Dark! We have a small bedroom and painted the walls Benjamin Moore's Mysterious. I'd pair a dark, cool, sexy color with something really pretty, light and feminine like a purple comforter?

We painted our bedroom walls Skimming Stone from Farrow & Ball. It's a beautiful color that shades from tan to light grey to taupe with the changing light throughout the day. I highly recommend it.

We painted our spare bedroom Drawing Room Blue (also F&B) which is a dramatic, rich navy or cobalt blue. I think it would look lovely with the Lucia bedding and bright white trim and ceilings.

Sorry about your divorce, and I hope that your new home is all you want it to be.

The C&B website shows a picture of the bedding on their Colette bed which is upholstered in a flax/natural linen color. I think the color (used as a wall color) pairs nicely with the bedding and provides a calming counterpoint to the busyness of the bed. I think dark furniture (like your night stand) and dark frames look nice and crisp against it.

Since the bedding has blue and purple in the design, perhaps a very light shade of either of those? In a space that dark I personally would choose white to brighten it up and reflect the light better. Are you a renter or owner? That carpet color is hard to work with, and I think the room would look great with a light wood flooring as well. Otherwise, the room itself looks really cozy, and I'm sure once you find the right paint color you will love it!

It looks like the room does not get a lot of light so I would choose a brighter color rather than a dark color. I do not think grey necessarily will look the best with the pattern of your comforter as it seems to have more vibrant colors and I am partial to grey with more muted shades. Although somewhat boring, I actually think a very light beige or eggshell white would brighten the room and work well with the comforter's pattern. You could make it more interesting by choosing a paint line that has certain effects in these colors (making it look more stucco, patterned, etc.). I think you could get nice curtain or shade treatments and a cool bench for the end of the bed to make it more interesting as well.

What about a cheery yellow? I could envision anything from a soft pastel to a bolder, saffron-y hue. I think a little yellow would brighten it up in there and make it quite cozy, and though I can't quite make out the exact colors in your comforter, I think adding a few of the right accessories/ accents could make it all tie in together.

From your post, I am assuming that you own the house.

If you have the funds, I would change the carpeting to something dark (carpet or hardwood) and paint the ceiling and the slanting parts a nice bright warm white. I have learned this from a professional - a dark floor and a light ceiling make a room look bigger, a light carpet can make a room look lower than it is. If you can't replace the carpet (now), you could think of an area rug.

The lower straight part of the walls and the wall with the window you can than paint in one of the lovely colors the others propose.

I would also consider a floor length curtain for the window to give it more prominence and for a feminine scrumptious look. I can't tell from the picture, but if you can I would suggest to pull the bed away from the window wall and space it with another bedside table (I don't think bed side tables have to be same necessary, they just have to match in same way).

Good luck! Creating your own space is a good way to work through your life changes.

If you want a bright fresh modern look...my suggestion would be to paint the wall behind your bed an orange (maybe a lighter brighter tone) to match the orange in your duvet.

Then paint the rest of the room (ceiling too) a nice white.

Considering the darker wood of your night stand and framed art...you could swap out orange for the darker green of your duvet. but still follow up with the white on the ceiling and other walls.

First I would pull up the carpet and see whats there if it's wood floor great just clean them up, if it's plywood just as good, maybe paint them. I would paint the room white all over and maybe some floor to ceiling sheers othe windows. Maybe some earthy bambo roll ups in the windows instead of the miniblinds. The Lucia duvet will be perfect. Pull the bed over so you have a night stand on either side. Keeps it simple. One green plant. You know if you get rid of the carpet I would put the boxspring and mattress on the floor just make sure you cover the box spring with a fitted sheet. plus lower bedside tables.

Cerulean blues and grays are in!

I would go with all white walls and ceiling, but punch up color with a hot pink area rug to bring out the fun hues of the bedspread.

I agree with the yellow idea, tough to get the right shade... I'd also throw a rug down or something, the carpet looks very bland.

Take a look at the BM off-white colors for something that will have a hint of color and paint the ceiling the same as the walls. I think bedrooms should be cozy and restful, not bright. I have a small bedroom with not much light and chose BM Paper White. It's blue-gray but not very saturated and I find I like not having the bright white ceiling hanging over me.

My bedroom is shaped similarly, and I painted it a pale grey-blue, have white bedding with an antique wool blanket and white drapes. It makes it feel like a cozy jewel-box. :) I see you have a lot of shades of taupe/brown on the walls, and I think that would just blah down the room. After such a big life event, you need something chic, not blah.

I would try a pale grey or grey-blue - soothing for sleeping and not so dark that it makes the room feel more cave-like. It would look nice with the black frames you already have and would make the bedding pop rather than blend in. You could add a soft cotton flat-weave rug in plum or taupe with white stripes, chevrons, or zig-zag (although you could pick any accent color in your bedding for this). Inexpensive white drapes would be lovely too.

