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.
I am thrilled to see that Sherwin-Williams’s Loyal Blue and Rainstorm continually appear in the photos.
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!
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!
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.
Chip It is a great tool. I use it for interior design and it has been great so far. I recommend it, even for professional work!
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I would love to use chip it to redo my boys’ bedroom using pictures from a children’s book
Definitely would love to “chip” our bedroom, possibly to match our bedding. There is no personality at all in there!
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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.
I tweeted about this giveaway http://twitter.com/elangomatt/statuses/226460243637452801
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.
https://twitter.com/slehan/status/226434336071770112
I like the colors in this photo of Patagonia:
http://www.healthfiend.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Explore-Patagonia.jpg
Thanks for the contest.
I tweeted: https://twitter.com/JessAnd1721/status/226412009699295232
jessicabanks1721@yahoo.com
I would love to chip this picture my friend gave my of a Brazilian market, all of these beautiful and bold colors.
jessicabanks1721@yahoo.com
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https://twitter.com/buzz8/status/226356696577093633
I have a pic of koi fish I would chip
I tweeted https://twitter.com/eyzofblu63/status/226354066886897665
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
https://twitter.com/fdp4life/status/226313860225835008
i have a photo of my best friends tulips that i would like to chip
I’d chip my bubble lamp!
I would love to chip an image of an accent pillow I have to help finish the rest of my bedroom.
tweeted:https://twitter.com/jhoneypie411/status/226133622447542273
I’d chip a picture of a sunset I took.
I would chip a picture of a painting of dogs that I have.
tweet http://twitter.com/brich2222/status/226097011492007938
brich22 at earthlink dot net
would like to chip a photo of our living room that is due for a makeover.
brich22 at earthlink dot net
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https://twitter.com/MistySunrise/status/226095896838934528
itsjustme62613 at gmail.com
I would like to chip the pic I have of the northern lights
itsjustme62613 at gmail.com
I have a family photo that I would like to chip. It has a few colors that I like.
picture of a sunset
Not yet sure which picture I would chip….. But great giveaway.. Thanks for the opportunity…
i would love to be able to chip the color of my daughter’s eyes.
tweeted – https://twitter.com/robbyrob15/status/225781241377603584
https://twitter.com/shuggysmommy/status/225705180593811457
ashleygatewood1(AT)gmail.com
I have pinned so many pics on pinterest I really want to re paint our bedroom I’d love to chip these colors: http://pinterest.com/pin/57209857736696311/
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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!
I would love to use the chip it tool on some ideas I have been saving.
https://twitter.com/pinoysugarplum/status/225636636011134977
i would love to chip the peacock colors for my wedding.
amramazon280 at yahoo dot com
I tweeted! https://twitter.com/getbackzack/status/225607068877471744
amyzak11 (at) gmail (dot) com
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
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.
Blogged: http://insanityisforthelame.blogspot.com/2012/07/boys-bedroom-makeover-with-sherwin.html
Tweet: https://twitter.com/flowergirl523/status/225343630754316288
This living room: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2125156580088&set=a.1813975760762.98660.1581096740&type=3&theater
i’d like to chip a picture of buckingham palace
tweeted https://twitter.com/mommysdizzy/status/225092668739420161
I would love to chip a monster high image for my daughters bedroom. sweepmorey at gmail dot com
I want to chip the quilt made out of blue fabric that my grandmother made for me.
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
I would maybe use this picture for my girls room, http://www.wellsphere.com/parenting-article/nursery-prints-whimsical-children-8217-s-artwork/1183308. They are reall into anything owls right now. thank you!
crystalfaulkner2000 at yahoo dot com
I like that loyal blue color
https://twitter.com/HappyTina0115/status/224969167571398657
I would use a picture of sunset
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https://twitter.com/ohstac/status/224919607679520768
I picked out a new chair for my family room and used Chip it!
http://letschipit.com/Chip/lhCxll/
I like the Plantation Brown color.
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https://twitter.com/clc408/status/224856137940471810
I’d like to chip this:
http://pinterest.com/pin/176555247862580129/
https://twitter.com/ky2here1/status/224828011206287361
ky2here at msn dot com
I’m going with a picture from Florence. That’s the best color combo I can think of.
ky2here at msn dot com
I would like to chip a photo I took of they Grand Canyon.
https://twitter.com/tcarolinep/status/224747216907141121
I’d like to chip in modern chic image (http://pinterest.com/pin/87749892710145096/) and color for our kitchen redo.
tcarolinep at gmail dot com
http://letschipit.com/Chip/nms3Gt/
I tweeted
https://twitter.com/Ilovemybeagle2/status/224708448133189632
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!
