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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Hebe Hatton

5 colors you should never paint a small bedroom – and the shades you should use instead

small bedroom colors to avoid

Small bedrooms can be so tricky to decorate. There are so many rules – should you try and make it feel larger and lighter, or embrace the tiny proportions and go for cozy and snug? A lot of these rules surround color, and it makes sense, color is probably the biggest design decision you make when decorating a room and it can make or break a space. It's important to get your color choices right. 

There are endless options to choose from, so we asked color experts to let us know what colors won't work in a small bedroom or more specifically what colors are harder to work within a small bedroom. And if you have fallen for one of these colors already? Don't worry, we do have plenty of suggestions on how to embrace all these shades too...

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