Blue shades are great for designing houses and apartments. Despite the “cool” tone, it looks very interesting on the walls, in furniture, and various decor items. The blue color in the interior should be applied taking into account the rest of the finish, because it is not combined with all the colors of the color palette.
- Characterization, psychology and color features
- Tips for Using Blue
- Popular stylistic areas of color
- What colors does blue match in the interior
- White
- Beige
- Green
- Blue
- Orange
- Yellow
- Silver and gold
- Pink
- Brown
- Red
- Gray
- The black
- Interiors in blue tones
- Living room
- Bedroom
- Kitchen
- Bathroom
- Children's room
- Hallway
- Walls
- Ceiling
- Floor
- Furniture
- Lighting
- Accessories, decor, textiles
Characterization, psychology and color features
Blue color belongs to the cold gamut. It is considered a natural shade, therefore it is favorably perceived by the human eye. From the point of view of psychology, heavenly color creates an atmosphere of peace, relieves everyday stress, gives a charge of positive emotions. Blue has a unique and contradictory ability to increase the effectiveness of mental activity, while improving the quality of rest, relaxing.
Use blue wallpaper or other types of finishes you need correctly, carefully selecting combinations of colors. If you introduce too many blue tones into the interior, they can make you sad and depressed, because despite their beauty, they lack warmth and comfort. But the delicate blue color visually pushes the walls, makes the room taller and more voluminous. That is why this light tone is ideal for low small spaces. Only such a rule applies in the presence of sufficient lighting, so if there is not enough sun, it is worth taking care of installing a variety of lighting devices.
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Designers use many shades of blue when decorating apartments, and listing them in all its diversity is difficult. It is white-blue, heavenly, air-heavenly, the colors of clear water, blue sea, blurred blue and others. The most popular are delicate pastel shades, as well as azure, cornflower blue, Bristol, heavenly.
To make the room look unobtrusive, beautiful and harmonious, when decorating it, you must adhere to certain nuances:
- In too much mass, blue is able to enter into melancholy, so the interior should be balanced in color. For example, in the presence of walls of a heavenly shade, invigorating colors are introduced: orange, yellow or other bright colors.
- To the room did not look cold, you need to balance the light blue color with warm colors: beige, wood shades, milk, cream, caramel.
- The inclusion of matte structures in the interior and the elimination of gloss will also help to reduce the feeling of coldness. The latter should be used in large rooms, where it will further enhance the feeling of expanding space, or in southern rooms with plenty of light.
- If the windows of the room face north, east, west, the blue tint can be used as an additional color, for the rooms located on the south side it may well become the main one.
- The finished look will be given to the interior by textiles, which can be selected to match the furniture or contrasted with the main finish.
- Natural materials are well suited to blue: wood, marble, vine, rattan, as well as metal parts, forging.
Popular stylistic areas of color
Most often, heavenly shades are used in the design of rooms in a marine or Mediterranean style. This direction is characterized by combinations of white, gray, blue, milk. Be sure to bring the effect of the strip, for example, in cushions, curtains, accessories. Walls and furniture are usually made plain, light, and textiles - more saturated in color.
Provence blue also fits perfectly into the style, the kitchen in such colors will resemble a rustic house, the living room will look easy, airy. Flower patterns, combinations with pink, lilac, green tones are welcome.
Classics and modern style are also successfully combined with all shades of blue, which are often used as a decor or furniture background. A heavenly color for vintage styles, shabby chic is well suited, moreover, in the first case, aged surfaces will become a visiting card, in the second - a “floral-patchwork” design.
What colors does blue match in the interior
A monochrome interior is permissible only for the southern rooms, in the rest it will make the room too cold. To give her cheerfulness will help other colors in the decoration. Sky shades combine perfectly with many tones, the main combinations are described below.
White
White and blue interior is incredibly popular in the bathroom: it contributes to relaxation, peace of mind, adds light. The same combination is recommended for small rooms that have small windows and lack daylight. To enhance the effect of airiness, pink and beige tones are introduced into the atmosphere. Plain blue wallpapers can be revived with snow-white curtains, tulle, a leather sofa, fluffy carpets, and the white ceiling will at all resemble clouds against the sky.
