Painting - Two-tone paint - 3 walls white, 1 wall ?

We are trying to add a bit of color to our bedroom. The walls are currently white with dark green carpeting. Our furniture is light pine colored.

Which wall should be painted the non-white color? Does it matter?

What are some good "soft" colors?

The focal wall is usually the accent wall. Mainly, the one behind the bed. As for a color, pick something that is a companion to a color in the bed spread or drapes. Oh, who am I kidding, I'm no decorator.

That makes good sense to me. How do you determine the focal wall? Is this the first wall you see when you walk into a room? We are also thinking about adding an accent wall (paint) in our living room.

As a rule of thumb for me, (as I said, I'm no decorator), it is usually the wall the bed butts up to. And often the bed is framed by 2 night stands. These generally tend to be the wall viewed first when entering a room.

But it could possibly be a wall with a fireplace on it. Or the wall with the entertainment center in a living/family room. Or even a wall to the side to give an asymetrical modern look.

This is one of those personal preference things. Decide what you like best and go from there.

it's best, when you have a choice, to position your bed so that when you walk into the room, you're not walking into the side of the bed. preferably, you want to walk in and have the foot of the bed closest to you, and you'll be looking at the headboard. does that make sense? and, yes, the wall the bed is up against would be the focal wall in a bedroom. and don't forget to bring some of that color into your adjoining master bath (if you have one).

but please consider changing the white paint to a color. white does nothing for wood tones. even if it's just a change to a creamy white or light beige or even pale green, the difference will amaze you.

as for the accent wall in your LR, select a wall that can best use a punch of color. for example, if you have a solid beige sofa now sitting up against a while wall, then that would be a good wall to paint an accent color. or if you have a visually heavy fireplace on one wall and nothing on the opposite wall, then the opposite wall might need some darker color to visually balance the room. try to think about it logically and determine where the color needs to be.

if you can't determine an accent wall, another option is to put an accent color 3 feet up from the floor, all the way around the room, like wainscoting.