The Best Paint Colors for Small Bedrooms

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The Best Paint Colors for Small Bedrooms

The Best Paint Colors for Small Bedrooms

How Paint Can Make Your Small Bedroom Feel Bigger

The best paint color choices can open a room up and create the illusion of more space. Variations of light green, violet, and off-white provide new dimension in a short time. Here are some paint color choices and other suggestions to help you make your small bedroom feel less cramped.

The Best Paint Colors for Small Bedrooms

Cool, violet tones bring out a sense of luxury and even a hint of drama. This color palette can be paired with dark or wicker accents to bring a farmhouse feel to your bedroom. Debonaire adds a delicate flair – in daylight it comes off as a light blue, while under darker illumination it appears as a truer violet. Alternatively, Spring Lilac adds a deeper and luxurious tone, without resorting to a paint color that is too dark.

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Debonaire and Spring Lilac

Small Bedroom Paint Colors

Debonaire and Spring Lilac

Cool, violet tones bring out a sense of luxury and even a hint of drama. This color palette can be paired with dark or wicker accents to bring a farmhouse feel to your bedroom. Debonaire adds a delicate flair – in daylight it comes off as a light blue, while under darker illumination it appears as a truer violet. Alternatively, Spring Lilac adds a deeper and luxurious tone, without resorting to a paint color that is too dark.

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Neutral tones of gray or off-white provide a time-lasting appeal, and are sure to make your bedroom feel more spacious. 


Fossil Stone is an off-white that gives these walls a misty appearance that adds an open feel, similar to something found in a classic European entryway. With its slight hint of green, Lime Wash brightens a room by adding the essence of nature.

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Fossil Stone and Lime Wash

Small Bedroom Paint Colors

Fossil Stone and Lime Wash

Fossil Stone is an off-white that gives these walls a misty appearance that adds an open feel, similar to something found in a classic European entryway. With its slight hint of green, Lime Wash brightens a room by adding the essence of nature.

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Green paint colors, paired with black or white accents, can create the contrast you want, while keeping your room looking larger and serene.


The right green paint colors can bring a cozy energy to a small space, due to their association with nature. Mountain Mint brings an outdoorsy airiness into a small room. French Market offers lighter foundations and a flatter finish.

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Mountain Mint and French Market

Small Bedroom Paint Colors

Mountain Mint and French Market

The right green paint colors can bring a cozy energy to a small space, due to their association with nature. Mountain Mint brings an outdoorsy airiness into a small room. French Market offers lighter foundations and a flatter finish.

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When modifying your living space to make a small bedroom seem bigger, the right choice in quality paint product and color is as vital as furniture selection, window covering, or flooring.