a dark color in a small room at first, especially since it also doubles as my office space, but I'm in love with the result! It's so much easier to fall asleep in here now. And I just crack open the windows and completely cover the bed with the duvet to avoid feeling sleepy at work.

I'm confused how you're putting across terracota. Its arguably a type of orange, which is the only colour that doesnt have a cool version. So the "pairing with warm or cool" its more, warm feeds into how warm it is, and cool balances put the warmness.

Yay 🥳 I have terracotta! It's Dutch boy Ashton Orange. It's so neutral and relaxing and it goes with every color I've tried. It also stays true to color even in this north- facing room. I've had problems with some other colors in these north facing rooms.

Great video DD, yes a 20 (ish) minute video on both colour theory, and white. My current bedroom colour is a soft cream (was called honeysuckle at the paintstore, but not sure that helps) with hickory paneling on the ceiling slope. (an attic room)

Love, love, love your videos! I live in Canada, deal with SAD in the winter, so warm white works really well in the bedroom for me. Keep your great videos coming

I painted my whole house one year ago in snowbound by Sherwood Williams and I love the color. I like to decorate with different colors. I feel like every color goes with white and white is so neutral. I never liked dark rooms.

I’ve been decorating for 40 years in my own home. I finally used a designer and it’s the first time I actually fell in love with my rooms. If you can’t afford it, just purchase the plan from the designer and do your best to purchase less expensive pieces. But to help with color choice, types of fabric, art, mirrors,and window idea, there’s no substitute and worth every penny. 6:27

I love your Design Channel because you always answer the "Why" with common sense.

Rent a 1890s Brooklyn brownstone... our place is 2 levels and the bedroom is technically in the attic with super low ceilings. Half of our bedroom is original brick, lots of soft yellow, red, and purple patina. I did the other three walls and ceiling BM's swiss coffee, and DIY'd board and batten with Behr's Shoelace. Between the brick, olive green linen curtains and low lighting, swiss coffee reads like a very pale yellow but it's so pretty in our space.

I live in Canada in the Northern Territory. My room is a soft warm white and rely on texture to pull it all off. With oversized sheep skin rugs, sable fur bed throw, floor to ceiling semi sheer draped window & mirrors on each side of the bed. It is warm and inviting I’ve been told by guests.

Yes to talking for days, DD. ❤ ok, my color palette 60-30-10 is white, camel, pale blues. I live near the ocean. As Miranda would say: “groundbreaking.”

I had a raspberry wall in my bedroom for 10 years … it was wonderful, I disagree it doesn’t suck at all. it was beautiful.

I'm doing my bedroom in blush pink and terracotta! With some copper accents! I only just found you, and so far, we're design soulmates.

Whoever is styling your hair lately is doing a great job! It suits you so well 😊 8:08 8:10

Excellent video!!!! Love the idea of deep greens for a bedroom😃

Color theory videos, yes pleeeease!!!

I have had a Terracotta bedroom in my last three homes. Walls and ceiling. The BEST bedroom color.

Yessss!!🎉!! I “liked” 👍🏼 and subscribed just now!!! You are simply awesome. Sending you a lot of love from the heart!!! ♥️

This was such a funny and informative video! thank you so much for sharing your wisdom!!

Cracked Pepper. I like a dark bedroom but the bed cover is cream and the accents are gold. Love it!

I used the same warm white a friend had on her walls. But in my room it looked more beige. So never forget to test on your own walls. Yes please do another video.

Yes on the video on whites. My bedroom is dark charcoal gray, white/cream, and terracotta.

I use Benjamin Moore Shadow (dark purple/grey) for about half the walls in the main space in my studio apartment (which has a huge window) and it's been great

Just joined your channel….you are so fun! Love it!!

We have a mauvey terracotta bedroom, ceiling and all, it was a during choice but it's such a cosy romantic colours.

Love, love ,you are great,I’m going to change colors in my room.

