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Boys’ Bedroom Paint Colors

Boys’ Bedroom Paint Colors

A few weeks ago, I shared that I’m in the process of making over my boys’ bedroom and I asked you to guess which color palette you thought I was going to choose! Today I am sharing how I chose my boys’ bedroom paint colors and a helpful color palette creation tool.

With the help of the Sherwin-Williams Chip It! tool, I was easily able to settle on a fun yellow and blue color palette that I know my boys will love! Just look below at all of those gorgeous blue paint chips. How in the world did I narrow it down to the perfect one?

I’m so glad you asked! First I used photos from my Pinterest boards that inspired me and captured the feeling of the boys’ personalities. Next, I chipped each photo to see if any color themes emerged.

loyal blue

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I am thrilled to see that Sherwin-Williams’s Loyal Blue and Rainstorm continually appear in the photos.

loyal blue

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At first I was leaning toward the color Loyal Blue for the walls. After all, Emily Henderson recently posted her dining room makeover done in Sherwin-Williams Loyal Blue. I love the color online; however, once I saw the Rainstorm swatch in the store I just knew it was the one! Rainstorm paint color is moody and dark, yet sophisticated and with a touch more teal than Loyal Blue. I was sold!

rainstorm

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Boys Bedroom Makeover Design Board

If you remember, the boys requested a science-bug-Star-Wars-dinosaur-nature-animal-superhero-inspired room. Although my design doesn’t hit every element of their request, it has their approval! I have already purchased the striped bedding from West Elm and the solar system mobile. I hope to make the giant letters in the upcoming weeks! Stay tuned for a full room reveal soon!

boys room

Update: Come see my Boys Bedroom Reveal and click here to see how I made the Pottery Barn Kids Inspired: How to Build a Letter A Bookshelf.

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  2. Leanna says

    Howdy just wanted to give you a brief heads up and let you know a few of
    the images aren’t loading correctly. I’m not sure why but I think
    its a linking issue. I’ve tried it in two different internet browsers and both show the same outcome.

  3. Clare says

    I would love to use chip it to redo my boys’ bedroom using pictures from a children’s book

  5. Emmy Coffee says

    I LOVE the color of light blue hydrangeas–I would love to have my bedroom painted in that color. It would be so calming and refreshing.

  7. Aaron Bretveld says

    I would like to use chip it on a picture from the cruise my parents went on last year. The color of the water is so awesome and I think it’d make for a relaxing color in my bedroom.

  15. Nadine L says

    We are about to remodel our bedroom in the Fall. I have no idea or images yet, but I will absolutely be using chip it when I find pics that inspire me

  19. Sumer says

    I would love to chip an image of an accent pillow I have to help finish the rest of my bedroom.

  24. Richard Hicks says

    would like to chip a photo of our living room that is due for a makeover.

    brich22 at earthlink dot net

  26. Denise Donaldson says

    I would like to chip the pic I have of the northern lights

    itsjustme62613 at gmail.com

  27. maria cantu says

    I have a family photo that I would like to chip. It has a few colors that I like.

  29. Natasha S says

    Not yet sure which picture I would chip….. But great giveaway.. Thanks for the opportunity…

  34. tamar says

    I’d chip the image of my new house, which we just put an offer in for today! (no pictures available – we’re just getting started!) Thanks!

  37. lala r says

    i would love to chip the peacock colors for my wedding.
    amramazon280 at yahoo dot com

  39. Amy Z says

    As a huge music fan, I would love to “chip” some photos of my favorite album artwork from the 1960s. Though there are many colors on the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper cover, the main colors could be chipped and would stand out wonderfully on a wall.

    amyzak11 (at) gmail (dot) com

  40. Betty C says

    I’d like to chip an image of an old wedding ring quilt with gorgeous colors. The picture hangs in my bedroom and it would be great to use those colors for the rest of the room.

  46. Jammie says

    I would love to chip a monster high image for my daughters bedroom. sweepmorey at gmail dot com

  47. tracy davis says

    I want to chip the quilt made out of blue fabric that my grandmother made for me.

