Bedroom Paint Colour Schemes - Cooler
Cooler bedroom colour scheme
Still Waters, a calm blue bedroom
A bedroom to wind down in, kept calm and cool with one family of soft blues, from a pale sky on the walls to a deep, restful royal blue. Soft blue on the walls, a cool white ceiling, gentle or deeper blue woodwork, and a rich blue to anchor the details. No feature wall, the depth does the work. Cool blues are the classic choice for a room you sleep in, quieting and airy. Every colour is breathable, low odour Graphenstone Grafclean, and endorsed by English Heritage.
Five tones of one cool family, pale sky to deep royal blue. Screens vary, so treat these as a guide and try a swatch at home.
Start here · Main wall colour
Powder Blue on the walls
A soft, clear sky blue that calms a bedroom and feels fresh at any time of day. It is cool without being cold, and it flatters white bed linen, pale oak and brushed nickel. One of our most restful blues. In our low sheen Grafclean matt.
Shop Powder BlueUse Powder Blue with
a cool ceiling and your choice of gentle or deeper woodworkSilver Birch
The cool white above
Keep the ceiling crisp and cool. Silver Birch is a clean, barely-there white that lets a blue room feel bright and open, a gentle off-white rather than a stark brilliant white.
Shop Silver BirchGrey Goose
The gentle route
For a soft, seamless look, take the woodwork in Grey Goose, a pale blue-grey that sits a whisper under the walls so the trim recedes. One of our calmest greys, in wipeable Grafclean Eggshell.
Shop Grey GooseWardour Blue
The moodier route
Prefer the trim to frame the room? Wardour Blue is a fresh mid-blue, a shade deeper and more saturated than the walls, for a crisper, more defined look. Also in wipeable Grafclean Eggshell.
Shop Wardour BlueAnd for a little depth
Smalt Blue on the details
A deep, rich royal blue for a headboard wall, a wardrobe or the back of an alcove, where the scheme finds its anchor. Used sparingly against the pale blues, it adds drama and depth without losing the calm. A natural partner to brass, dark timber and crisp white cotton.
Shop Smalt BlueHow to balance it
- 60%Powder Blue walls, wrapping the room.
- 30%Silver Birch ceiling and Grey Goose woodwork.
- 10%Wardour Blue and Smalt Blue for depth.
Keep the ceiling cool in Silver Birch, and let warmth come from natural materials, oak, linen and brass, so a cool blue room still feels welcoming.
Softer or bolder
- SofterTake the walls in Grey Goose instead, a pale blue-grey, for the calmest, most neutral version.
- BolderBring Smalt Blue onto a headboard wall or built-in wardrobes, or add a deeper mid-blue like Wedgwood Blue to the woodwork.
Blues can cool a north-facing room further, so balance them with warm-toned lighting and natural textures to keep a bedroom restful rather than chilly.
Decorating another room? See our paint by room guide.
Swatch films show the real painted cards in daylight. Screens vary, so always try a swatch or tester at home before you commit. Hex values are indicative only.
