gothic bedroom

computerwoman

Hi all I am re-decorating my DS's bedroom...he want's gothic...so I have bought some textured paint's in cream red and black so the walls will have that suede effect look...but how do I create a gothic bedroom...I have got him satin bedding in red and black...his curtains are red with black and gold patterns on...having a new carpet when it's all finished but don't know what colour to go for (he is 21)...yet...either cream black or red or cream with a black pattern of some sort...any idea's would be great...fo the wall's...all his furniture is black...thanks...:D

pnq06

Hiya,

My friend recently did her bedroom all gothic and although not normally my taste I have to say I was impressed!!!

She did the walls a dark blood red colour with black woodwork, ceiling and coving. She couldn't afford an old victorian gothic 4 poster bed so she brought one of those mosquito net things that hang from the ceiling and go around your bed also in black. She brought some large old chunky framed mirrors from the charity shop and sprayed them black- she has a huge one opposite that bed and it looks great! Black blinds and red carpet with black and red satin bed sheets and cushions. She has a rug on the floor in bright red of a pair of lips. Everything else is hidden in her built in wardrobe.

She wants to do some stenciling on the walls (in black) of swirling, spiralling patterns to match the mirrors...

Hope thats been of some help!

loracan1

Gothic suggests arches to me - could you do an arched effect on his walls using the two paints? I don't know how big the room is - but say red for the main part and black for the upper
(very rough drawing)
Not sure what you'd do with the ceiling - black might look a bit too overpowering. Or maybe you could fix up some draped muslin in darker colours, fixed to the ceiling but gathered into the middle - not sure of the safety aspect re lighting for this.
Candles in black sconces in a fleur-de-lis shape? And are you definitely having a carpet or would you consider a dark wood/laminate for the floor? With rugs.

I also love the gargoyles in this!

loracan1

Maybe I should get a life instead of messing about on paint at half past stupid o'clock. But, here's one or two I did earlier;
Here we have arches complete with swirly patterns. In a choice of colours

computerwoman

loracan1 wrote: »

Gothic suggests arches to me - could you do an arched effect on his walls using the two paints? I don't know how big the room is - but say red for the main part and black for the upper
(very rough drawing)
Not sure what you'd do with the ceiling - black might look a bit too overpowering. Or maybe you could fix up some draped muslin in darker colours, fixed to the ceiling but gathered into the middle - not sure of the safety aspect re lighting for this.
Candles in black sconces in a fleur-de-lis shape? And are you definitely having a carpet or would you consider a dark wood/laminate for the floor? With rugs.

I also love the gargoyles in this!

thanks for this this is just what I am looking for...he has the master bedroom as he has more stuff than me...like...tv xbox 360 dvd player etc...but this is down the line's of what I am looking for...:D

computerwoman

loracan1 wrote: »

Maybe I should get a life instead of messing about on paint at half past stupid o'clock. But, here's one or two I did earlier;
Here we have arches complete with swirly patterns. In a choice of colours

I thought over the bed I could do cream back ground with a black arch so it looks like your looking throught it...have also got a ceiling light that look's very gothic in silver with 6-7 light's on but could spray it black and some wall light's to match that my SIL was getting rid of...just had a clap of thunder to boot...very gothic....and spooky...as we are in the middle of a storm...:eek:...am going to get red curtain's as the one's he has are red but have chinese sybols on them in black and gold which match the rug so I think they will have to go somewhere else...but he already has satin bedding in black and red...and 2 large black leather cushions and a black leather square thing !!!!!! I think they call them abit like a foot stool...but a solid block...all his furniture is black but I was thinking of getting some mexican style furniture for him...as I don't want it to dark just sort of nice like the one on the bbc you showed me...that would be good...thanks again:D

computerwoman

I have found this really good goth site that sells poster's and flags...so I am going to get some of them...the border at the top...will be an arch window all the way round...above the bed I am going to put a celtic cross these's will be in a brown red colour...on a yellowy brown background like the one on the bbc website...so I'll post it on here when I am done...thanks...:D