  48. Stephanie V. says

    Need to chip away at my 80’s family room – remnant 80’s border, chipping paint – needs some renovation love pronto!
    tvollowitz at aol dot com

  58. ky2here says

    I’m going with a picture from Florence. That’s the best color combo I can think of.

    ky2here at msn dot com

  64. Laura Jacobson says

    I have a picture that I had put on canvas years ago from our lake cabin when I was a child. I love that picture and would love to use chip it to bring out some of the colors of the water and flowers to make my spare bedroom all pull together! What a wonderful product!

  71. CATHY TRUMAN says

    We are wanting to redo our bathroom and I would love to chip to the shower curtin I want in our
    bathroom.

  75. Chris N says

    I had a lot of fun using the chip it tool! I selected several images that I have pinned and was amazed at the color swatches that the chip it tool selected. In several cases, these are colors that I would not normally pick as favorites, yet they were prominent within the image. For example, I chose a shibori image that I liked and chipped it – http://letschipit.com/Chip/PsDxHN?ow=1
    When you hit the “more colors” link it includes a lovely marigold color that matches nicely with the various browns and blue colors.
    I also pinned an image of a headboard made of boat oars. I really like the image, but I never considered using grays within my bedroom. Still I am intrigued by the image and colors and may change my mind on using gray in my decor: http://letschipit.com/Chip/9S83vV?ow=1

    I would love to win this giveaway because we have large room upstairs that is unfinished and we are trying to make it into a master bedroom!

  77. anash says

    I want to chip some photos of Ireland and the rolling hills! Thanks for a super giveaway!
    My email: anashct1 [at] yahoo [dot] com

  78. Pam says

    I’m completely remodeling a house and starting with the outside. I would like to chip some of the natural things outside, bark, trees, grass and find some natural looking colors to paint the outside of my house.

  79. Judith Ann from Cape Cod says

    The cheerful round balls of hydrangeas are abloom on Cape Cod right now,. The glorious shades of rich, deep blues and pinks are everywhere, making me appreciate anew the joy of living in such a beautiful place. Last year, Sherwin Williams became my new favorite place, and I’d love to show my buddies at the SW store the Chip-It results of our gorgeous Cape blooms.

  81. jessica w says

    I have this awesome photo that we took while on vacation of Prague that would be interesting to see what main colors are taken from it.

  84. Kristina @ Pearl Gateway says

    http://g-cdn.apartmenttherapy.com/3368652/style-to-1_rect540.jpg

    Here is a link to an image I actually tried the Sherwin Williams Chip It Tool on! I have the app on my iPad, and I wanted to pick up those beautiful blue hues in the curtains. It pulled out “Dignified, SW 6538”, and then it gave me the two coordinating colors of “Herbal Wash”, SW 7739 and “Canvas Tan”, SW 7531.

    So cool – thanks again for the chance to win, Sherwin Williams and Beth! Crossing my fingers and saying a prayer for the home we are about to buy, I’m about to be up to my neck in paint 😉

  91. Lisa P. says

    Our master bedroom desperately needs a makeover so I would use Chip It to find a color to match our new comforter.

  92. Jennifer says

    Oooh! Great giveaway! I could totally use that prize… we’re going to paint the exterior of our home! I’ll use ChipIt to match the siding colors of our shop… and pick a snazzy color for the front door!

  93. Cynthia says

    I would chip a pillow that a friend gave to me after she traveled to China. Beautiful!

  94. Diane says

    I had never heard of this before but after just watching the short video to explain it -it looks awesome!
    I ‘m sure I could find many things to try it on!

  97. Suzi says

    I would use chip it with a photo of my newly recovered cushions for wicker seating on the back porch. The geometric fabric has lots of colors & since it is a departure from my usual fabric choices I am having trouble picking out colors. SuziPblapere@att.net

  98. Miss Kitty says

    Hi! This tool looks like so much fun! I (using that pronoun loosely) recently re-ainted my kitchen cabinets in Sherwin Williams “Urbane Bronze” via a suggestion by a decorator/blogger. I am a “color chicken” when it comes to selecting colors…maybe this tool will make me braver. I would love to be entered in the give away. I need some “umpf” to the guest bathroom. When we moved in, we just put a safe neutral on the walls to cover up the previous owner’s dark royal blue walls. Ready to move on to move exciting color…

  99. Desiree Siegel says

    I’ve never used chip it, but it looks like a lot of fun! Our ten year old son Landon, LOVES to fish. I wonder if I were to just open his tackle box and take a picture, if that would work? He would love a fish inspired room! O.k. now my curiosity is at it’s peak and I need to do this…now! 🙂

  103. Gwen Sutphin says

    The Chip It would be awesome to use on some of my different Pinterest decor idea boards!

