As a result of a survey conducted in 1974, American scientists found that blue is the most favorite color on the planet. Already in our century, according to the results of repeated research, it turned out that the first place was taken by a special shade called marrs green. It is perceived by different people as green or as the same blue. This color often appears in the interiors of residential apartments, offices, cafes, shops. Fashion designers love him, and breeders do not stop trying to bring out amazing "heavenly" roses. The blue color in the interior of the bedroom, depending on the intensity, can create an atmosphere of luxury, a slightly intriguing design, “winter” decoration and a light, relaxing atmosphere. It has many shades with unusual and romantic names, each of which will help give the room a special mood. We will talk about how to choose the right color composition and which neighbors to dilute the blue of the bedroom with in this article.
Blue is associated with eternity, winter, fidelity, luck, sea and sky. In ancient times, Portuguese merchants brought from the east paints of an unusual shade called indigo. It took a long time before the Europeans themselves learned how to get this pigment. Ultramarine, which was obtained from lapis powder, was considered the rarest shade of blue. In many cultures, this color was a symbol of supreme deities, especially those who were associated with heaven. It is believed that blue drowns passion, contrasted with red. Color adjusts to philosophical thoughts, calms, gives a feeling of stability. The researchers found that blue is loved by people who are patient, modest, melancholic by nature, who avoid scandals, prefer silence and calm to noise, and prefer home-like activities and reading books to outdoor activities and parties. However, the meaning of color in psychology is twofold: in particularly sensitive natures, it can cause depressive states and a feeling of deep melancholy, loneliness, and coldness. Blue helps to find mutual understanding, so they draw up meeting rooms in offices. But it affects the performance negatively. To design an office, it is better to choose a different color.
Advantages and disadvantages of the blue bedroom
Features of the influence of blue on a person make it an ideal solution for a bedroom. The shade is embodied in decoration, furniture, decorative elements. Among the advantages of a bluish color scheme are:
A large number of tone options.
Improving the mental state of a tired person, light sleep and inner peace.
Blue goes well with other colors, which allows you to create original combinations.
Perhaps the only drawback of color is its coldness.You can not decorate the walls in blue if the windows face the north side and the sun rarely looks into the room. The interior will turn out to be too gloomy and prickly-cold, it will be hard and unpleasant to be in it, a person will be haunted by a desire to get into a “warm” room to psychologically “warm up”.
What does blue count
Blue is considered a universal color. In a duet, it is combined with any shades, only the nature of the composition changes. The combination of blue and gray, silver is considered a cold "ideal." Due to the powerful energy of the first, its more neutral neighbor is lost. Blue with pink creates a beautiful, delicate setting that sets you up for a touch of romance. Complete with fuchsia, the shade acquires notes of audacity and elegance. The combination of blue and red requires an additional tone, as the duo is based on contrast and turns out to be uncompromising too. The third participant in the composition may be white, gray, light brown, beige, walnut. If you choose such a strong combination in the design of the bedroom, then the bed and decor are performed in blue and red: a bedspread, pillows, rug or curtains. The combination with peach will be contrasting, where the second participant will play the role of the background. Combinations of yellow and blue are luxurious and dynamic. Although warm and cold tones are used, the interior will warm.
It is not recommended to choose flashy shades of yellow: lemon, canary, sunny. Gold and blue will look luxurious, where the shine of expensive metal will give the companion nobility, aristocracy, elegance. If you want to get the setting of "early spring", then choose a combination of sapphire and cold green. The first will symbolize melting ice, and the second - the tops of trees awakening from frosty sleep. The combination of blue and warm shades of green will help create a softer and more cheerful interior.In combination with blue, you get an excellent background for playing brighter tones. Blue and violet are considered relatives. The only difference is that in the second there is an admixture of red. Such a duet is dynamic and has internal strength. You can dilute it only with small bright spots. Blue with beige forms a strong union, which is characterized by softness. In such an interior it will be moderately “warm”. In tandem with brown, the blue becomes new facets: it becomes more refined. This color scheme is considered classic.
