Which wall color for the bedroom?

Kamla Villanueva Kamla Villanueva
KT-56 Point West, Keir Townsend Keir Townsend Modern Bedroom
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The bedroom is the space in a house where you are most likely to stay the most. A beautiful interior design always comes with an attractive wall. While some color nuances are suitable for all four walls, you can also opt to highlight a single wall to create an eye-catching design statement. For an individualized and appealing look, unusual colors can be used which create a charming ambience. Even the soft and delicate tones with their reserved beauty can provide a relaxed living atmosphere and be a nice alternative to the common white walls. The wall colors of bedrooms can be combined perfectly with other hues and materials and thus reshape and transform your interior design. Elegant, natural or unusual—if you're wondering which wall color is the right match for your bedroom, then let personal taste decide and check out these pantones that you might like.

Black is beautiful: luxurious black for bedroom walls

You can't go wrong with the modern black and white design. It has long been a famous trend, but these elegant colors can do even more. It stands for a classic elegance, which always fits and can be combined perfectly with other colors. Particularly interesting is the interplay of the cold accents, which is used to to elevate the interior with hints of colour. Here is the proven advantage of the color black: it can be combined with all other colors and thus always gets a whole new face. The interaction with red is effective, while black and violet are particularly mysterious. Accessories in gold or silver create an exclusive and noble ambience together with black walls in the bedroom. The ever-present beauty and practicality of this color never gets out of fashion. 

Natural elegance for the bedroom: spring mint green walls

In the bedroom, the color spring mint green can be used, because it imparts a natural elegance and yet it is casual and relaxed. In general, the color green is suitable for use in living rooms, because it has a soothing effect on the mind and does not have a distracting effect because of its soft tones. This color is blended from blue, yellow and white—different nuances are possible. Green is colored psychologically in connection with youth and freshness, as well as with spring and was until the Middle Ages also the symbolic color of love. In the desert, the green is even associated with paradise because it reflects the lush green of the life-giving oases. Attractive, delicate colors like mint green give each room a stylish vintage charm and can be combined with earthy wood tones and an airy white. This green tone can also be used together with accessories in further pastel tones such as a delicate yellow, pink or light blue.

natural shade taupe: trend color as a treat

The color taupe is available in different pantones. The base colors of the taupe are a dark gray mixed with brown. It is also possible to add warm colors such as red so as to produce gradations such as purple or medium taupe. Even nuances to a beige tone or mud are possible. The special feature of this color is that it combines the cool of the color gray with the earthy radiance of the brown to an elegant wall color. A special advantage of Taupe is its excellent effect in combination with contrasting colors like a strong red or a clear white. Through the use of bright colors in combination with taupe, the rather dark appearance can be pleasantly freshened up, while maintaining a cozy and classic elegance. These, nevertheless inspire you to utilize a range of color selection, since taupe is not a common wall color. The walls of the bedrooms exude a rich and luxurious uniqueness that creates a refined yet relaxed ambience.

Noble and fiery: Copper red for the wall

The color red has accompanied interior design for centuries. It was even the first color used for cave painting. Psychologically, the red color is associated with life energy and also stands for heat. Red is also a lucky color, which is why entrance doors were painted red to prevent illness and evil spirits from entering. To this day the red in Eastern European and Asian countries has an important meaning as a symbol of happiness—red accessories are also considered as such. A noble and fiery color—copper red: a combination of an elegant brown touch of the copper with the fiery glow of a powerful red. In the bedroom, this color can be matched perfectly with wooden accessories. The combination creates a warm, subtle, and romantic atmosphere. Having candles, lamps or accents in gold, silver or copper are all very luxurious. 

Magnificent eyecatcher: gold-colored walls

The color gold stands for luxury and splendor. Being associated with the precious metal gold, whose brilliance has always fascinated people that it has become a symbol of wealth. The sun is also associated with the apparent color. Bedroom walls in this color create a unique eyecatcher, which is inspired by a magnificent charisma and can be combined in a variety of ways. The gold-colored walls together with white or cream appear particularly noble. An interplay of gold with cool and clear colors such as a navy blue, a fresh turquoise or a delicate green tone is unique and stylish. Glittering gold in combination with mysterious and majestic violet tones, or bright red are both considered symbols of power and vitality. Golden walls with yellow accessories on the other hand are especially sunny, cheerful and yet elegant.

Mysterious and extravagant: bedroom walls in mauve

The color mauve is an elegant pale purple shade that creates a special charm, because it is blended from the warm color red and the cool color blue. In this way many different nuances and tints can be created, which are suitable for the versatile design of bedrooms. In color psychology, the color has a peculiar interpretation because it connects two different poles: the calm blue, which is connected with the intellect and the thinking, with a bright red that is lively, represents sensuality and the emotional world. This gives mauve a unique expression, which is also suitable for the bedroom walls. Since this color is not used very frequently in the interior design, it gives each wall a unique flair. Mauve walls in combination with metallic accessories such as golden bowls or silver candlesticks are particularly noble and luxurious. The combination with white or black also appears very elegant and are widely used.

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