Paint/Curtain Color...please help

[Kimberland30]

Just a bit of help needed.

I will be painting our guest room this weekend. Right now the entire room is a medium/dark blue, including all the trim (window edging, closet doors, etc). There is one window (approx 7.5' long and 4' high) but it is divided in 2 to make it easier to hang blinds. There is a window sill and trim around the windows. The closet has a flat accordian door, there is no trim around the closet. There is no baseboard (took them out for carpet installation and never put back), crown molding or chair rail.

Here's my question. I have this bedding set:

http://store1.yimg.com/I/nationalwildlife_1846_10129857

Because of the colorful pattern, I plan on painting the walls a light tan color (like sand) - which is also the color of the star fish that you can hardly see, and the trim white (around the windows, baseboards, etc). I'm also going to paint all the furniture white - a dresser, nightstand and bookshelf.

For the closet doors: Should I paint those the sand color, or white? Should I paint a border around the closet? I have closet doors that look like shutters (louvered) in our shed that I might put in this room...it's more of a beachy feel.

For the windows: I'm going to paint the trim white, and install white mini-blinds. I'd like to get some basic window toppers. Should I get these in white, or some contrasting color from the bedding set?

The ceiling: What color should I paint the ceiling? The trim color, the wall color, or a mix in between?

I have white wall shelves and beach prints in white frames. All the other decor will be white/color (if that helps picture it any more).

Thanks for any help! As you can see, this is my first major decorating project and I can't figure out these colors. :)

[villanelle75]

I'd do the closet doors in white to match the trim, rather than the wall color, especially ebcasue the blinds in the wondow will be white as well. For the window treatment, I think a color from the bedding owuld look best- porbably the blue or seaform green. Or better yet, I'd try to find a very small print that had severla of the beddign colors in it but that didn't have a white or tan background so ti will stand out against the wall color. I'd paint the ceiling white probably.

[ButterflyJen]

I'd do the ceiling white as well as the closet doors. The window topper could be white, to keep with the airy feel, or it could be a color from the bedspread. Either would look nice.

[HussyMcFlussy]

I agree, use white on the molding and closets especially if you are using ones that look like shutters. Anything wood should be white to contrast off the tan walls.

This is a personal preference because blinds are such a pain to keep dust free and white ones are particularly hard, but I would suggest getting blinds in the blue that is used in the comforter instead of white to make the window stand out more in the room. Your eye automatically goes to the bed because it is the largest, most colorful item in the room and then it doesn't know where to go. Use the blue as an accent color and you may get that beach house feeling you seek. :)

[Kimberland30]

Thank you ladies for all your suggestions!! I'm going to paint the trim, ceiling and closet doors in white and everything else tan. I'll play around with the topper to see which colors I like best (patterned vs. white vs. solid color).

Hussy (love your name BTW): The room currenty has blue blinds with a blue topper in it now, so after painting I'll put them back up and see what that looks like. I didn't think it would look right with the white trim and tan walls, but I don't have the ability to "see" things unless they are done, KWIM?

Thanks again!