I want to redecorate my home by painting it the color of the sky and the ocean
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https://twitter.com/ChelleB36/status/224688609037520896
tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com
the yellow roses at my local arboretum
tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/peg42/status/224657330069979138
Thanks again
I’d love to chip this photo for our bathroom.
http://www.ehow.com/info_11400498_ocean-bathroom-decorating.html
Thanks so much.
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I love to chip this pic of a historic bridge I pinned at pinterest: http://pinterest.com/pin/158681586840965879/
We are wanting to redo our bathroom and I would love to chip to the shower curtin I want in our
bathroom.
BLOG http://sodahoney.blogspot.com/2012/07/bloggers-turn-online-pictures-into.html
i chipped this. http://pinterest.com/pin/66428163224304887/
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I’d use it with a sunset picture I took.
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!
Tweeted:
https://twitter.com/anashct3/status/224361524234428416
Thanks for the chance to win!
email: anashct1 [at] yahoo [dot] com
I want to chip some photos of Ireland and the rolling hills! Thanks for a super giveaway!
My email: anashct1 [at] yahoo [dot] com
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.
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.
I tweeted too https://twitter.com/jrwarfield/status/224142246059053056
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.
Twitted!
https://twitter.com/primrosegirl198/status/223536522194993152
I recently bought this bedding http://www.babybedding.com/taupe-suzani-crib-bedding. I could chip it to create a complete design of my daughter’s room.
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 😉
I chipped it!
http://wherethesidewalkbegins.blogspot.com/2011/05/hint-of-mint.html
I would LOVE to win this, hubby and I close on our first home July 27 and we need all the help we can get <3 Thanks for the chance to win Beth & Sherwin Williams!!
https://twitter.com/PearlGateway/status/223192527774298112
Had a great time searching for a photo a took a few years ago at the coast. Here is a link to the fun I had, http://mommyof3-andlovingit.blogspot.com/2012/07/chipit-color-trial.html .
here’s a tweet: https://twitter.com/tammigirl/status/223029322636730369
I took this photo on the way home one day. I am constantly taking pictures of the sky and my surroundings. This one has been rolling around in my head as inspiration for a bathroom – until now! I love the new Chip It button!
http://ifyoucouldseewhatisee.blogspot.com/2012/04/scattered-showers-tuesday-i-was-driving.html
I’d like to chip the master bedroom.
Our master bedroom desperately needs a makeover so I would use Chip It to find a color to match our new comforter.
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!
I would chip a pillow that a friend gave to me after she traveled to China. Beautiful!
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!
I would love to chip my master bedroom/bath time for a fresh look.
We just bought a new house and it needs paint everywhere! I blogged about my barney dliemna today! 🙂 haha
http://www.healthybranscoms.com/2012/07/paint-decisions.html
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
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…
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! 🙂
Tweeted
nelly dot barney at yahoo dot com
@barney_nelly
Love to have a picture of my kids on a trampoline!
nelly dot barney at yahoo dot com
I’d do this yellow, gray, black and white image. Lately I’m obsessed with yellow! http://pinterest.com/pin/199636195952501981/
The Chip It would be awesome to use on some of my different Pinterest decor idea boards!
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.
Tweet it!
https://mobile.twitter.com/jenacora/status/222509911517577216
My husband has a great pic of the sunset in Israel that I would use!
I need to make over my master. This would be a crazy color scheme for my personality http://pinterest.com/pin/165577723769621536/ (I am usually tans, blues, and reds.)
a monet i have in my bedroom would be fun to try!
I have a picture of a flower that I would love to design my bathroom around. I could ChipIt!
Here is my tweet about it: https://mobile.twitter.com/KK1020/status/222412642072014848
tweeted: https://twitter.com/thismomwins/status/222462913783398402
thismomwins@gmail.com
i used Chip It for one of my pinterest photos with an interesting green colored trolley car: http://pinterest.com/pin/191262315395410593/
thismomwins@gmail.com
I love this giveaway. How fun!
I would love to chip these colors (the one with 2 wreaths and checked curtains)
http://www.atlantahomesmag.com/article/graphically-speaking
https://twitter.com/DesMoinesDealin/status/222454197449265152
id like to chip a picture of a sunset!