My latest house had a yellow kitchen when I bought it. It energised me in the mornings but annoyed me at other times. I waited a year before changing it because I wanted to live in the space before I made changes. I was glad when it was gone. My blue kitchen doesn't energise me in the mornings but it never annoys me and it is soothing after a hard day.

I definetely want a video on shades of white 🔥 it's a difficulty and interesting subjeft, and people do need some education on this one.

I opted for black walls with bright white accents. Soft lighting and I love it. I fall asleep quickly.

Yes to some color theory help. Please and thank you. Before diving into specific room, how to create a whole home color palette and theory on the same palette applied differently in the great room, versus using the same palette in the kitchen, versus the same palette in a 1/2 bath, versus the same palette in the quiet rooms like bedrooms and master baths. I am starting with 3 rugs for inspiration. Some guidance, some elbow grease, and of course a lucky break would be appreciated.

My house is a 1970s California contemporary with high, sloped ceilings and an open plan. It’s near the ocean so we have very bright light (or fog!). I’ve painted every wall and ceiling BM Decorators White - which is very bright (with grey or blue undertones depending on who you talk to). I’ve been very happy with it, as we have skylights and huge (too big!) plants. It feels airy and open. But recently I’ve been thinking about softening the colorway in the primary bedroom. I want to stay in the soft/bright range and maybe go toward blue, maybe like a chambray blue shirt color. Not sure yet. I liked your video and it gave me a lot to think about. Just subscribed.

I have had 2 bedrooms in a pale sea shell pink color, then transitioned to dusty violet which I still enjoy. But you are correct, to get a true effect from the color do all the walls. I usually do a half white half color on ceilings.

when I glanced across the screen I thought you;d be way over the top for me. However ive binge-watched a dozen videos....LOVE your style and your personality would DEF draw me to hang out with you! On the design end of this (I was ID Purdue) I easily agree w/ most things you say....which I cant say often on other channels of similar nature. Love your content/vids/presentation/personality!

Ok so looking at a refresh in my entire condo. I have been struggling with the primary bedroom. Thinking about Coventry Grey (I know it's a grey- I still love it) with a dark charcoal accent wall- actually BM Soot is what I am thinking of. I have thought of a dark inky blue as well which could work with the rest of our place. My home office is Gentlemen's grey which I love.

Hi, funny and talented man. Just in the process of redoing our bedroom and yes, our house is totally done in Benjamin Moore Simply White. I want a bright sunny bedroom but since installing a crisp white headboard, I decided it needs painting. So glad you said to pick a warm white, and as in your photo example, it was like Bingo! That's what I thought too, just enough pigment for a tiny bit of contrast. Can you possibly share what color was used in that photo? It was perfect and exactly what will blend with everything Ive chosen so far. Rug, furniture, accessories, etc. Thanks!

I've painted the walls and ceiling in two shades of Mint (color name 'Chiswick'), the furniture in Petrol ('Hurlingham') and the curtains are in Mint/Warm White. I mostly use colors from Mylands, a British company (I'm afraid, it ist not available in the US). Greetings from Germany.

My bedroom in odd i agree. It tries to look like a Finish old washed wood interior. The walls are papered horizontally with a mostly white plank effect. Else where i have greys and green leaf patteren drapes and a tonne of art on the first third of the room but once in bed i can only we some of the art. The lighting is a main single pendant, never used before bed time, a low bedside table light which i am about to change out and an adjustable light above the bed angled against the wall so it gives a low glow effect.

I prefer white in the bedroom tho It calms me down and offers less visual stimulation… well aside of me of course ;)) The right lighting and shades make the room cozy if needed. I cannot tolerate visual clutter in the bedroom

My bedrooms are green, blue and terracotta and I love them. 😊

What do you think about deep charcoal or matte black fo bedroom?