  104. Dana says

    This is an amazing give away and ChipIt is even more amazing. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. Can’t wait to try it.

  109. Jennifer says

    I have a picture of a flower that I would love to design my bathroom around. I could ChipIt!

  120. Kelli Kegley says

    The picture I would use would be one with a soft blue sky with bright green grass and trees with maybe some daisies around the tree, that way I could find the perfect soft blue, yellow, gray and green!

  122. Erin Wiley says

    THIS ROCKS! I can use it for the shower curtain I just bought from West Elm for my bathroom colors.. Genius – and a great giveaway too! 🙂

  123. Michelle says

    I LOVE Chip-It! Spent the first couple of days chipping everything. 🙂 I’d love to Chip a photo of our Christmas lights this year. I know it sounds weird, but you’ll understand if you saw our website.

  124. Patty says

    I wish I would have known about chip it before I painted our dressing/vanity area in our master bedroom. I tried to pull a color from our comforter and once on the walls it looked nothing like I was imagining.

  125. Martha says

    I would chip-it a picture I have of the blackberry bushes from my house! LOVE this tool!

  130. Jessica Hill says

    This sounds strange, but I would chip a photo of our house! The trim was painted by a previous owner and needs to be touched up. Maybe the Chip It! Tool would help to pinpoint a close paint color.

  138. Julie says

    I think ChipIt would be very handy when I find something on Pinterest that I love!

  139. Christine Drumgoole says

    I am leaving a comment here, even though I have a blog. Well, it is more of a bleh-log, as I have no idea how to use it. Anyway, I have been smitten with a color scheme and theme very similar to your boys’ room redo, but I would like to incorporate grey, navy blue, burnt orange, and a fern green. Here is the image, complete with the chip it! (http://letschipit.com/Chip/8nz5Z0/) Or you can view my pin to see the image http://pinterest.com/pin/201606520789675399/. Thanks for sharing such a wonderful tool! I have been a long-time Behr enthusiast, but the ‘chip it’ tool just may sway me to Sherwin Williams!

  144. HollowSquirrel says

    Oooh I would chip some of the rooms on our first floor to find a complementary color to do our staircase leading to the second floor — I’ve kind of done crazy painting and need a more cohesive look. I love this chip it thang! Can’t wait to play around with it!

  148. Kim @ Sand & Sisal says

    The Chip it tool is the easiest tool out there! It’s so fun! I’ve used it many times and have a nice little chip it gallery collection going! The room Beth, will turn out great! I’m looking forward to seeing it!

  149. Andrea says

    I want to chip the inspiration photo for my family room just to see how close I came.

  150. Sarah says

    I haven’t tried chip-it before, but I have a fabric scrap that I picked up a few years ago that I love but really have nothing to do with. I’d be interested to see what colors I would find in it!

  152. Tammy says

    I have yet to figure out how to use this chip it, but we used Sherwin Williams paint in our recently built home and I’m still using it trying to finish up my media cabinets! I have a diaper bag with beachy colors that I love so I’m going to try to use the chip it tool on that!!!!

  153. Carrie says

    I have an old bikini that no longer fits. It is a gorgeous pattern with great colors. I would love to take a picture of it and chip it.

  154. abby k says

    I would love to use chip it on a MadebyGirl Painting! Love those and then you could work the room around the painting!

  156. Laurie says

    I love chip it! So much fun to play around with. My next chip with be my daughters comforter. Her room needs to be repainted and chip it will find the perfect match.

  160. Jenny BD says

    I was wondering if I could chip a picture of a painting I have hanging in my bedroom? I’ve been buying SW paint for 16 yrs. Their paint is great but I’m not familiar w/ the Chip It…til now. I’m going to play around with it.
    Thanks.

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