Shades and how to choose the same
Blue has many shades from light purple tones to dark notes. The light range includes blue, cornflower blue, sea wave (mixed with green), turquoise, azure, heavenly, gray (on the verge of gray). The list of moderate shades includes denim, cobalt, with notes of steel and royal blue. Dark colors are often used in interiors: ultramarine, sapphire, indigo, midnight and Prussian blue. A variety of shades allows not only to choose the perfect color for decorating the bedroom, but also to create the desired “temperature” and mood.
In which stylistic directions is used
Blue color is considered "native" for a whole line of directions in design. The closest in spirit to this shade is marine style. Combined with yellow and white, the atmosphere of the bedroom will resemble the interiors of beach houses. If you add thematic decor in the form of gear, shells, smooth pebbles and starfish, then the noise of the surf and the cries of gulls will sound unobtrusively in your head, and your imagination will draw a beautiful landscape worthy of Aivazovsky’s paintings. A tandem of blue and white is the basis of the Scandinavian style. Here the color takes on a completely different shape. It is associated with ice and hoarfrost on trees, a prickly sky with rarely seen sun. Whiteness plays the role of snow in the vast expanses.
Masonry painted in blue or azure shades at ease and easily. In the classic direction, a combination of noble royal blue with gold is used. The luxury and grandeur of the interior will resemble expensive apartments of crowned persons. Blue in Provence is used in a metered way, since the style should have softness and comfort. It is used only in decor or partial decoration. For art deco, shades of dark blue are selected, because the atmosphere of the room should be serious and solid. "Greek minimalism" - the Mediterranean style, like the Scandinavian style, prefers combination with white. Light celestial and cornflower hues allow you to create an “airy” bedroom. This design solution is optimal for small or narrow rooms. In “burnt out” blue the walls are painted and the space is surprisingly visually enlarged, filled with fresh air and the coolness desired for a hot climate.
A small admixture of blue in gray-white design of modern style, high-tech and minimalism will emphasize the laconicism and simplicity of the atmosphere.
Lighting
The coldness of the blue interior must be compensated by warm light. To do this, you will have to buy light bulbs with a minimum color temperature value, which is measured in Kelvin (K). The designation is indicated on the package. Bulbs with temperatures up to 3500 K will give a warm white light. The decorative illumination in the form of spotlights under the ceiling around the perimeter of the room or only near the accent wall at the head of the bed will beautifully emphasize the interior features. A bright sun in the blue bedroom will be a group of round bulbs without shades, located above the bed. Such a solution will suit high-tech, minimalism, Scandinavian style. Classical interiors use floor lamps and sconces with the correct geometry in light shades of lampshades.
Bedroom Design Options
The blue color in the bedroom can be used in three variations:
In the finish.
Furnished.
In the decor.
In the first case, the dimensions of the room should be impressive, since from the cold of a small blue bedroom it will make its way "to the bones." A variant with furniture is embodied in small rooms. You can use both dark blue and its light shades. The main thing is to choose the right dynamic neighbor and background. An accent solution is considered the simplest in execution. The blue details are hard to spoil. We consider each of the combinations in detail.
Blue walls and ceiling
Before the repair, you need to weigh the pros and cons of using blue in the decoration. Do not advise choosing dark shades, focus on light or neutral. Otherwise, you will have to compensate for the cold walls with bright furniture or decor, which is undesirable for the bedroom. The accent area in indigo, ultramarine, sapphire is combined with white plaster on the remaining surfaces and rough wooden beams of light brown tones on the ceiling. Dark blue variations combine with rimless frames. The theme of combination with wood can be continued using paintings or photos on a white background in a simple wooden frame. The furniture is used brown, coral, peach, yellow, white, light green or gray. The blue ceiling is a bold solution only for tall rooms. If the bedroom is for children, then it is decorated with yellow or silver stars. For blue rooms it is recommended to choose white curtains. As an option, a light, airy tulle web of a light shade that will open the sun to the room will suit. If the apartment is on the ground floor or the windows face the street, then it is complemented by blinds.
