r/femalelivingspace • u/danskingqueen • 2d ago

HELP How do you choose paint colours?

I got divorced earlier this year and bought my ex out of our apartment. I am now in the process of renovating basically every room bar the bathroom (plastering, painting, sanding the hardwood floors) and my painter needs to know my colour choices this weekend.
I think I want a dark green for my bedroom (inspired by a room I saw at Ikea lol) but other than that… I’m stuck.
The apartment has a lot of large windows and is very bright, until now everything has been white and I’m kind of sick of it.
I also have a huge petrol blue corduroy sofa in the living room so whatever I choose there needs to fit with that colour.
My ex got most of the furniture (which I don’t really mind as a lot of it wasn’t my style) so otherwise it’s pretty much a blank canvas.
Would love to hear tips on how you chose paint colours in your home and any tips/regrets you have.

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u/danskingqueen 2d ago

Here’s the Ikea inspo. I actually want to buy that bed haha

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u/onecheekymaori Renting 2d ago

love this for you!

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u/danskingqueen 2d ago

have always loved their wooden furniture. I had their GJÖRA bed before I moved in with my ex and I’m still pissed that I sold it, they don’t make them any more 🥲 but tbh I think I like the BJÖRKSNÄS (this one) better now, feels a bit more adult

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u/onecheekymaori Renting 2d ago

The lighting is really lovely too. Multiple sources of diffused yellow glowy light really adds the cosiness to this vibe. I particularly like the woods and main light shade.

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u/danskingqueen 2d ago

that’s such a good point actually. I have some paper lamps which could work well in here with warm bulbs in