Modern designers offer interior decoration in any color scheme - whether it be a private “royal tower” or the Soviet “Khrushchev”, “Stalin”. Someone paints the whole apartment with the same colors, and some make each room different - a green living room, a purple hallway, a blue kitchen, a brown bedroom. Well-chosen shades will help create a favorable atmosphere for a particular activity, relaxation, sleep. Read more about how to equip a bedroom in brown tones, the best ways to finish it and the right choice of furniture, in the text of this article.
Experts consider this color to be unique - it suits almost everyone, regardless of gender or age. It symbolizes strength and reliability, stability and common sense, security and warmth, relaxation and the ability to relax. This is the color of the earth, noble wood, coffee beans, home. In the ancient world, shades of brown in clothing were considered a sign of the upper classes - commoners were not allowed to wear “deep” colors.
Brown is a complex color, it is formed by mixing red with green, yellow with violet, gray with orange. There are approximately 195 shades, here are some of them:
chocolate;
terracotta;
pale gold;
sandstorm;
copper;
almond;
suberic;
bronze, caramel;
taupe;
mustard honey;
lead brown;
walnut;
camel;
blueberry brown;
coffee with milk;
tannin;
pine bark;
dusty brick;
sepia;
chestnut;
mahogany;
mink;
coffee liquor;
bison;
red brown;
cocoa and others
Light brown improves memory, dark - soothes, reduces excessive irritability, excitement, stress. Warm shades reduce pressure a little, cold shades help breathe fully.
Advantages of the brown bedroom
In a brown bedroom, a person rests much better than in rooms of other colors. This is especially noticeable if important things are required in the morning that require concentration, a certain confidence in one's abilities - exams, meetings, important negotiations, trips, etc. It is strongly recommended to do morning exercises in the brown room - this color increases stamina, a person feels security.
If the bedroom of the newlyweds is decorated in chocolate tones, then in the family harmony, calmness, mutual understanding will remain for a long time. The room of the representatives of the older generation, furnished in red-brown tones, will help to get enough sleep at night, while maintaining good spirits in the daytime.
What styles to apply
Brown, one way or another, is used in most modern interior styles. Most in demand in:
classic and neoclassical;
Baroque and Gothic;
Empire style and art deco;
constructivism and eclecticism;
provence and country;
ethnic and eastern;
loft and industrial;
hi-tech and techno;
Scandinavian and European;
eco and retro;
minimalism and modernism.
Traditional styles cannot be imagined without coffee, chocolate, bronze shades. Ethnic are made out by sepia, terracotta, shades of mustard. European ones combine light chestnut furniture with mahogany and cocoa walls.
Finishing Methods
Spacious bedrooms with large windows facing the south side are finished with materials of cold shades. "Northern" spaces, especially small ones with few windows - bright, warm. Whatever style was chosen, it is unlikely to manage without brown.
As floor materials, a floorboard from various types of wood, parquet, laminate is suitable. The color of the floor is preferred at least two to three tones darker than the walls to visually create stability. In the large bedroom it is made black and brown, under mahogany, in the small - ginger, sea-buckthorn-brown, nut shade.
Honey-colored walls will fit perfectly into the Art Deco, Art Nouveau style, and the raw red-brown brick will become the basis of the loft, industrial style. Natural, artificial stone will organically combine with colorful murals depicting a sultry desert with a caravan of camels, a steppe sunset, forest brown bears, and floral bouquets of cream shades. Regular wallpapers are preferred with dark and light stripes - if the ceiling is high, then horizontal, low - vertical. Decorative plaster or “liquid wallpaper” can be designed as a gradient transition - from the dark bottom of the room to the lighter top.
A stretch ceiling in the color of pralines or brown jasper will decorate the Provence interior, dark brown beams that are not hidden by anything will become a highlight of the loft style.Plastic “stucco molding”, ceiling rosettes with bronzing elements will complement the baroque room, neoclassic.
Furniture selection
Most of the furniture for “expensive” interiors is made of wood or veneered fiberboard. Used wood is walnut, oak, beech, hornbeam, wenge, pine, mahogany, cherry, teak, ash, etc. The most expensive are bog oak and sequoia. Designer furniture from them is the most durable, looks good, does not lose its attractive appearance for many years.