The wall, decorated with textured fabric wallpaper in deep blue, will become a luxurious decoration of an expensive bedroom.
Furniture selection
Blue furniture looks elegant and elegant on a gray, brown and white background.The headboard in royal color from soft velvet will echo with a similar upholstery of an ottoman, couch or poufs. An additional component of the composition will be a rug with a short pile. Grind the interior with accessories in the same color with gold trim. The pier glass of cornflower blue or cobalt shade is combined with the whiteness of the bed and curtains. The chair is complemented by a blue-steel upholstery in light wood frames. A blue armchair will look good complete with a moderately yellow bed decor and a sand-colored carpet.
Textiles and Decor
Blue goes well with a tree, so it is often chosen for bedding. A bed made of wood will look like a luxurious bed if it is covered with a velvet sapphire or azure-colored bed and decorated with a pair of pillows with golden tassels. A group of expensive porcelain vases with a blue pattern, lamps with shades of cobalt shade, a jeans shelf, cornflower-blue frames, blue or sky curtains will add naturalness and restraint to the overly soft interior of the bedroom. Alternatively, you can decorate the room with a pair of flower pots. Hyacinths, lisianthus, delicate violets, solia, geranium, agapanthus are suitable.
Conclusion
Blue is not only suitable for the bedroom. The best room for using color is considered a bathroom. The combination of blue and white tiles is a classic combination that recalls the sea and the foam caps on the crests of the waves. Light shades are freely used in rooms for boys and girls, as well as in teenagers' bedrooms. A calm design will cool their ardor during the turbulent period of growing up. The relaxing, almost hypnotic effect of color has been proven in practice. A social experiment was conducted in Japan. In the most disadvantaged areas of the small town and at the railway junction, where desperate locals committed suicide on rails, the lights giving yellow were replaced with blue.A month later, the crime rate dropped by almost 10%, and at the station for several years no one rushed under the train. So blue does sometimes work wonders and do not underestimate the possibilities of color and the power of its influence on the subconscious.
As a result of a survey conducted in 1974, American scientists found that blue is the most favorite color on the planet. Already in our century, according to the results of repeated research, it turned out that the first place was taken by a special shade called marrs green. It is perceived by different people as green or as the same blue. This color often appears in the interiors of residential apartments, offices, cafes, shops. Fashion designers love him, and breeders do not stop trying to bring out amazing "heavenly" roses. The blue color in the interior of the bedroom, depending on the intensity, can create an atmosphere of luxury, a slightly intriguing design, “winter” decoration and a light, relaxing atmosphere. It has many shades with unusual and romantic names, each of which will help give the room a special mood. We will talk about how to choose the right color composition and which neighbors to dilute the blue of the bedroom with in this article.
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Perception and Psychology of Color
Blue is associated with eternity, winter, fidelity, luck, sea and sky. In ancient times, Portuguese merchants brought from the east paints of an unusual shade called indigo. It took a long time before the Europeans themselves learned how to get this pigment. Ultramarine, which was obtained from lapis powder, was considered the rarest shade of blue. In many cultures, this color was a symbol of supreme deities, especially those who were associated with heaven. It is believed that blue drowns passion, contrasted with red. Color adjusts to philosophical thoughts, calms, gives a feeling of stability. The researchers found that blue is loved by people who are patient, modest, melancholic by nature, who avoid scandals, prefer silence and calm to noise, and prefer home-like activities and reading books to outdoor activities and parties. However, the meaning of color in psychology is twofold: in particularly sensitive natures, it can cause depressive states and a feeling of deep melancholy, loneliness, and coldness. Blue helps to find mutual understanding, so they draw up meeting rooms in offices. But it affects the performance negatively. To design an office, it is better to choose a different color.