You could also go for a deeper shade of green on the walls like Benjamin Moore's Urban Nature, creamy white on the ceiling (White Dove?) - will be a much happier, less blah color than your current green and I think it will go nicely with your bedding. Found this combo on Benjamin Moore's site (the beige-y color is similar to your carpet: http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/for-your-home/rooms-by-color/pale-pretty-green-bathroom

Also, I'm not a fan of the location of the bed. If you have a taller wall (even under the windows), I'd move the bed there and do floor to ceiling curtains in a white similar to the ceilings. If you can replace the carpet, that's great - but I think if you have a deeper color on the walls, the carpet will be less of an issue.

Best wishes on life after divorce. After mine, I went out and bought things with battenberg lace cutouts (pillows, table covers) - had a tiny bedroom that had a greenish carpet (tried to stick with colors I already had in the 1950's house) and bright white paint and a pine four poster bed and an antique pin dresser. My bedroom was my cocoon and a wonderful place to go feel comforted and happily alone (after a not so happy marriage).

My first thought was to go with yellow, though you have to be careful - the wrong shade can make you feel like you're living in a lemon chiffon cake. Also, yellow is supposed to be an "agitating" color. I'd personally go with something light blue, trimmed with white. Also if you want to paint the ceiling, picking the same color but slightly lighter helps open up the room a bit.

I usually love lighter rooms for sleeping, but I'd honestly encourage you to go dark in this space. I think it's cozy and the dark color could help the walls recede a little bit and the angles would disappear without being invisible (best of both worlds when you have cool, interesting angles in a room but the headroom is pretty low.)

A nice milk chocolate color would be gorgeous if you kept the rest of the furniture and bedding light. Maybe even a plummy brown. I think you have the perfect space to go darker and get more creative than just yellow, white or greeny beige. Go for it!

My first thought was, should those slanted walls be painted a wall color or a ceiling color? (Or should the walls/ceiling/slants be all one color?)

When I had an attic apartment, I painted the vertical walls a dark, chocolatey brown (BM mudslide, I think). I like the suggestion of dark in this room. Consider a dark aubergine, which is pretty and feminine.

I am going through the same thing and in the process of redecorating my bedroom the way I want it...I'm going the pale pink route. I don't think that would work with your bedding...the F&B Skimming Stone suggested above would be nice. I'm looking it on the ceiling of my office right now, it's lovely. I can't describe how smoothly and lushly their paints go onto the wall.

I would not go dark. I bought into the medium grey craze for my office walls and am in the process of repainting. It turned what was a sunny and cheerful room into a cave.

I would go for a deep but vibrant green or teal - colors that might seem "dark" but give a type of brightness in their richness, especially if offset with a nice clean white ceiling and trim. The duvet cover is really nice and would pair nicely with one of these colors.

Katherine, it really depends what you mean by "feminine".

The bedding you have chosen does not really have "feminine" colors, nor would I immediately think of grey as a feminine color, so I'm not sure what sort of qualities you are trying to highlight.

The shape of your space lends itself to cozy enveloping colors, which even if not feminine in and of themselves, can create a cozy, feminine atmosphere. In that vein, I would encourage you to think beyond your comfort zone: you may well like the dark color. Our first house had similar ceilings in the bedrooms, and one room I glazed with 4 colors off the Pratt & Lambert color chart on a balanced white base (called "milk white"), and it was truly gorgeous. The room wasn't too dark because the colors were quite sheer on a nice white base. In one room I did Chinese Orange, Hermosa, Haiku, and Aura (or was it almond blossom?), and in another room, I did shades of gray.

Otherwise, I would suggest a wall covering, one with texture.

For example, the wallcovering I think would be perfect in your room would be "RM 619 81 - Ses lettres de noblesse" by Elitis:

http://www.elitis.fr/en/revetements-muraux/revetement-mural-paille-galuchat-bambou/collection-nature-precieuse_368.php

It would look lovely with your mirrored silver lamp, white sheeting (as opposed the the cream color you have paired your duvet with), and a plush white rug -- perhaps a flokati, or a rug similar to that in C&B bedding picture, some sort of a white shag rug.

Good luck!

I'm in a very similiar situation and am trying to figure out what I'm going to do as well. I'm thinking I might do different shades of teal on each of the walls in order of lightest to darkest.

Thank you to everyone for all of the wonderful suggestions. To answer a few questions, my mom and I own the home so I am kind of free to do as I choose; however, just coming off of a move and with no permanent job lined up at the moment I am stuck with just changing up the paint colors since that is all my budget will allow. I do like the idea of potentially pulling up the carpet and seeing what is below, but its not in the budget right now.

I do appreciate the suggestions on colors and also how to make best use of the angled walls. The color yellow is out as the outside and the rest of the house is already painting yellow (will be changing potentially, but for now there is too much yellow).