I have a picture of the colorful umbrellas at the beach and think that would be fun to chip. Thanks for the chance!
A picture we took on our last vacation of the water at sunset!
We are going to repaint our living room soon… I would like to chip this pic: http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/product/jewelry-necklaces/24856577.jsp
Here’s my ChipIt!! This is so much fun, I’m officially addicted!
http://letschipit.com/Chip/YuXHAy
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!
I tweeted about the giveaway here:
https://twitter.com/edubz96/status/222403041767342080
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! 🙂
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.
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.
I would chip-it a picture I have of the blackberry bushes from my house! LOVE this tool!
I tweeted about this giveaway! https://twitter.com/KieferCottage/status/222385336972623872
I have a painting in my dining room I’d love to use chip-it on–I’m looking for a beautiful color for my daughters’ room!
I tweeted the giveaway! https://twitter.com/traceygorham/status/222370820339671041 Thanks for the opportunity!
Tweeted! https://twitter.com/madincrafts/status/222369225442988033
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.
I included your giveaway in my blog post as well. Thanks and have a great day! 🙂
http://brownsugarbrunette.blogspot.com/2012/07/brb.html
I included your giveaway in my blog post as well. Thanks and have a great day! 🙂
My 15 year old daughter shared some pics of her favorite places in California on her blog, one of them is the Santa Cruz boardwalk… http://december23rd-kelsie.blogspot.com/2012/06/place-i-love-california.html I used the chip it tool on that pic and got some really fun results!
I would “chip it” this photo of a hot air balloon centerpiece I found on a wedding website:
http://www.bridalguide.com/planning/wedding-reception/non-floral-centerpieces?page=0,12
The colors are so soft and romantic! *sigh*
Blogged about the giveaway at http://www.rugglzz.blogspot.com
I blogged about the giveaway. http://www.rugglzz.blogspot.com
I would love to chip something from this little girls room! I love the colors for my girls’ room! I don’t know how to link just one picture though, but here is the link to her blog. http://ginnyphillipsphotography.com/blog/?p=430
I think ChipIt would be very handy when I find something on Pinterest that I love!
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!
What a fun new tool!
I am thinking about using these colors for my kitchen/family room. With this new tool, it will be really easy to have a cohesive look.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5jmTScj4MqU/TpObOwO9BtI/AAAAAAAADWU/6TO6UmKloY8/s640/001.JPG
Love this Chip it tool! I’m having too much fun.. This chip I chipped is my favorite for my girls room 🙂
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/spring-garden-art-purple-tulips-blue-sky-baslee-troutman-baslee-troutman-fine-art-prints.html
I’m getting ready to decorate a nursery for twins and this is my inspiration:
http://jennicanknit.blogspot.fr/2012/06/usa-letters.html
I think chip it would really help me with the decor!
I tweeted about the Giveaway here: https://twitter.com/jenifercotter/status/222343827569115136
Can’t wait to see how the bedroom turns out :~)
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!
I’d chip this image: http://www.coastalliving.com/homes/decorating/total-beach-house-00400000040351/page2.html
I love the soft teal, light greys & deep brown combo!
i would like to chip my office space
I tweeted the giveaway! https://twitter.com/SandandSisal/status/222339270273269761
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!
I want to chip the inspiration photo for my family room just to see how close I came.
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!
I would love to do my upstairs hall in something like this http://pinterest.com/pin/185773553349726552/
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!!!!
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.
I would love to use chip it on a MadebyGirl Painting! Love those and then you could work the room around the painting!
I would love to use the pillow as the inspiration for redecorating our guest room. I am going to use Chip it to help decide on the color scheme and paint colors
http://www.potterybarn.com/products/hampshire-palampore-duvet-cover-sham-watermelon/?pkey=call-sale-bedding&cm_src=ideas
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.
I love very soft and most of the time neutral colors. I would love to chip this picture and redo one of my bathrooms!
http://pinterest.com/pin/186969821999839213/
I love Chip It!I just used it to chip the painting this lady did for Miss Mustard Seed http://cindysfracturedfairytale.blogspot.com/2011/07/im-so-excited-miss-mustard-seed-posted.html
and it came up with a really pretty blue called Respite. Those gift cards would be amazing as we are in the middle of building a new house.
I chipped the picture of my new bathroom tiles – you can see them in this post:http://pixiedustparties.blogspot.com/2012/07/bathrooms.html.
I gave me the color Realist beige, which I think is going to be perfect!
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.