The color of the furniture is selected in contrast to the walls - if the walls are dark, the furniture is light and vice versa. Forged, carved details look good in all traditional styles of sleeping design, chrome plated, covered with thick layers of paint, glass fit almost any of the modern interiors.
The centerpiece of the bedroom is the bed, preferably one and a half or double. Its headboard is often made voluminous - decorated with carvings, leather decorative elements, upholstered in fur. For particularly refined interiors, the bed is equipped with a canopy. A bed in the style of minimalism will stand on four thick legs of a square section, have a headboard in the form of a clear rectangle or a semicircle.
Many furniture manufacturers sell it immediately in sets - a bed, one or two bedside tables, a wardrobe or a chest of drawers for linen are included in the standard bedroom set. Additionally, it houses a dressing table or dressing table, a small desk with a chair, a pair of hinged shelves, floor hangers.
For the styles of loft, eclecticism, ethnic, art-believe, the bed and the rest of the furniture are made with your own hands from previously "sanded", painted or varnished parts of euro pallets.
Curtains and other textiles
For a light brown bedroom, linen, jacquard, satin curtains are suitable. They may have a small amount of embroidery, brush, fringe below.The color of the curtains should differ from the colors of the walls, the smaller the window openings, the more light, light curtains are selected. Bedspreads, the design of sofa cushions should create a single ensemble with draperies on windows, doors, not necessarily completely matching them in a color scheme.
Separate elements of the textile represent a bright color accent of the chocolate, caramel interior - green pillows, combined with individual elements of photo wallpaper, purple curtains in harmony with the eggplant squares on the bedspread, etc. In a rustic, Gothic, eco-style and some other walls are partially or fully upholstered fabric - plain or with a fine pattern.
Decor and accessories
Natural or artificial animal skins, various types of fur are used as decor. A couple of potted plants are placed on the windows, a bonsai tree is suitable for an oriental interior, any cacti for an African one, violets for a European one. The more spacious the room, the more diverse decor can be accommodated in it. You should not clutter up a small bedroom - only the most necessary is placed in it.
Several decorative vases, caskets, figurines will add a touch of sophistication to the design, photographs or embroidered paintings will add uniqueness to the frames. The fluffy carpet on the floor will make the room more comfortable, floor lamps with patterned shades will create a romantic atmosphere.
Lighting
When the room is decorated in dark colors, there should be a lot of light. If the bedroom has several functional areas, then each of them has a separate lighting fixture plus the main "upper light". In the women's bedroom, LED lighting frames a makeup mirror above the dressing table. In a man’s room, a working corner stands out in bright light, where a person engages in his favorite hobby.Above the bed itself, the lighting is preferably diffused, unless you plan to read or work on a laptop directly in bed. A clothes closet or a part of the room reserved for a dressing room may have a backlight that can be built directly into furniture.
If the walls are painted in dark colors, then they also need to be highlighted - the smaller the room, the brighter the backlight is selected, the more lamps should be placed. In the case when there are paintings, photographs on the walls, the shelves place lamps there. Large mirrors, glass surfaces, visually expand the space, increasing the amount of light at times.
Color combinations
Brown is perfectly combined with most colors of the famous palette - in this regard, it is also universal. Recommended Combinations:
with olive green, khaki, emerald - remind of nature;
light blue, turquoise - refresh;
with beige, bodily - favors good rest;
white, black, blue - create a contrast or a smooth transition;
with yellow-ocher, red-orange - invigorate, cheer up;
pink, violet - tuned to a romantic mood;
with gray, purple - in the bedroom to combine is not desirable.
It is not recommended to simultaneously combine more than three colors in one interior.
Brown color in the children's bedroom
Children in a brown bedroom get enough sleep — younger ones fall asleep better, are less capricious, older students improve their school performance, motivation increases. In the room of a little girl or boy, it is recommended to use light shades - blueberry-chocolate shades often scare kids. For teens of both sexes, the primary colors are dark - in this room the child is much easier to concentrate. Do not forget about the sufficient coverage of all places where children read, write, play games or their hobbies.It is advisable that daylight enter the room in abundance - the curtains are selected light, warm shades. Bright elements are added to the design of the bedroom at the request of the child - if he is already able to clearly articulate what exactly he wants.
