Blue color in the interior: where is it appropriate, what is it combined with? Living room in blue tones Dark blue walls in the living room

Most people find blue to be too dark. But if you combine it with different tones of other colors, you can achieve luxury.

Blue, like the color of the sky and the sea, will never get bored, because it is compared to nature.

This is why it is used to create your living room.

Blue living room interior

Tones of blue in the interior of the living room set a person up for peace and creativity. Tenderness is associated with light shades, and darker ones - excite someone, and strain someone.

If you make a blue living room, then its windows, which are on the south side, should be painted in blue shades. They will refresh the room and bring light coolness.

If you want to turn your living room into a relaxation room, then you should pay attention to the darker tones of blue. So that the room is not very dark, you can dilute it with light shades.

Walls and ceilings in the living room in blue

If you are the owner of a small living room, shades of blue will help make it more comfortable. They help to visually increase the size of the room.

You don't have to make the whole room blue to do this. Having made at least one wall in blue, you can already notice changes in the size of the living room. To make the room appear a little taller, use blue for the ceiling and light, delicate shades for the walls.

Having a large living room does not need to be painted entirely blue, as it can make the room a little empty and cold. But if you are a fan of this color and want to make the walls blue, then the furniture should be chosen in light shades.

Combination of blue

In order to choose the right combination colors for blue, use these recommendations for the combination:

Light colors are more suitable as a background for various accessories, and rich dark ones for furniture decoration.

After decorating the room using more blue, do not forget to add some warm shades to keep the room cool. The blue room looks amazing with a little yellow.

A room decorated only in shades of blue will seem a little gloomy. The solution to this problem is to cover the floor in light colors.

Gray and gold look good with blue. But they should be used as an accent for the room.

Furniture in a blue living room

It will not be easy to make the choice of furniture for the blue interior of the living room. To improve it, you should heed the advice of professional designers.

1. If you have chosen furniture with light blue upholstery, the furniture, in turn, should be in delicate shades - walls in gray and white, and furniture in blue.

2. The best choice is not oversaturation of blue in the room, but on the contrary, using light colors for furniture.

3. If the furniture in the room is blue, then the presence of light items of the accessory is simply a must.

Blue living room accessories

Curtains in the living room with ceilings and walls in blue shades are chosen from light colors - white, beige or gold. Well, if you want to focus on blue, then it is worth making the curtains polished blue, they can also shade the room from the sun.

In the design of the living room in blue tones, curtains in a shade of turquoise will be good, as they add a little lightness. You can also add blue pillows, a rug, or a vase.

The marine theme will bring a little subtlety and originality to the room, for example, various corals or sea shells.

For the correct design of the living room in blue and in any other color, you need a competent approach. In order for your room to be luxurious and chic, it is worth using design services.

Photo of the blue living room

Blue is associated primarily with the sky and the water surface, it symbolizes calmness, stability and confidence. However, blue has strong qualities such as confidence, organization, stability, and responsibility. The color scheme of blue starts from a delicate pale cornflower blue and ends with a dark black and blue tone.

In the photo there is a minimalistic studio kitchen in a dirty blue color. The white background makes the room look small.

Photos in the interior of the rooms

Kitchen

In the design of the kitchen, a blue tint can be used as a background or filling, namely, the facade of the headset, appliances and other pieces of furniture. To keep the room from looking small and dark, you can use a combination with lighter colors, such as blue-white or gray-blue. The combination will look great in a classic and modern style. Another interesting design method would be colored household appliances, such as a blue refrigerator.

Living room

By combining blue with other shades, you can achieve completely different styles.

• The gray-blue combination is best used in a room with windows facing south or in a room with bright natural light.
• White and blue combination will be a win-win option, the design will be filled with light and lightness.
• The combination of blue and beige suits nautical, modern and classic designs.
• An interesting effect can be achieved using a bright tone in the details, for example, a blue sofa and curtains of the same shade, or one of the walls is decorated with photo wallpaper in a beautiful azure color.

The photo shows a compact backstage living room, the design is completely done in a dusty blue color scheme.

Bedroom

The blue color creates a soothing atmosphere in the room and will induce sleep. A good interior solution would be partial wall decoration, for example, above the head of the bed. You can also make several accents on a light background, for example, pale blue curtains in combination with pillows or bedspreads. For a light, light nautical design, a blue and white palette is the best idea.

Children

When decorating a nursery for a boy, a blue tone is most often used.

• A light blue or sky blue shade will be a good solution, it will not make the room gloomy and will blend harmoniously with other colors.
• The girl's room can also be decorated with blue elements, they can be combined with white and pink shades.
• A teenager's room can be decorated thematically, for example, in a nautical or pirate style, with photo wallpaper and decorative elements.

The photo shows a bright children's room with azure accents.

Bathroom

Blue tiles can decorate only part of the room, for example, one of the walls or the floor, as well as in the form of drawings or ornaments in a random order. A blue sink and toilet will look interesting against a neutral background, such as light tiles.

Hallway

The dark color of the walls is suitable for decorating open and well-lit hallways; for an enclosed space and a small room, it is better to opt for a light blue wallpaper.

