If you’ve ever dreamed of a bedroom that feels like wandering through a misty forest in your pajamas, meet Amanda Moore’s Field Trip-painted bedroom sanctuary. 

Amanda, a designer based in Asheville, NC (find her at @houseofmooredesign), transformed the primary bedroom in her 1940s rental home into a warm, nature-inspired cocoon that proves green bedroom paint can be just as relaxing, rich and soothing as beige.  

Meet Amanda and Her 1940s Charmer 

Amanda’s home is a cozy, traditional rental full of original details and plenty of character. She shares it with her husband, kids and two dogs (it’s a full house, but somehow it all sounds delightfully storybook). Her design aesthetic? Whimsical meets elegance.  

“I find inspiration in the books I grew up reading, movies and nature,” Amanda says. “While designing the bedroom, my husband and I were watching Peaky Blinders, which definitely influenced the look.” 

A little mystery, a little enchanted forest—that’s a combo we didn’t know we needed. 

The Before: A White Box (But Not the Good Kind)

Before the makeover, Amanda’s bedroom was painted a flat, sterile white. “It was a bluish, cold white...definitely not cozy,” she recalls. Her vision? Something rich, soothing and cocoon-like. A place to hibernate after long days, with a vibe that whispered sophistication and warmth. 

The Star of the Show: Field Trip 

The color journey started with a pair of lush velvet green drapes. “When I looked through Clare’s paint colors, Field Trip looked like the same color as the drapes, and I loved the idea of wrapping the whole room in that tone,” Amanda says. “It ended up being the exact same shade!”

With lots of natural light flooding the space, Field Trip shifts beautifully throughout the day: soft and mossy in the morning, deep and enveloping by night. 

“The rich, darker color actually makes the room feel larger,” she says. “It’s our perfect cozy retreat.”

A Lesson in Color Drenching 

Amanda didn’t stop at the walls, she went full Field Trip on the moldings and doors, too. The result? A seamless, cozy effect that makes the space feel elevated and intentional.

“Color drenching with a darker color definitely increases the cozy factor,” she notes. “It takes more time, especially around trim, but it’s so worth it.” 

The Domino Effect of a Good Paint Color 

“This was a total if you give a mouse a cookie situation,” Amanda laughs. “I got the drapes, then the paint and then suddenly we had a new bed frame, an antique chair and the perfect chinoiserie panels for above the bed.”

The room now balances rich, masculine colors, think chocolate velvet and deep green, with soft, feminine textures like linen, silk and velvet. 

“My favorite spot is the chocolate velvet headboard against the Field Trip walls, framed by the antique panels I won at a ReStore auction,” she says. “They were just meant to be together.” 

Final Thoughts: Don’t Fear the Dark (Paint)

Amanda’s biggest takeaway? Go bold. 

“This was my first time using a dark paint color and definitely not my last,” she says. “I learned that rich, dark paint colors are nothing to be scared of.”

Amanda’s Field Trip bedroom proves that cozy doesn’t have to mean colorless, and that green can be just as calming as neutral, with a little extra cozy thrown in.