Advantages and disadvantages of the blue bedroom
Features of the influence of blue on a person make it an ideal solution for a bedroom. The shade is embodied in decoration, furniture, decorative elements. Among the advantages of a bluish color scheme are:
Perhaps the only drawback of color is its coldness.You can not decorate the walls in blue if the windows face the north side and the sun rarely looks into the room. The interior will turn out to be too gloomy and prickly-cold, it will be hard and unpleasant to be in it, a person will be haunted by a desire to get into a “warm” room to psychologically “warm up”.
What does blue count
Blue is considered a universal color. In a duet, it is combined with any shades, only the nature of the composition changes. The combination of blue and gray, silver is considered a cold "ideal." Due to the powerful energy of the first, its more neutral neighbor is lost. Blue with pink creates a beautiful, delicate setting that sets you up for a touch of romance. Complete with fuchsia, the shade acquires notes of audacity and elegance. The combination of blue and red requires an additional tone, as the duo is based on contrast and turns out to be uncompromising too. The third participant in the composition may be white, gray, light brown, beige, walnut. If you choose such a strong combination in the design of the bedroom, then the bed and decor are performed in blue and red: a bedspread, pillows, rug or curtains. The combination with peach will be contrasting, where the second participant will play the role of the background. Combinations of yellow and blue are luxurious and dynamic. Although warm and cold tones are used, the interior will warm.
It is not recommended to choose flashy shades of yellow: lemon, canary, sunny. Gold and blue will look luxurious, where the shine of expensive metal will give the companion nobility, aristocracy, elegance. If you want to get the setting of "early spring", then choose a combination of sapphire and cold green. The first will symbolize melting ice, and the second - the tops of trees awakening from frosty sleep. The combination of blue and warm shades of green will help create a softer and more cheerful interior.In combination with blue, you get an excellent background for playing brighter tones. Blue and violet are considered relatives. The only difference is that in the second there is an admixture of red. Such a duet is dynamic and has internal strength. You can dilute it only with small bright spots. Blue with beige forms a strong union, which is characterized by softness. In such an interior it will be moderately “warm”. In tandem with brown, the blue becomes new facets: it becomes more refined. This color scheme is considered classic.
Shades and how to choose the same
Blue has many shades from light purple tones to dark notes. The light range includes blue, cornflower blue, sea wave (mixed with green), turquoise, azure, heavenly, gray (on the verge of gray). The list of moderate shades includes denim, cobalt, with notes of steel and royal blue. Dark colors are often used in interiors: ultramarine, sapphire, indigo, midnight and Prussian blue. A variety of shades allows not only to choose the perfect color for decorating the bedroom, but also to create the desired “temperature” and mood.
In which stylistic directions is used
Blue color is considered "native" for a whole line of directions in design. The closest in spirit to this shade is marine style. Combined with yellow and white, the atmosphere of the bedroom will resemble the interiors of beach houses. If you add thematic decor in the form of gear, shells, smooth pebbles and starfish, then the noise of the surf and the cries of gulls will sound unobtrusively in your head, and your imagination will draw a beautiful landscape worthy of Aivazovsky’s paintings. A tandem of blue and white is the basis of the Scandinavian style. Here the color takes on a completely different shape. It is associated with ice and hoarfrost on trees, a prickly sky with rarely seen sun. Whiteness plays the role of snow in the vast expanses.
Masonry painted in blue or azure shades at ease and easily. In the classic direction, a combination of noble royal blue with gold is used. The luxury and grandeur of the interior will resemble expensive apartments of crowned persons. Blue in Provence is used in a metered way, since the style should have softness and comfort. It is used only in decor or partial decoration. For art deco, shades of dark blue are selected, because the atmosphere of the room should be serious and solid. "Greek minimalism" - the Mediterranean style, like the Scandinavian style, prefers combination with white. Light celestial and cornflower hues allow you to create an “airy” bedroom. This design solution is optimal for small or narrow rooms. In “burnt out” blue the walls are painted and the space is surprisingly visually enlarged, filled with fresh air and the coolness desired for a hot climate.