Beige
Beige and blue are a classic combination, so it is often used in the appropriate style. This tandem is ideal for small rooms, as it visually expands the walls. Adding a Beige Tone deprives the heavenly color of its coldness, the interior immediately becomes more homely, cozy. To prevent the room from looking too pale, you can add several chocolate or dark blue accessories to it.
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The combination of green and celestial, as two natural shades, is considered natural and pleasing to the eye. Such a combination is suitable for a living room, a nursery, a bedroom. From the green palette, it is better to take herbal shades either pistachio tones: The picture will be incredibly soft and comfortable.
Blue
Blue is a clarified blue, so the interior, when combined with dark blue, will be considered monochrome. To give a bright appearance to the room, you can use the gradient technique or ombre: Use darker tones below, moving to lighter tones closer to the ceiling. In the kitchen, such a combination is best avoided: it looks too “northern”.
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Bright orange shades will bring notes of energy, awakening to the interior. Such a tandem would look ideal in a children's room, in the kitchen, as well as in a living room made in a modern style.
Yellow
How to create in the room the feeling of a summer day filled with the sun? Need to use blue wallpaper, white ceiling and yellow accents - textiles, accessories. The situation with such a color scheme will certainly cheer up and please guests, help maintain a friendly conversation. A similar interior can be supplemented with beige and milky tones in a small amount.
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Both "precious" shades have the property to successfully combine with almost all tones of the gamut.In the blue room, gold will create a feeling of solemnity, pomp, luxury. Silver color will provide a cooler and more modest, but elegant impression. It must be remembered that for this interior the rest of the decor should also be spectacular, solid.
Pink
The combination of pink and blue is most suitable for a children's room, including for heterosexual children. You can use this tandem in the kitchen. Depending on the brightness of pink, the interior can be both dynamic and restrained, calm.
Brown
The situation in brown and blue tones looks very harmonious, elegant. Light shades of brown wood, as well as brick color, are ideal for heaven. In darker colors, it is worth decorating the floor by choosing the appropriate materials: porcelain stoneware, tile, laminate, parquet.
Red
Red with blue gives a sharp contrasting combination, which is not used too often. If you apply a pink-red tint or a color with a reflection of orange, paired with a heavenly one they will look more harmonious.
Gray
Those who prefer a calm, cozy atmosphere, it is recommended to pay attention to a pair of "gray + blue". The interior will be very elegant with plain blue wallpaper and gray furniture, as well as paintings of a combined gray-blue color. To prevent the room from fading, you can add notes of peach, orange, white to it.
The black
A room in blue with black accents is a bold and unusual solution. This type of decoration is used in the Scandinavian style and is suitable for the living room, study, hallway.
Interiors in blue tones
Blue wallpapers and other types of finishes of this color are suitable for a room of any purpose, they will only emphasize its functionality and chic.
Living room
In the living room, the heavenly color is best combined with wood and beige tones. A modest interior can be diluted with textiles, accessories in saturated colors. Also, with the help of successful combinations, a room is zoned, for example, a small office is allocated in it. Reception of an accent wall of a blue shade will help to visually expand a room too narrow.
Bedroom
Here, a heavenly tone will contribute to relaxation and good sleep, give a touch of freshness to the interior. But, if there is too much primary color, there is a risk of making the bedroom cold, uncomfortable. This room combines blue with white, beige, gray, brown, as well as lavender, blue, and purple. Bright accents are best introduced in the shades of the headboard, bedspreads, paintings, rugs: we are talking about yellow, orange, pink details. As for the furniture, if there are blue walls, it should be gray or light brown.
Kitchen
It is recommended to apply a heavenly tone in narrow, small-sized kitchens that are well lit: this way you can visually give the room a wider size. Matte textures that combine perfectly with natural materials: vine, rattan, wood, cotton will look better.
to contents ↑With the blue walls, the kitchen unit in brown or beige shades and the same doors are perfectly combined. You can complement the range with accents of orange, pink, green, yellow.
