I have a fairly unique decorating challenge. How the heck do I tackle this bedroom?
-8 feet of wall is drywall, with wooden/ white trim. the +4 feet up to ceiling is painted brick.
-One entire wall is nothing but window. Above that window is a giant I-beam, painted MAROON currently. :/
-My floor to ceiling curtains are blackout curtains, super dark grey. but I do have nice shades behind them.
Any ideas on how to do this? I've included all 4 walls with photos labeled as directions to help.
* I used an app to see simulated paint on the wall. Tried "painting" just the drywall, left the brick white. Trim white. With grey curtains and a maroon beam it looked…bad. lol That app photo is included.
by humans_are_waves
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The maroon beam is the biggest thing to address first – trying to work around it is what makes everything else look off. Easiest fix: repaint it. Either match it to the ceiling to make it visually recede, or lean into the industrial vibe and go matte black/charcoal, which actually looks intentional with exposed brick and dark grey curtains.
For the brick/drywall split: the brick is an asset, not a problem. Unify the color palette and the two textures coexist fine. A warm off-white on the drywall (Shoji White, White Dove, or similar) with the brick either natural or painted to match gives you a clean backdrop that the grey curtains can anchor.
What direction are you trying to go? Modern industrial, cozy warm, something else? That would help narrow down specifics.