I guess when I said feminine, I was speaking in terms of what was considering to be too "girlish" by my ex. I'm not too into frilly, girlie stuff like lace and ruffles, but do want a nice retreat that is warm and inviting and not masculine or cold.

I have considered getting an upholstered headboard similar to that of the Colette bed (but without the hefty CB price tag) and I do like the suggestion of maybe pulling from the plum colors in the bedding. The last bedroom I had this in was a very boring, very stark builder color beige. The room had much higher ceilings, but it felt a bit too bland (even with the design of the bedding).

Keep the suggestions coming! I am going to be checking out the suggestions already made as soon as I get home and hopefully picking up some swatches to see in person.

Since I think that a silk fabric wall covering would be the most beautiful -- the texture and the glow, the sheen, are amazingly beautiful -- and I've lived in a similar space which was faux painted, I think you should glaze the walls.

This would resemble the fabric wall covering -- I think it would go beautifully with your lamp and bedding. It could be a little lighter, but otherwise, I think the grey is ideal:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHiHVH_ErLg

Other ideas:

- Silver City Suede:

http://www.ralphlaurenhome.com/products/paint/Finishes/items.aspx?haid=76

- Or one of the pale palettes of the denim line:

http://www.ralphlaurenhome.com/products/paint/HowTo/IndigoDenim.aspx

white walls,shabby chic short curtain panel that covers only the lower portion of a window and hits the sill ,and if possible shabby chic quilt /bed cover(target have both shabby chic curtains and bed covering at a very affordable price) ,get the bed a lil bit away from the window and place the nightstand between the bed and the wall without touching eaither of them ,you can place a large white cotton lace doily on the night stand , and a crystal chandlier instead of the fan.If you can change the carpet to hardwood that will make a huge difference ,if not place a rectangular small dark jute area rug beside your bed .

I would go with a bright warm white.

It is very dark in there.
I would first get a large area rug that pulls a color from your comforter that you like:

http://www.davideadler.com/ven-coral-rust/

I'd then pick something lighter for the walls- a blue/grey, I like Behr Cloudy Day:

http://www.homedepot.com/buy/paint/paint-colors-paint-samples/behr-premium-plus-ultra-8-oz-540e-2-cloudy-day-interior-exterior-paint-sample-540e-2u.html#.UMCnEOSAD1Y

This way you are coordinating with your comforter, but keeping it lighter and opening the room up.

agree w/ pulling bed away from window wall & adding second table w/lamp. w/so many angles, painting walls & ceilings in different shades chops up room, not soothing. to fem up room, consider a pseudo-canopy: hang bed-width curtain rods in seam of ceiling to wall & wall to wall, get one more lucia sheet, hang from upper curtain rod & slide behind lower curtain rod, drops behind bed to make headboard. bed s/b diagonally across from door, becomes focal point for room.

I would paint the room warm white, add light curtains to both windows and try to fit another nightstand (even if it's a very slim one) with a lamp. If you can't fit another nigthstand, try to bring another table lamp in the room, on a dresser or a low bookcase. Two lamps instead of the celing light will make the room look instantly cozier.
Consider making your own upholstered headboard in a dark and sumptuous coloured fabric. Internet is full of tutorials and some of the are very easy.
And feel free to make decorating mistakes!! You can change them whenever the mood strikes (or you have a little money to spend) and nobody will complaint. It's one of the pleasures of being divorced... ;-)

Good luck and please, show us the whole room when finished.

Although I like the idea of being submersed in a pillowed room with dark colors on the wall and floor -almost as it you were at a retreat in a far away land. It would become a holiday but as relaxed as you may feel you need something that will energize you. Something soft but crisp. (Something that will get you out of bed in the morn with comfort.)
I think that it would be lovely to have a fluffy white down style comforter, with shades of pinks and soft yellows, multiple patterns, with warm elements of the organic (wood, coral, recycled newspaper, raw rope etc). I see that you are considering your walls to be in the family of gray. I think that if you choose a light gray it wouldn't overwhelm the space. If possible consider replacing the carpet to hardwood and then adding a super funky (or to your taste) rug (which will be easy to change if/when the function of the room does). Also depending on what the direction of the windows are, I would consider an elegant lace for the window treatments or perhaps a sheer white. The slanted wall makes the room feel very cottage like. You may consider painting it a very light blue (just a bit). And what's great is you can still keep some of your pieces that you already have -like the side table, the lamp, bed skirt (or dye it to make it match the chosen color), and the interesting wall art. I would keep the fan (I bet it does get hot up there) but maybe change the blades to match the cottage feel.

Good luck! There are many great ideas on this post.

palest pink wall paint. would go great with that bedding and make the room a very happy place without making you think about the pink. my sorority painted all the bedrooms that color one year and it was really nice.