Style selection

Modern

For a modern style, such as minimalism or hi-tech, deep dark colors can be used in decoration. Sapphire or dirty blue will look harmonious in decor or individual pieces of furniture, such as a sofa or an armchair.

The photo shows a stylish living room in a gray-blue palette, bright colors are added with the help of decor.

Classic

The classic interior will be chic with any manifestation of blue. A light blue tint will make the room delicate and graceful, while dark tones, on the contrary, will set character and emphasize the elegance of lines and shapes.

Pictured is a spacious living room with walls painted in bold blue. The interior is decorated with decorative details with Gzhel elements.

Country

Country style has a particular chic of rural life. In the interior of the apartment, it can be wooden pieces of furniture painted in blue, a sofa or armchairs with fabric upholstery in a dusty blue shade, or other details such as curtains, pillows, rugs or carpet.

Provence

For interior decoration, Provence is suitable for a light and dirty shade of blue. They can be used to decorate walls with wallpaper, paint wooden furniture or use in upholstered furniture and textile decor.

Nautical

The perfect color choice for a nautical theme. Any chosen shade will emphasize the design idea. Often in decoration and decor, a white and blue strip is used, with its help you can visually adjust the space.

Loft

For a trendy loft-style design, dark shades of blue are suitable and will look good in details, such as dark blue curtains or a sofa. An interesting interior solution will be a composition of metal pipes painted in blue.

Pictured is a loft-style living room. The interior is complemented by bright yellow details.

Scandinavian

Scandinavian design is light, functional and not overloaded with details. Light blue trim elements, such as one of the walls, will make the interior of the room fresh and not overload it.

Finishing

Walls

For a small room, it is better to use light shades or a combination with a different tone, for example, white-blue or gray-blue wallpaper.

The decoration of one of the walls will look interesting; in this case, you can use dark blue paints, photo wallpaper with volumetric images or decorative brickwork.

For a classic room, wallpaper with flowers, monograms or even plaster is suitable. The modern trend will be decorated with wallpaper with drawings, polka dots or stripes.

Floor

For a children's room, bedroom or living room, when renovating the flooring, you can choose a carpet or blue laminate of the most suitable shade. For the kitchen and bathroom, it is more practical to use tiles, patterns and various effects will emphasize the style of the interior. In addition, an elegant detail in the form of a colored plinth can be added to the interior.

Ceiling

Doors

Doors or window frames become a bright accent in the interior of the room if they are painted in chic blue. They can blend in with the color of the walls or stand out against the general background.

Furniture

Sofa

The dark blue sofa will accentuate attention and designate the relaxation area in the living room. The corner sofa is suitable for both spacious rooms and compact rooms, in addition, when disassembled, it represents a full-fledged sleeping place.

The photo shows a living room in a modern style. The walls are finished in smoky blue.

Cupboard

A wardrobe in a non-standard color will decorate both modern and classic room interiors. A vintage wooden cabinet painted in blue will look especially chic.

Bed

The headboard of a beautiful bright blue color and pleasant texture will make the most ordinary bed a chic place to sleep. It can be decorated with metal rivets, buttons or rhinestones.

Pictured is a neoclassical bedroom. Thick curtains echo the color of the bed frame.

Armchair

The chair can have the same color palette with other pieces of furniture or be radically different, thereby making the interior brighter.

The photo shows a bright studio room in a nautical style. The design is complemented by thematic decorative elements.

Chest of drawers

A cornflower blue chest of drawers will become a real decoration of a bedroom or a children's room. Carved doors and beautiful handles will make it more interesting. Interior items or textile elements of the same shade will look harmonious in the overall picture.

Chairs

Blue chairs can overlap with the color of the kitchen unit or other furniture. The color of the chairs can be changed with seat covers or cushions.

Textile

Curtains

A light veil or tulle is suitable for decorating any room, it can be combined with curtains in a gray-blue tone, but it will also look harmonious without thick curtains.

For a stylish living room or bedroom, you can choose velvet curtains in a deep sapphire or dark blue shade, the material will shimmer beautifully in the light. Kisei curtains perform rather a decorative function, as well as help to zone the space. Colored blinds will hide from excess light on the balcony or kitchen.

In the photo there is a children's room with a space theme. Blackout curtains with photo printing are the main decoration of the interior.

Carpet

A rug with a long pile will decorate a modern interior, it can be plain or have patterns and ornaments. In a classic design, a rug with a short pile and a beautiful floral pattern looks more appropriate.

Cushions

Pillows that complement the design of a modern living room or children's room come in different sizes, colors and shapes. Various themed drawings and prints will support the style of the interior.

Blankets and bedspreads

Soft blankets and bedspreads will make the interior cozy and warm. You can focus on the material, such as soft fleece or chunky wool knit.

Decor and lighting

The decorative part plays an important role in creating a complete image. A blue chandelier or floor lamp will look unusual and stylish, decorating the interior of any room.

Paintings and other accessories such as figurines, photo frames or candlesticks emphasize the style of the interior.