I did my whole house in blue and green. It didn't start that way, I started with a dark blue accent wall. Then I expanded it around the corner. Then I went around another corner. Then I added pale green (like sea foam) to the ceiling. Then I expanded that green into the kitchen. Then I used a sage in the bedroom. I've gradually filled just about every nook and cranny with blues and greens, and yes, it is indeed soothing and pretty, and I'm very happy with it.

RED! Not worried about 💤 ng. I like stimulation in the morning. I have so much natural light and art you hardly notice the 'fire'. Red ceiling too. Bright is the name of my game.

I painted my bedroom black and have a lot of dark wood and LED candles and i love it. But I'm trying to have a bedroom like a vampire castle who's also a blacksmith 😂

I agree on white, esp if your bedding and everything is white. I couldn't relax in such a room. Kim K's bedroom is a vacant as she is. Warm white is boring too and kinda looks dirty to me. Yellow, no. Blue, no. Pink, hell no. Not my vibe. I could do a few shades of green but I'd rather just add plants or accents than do it on the wall. Dark and moody I'm all about. I disagree on the red though as it's my fav color and I find it very cozy and happy. If I'm stressed, I look at red for a bit and I feel a lot better. lol It speaks to my soul. That said, I wouldn't overdo or have an all red room, esp a bright red. Brick red though, great for the walls if you have a lot of wood tones in the room too. Terracotta too. Love it. I'd do rusty or deep reds for a bedroom and brighter reds for a kitchen or space you want to feel energized. Every room in my house has some red in it. Different shades depending on the room. It grounds me and makes me happy. lol

I must admit..when I was in my late teens my bedroom was yellow WITH pine furniture!!. 😂

I don't know if you'll see this, but could you do a video on painting/adding color to odd shaped spaces? I've always leaned towards dark moody spaces, but now I live in a loft and there aren't any fully enclosed spaces or normal shaped walls and I'm not ready to commit the whole loft to a dark moody vibe. So a video on that would really help 😊

Thanks for your video on color. I'm so sick of stark white everything. Uugh. I'm loving the move to muted and tranquil colors.

Good info, I think it would be helpful to have way more reference pics

@designdaddy What are your thoughts on Sherwin Williams Antler Velvet for bedroom walls and ceiling, for a room facing NE? Does this evoke a hug or a dungeon?

How did you know I’m trying revive my mud room/foyer. Good advice. Wish I had a better budget😂

Ha! You said, “pops of Color”!

Do you feel as though having these preferred colors as an accent wall will have the same effects? I have a very large room and I'm not sure I want to paint the entire room those darker colors, especially since my office desk is also in there.

I actually liked the terracota but what colors were in that picture?????

Yes, on the white paint video. What do you think of Simply White by Benjamin Moore for first floor, living room, DR, KIT, FOYER??

As a Chinese, we only have a red bedroom once in our lifetime: night of the wedding. Yellow is reserved for the emperor (no Chinese person wears yellow to this day).

One quick question, is turquoise the best or the worst color you should use for your room

My bdrm is JUNGLE RED, or close to it. I love it, but time to change after 4 yrs..thinking about a deep eggplant color or a deep red wine, altho could go terracotta. I love it and generally sleep like a log. When people see it they make jokes about passionate activities that the color must inspire, when in actuality, the livingroom, which is painted a subtle lime color, is where the fun stuff happens!😊

HEY DD! For a terracotta bedroom that's still feels comfy and moody, what BM or SW color do you recommend?

My bedroom has a warm white and gray and black palette, I have one piece of art on the wall that is red which I use as an accent piece, I wonder if it’s design daddy approved :-)?

Some of us live in places where the light intensity is way up in summer and way down in winter. What is design Dady's room color and or window treatment work around.

What do have to say about gray? I have an iron pewter bed that seems like gray would work.

Ooops... 12:03 *blue 💙

I’m trying to have a moody warm bedroom. I’m also trying to warm up my greige walls in the rest of the house. I’m having trouble finding the right color. They seem to be either too pink, orange, yellow or grey. My floors have a lot of grey in them so I’m trying to bring the browns out. I see the minute differences so it just makes me crazy!

