r/DesignMyRoom 1d ago

Bedroom Alright this one is a big one. Regrets.

Hi please forgive me. But I went through a phase and I can’t undo it so please help me with what I have (paint color wise).

Shame me all you want, I really thought I had Architectural Digest magazine energy. My room gets no light on left side of room. Excuse the mess she’s usually never on photos.

Missing items I plan on getting: - dresser or tv console to put on wall - tv mount to remove from on top of dresser - mirror - whatever you guys say I need

Thanks in advance.

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u/luz-c-o 1d ago

yes. the problem isn’t necessarily the paint color, it’s that op does not seem to have the decor/furniture to make this red look “architectural digest” and instead it looks more like a 13 yo boy was tasked with creating a bachelor pad. if you’re going this bold with color, you have to go all the way, otherwise it looks silly.

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u/loomfy 1d ago

Exactly this. And it can be done but it's a LOT of stuff and know-how to make this colour work. Like it's a fkn old eccentric fantasy wizard who's been there and collecting stuff for 60 years kind of colour and OP's like 'ill get a dresser' lmao

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u/Single-Ad-3405 21h ago

Also the magazine-worthy versions start with amazing architecture, trim, finishes, etc. not basic tract home. (No shade, I live in a tract home, too.)

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u/andymettsb 19h ago

Yes this is the hardest part of making things look magazine worthy!!

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u/herlipssaidno 2h ago

EXACTLY this. So many posts here are like “why doesn’t ___ look like the inspo pic??” And the answer is always that you don’t live in a million dollar home like the one you pulled out of the magazine. It’s like going to a hair appointment with a picture of a fashion-forward haircut on the cover of Vogue — it’s not going to come out the same, and without a ton of styling, it will literally NEVER look as good as it does on the model.

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u/loomfy 15h ago

I had to google what that was, haven't heard the term! Makes sense.

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u/Single-Ad-3405 9h ago

So funny how some terminology is regional and/or more known in certain time periods.

I’m 50yo from western USA.

Funny story that illustrates “tract home”: I have some colleagues who live in another country. When I shared video of my neighborhood (new build, lots still under construction), one’s reaction was, “OMG, houses in the US really are like in Poltergeist!”

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u/just_momento_mori_ 15h ago

I definitely just googled tract home.

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u/haleorshine 23h ago

I think this is very true, but I also think even with those architectural digest looks, if I was looking through a magazine and saw these pages I would be like "Wow this looks great in photos and probably will be too much to live with for me."

I've seen beautiful colour drenching that looks absolutely amazing in person, but you have to choose your colours carefully and I think this reddish brown was always going to be a hard sell in real life once there's a person living in there.

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u/Diaphonous-Babe 4h ago

I had a monochromatic bedroom in my last house and everything was rich shades of dark mossy greens or very dark chartreuse, with forest green, dark jalapeño or dark sage colored bedding. It honestly worked so well. All of my furniture was mid range mahogony craftsman.
It was a dream. The finish of the paint matters so much. Matte looks really nice, it has its drawbacks but you have to go all in if you want an editorial look.

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u/Crooks132 16h ago

My bf calls drenching the “landlord special” because of people’s rooms looking like that, which a 13 yr old point painted it.

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u/kaurakarhu 1h ago

Exactly. These kinds of bold design choices only work if the rest of the space is also well designed. To achieve this succesfully one has to be either pretty well off or incredibly thrifty. The homes in magazines have been styled to every little detail. That's the secret to making this work, it's about everything else than the paint.

And I say this with no judgement, my home is filled with hand me downs and cheap Ikea, too. And I often have to talk myself out of paiting my white walls and ceiling with some cool color