How to Add Pink Decor in the Bedroom Without Making It Too Feminine

Pink accents in your bedroom can warm up the color scheme and make the room seem inviting and calming. Too much, however, can drive your partner crazy, or just make the room seem like it belongs to a teenage girl. The key is to use pink in moderation and to take the feelings of everyone who shares that bedroom into consideration. You may need to get creative, like using different shades of pink, for example. Some people like light, baby pink, while others are OK with a darker shade such as mauve.

Things You'll Need

• Pink accent pieces

Instructions

1. Talk to the person who shares the bedroom, if there is one. Find out that person's level of comfort with pink in the color scheme. Some men don't care at all what color the bedroom is, and that makes it easier. Others will be OK with certain shades of pink or pink only on accent pieces.

2. Incorporate pink accent pillows for the bed or pink armchairs for a larger impact. You can also choose bedding that has pink in the design. Consider having any chairs in the bedroom recovered in fabric with pink in it, or if that's not possible, drape pink fleece throws over the chairs.

3. Paint each wall a different color if the bedroom is for children, and one child likes pink while the other doesn't. One wall can be pink, while others are pale green or blue, cream or yellow.

4. Buy or create artwork for the bedroom walls that features pink as a main color. This perks up a room with pink without overwhelming it.

5. Buy soft pink lightbulbs for the lamps in the bedroom. This will give the room a rosy glow without being obvious.

Tips & Warnings

• Unless everyone in the bedroom likes pink, avoid installing pink wall-to-wall carpeting or painting all the walls pink.