How to decorate a guest bedroom with PINK carpet

Question

We just bought a house.. great bones.. awesome spaces.. but carpeting is not my taste.. We have a bedroom with pink ( almost a rose) color carpeting.. I would like that to be my guest bedroom.. but dont' want just pink hues.. any suggestion??? The walls are beige/white and trim on doors and moldings are white.. We can't afford to replace this quite yet !!

Z · Answer

Rebecca, if the house is older, you might want to check and see if there are hardwood floors underneath the carpet.
If you didn't have the rose colored carpet, what color/colors would you like to use?

R.V.R. Farris · Answer

Navy and grey can look really good with pinks.

Lee Cunningham Green · Answer

There are many options with pink but perhaps a large area rug to dominate the color of the room might suffice, then the pink seems only a small accent and not the dominant, Most shades of green, brown, tan, cream, go well with pink but with an area rug you can take the focus off the pink floor and then match the room to your taste .

Chris aka monkey · Answer

@Rebecca i am with rvr navy tones pink a lot and with white trim i think it would look awesome xx

Shastababy · Answer

Another good combo is gray and pink. I agree with @Lee Cunningham Green about the area rug, it would take away from the pinkness.

The Garden Frog with C Renee · Answer

I think tones of grey in the bedding, pictures, and accessories. Grey is a great color to tone down any color plus it is very neutral. I see the bed is against the wall I would try to center it on a wall and that way you can bring in 2 night stands in black or dark grey and if budget is tight you could possibly find a smaller 5x7 rug to put at the end of the bed a bit tucked under the end in a medium grey with some other colors to take away from the rose carpet. I would do a light curtain in different shades of grey, beige and white or cream to give some dimension. that way the eye flows around the room instead of down at the floor. just some ideas-

Opal · Answer

I agree with the others, get the biggest area rug you can afford with lots of neutrals and an accent color you like and decorate around that or use a combo of runners and an area rug. Certainly center the bed so that you don't have as much 'rose' in any one location which will distract the eye from it. I would 'consider' using some pink elsewhere in a small amount to make the look flow a little better, but only after everything else is done.

Sharolyn T · Answer

When I saw your question...my first thot was...if you can paint cloth furniture...can you paint carpet??? I don't know either, but just thot I'd share. :)

Lesley · Answer

Embrace the pink! There are so many beautiful comforters with gray/white or just a nice solid gray. I'd even go as far as finding gray/pink/white fabric and cover throw pillows I'm sure you have laying around (who doesn't?) and making a valance to match, and covering the seat of a chair?

Tonya · Answer

I adore pink.  Find a large rug with with colors to compliment, like,gray, navy, black etc.  Use the rug as a complimentary item.

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Kris Kowalski · Answer

I feel your pain! My bedroom (mine, not a guest one!) is awful rose as well. They made the main bathroom the same. I could scream every time I walk in there, but we don't have the budget either. My thought is actually to rip out the carpet and paint the plywood underneath. Seal it with poly and then put on an area rug. I just have to talk my husband into it.

Kris Grosse · Answer

definitely do a white spread with a cluster of pink flowers at the bottom, add green, pink and white pillows, green lamp shades to match and  nice floral arrangement of green and pinks, paint a rustic framed  mirror white, add a little bling with new light fixture

AvonelleRed · Answer

Two words: carpet dye.

HoneyHomemaker · Answer

I see that my very first thought agrees with Lesley and others here. I really think you should, as she said, 'embrace the pink!' I would suggest gray walls, white trim, white sheets, a different shade of gray bedding (if you go a light gray on the walls, go a bit darker on the comforter or bedspread), pink and white/gray throw pillows, white furniture, and possibly pale pink drapes. Gray and pink is chic right now. Please upload the after pictures. I'm sure it will be lovely whatever you decide.

Look up gray and pink bedrooms in online images to get some idea of what it could look like when you are finished.