Bathroom
A beautiful image of the bathroom will help to create a light blue shade of the tile. In the marine style, to achieve the effect of depth, they use this technique: half of the wall is finished with a darker shade, higher - light. At the same time, a bath, toilet, sink should be made snow-white. A good solution will be to add green details that will support the marine theme. The ceiling is usually decorated in white, but the image of the sky in the bathroom will look beautiful. White or beige ceramics, chrome-plated handles, warm (yellow) lighting will organically fit into the interior.
Children's room
Most often, blue is perceived as a boyish color, so they usually paint the walls of a nursery for male kids. The marine style is perfectly complemented by ship or pirate elements: an anchor, a rudder, a blue and white stripe. Bright accents may include green, yellow, orange accessories or textiles.
Hallway
Delicate heavenly shades in the living room will look good, expanding the space, because this room is rarely dimensional. It is worth complementing the interior with furniture in the color of oak, walnut or made in grayish tones, as well as providing bright artificial lighting. The interior of the hallway will be appropriate restrained decor: key holders, paintings, posters.
Walls
Wall decoration is the basis of the entire interior, it sets the tone for the room. Blue color tends to bring cold freshness into the room, so it is better not to use it in rooms where there is little sun located on the north side of the house. Heavy, embossed wallpapers, decorative plaster, fabric paintings for blue walls look richly, exquisitely. Light wallpapers are usually used in the styles of romanticism and Provence, and paint - in modern.
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Colored ceilings are considered a fashionable design decision. It is not necessary to make them too dark, just applying a heavenly tone to enhance the feeling of lightness, airiness of the room. If the walls also have a blue tone, the ceiling should be white or pastel blue. Fixtures for suspended ceilings are better to choose bright, spectacular, like a skirting board. The latter looks good in silver or gold, of course, if it suits the style of the room.
Floor
The blue floor looks quite familiar except in the bathroom, in other rooms it is a very non-standard solution. In addition to tile coatings, bulk floor techniques are often used, with which you can create unique creations for individual projects. In the bedroom, living room on the floor, it is better to place an interesting carpet of heavenly shade - plain or with a pattern, as well as lay a carpet. Not forbidding and coloring the board in a heavenly color, if this is provided for in the plan of the arrangement of the room.
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To choose a really suitable furniture in style and color, you need to adhere to a number of tips:
- upholstered furniture should have a color that will become the second most important in the interior;
- cabinet furniture is chosen in harmony with the main background of the walls or floor;
- classic welcomes the whole palette of natural wood, and modern styles - bright colors, glass and metal details, interesting decor.
White and blue sofa is perfect for the living room, made in pastel colors. Even massive chairs of this color will look elegant and very unobtrusive. For upholstered furniture in heavenly shades, it is recommended to select fabrics that are pleasant to the touch: velvet, velor.
In the kitchen, a blue set will give the room freshness and nobility, will be in perfect harmony with a light dining group. Hand-painted drawers, benches and small cabinets look cute, providing the kitchen a unique charm and personality.
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Lighting
Each room, made in heavenly colors, should be mounted very high-quality lighting. In addition to the central chandelier, all areas should be illuminated separately: we are talking about the working area in the kitchen, in the living room, about the playroom in the nursery, etc. In the area of the desktop or sink, the lamps should be bright enough to eliminate eye discomfort. If the blue tone occupies more than ½ area in the room, only lamps with a warm glow are used, in other cases, the use of white (cold) light is acceptable.
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The abundance of decor is the prerogative of the classics, here you can decorate the room with paintings, luxurious mirrors, panels and stucco moldings, figurines. In modern styles, usually use no more than 2-3 accessories: photos, posters, candlesticks, potted plants, vases.
Textiles in blue tones are sold everywhere, so finding a suitable option for a room will not be difficult. The introduction of a heavenly shade in the curtains, wraps on the sofa, bedspreads and rugs will help change the appearance of the room even without repairs. Noble fabrics look beautiful: tapestry, silk, velvet, enhancing the feeling of luxury, rich decoration of the room. On the contrary, linen and cotton fabrics give a feeling of lightness and homeliness, liveliness and dynamism, so you need to choose textiles depending on the style and personal preferences.
