BEDROOM RE-DO NEED IDEAS!!

Well, Merry Christmas Blog Friends!! (well almost anyhow!)
We've had a very blessed and busy last two weeks in the lil' primitive shop!!
I'm am soooo amazed and so very grateful that despite the economy and the situation with DH's back and the fact he's not taking on any more mechanic jobs....that the Lord is still blessing and making a way for us!! God is soooo good people!!
I pray that each of you that read my blog go away with the understanding that HE is everything to me....and that you can have that same relationship with Him through Jesus as I do!!
It's the best gift you could have!
I may not have the finest home, clothes or cars....though I'm so thankful for what I do have....
but listen, I have a friend that sticks closer than a brother.....one who lifts me up when I'm feeling low, the blessing of good health and a loving family....I could go on and on!
I pray friends that you have that same relationship with Christ that I speak of!
If you'd like to know how....I would be glad to tell you how....please e-mail me if you would like to know how....Merry Christmas!


Alrighty then....I need your help blog pals!
Sometimes after all the excitement and the "hustle & bustle" of Christmas passes....I tend to almost have a bit of a "let down" feeling in the days after......it seems like it takes (or I make it that way) so much to prepare for and then poof! it's over!
Anyhow, I have been wanting to re-do our bedroom for several months and realized that would be crazy to even try any re-doing until after Christmas....I figured that would give me something to look forward to after the excitement was over from the Holiday time....
Below is how our room looks now....I really liked the red walls for awhile....but for me....I've grown tired of the look.....don't get scared....I'm not going Contemporary on ya! LOL!!
But, I am ready to re-paint the walls and my DH has ordered me a new coverelet for
Christmas (well....o.k. I ordered for myself and thanked him for my Christmas present that he got me..... Lol!)

This is the color palette I'm going with (below):
The walls will be a smooth "vanilla" color if you will, called "Spinnaker" and the trim is a putty beige called "Sycamore Grove".
I have a question here (enlarge on bedroom picture to see what I mean)....At the top of our room there is about an 8" tall border if you will,that is beadboard.....then a tiny piece of trim is under that, all the way around the room....the walls and the beadboard will be painted the "vanilla" color.....the top trim around the room (next to the ceiling) and the window frames and sills will be the "putty" color.....Question #1.(refer back to the picture above)
Would you paint the tiny trim below the beadboard "border" the same color as the wall or the "putty" color?? Personally, I thought painting it the "putty" color would make the walls look even shorter than they already are so I thought it should be the "vanilla" color....what do y'all think?

Next, I thought about a simple stenciled border with a bit of a prim/colonial flare....

I dug around in the craft box and found these....forgot I even had them!!

I would drop down below the beadboard section and stencil it all around the room....

I think.....I say "think" I prefer the design that is in the bottom stencil and is the middle pattern...the one with the repeating sideways "s" and the dot.....

#2. Which do you all think would look best? If any....?

OR......I thought about dismissing the stencil idea and putting a wood strip under the tiny trim piece and doing a peg rack all the way around....or maybe at least the wall behind the bed....because it will be a problem with the furniture if I do it (that low) all the way around....Whew! How many of you have I lost yet? LOL!!

Please stay with me here! I need ya!!

#3. If you say go with the stencil, then what colors in the stencil??? HUH?????

O.k. while you're studying on all of that and banging your head on the computer screen...tee hee.....here is a sample of my coverlet pattern(below)....although I chose a brown/linen color instead of the blue/linen shown here....

I was hoping it would arrive by Christmas....but it's looking like it may be afterwards...but hey, at least I know it's coming!!

Ain't it purty?!!!

This is the blanket I ordered....It is in the these colors (below) the brown and linen....I just love it! It looks so good with the wall and trim colors!

Oh, here's question #4. In view of the color the walls and trim are going to be and the coverlet color....would you paint the bed or leave it as it already is?

Remember the pie safe I posted about earlier?? It's very close to the bed color and so is an antique dresser we have in there....??

If yes, to painting it..... then what color? Black, maybe?? Please Help!!!

So hopefully I haven't ran everyone off with this post!

You may have to get a mental picture and re-read this post ten times before you can make any sense out of what I'm saying!! LOL!!

Sorry! I'm excited and cofused at the same time!!

Help me out here peeps!

Bring on the opinions!! About the room re-do that is....lol!

I look forward to hearing from you out there and value what you say!

Thank you!

Backwoodsprim