Clou77 · Answer

I think all shades of gray look fantastic with pink. If you would be willing to paint, how about a medium shade gray on the walks and a charcoal gray on the woodwork? Then to keep the cost down, if you could find a solid gray quilt, any shade of gray, and go crazy with pillows in different textures and prints in shades of pink, white black and gray. You could also pull a shade of green in with the pillows, too. If this doesn't sound appealing to you, you could always buy an area rug. You might want to go into a paint store and get several paper swatches of the color of the rug, and hold it up to different colors, some you may never have thought to compliment pink. And just one more idea, find a large picture that has at least 10-20% pink incorporated in it, whether it be of flowers, a modern design, anything that fits your style. Then take 1 or 2 of the more prominent colors in the painting to use as your wall color, and the pink in small items such as a few solid pink pillows thrown in with your bedding, maybe a pink lamp or vase, just a few things to pull it together so it all flows but the pink isn't the first thing you see.

Clou77 · Answer

Could you let us know what style you like? Are you looking for the room to be modern, vintage, colonial, traditional, etc?

Clou77 · Answer

Thrust an afterthought but chocolate browns always look nice with pink/rose. I know gray is the 'in' color (I just painted a room in my house a gray shade) but a nice chocolate brown and crisp white woodwork...just a thought :)

Clou77 · Answer

Here are a few throw pillows that maybe you could get color combo ideas from

BBB · Answer

Lowe's sells remnant rugs for under $25. I would buy a grey colored one if I could find it and put that over the main pink carpet.

Accentuations! · Answer

What is under that carpet? If there is a chance that it is hardwood? No such luck? Maybe you would consider a painted floor. Many a faux hardwood can be beautiful! Other than that? A large area rug in acceptable colors to you...or you work around the pink.

Sharon · Answer

Hello, if you're still looking for ideas, you can use RIT dye to change the color. I've done a white carpet in burgundy.  And a gold print darkened with green. It totally changed that 70's look!  If it's in good condition, there's no hardwood underneath, it's a cheap option to try. Just sponge it on.

TrishaBee · Answer

We have almost the same color pink only mine is in my huge livingroom and is about a shade or so darker. Suffice to say I have embraced the pink and have had to redecorate my livingroom. My problem is wall color since my furniture is chocolate brown. I was going to rip it all up and put down laminate but this carpet is very high quality and VERY plush. It's like walking on clouds!

Marion Nesbitt · Answer

First, I'd pull up a corner of a closet just to satisfy myself that there is/is not hardwood under. Secondly, I'd look into dye and try it out in the closet. Third, I wouldn't even try to 'work with' this hideous colour. I'd rip it out and see if I could sell it. Then I'd spend the bucks and get some hardwood laid. Easy to clean. Looks great with any colour/ furniture/deco style, etc. It would be money well spent in also adding to your home's value.

Marianne · Answer

Keep the pink carpet and go with a Neopolitan ice cream (chocolate, vanilla and strawberry) configuration. Using Vanilla on the walls, chocolate drapes and bedspread/quilt print and strawberry (your carpet color) accents.

Lindcurt · Answer

I'd try to draw the eye away from the pink carpet by adding a little Hollywood Glam to the décor. A satin silver/gray bedcover. A big gold sunburst mirror. Glossy white or mirrored bedside tables. Maybe a plush fuzzy white area rug. It might take a little time at the thrift store. But oh what fun.

Judithemathia · Answer

I would go with a mauve

Fran McCarty · Answer

Burgundy, white and the pink carpet would give it a nice cohesive look. I would do burgundy curtains and maybe a bedspread in a stripe or floral pattern with burgundy, white, pink and a tan. A burgundy rug with hints of pink and tan.

PattyV · Answer

I think Navy and a Creme color would be fresh. Maybe a sisal rug over most of the pink carpet with creme on the walls and Navy curtains with a pink print shade with navy, creme and pink. Throw some cushions on the bed in coordinating color...The pink flowered pillow Sandy shows above would look lovely.

Kelly Palfrey Olsen · Answer

Dark grey walls with white trim.  Black or dark grey curtains. White or grey bedding. Some pink accents such as throw pillows, picture frames, wall lettering, etc.

Glamistahome · Answer

This would be a perfect space to try Palm Beach inspired styling. Add some Chippendale chairs, beautiful pillows from the Blush Label would complete the look. Work with what you already have and incorporate some pieces that complement the existing elements of the room.

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