Conclusion
To make brown only the bedroom or the whole apartment, a private country house is a personal choice of each family. A person who sleeps well at night is capable of productive activity during the day, which favorably affects his state of health and general mood. Contrasts in the sleeping room are best done to a minimum, and if the color cannot be applied beautifully, you can always turn to professional interior designers who will select the most suitable palette of shades.
Modern designers offer interior decoration in any color scheme - whether it be a private “royal tower” or the Soviet “Khrushchev”, “Stalin”. Someone paints the whole apartment with the same colors, and some make each room different - a green living room, a purple hallway, a blue kitchen, a brown bedroom. Well-chosen shades will help create a favorable atmosphere for a particular activity, relaxation, sleep. Read more about how to equip a bedroom in brown tones, the best ways to finish it and the right choice of furniture, in the text of this article.
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The effect and perception of brown on humans
Experts consider this color to be unique - it suits almost everyone, regardless of gender or age. It symbolizes strength and reliability, stability and common sense, security and warmth, relaxation and the ability to relax. This is the color of the earth, noble wood, coffee beans, home. In the ancient world, shades of brown in clothing were considered a sign of the upper classes - commoners were not allowed to wear “deep” colors.
Brown is a complex color, it is formed by mixing red with green, yellow with violet, gray with orange. There are approximately 195 shades, here are some of them:
Light brown improves memory, dark - soothes, reduces excessive irritability, excitement, stress. Warm shades reduce pressure a little, cold shades help breathe fully.
Advantages of the brown bedroom
In a brown bedroom, a person rests much better than in rooms of other colors. This is especially noticeable if important things are required in the morning that require concentration, a certain confidence in one's abilities - exams, meetings, important negotiations, trips, etc. It is strongly recommended to do morning exercises in the brown room - this color increases stamina, a person feels security.
If the bedroom of the newlyweds is decorated in chocolate tones, then in the family harmony, calmness, mutual understanding will remain for a long time. The room of the representatives of the older generation, furnished in red-brown tones, will help to get enough sleep at night, while maintaining good spirits in the daytime.
What styles to apply
Brown, one way or another, is used in most modern interior styles. Most in demand in:
Traditional styles cannot be imagined without coffee, chocolate, bronze shades. Ethnic are made out by sepia, terracotta, shades of mustard. European ones combine light chestnut furniture with mahogany and cocoa walls.
Finishing Methods
Spacious bedrooms with large windows facing the south side are finished with materials of cold shades. "Northern" spaces, especially small ones with few windows - bright, warm. Whatever style was chosen, it is unlikely to manage without brown.
As floor materials, a floorboard from various types of wood, parquet, laminate is suitable. The color of the floor is preferred at least two to three tones darker than the walls to visually create stability. In the large bedroom it is made black and brown, under mahogany, in the small - ginger, sea-buckthorn-brown, nut shade.
Honey-colored walls will fit perfectly into the Art Deco, Art Nouveau style, and the raw red-brown brick will become the basis of the loft, industrial style. Natural, artificial stone will organically combine with colorful murals depicting a sultry desert with a caravan of camels, a steppe sunset, forest brown bears, and floral bouquets of cream shades. Regular wallpapers are preferred with dark and light stripes - if the ceiling is high, then horizontal, low - vertical. Decorative plaster or “liquid wallpaper” can be designed as a gradient transition - from the dark bottom of the room to the lighter top.
A stretch ceiling in the color of pralines or brown jasper will decorate the Provence interior, dark brown beams that are not hidden by anything will become a highlight of the loft style.Plastic “stucco molding”, ceiling rosettes with bronzing elements will complement the baroque room, neoclassic.
Furniture selection
Most of the furniture for “expensive” interiors is made of wood or veneered fiberboard. Used wood is walnut, oak, beech, hornbeam, wenge, pine, mahogany, cherry, teak, ash, etc. The most expensive are bog oak and sequoia. Designer furniture from them is the most durable, looks good, does not lose its attractive appearance for many years.