Lighting
The coldness of the blue interior must be compensated by warm light. To do this, you will have to buy light bulbs with a minimum color temperature value, which is measured in Kelvin (K). The designation is indicated on the package. Bulbs with temperatures up to 3500 K will give a warm white light. The decorative illumination in the form of spotlights under the ceiling around the perimeter of the room or only near the accent wall at the head of the bed will beautifully emphasize the interior features. A bright sun in the blue bedroom will be a group of round bulbs without shades, located above the bed. Such a solution will suit high-tech, minimalism, Scandinavian style. Classical interiors use floor lamps and sconces with the correct geometry in light shades of lampshades.
Bedroom Design Options
The blue color in the bedroom can be used in three variations:
In the first case, the dimensions of the room should be impressive, since from the cold of a small blue bedroom it will make its way "to the bones." A variant with furniture is embodied in small rooms. You can use both dark blue and its light shades. The main thing is to choose the right dynamic neighbor and background. An accent solution is considered the simplest in execution. The blue details are hard to spoil. We consider each of the combinations in detail.
Blue walls and ceiling
Before the repair, you need to weigh the pros and cons of using blue in the decoration. Do not advise choosing dark shades, focus on light or neutral. Otherwise, you will have to compensate for the cold walls with bright furniture or decor, which is undesirable for the bedroom. The accent area in indigo, ultramarine, sapphire is combined with white plaster on the remaining surfaces and rough wooden beams of light brown tones on the ceiling. Dark blue variations combine with rimless frames. The theme of combination with wood can be continued using paintings or photos on a white background in a simple wooden frame. The furniture is used brown, coral, peach, yellow, white, light green or gray. The blue ceiling is a bold solution only for tall rooms. If the bedroom is for children, then it is decorated with yellow or silver stars. For blue rooms it is recommended to choose white curtains. As an option, a light, airy tulle web of a light shade that will open the sun to the room will suit. If the apartment is on the ground floor or the windows face the street, then it is complemented by blinds.
Furniture selection
Blue furniture looks elegant and elegant on a gray, brown and white background.The headboard in royal color from soft velvet will echo with a similar upholstery of an ottoman, couch or poufs. An additional component of the composition will be a rug with a short pile. Grind the interior with accessories in the same color with gold trim. The pier glass of cornflower blue or cobalt shade is combined with the whiteness of the bed and curtains. The chair is complemented by a blue-steel upholstery in light wood frames. A blue armchair will look good complete with a moderately yellow bed decor and a sand-colored carpet.
Textiles and Decor
Blue goes well with a tree, so it is often chosen for bedding. A bed made of wood will look like a luxurious bed if it is covered with a velvet sapphire or azure-colored bed and decorated with a pair of pillows with golden tassels. A group of expensive porcelain vases with a blue pattern, lamps with shades of cobalt shade, a jeans shelf, cornflower-blue frames, blue or sky curtains will add naturalness and restraint to the overly soft interior of the bedroom. Alternatively, you can decorate the room with a pair of flower pots. Hyacinths, lisianthus, delicate violets, solia, geranium, agapanthus are suitable.
Conclusion
Blue is not only suitable for the bedroom. The best room for using color is considered a bathroom. The combination of blue and white tiles is a classic combination that recalls the sea and the foam caps on the crests of the waves. Light shades are freely used in rooms for boys and girls, as well as in teenagers' bedrooms. A calm design will cool their ardor during the turbulent period of growing up. The relaxing, almost hypnotic effect of color has been proven in practice. A social experiment was conducted in Japan. In the most disadvantaged areas of the small town and at the railway junction, where desperate locals committed suicide on rails, the lights giving yellow were replaced with blue.A month later, the crime rate dropped by almost 10%, and at the station for several years no one rushed under the train. So blue does sometimes work wonders and do not underestimate the possibilities of color and the power of its influence on the subconscious.