It’s no secret that one of the quickest and least expensive ways to transform a room is with paint. Choosing the right color, however, can be tricky. It’s always recommended to paint some sample colors in the room you’ll be painting. Both natural and artificial lighting play huge roles in how the hues appear at different times of the day. After you’ve painted samples, see how they look in the morning light, afternoon and with ambient lighting in the evenings.
Many people lean towards neutrals for wall colors, but light blues and aquas bring in the airy tranquil feelings of the sky or surf. Be lulled into a peaceful tranquility by these 25 dreamy blue rooms. You’ll soon discover that these colors do anything but give you the ‘blues’.
Bedroom Beauties:
1. Valspar’s Carolina Inn Club Aqua at Young House Love
John and Sherry balanced the softness of the wall color with rich wood accents.
2. Benjamin Moore Tranquil Blue
at MosaicWorks.ca
In contrast to natural wood tones, this room simply uses white accessories to create a lovely retreat.
3. Kelly Moore Blue Green Gem
at Centsational Girl
Gray and silver accents echo the wall color in a welcoming guest room.
4. Benjamin Moore Brittany Blue
at Pretty Handy Girl
This shade has undertones of gray, making a lovely bedroom for both Madame and Mister.
5. Aqua Bedroom at Celebrating Everyday Life
Add some deeper tones of the wall color throughout the room for depth and subtle contrast.
6. Restoration Hardware Sea Green
at Our Humble Abode
The light blue walls work beautifully with a variety of finishes such as silver, bold and wood in this elegant bedroom.
Spa Like Bathrooms:
7. Restoration Hardware Glacier
at Guehn-Made
If you want a spa-like quality in your bath, consider light blue walls as a starting point.
8. Sherwin Williams – cross between Rain
& Quietude
– at Pretty Handy Girl
Don’t be afraid to custom mix colors to create the perfect shade for you, as Brittany achieved here.
9. Benjamin Moore Smoke
at DIY Show Off
A greyish blue sets the perfect backdrop in this bathroom.
10. Sherwin Williams Gris
at Thistlewood Farm
A palette of light blue-gray and white is simply timeless.
11. Benjamin Moore Slate Blue
at Pretty Handy Girl
The perfect choice for a boys’ bath that will grow with them – Slate Blue
.
Lavishing Laundry Rooms:
12. Rainwashed by Sherwin Williams
at Sand and Sisal
This serene space might have you finding reasons to do more laundry.
13. Restoration Hardware Silver Sage
at Centsational Girl
Or in this one! The wall color lends a neutral quality without being boring.
14. Glidden Tropical Surf
at Pretty Handy Girl
A laundry room that exudes style with a sunny chandelier and valance that pulls all of the colors together.
Calming Kitchens:
After looking at blues on walls, let’s see how painting cabinetry can spice up a kitchen.
15. Sherwin Williams Copen Blue
at Pretty Handy Girl
The light blue on these cabinets add visual interest without too much contrast, keeping the space light and airy.
16. Valspar’s Woodlawn Charm
at Life in Grace
The lower cabinets add a note of cheerful fun, while the white upper cabinets are less intense and float on the wall.
17. Martha Stewart’s Rainwater at Tatertots & Jello
A nice way to introduce contrasting color is to paint the kitchen island, then add coordinating accents to tie it all together. Lovely!
18. Sherwin Williams Copen Blue
at Pretty Handy Girl
This quiet light blue desk color lets the rich wood tones and oil rubbed bronze steal the show in this kitchen desk area.
Lovely Living Rooms:
19. Benjamin Moore Tranquility
at Centsational Girl
While a light blue/gray may not be an obvious choice for wall color in a living room, this gorgeous room might change your mind.
20. Restoration Hardware Silver Sage
at Favorite Paint Colors
This home office would surely increase productivity with Silver Sage
walls and a variety of textured accessories.
21. Benjamin Moore Wedgewood Gray
at The Lettered Cottage
Here’s a stunning option for a gallery wall using a soft bluish gray.
22. Sherwin Williams Comfort Gray
at Southern Hospitality
Comfort gray is full of blue/green undertones and proves the perfect backdrop for this tableau and wall grouping.
Dreamy Dining Rooms:
23. Sherwin Williams Copen Blue
– At the Picket Fence
Brittany used Copen Blue
on her beautiful kitchen cabinetry, but it’s just as gorgeous on dining room walls.
24. Sherwin Williams Raindrop
at All Things Thrifty
Light blue isn’t only serene and tranquil. Brooke added splashes of colors for a playful spin.
25. Table & Chairs with ASCP Duck Egg
at Celebrating Everyday Life
The chairs and table base were painted in Duck Egg, repeating the wall color for a cohesive look.
Seeing similar paint colors in different rooms was fun, wasn’t it? Thanks for joining me today in my parade of light blue rooms!
Do you have plans to paint soon? What colors are you considering?
Ready to start painting? Brittany’s favorite brushes are Purdy’s 2 1/2″ brush and 1″ brush . You can find out more of Brittany’s painting favorites at 15 Favorite Painting Tips, Tools and Paint .
In reply to Diana .
Diana, I’d suggest using white or cream tones in your tile if you are planning on painting the walls blue. That way the tiles won’t compete or disappear next to the blue walls.
It’s hard to recommend a blue. I’d chose two or three from this post and then use these tips for picking the perfect paint colors: https://prettyhandygirl.com/how-to-pick-the-perfect-paint-color/ It’s full of great tips!
Colleen I have a dilemna, getting new kitchen cabinets, they are Old Bay Hickory from menards, didn’t know it would be so difficult picking a paint color to make them pop while still keeping the room with a light airy ocean tropical feel. I have black countertops. Can you suggest a pretty blue, not to dark with the right hues for my walls ? I was thinking of a glass tile backsplash in lighter blues,touch of greens and white or cream tones in it? would that go? I like Behr paint or sherwin williams. Help please, going to be doing this in the next couple of weeks.
Very good article. I came across your site while searching for a great blue to paint a piece of furniture. I like Copen Blue too! We have lived with Sherwin Williams Sleepy Blue in our bedroom and Jetstream at 75% in the kitchen for a year and love both!
I’m getting ready to paint my craft room which is plywood now and has no windows since it was an addition in the garage. I liked Tranquil Blue by Benjamin Moore and Rainwater by Martha Stewart.
Thank you so much for the timely colors that won’t be too light and will go great with white storage shelving and possibly some bright colors for other storage items maybe yellow or red.
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In reply to Rita .
Oh wow, Rita. I can just imagine your kitchen. 🙂
I’d first start with Brittany’s post today: https://prettyhandygirl.com/how-to-pick-the-perfect-paint-color/ It’s full of great tips!
Also, for the oak, consider doing either a stain or a wash. Both will change the color but still allow the woodgrain to show.
Good luck!
Colleen – I am so glad that I happened upon this blog/article. We just purchased a home, my kitchen (which I understand through previous owners was renovated in 2000) has oak cabinets with an oak floor, white-tiled backsplash, and green faux-marbled formica countertops. The walls are painted white. Can you recommend a color so that the oak does not take over the whole kitchen? Thank you so much!
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In reply to rachael .
Rachel, I just double checked and you are an amazing source of YHL information! You are correct and I changed the color name immediately. THANK YOU THANK YOU sooo much for pointing out the error.
Hi there, I think you are wrong about the YHL’s bedroom color. I’m pretty they used Gentle Tide in their first house’s master bedroom, not the bedroom you show pictured. That bedroom shown is from their second house and was painted something along the lines of Carolina Club Inn Aqua. Not sure the brand though.