The color of the furniture is selected in contrast to the walls - if the walls are dark, the furniture is light and vice versa. Forged, carved details look good in all traditional styles of sleeping design, chrome plated, covered with thick layers of paint, glass fit almost any of the modern interiors.
The centerpiece of the bedroom is the bed, preferably one and a half or double. Its headboard is often made voluminous - decorated with carvings, leather decorative elements, upholstered in fur. For particularly refined interiors, the bed is equipped with a canopy. A bed in the style of minimalism will stand on four thick legs of a square section, have a headboard in the form of a clear rectangle or a semicircle.
Many furniture manufacturers sell it immediately in sets - a bed, one or two bedside tables, a wardrobe or a chest of drawers for linen are included in the standard bedroom set. Additionally, it houses a dressing table or dressing table, a small desk with a chair, a pair of hinged shelves, floor hangers.
Curtains and other textiles
For a light brown bedroom, linen, jacquard, satin curtains are suitable. They may have a small amount of embroidery, brush, fringe below.The color of the curtains should differ from the colors of the walls, the smaller the window openings, the more light, light curtains are selected. Bedspreads, the design of sofa cushions should create a single ensemble with draperies on windows, doors, not necessarily completely matching them in a color scheme.
Separate elements of the textile represent a bright color accent of the chocolate, caramel interior - green pillows, combined with individual elements of photo wallpaper, purple curtains in harmony with the eggplant squares on the bedspread, etc. In a rustic, Gothic, eco-style and some other walls are partially or fully upholstered fabric - plain or with a fine pattern.
Decor and accessories
Natural or artificial animal skins, various types of fur are used as decor. A couple of potted plants are placed on the windows, a bonsai tree is suitable for an oriental interior, any cacti for an African one, violets for a European one. The more spacious the room, the more diverse decor can be accommodated in it. You should not clutter up a small bedroom - only the most necessary is placed in it.
Several decorative vases, caskets, figurines will add a touch of sophistication to the design, photographs or embroidered paintings will add uniqueness to the frames. The fluffy carpet on the floor will make the room more comfortable, floor lamps with patterned shades will create a romantic atmosphere.
Lighting
When the room is decorated in dark colors, there should be a lot of light. If the bedroom has several functional areas, then each of them has a separate lighting fixture plus the main "upper light". In the women's bedroom, LED lighting frames a makeup mirror above the dressing table. In a man’s room, a working corner stands out in bright light, where a person engages in his favorite hobby.Above the bed itself, the lighting is preferably diffused, unless you plan to read or work on a laptop directly in bed. A clothes closet or a part of the room reserved for a dressing room may have a backlight that can be built directly into furniture.
If the walls are painted in dark colors, then they also need to be highlighted - the smaller the room, the brighter the backlight is selected, the more lamps should be placed. In the case when there are paintings, photographs on the walls, the shelves place lamps there. Large mirrors, glass surfaces, visually expand the space, increasing the amount of light at times.
Color combinations
Brown is perfectly combined with most colors of the famous palette - in this regard, it is also universal. Recommended Combinations:
Brown color in the children's bedroom
Children in a brown bedroom get enough sleep — younger ones fall asleep better, are less capricious, older students improve their school performance, motivation increases. In the room of a little girl or boy, it is recommended to use light shades - blueberry-chocolate shades often scare kids. For teens of both sexes, the primary colors are dark - in this room the child is much easier to concentrate.
Do not forget about the sufficient coverage of all places where children read, write, play games or their hobbies.It is advisable that daylight enter the room in abundance - the curtains are selected light, warm shades. Bright elements are added to the design of the bedroom at the request of the child - if he is already able to clearly articulate what exactly he wants.
Conclusion
To make brown only the bedroom or the whole apartment, a private country house is a personal choice of each family. A person who sleeps well at night is capable of productive activity during the day, which favorably affects his state of health and general mood. Contrasts in the sleeping room are best done to a minimum, and if the color cannot be applied beautifully, you can always turn to professional interior designers who will select the most suitable palette of shades.