Do you have any terracotta recommendations?

My bedroom color is sherwin Williams Shitake (mushrooms) & I love it. On a separate note: why do you remind me of Adam Lambert? Is it your fashion sense?

When I moved into my house my bedroom was Camel. I am still trying to figure out if it works, I paired it with Navy.

What does it mean when you say “almost” create a warm and cozy bedroom. I’m not going for almost honey. I want the full on “warm and cozy”. So …. What colour have you got for that?

5:52 Love hotels in Korea often have red light bulbs .🤔 Wonder if they are trying to stimulate love and passion or caution?

Would be great to get actual sherwin Williams color examples. 😊

The text that said GREEN, but was the color blue, while he said "blue," and showcased bedrooms in the color blue. 12:04

Kim K's decor looks like something out of a dystopian nightmare 🫣😱😭

Any input on painting everything; walls, ceiling and bics the same inky blue?

My bedroom is black and it’s my favorite space my home. It’s moody, it’s sexy, it’s calming, it’s everything!

Talk neutrals, blacks, whites, brick colors in brown tones with silver and gold tones for mirrors, fixtures, etc... I looking for a browstone-loft style... city elegance... I face ACNJ skyline, I'm on the beach in Brigantine NJ... I don't care for color or seashore themes... I like a white shell or starfish secretly here or there... lol... I love dark and moody but don't want to feel like I'm in a dungeon ... no windows, only three huge sliders and a skylight...it provides lots of natural light. Thx... 😊

But I have my office in my north facing bedroom . I wanted to paint it Simply White. Thoughts?

Yes... love to hear all about whites. Really torn about what white to use in a large multi purpose room. So, I'm stuck with a oh-so-ugly weird print-painted drywall. Help!

Question: Why was the onscreen coloured uppercase heading for BLUE, actually blue coloured yet spelt GREEN?

What colors are the walls behind you???

Did you mention Black or did I miss it?

If someone has 3 bedrooms,they have to paint them the same color?

My bedroom is Sage with Black furnishings. I have Sage bedding and Sage Curtains. What colour do you think the walls should be?

More education on color, the better!

❤❤❤❤ my bedroom is blue , I Pass 😂

I would describe our bedroom walls as battleship gray. The window drapes are beige velvet so it's not as cavelike as you might think.

Sooo OK, what is your favorite bedroom color?

Why was blue 🔵 spelled green 🍏?

I like dark chocolate and pale pink.. or chocolate and mauve... Relaxing and sexy

If yer bedroom is connected to a house, you’ve got to look at the rest of the house. 🏡 Do we have a mood-board here? 😊

This is why I don't care for white linens or pretty much white as main color. I find it extremely underwhelming.

Here is a challenge.. want some colores for my bedroom & living room.. I have migraines, depression and anxiety 😅 S.O.S

Weeeeeelllll......technically white isn't a shade either, that would be black. White is a "tint" in artistic lingo. But I'm just playing devil's advocate here, not intending any nastiness. Love the videos, keep them comming

OMG, Do me Daddy. And, do another color theory vid. This was good. My bedroom is all values of tan, with shots of deep luxurious saturated blue and a smaller amount of burnt orange/terra cotta. SO... Without thinking, I was going to paint the ceiling white because the ceiling is low. NOW, after what you said, I am considering painting the ceiling a pale terra cotta, because light blue would just look weird. Light blue would actually make it cold, ...I THINK. What say you Daddy?

Red ,-- that's why its CALLED RED LIGHT DESTRICT... unless you charge.....

Older? Please slow down.

Blue makes me 😡

just talk ,-- no need for BS and comics.. much appreciated ,- sincerely ,,-- LOVE ❤❤❤

I like your content, but it would be nice to see more pictures full screen and a bit less of you.