Recommendations for choosing a color scheme for the bedroom

In order to choose the right color, it is necessary to imagine how certain colors affect the human nervous system, what feelings and sensations they cause. A correctly selected color scheme will help to improve sleep, which ultimately will have a positive effect on well-being and performance.

Combinations of colors and shades

It is known that the selection of color combinations can correct room defects, for example, visually raise the ceiling, "push apart" the walls, create a feeling of spaciousness, or vice versa, reduce the room, add warmth or coolness. In addition, some combinations can have a beneficial effect on the nervous system, calm down, harmonize, while others have an exciting effect. All this must be considered when choosing a color for a bedroom.

First of all, you need to decide whether to use warm or cold colors.

• Warm refers to a part of the spectrum from red to yellow with all intermediate shades - they are usually used in rooms facing north and northeast.
• The colors of the opposite part of the spectrum, from blue to violet, are considered cold; they are used in rooms overlooking the south and southwest sides.

Complex colors such as green, violet can refer to both cold and warm, depending on the additional tones that are included in their composition. Blue-green and blue-violet are cold colors, but yellow-green and red-violet are warm. Black, white and gray are considered neutral, and do not carry either “warm” or “cold” components.

Warm colors have the ability to visually reduce a room, while cold ones, on the contrary, expand it a little. Designers use this when decorating interiors, zooming in or out of certain details in order to create the maximum decorative effect.

For example, a suitable color for a small bedroom is blue and white. Against the background of blue walls, white furniture will look good, on which there can be contrasting blue inserts. In this case, bed linen can also be white - this will lighten the interior and visually enlarge the room.

Color harmony

In design, there is such a thing as color harmony. A color by itself and the same color next to another color can look different. In some combinations, it will be expressive, while in others it will be faded. A harmonious combination of colors is considered, in which each one looks the most impressive. The harmony of colors can be built on the principle of nuance or contrast.

Nuance. Harmony based on the nuances of the same color is achieved by using similar colors or shades of the same color. These are usually soft, pastel colors. If one color is used, then surfaces with different saturations are combined. For example, the surface of the walls is light beige and the furniture is dark brown. Usually, nuanced harmony is used in small rooms.

Contrast. You can choose a color for the bedroom based on the principles of contrasting harmony.They combine contrasting colors, no more than three in one room, so as not to overload the eyesight and not tire the nervous system. As a rule, two contrasting colors are used - as the main and additional, with the possible addition of a third as an accent. As a pair of main-additional, you can use, for example, the following:

• blue - orange
• blue yellow
• White black

In this case, you can take both these colors themselves and their shades.

Advice: Pantone fans with color shades are available in every paint store and designer workshop to help you choose color combinations. From them it is easy to determine which shades will go well with each other, and which should be avoided. For the same purposes, you can use computer programs developed for designers and artists.

Feng Shui

Each of the world's cultures has its own traditions of living space design aimed at creating maximum comfort and convenience. Using such traditions can help create an atmosphere that is most conducive to well-being. In recent decades, the Japanese teaching on interior design, Feng Shui, has been gaining popularity. It takes into account all the nuances - and the location of objects to the cardinal points, and their color.

The color scheme for the bedroom in the teachings of Feng Shui has its own characteristics.

• A bedroom facing East and Southeast should be designed in a combination of green and brown.
• The bedroom, with windows facing South or Northwest, is painted in brown and dark yellow tones.
• South windows in the bedroom oblige to choose red or its shades as the main color.
• The bedroom with windows facing north is painted in shades of blue.
• If the windows face the West or North-West, the bedroom is painted white.

Influence of color

The choice of color for the bedroom has a significant impact on the human nervous system, so this issue needs to be considered in detail.

• Red

It is a very energetic color and is associated with the lower, physical chakra responsible for procreation. It is associated with, and contributes to, sexual activity. Therefore, use red in the bedroom very sparingly, a large amount of it can be irritating and tiring.

The predominance of red in a room can raise blood pressure, increase the respiratory rate and heart rate. Red in the bedroom is suitable for activating and preserving the passion of the spouses, but there should not be much of it, it is better to use calm red shades.

