Interior in purple tones: combinations, an overview of the rooms, 70 photos

Purple walls in the interior create their own unique look, luxury and elegance. Also, the interior can be soothing when you consider its rich warm palette of hues. For example, light purple in a bedroom design will create an atmosphere of coziness and relaxation, and a dark purple interior of a study or a luxurious living room will facilitate the thought process and conduct business conversations.

On the picture combination of white and purple. Smooth lines, uncomplicated details and a minimum of furniture are the basis of the modern style of the living room.

General rules and recommendations

In order to choose the right color for rooms, you need to correlate several parameters and remember the following rules:

• Violet is divided into warm (lilac, orchid, eggplant and others with a red undertone), cold shades (purple, amethyst, wisteria and others with a blue undertone) and neutral (bright violet and lilac);
• Purple in the interior must be diluted with one or two tones (contrasting or similar, or both);
• In warm shades, it makes the room smaller, so it must be used in rooms with windows (preferably two), with high ceilings in white and beige colors and with good lighting;
• In small rooms, it is appropriate in details (pouf, painting, table lamp, accent wall), then the room retains its size and at the same time becomes brighter;
• The purple ceiling and floor cannot be combined;
• You should not use more than four shades of the same color tone in the interior of the room.

Purple is appropriate in a living room with good lighting; in the photo, the accent wall and textiles make the room original.

Living room decoration

In the interior of the living room, purple is best emphasized with cushions, curtains, trimmings and vases in a warm shade.

• A golden chandelier will emphasize the luxury and hospitality of the owners.
• Cool shades combined with brown are suitable for a living room with a fireplace.
• In modern interiors, to create a minimalist style, a combination of beige and, in addition to it, purple and white is suitable.
• You can zone the space with the help of a bright two-level ceiling, painting one side of it purple and the other in a neutral milky color, or separate the living room area from the kitchen with cotton curtains.

On the picture living room in warm colors of purple is combined with flowing silver curtains. The milky sofa and glass table neutralize the depth of the purple.

Kitchen interier

It is recommended to decorate the kitchen in plum and eggplant shades, as well as in delicate lilac colors.

• Delicate lilac or lilac colors are suitable for small kitchens.
• A white or muted green set, in addition to the same curtains, is suitable for creating a rustic kitchen.
• The spacious kitchen will be decorated with bright purple tiles above the work surface, purple clock and the lower facade of the furniture.
• For a small kitchen, a combination of pale purple with white, cream, sand, pink, light blue, gray, pistachio is suitable.
• When choosing a lilac headset, the walls should be neutral, and vice versa.

On the picture the interior of the kitchen with a white set looks luxurious with the addition of rich purple in two shades.

Purple in bedroom design

To create a sense of tranquility in the bedroom, use lavender and lilacs, with a slight addition of turquoise in the details.

• The bedroom interior in shades of purple and indigo will create an atmosphere of mystery, while silk amethyst curtains with the same headboard upholstery create a sense of luxury.
• This color is suitable for creating a high-tech style in combination with dark furniture and white textiles.
• Purple for wall decoration should be used provided that the complete image of the bedroom is thought out. If there is no confidence in the unity of style, then it is better to supplement the bedroom interior with lilac elements (panels, curtains, carpet, armchair).

Children's room

In the interior of the nursery, it is recommended to use light purple with a rare addition of bright warm tones. Suitable for both the girl's room and the boy's room.

• If this is a teenager's room, then a bright purple sofa, photo wallpaper and cream walls are suitable for decoration.
• In the play area and the desktop area, the walls can be painted with lavender, and the relaxation area with a delicate beige color.
• Bright accents can be toys, a chandelier, curtains, for example, orange or turquoise.

On the picture children's room with a predominance of purple, suitable for girls of any age. The combination of deep color in the interior is diluted with white carpet and furniture.

Bathroom decoration

Purple is combined with white sanitary ware (if a calm image is created), and black, white, gold (to create a luxurious bathroom).

• With good cold lighting, the bathroom can be made completely lavender.
• Eggplant, indigo and other rich shades are inappropriate in the interior of small bathrooms, even in the presence of an abundance of light.
• A small bathroom will be decorated with one of the walls in purple, such a compromise will create depth with a pair of mirrors.
• For a large bathroom, you can use purple and yellow tiles, thus dividing the room into zones.
• The ceiling of any size should be made light, like the floor; taps and mixers should be made of stainless steel.

On the picture a purple bathroom looks gorgeous in the presence of space and an abundance of light. White plumbing and light-colored ceilings combine with floral wall designs for a spa-like feel.

The combination of purple with other colors

The interior of a room in purple tones must be approached carefully when choosing companion colors, since in different shades it is a mixture of blue and warm red, which complicates the choice. Interior designers give recommendations with which colors purple in the interior is best combined, and with which it cannot share space.

• White with purple is a safe bet due to the combination of bright and neutral tones. In contrast, these shades complement each other, and depending on the main color, you can create two different moods. As a decor, you can choose items of silver, metal, black, gold, and crystal and glass will emphasize the depth and freshness of the color combination.

• Black purple the interior is suitable for bedroom decoration. Fire of a fireplace or candles, light paintings and frames, glass will complement the bold combination.

• Gray purple interior in light colors looks neutral and piquant due to the activity of color. You can experiment with this combination and create both a delicate image for a nursery and a strict one for the office.

• Purple and brown the interior will emphasize the originality of the choice.Intense chocolate and ripe plum with white décor elements are suitable for a bold and unusual design (provided there is sufficient room lighting), and mustard accents in the furniture create an avant-garde spirit.

• Red-violet the interior (like black and purple) in its pure form creates tension, reduces the size of the room and emotionally overwhelms the present. To decorate a room in this combination, details of such colors are suitable (for example, a red sofa).

• Yellow violet the interior creates a bright mood and a charge of cheerfulness. For rich lemon shades, it is better to choose lilac and light lilac colors. The purple-red color of magenta looks great with mustard yellow.

• Green and purple in the interior they create the effect of mystery in dark shades, and freshness in rich herbal and neutral lavender, and pistachio color of the walls and lilac upholstered furniture will complement each other without the interference of the third color.

• Turquoise and purple they are often found in the interior and look great against the background of fresh pastel walls. You can combine these shades in different quantities and combine with white.

• Violet pink an interior in neutral colors with light gray details will look unusual and unobtrusive. Ideal for a children's room.

• Lilac purple in the interior creates a vintage style, complemented by gold accessories and wrought iron elements. In pastel shades, these similar colors are suitable for the delicate decoration of a girl's room.

Since purple walls in the interior create a rather powerful energy and an unusual look, you can decorate the room with textiles, a chandelier, floor lamps, stucco or panels of this color. This technique will help you to look closely at the color and finally understand how it responds in the perception of space.

Photo gallery

Below are photo examples of the use of purple in the decoration of various rooms.