• Orange

A more suitable color for the bedroom is orange. It is a warm color that is relaxing, especially when diluted with white. Orange is the second chakra color associated with pleasure. The most pleasant for the eyes and the nervous system is the peach shade.

• Yellow

The color of the third chakra, which is responsible for self-esteem and self-awareness in society. Warm, clear color that helps to harmonize the nervous system. Has a slight stimulating effect.

• Green

The color of the heart chakra, associated with tenderness, love, motherly warmth. It is the most beneficial color for the eyes and helps reduce eye fatigue. The nervous system calms down, blood pressure decreases, and heart rate decreases.

Green is considered one of the most favorable colors for rest and relaxation, while the best choice would be natural, soft shades: olive, green-gray, marsh. Too much green can depress nervous activity, so it must be diluted with other tones.

• Blue and light blue

When in doubt whether you can choose the right color for the bedroom, opt for blue or blue, the colors of the fifth and sixth chakras, which are responsible for spirituality. These shades are the best option - a feeling of peace, serenity, spaciousness, coolness is created in the bedroom.

The color of the sky and water is natural, has a positive effect on the mental state and is suitable for interiors of any style. Keep in mind that the blue bedroom should be well lit and preferably south-facing. White furniture will help to give the interior lightness and airiness.

• Purple

The seventh, upper chakra is responsible for the connection with the divine principle, and has a purple color. It is a complex color that requires careful handling. Dark violet, which can depress the nervous system, should be especially delicate. At the same time, light, whitened tones will help create a sublime, slightly mystical atmosphere in the bedroom, and a combination with white will help to visually increase its volume.

• White

Traditionally, it is the color of purity, infinity, innocence. He has absorbed the entire palette of colors, and has a refreshing effect on the nervous system. White helps to visually enlarge the room, create a feeling of lightness, airiness.

When choosing a color scheme for a bedroom, it is worth staying on white if the room is small. But you need to think about which color shade to use. White can be cold and warm. The first option is suitable for bedrooms with south windows, the second with north windows.

• Brown and beige

Natural shades of brown, including beige and sand, create a serene atmosphere that is close to nature. Light beige tones can be combined with any other, and can be a good backdrop for both white and dark brown furniture. Brown shades evoke a sense of security, reliability, solidity. Too dark tones of brown can depress the psyche, so they need to be supplemented with light shades.

Beige - an excellent choice of colors for the bedroom, it will give comfort and peace. Complemented with a yellow-brown or gray-brown tone, beige will look very elegant. It can also be combined with other colors of your choice. The color of wenge wood can be attributed to the same group of colors - it is a very dark brown shade of African wood, sometimes almost black. Often furniture in the bedroom is made of wenge wood, which looks very advantageous against a beige background.

• Grey

Contrary to popular belief, gray is also a suitable color for the bedroom. It is absolutely neutral, which allows you to combine it with any other colors and shades.

Adding white or black tones changes the saturation of gray, so that even a monochrome bedroom will not seem boring, and, in addition, it gives ample opportunities for visual correction of room defects - those parts of the walls or ceiling that need to be removed are painted in light gray , and those that need to be brought closer - in the dark.

By adding color accessories, you can very quickly and inexpensively change the mood of a gray bedroom, and even its temperature: warm tones will bring a feeling of warmth, cold tones - cool.

Recommendations for creating a color scheme for the bedroom

When choosing the colors that you will use, you need to imagine the interior as a whole, and how this particular color fits into it.

• Furniture, finishing materials, textiles, decorative elements - the colors of all objects in the room should be harmoniously combined.
• Neutral tones of furniture and accessories will make it easier to create a harmonious interior.
• It is recommended to choose the color for the bedroom from a natural palette of colors - green, beige, brown, orange. This will help create a calm atmosphere that is conducive to relaxation.
• In small rooms, use light colors as the main ones, in large ones - more saturated, dark ones. To "raise" low ceilings use a pattern of vertical stripes on the wallpaper.
• The color of the walls depends not only on the selected tone, but also on the texture of the surface on which it is applied. Sometimes it is enough to change the texture to get the desired shade.

If you have any difficulties with choosing a color scheme for a bedroom, contact our professional designers who will help you create a comfortable and elegant interior.