Combination with other colors

Combination	Description	Photo
Gray blue	The combination will look good in a south-facing room.
Blue green	One of the colors should be used as the main one, the other as an additional one.
White-blue	White, as with any other color, will look harmonious in any interior.
Blue-red	Bright shades harmoniously coexist with each other in the same interior.
Blue-blue	An interesting effect can be achieved by decorating the walls of a room using a gradient method, with a transition from dark blue to blue.
Blue and brown	The brown color will look advantageous against the cold blue hue.
Blue and yellow	A juicy yellow tint will make the interior of the room warmer and brighter.
Blue-orange	The combination is suitable for interior decoration of a room in a modern style.
Blue and beige	A calm beige color will harmonize with any shade of blue.
Black blue	The combination should be used in doses so that the interior does not seem closed.
Blue violet	Adjacent shades of the color wheel create a rich combination for the interior.
Turquoise blue	The combination associated with sea water and the Cote d'Azur will refresh the interior of the room.
Blue-gold	A rich combination with gold will make the blue color even brighter and more expressive.
Burgundy blue	The burgundy color will be especially chic to combine with a dirty blue shade.
Pink and blue	The shades of pink are harmonious in detail against a blue background.

Photo gallery

Shades of blue can create different moods in the interior of an apartment, pure light tones will look stylish, but not vulgar, and dark dusty shades will adorn the classic design.

Combinations of blue and brown shades are often found in nature - sky and trees, sea and mountains, land and blue flowers on it. The ensemble of these colors is considered one of the most harmonious and favorable in clothing, make-up, and interior design. How to combine them correctly and in which interior to apply?

Shades of summer

Noble combinations

In what interior are blue, brown and their shades appropriate?

Which room to use?

The combination of blue in the interior with other shades or objects is the epitome of calm and serenity. In its pure form, blue is not often found in modern and outdated interiors; it is not among the popular shades. Many people consider it dark and gloomy, so they prefer neutral or warm tones. After all, a lot depends on the color chosen for the interior - the emotional state, mental balance, the mood of a person.

Features blue

Blue is considered a shade of relaxation, saturates the interior with freshness, lightness and gives it depth. Being in such a room, a person gets rid of anxieties and negative thoughts pressing on him. The interior envelops with its coolness and tranquility.

The blue tint can be used in any room. Bathrooms and off-center toilets remain the most popular places for it. Because it is he who is associated with water, sea breeze, and the bathroom is the most appropriate room for the embodiment of such associations.

This color is considered a shade of relaxation.

No less suitable places for decorating with color are a bedroom or a living room. It will fit into the office, the dining room, and any other room. He is able to endow the space with depth, make it visually larger and more spacious, despite the fact that the shade belongs to the group of dark colors. But such an effect can be achieved provided that the color is dosed in the interior and its placement is skillful.

An overabundance in the interior will have a negative impact on the human psyche, cause despondency and apathy.

Ideal combinations

The palette of blue is quite wide, varied and rich. If this shade is chosen as the main tone for the walls, then it is worth giving preference to soft and pastel colors, for example, sky blue, pale cornflower blue, dusty blue, Provencal blue, mixtures with purple, lavender, violet and the like.

You can choose brighter shades for details and accents. for example:

• prussian blue;
• blue dust;
• dazzling blue;
• electrician;
• the color of the Caribbean;
• royal and underwater blue.

Will look perfect on:

• pictures;
• armchairs;
• sofa cushions;
• armrests;
• capes.

It goes well with:

• white - this double combination is typical for the Mediterranean style;
• beige - it can include milk, sand, ivory, yellow, such combinations are found in the Provence style;
• brown - with it, the interior acquires stateliness and looks natural, this combination is characteristic of the classic style. To neutralize the cold shade, warm tones of coffee with milk and cinnamon are used.

When combining colors in an interior, it is important to maintain a tone balance. The interior should not come out too cold, so it is combined with warm light. It can be created not necessarily by warm colors, but also by techniques with lighting. For this, floor lamps, lamps along the perimeter of the walls, large central chandeliers are used in the interior.

Popular gray-blue tandem

Due to the similarity of the color range, the interior in such shades is perceived very easily, it is comfortable to be in it, the atmosphere is pleasantly relaxing, but at the same time it is solemn and even refined. Therefore, it is best to use such a tandem in the dining room, living room or in the office.

If you choose light colors for the room, then the atmosphere will help you to relax, unwind, gain strength. This combination is also ideal for the bedroom.

Rich dark blues and light grays create a certain contrast that won't be flashy. That is why the combination will always look harmonious and pleasant.

Gray itself is neutral, so you can choose it as a background, complementing it with rich or bright blue accents in the form of sofas, armchairs, pillows, carpets, floor lamps and other accessories in the interior. The main thing is not to overdo it with such details so that they do not merge into one inharmonious spot.

Blue-brown combinations

The brown tint in the interior is associated with the tones of natural wood. The colors of the natural material are ideally combined with most shades. Will look harmoniously:

• dark oak;
• nut;
• cherry;
• chestnut;
• mahogany.

All of them will bring to the interior the nobility, restraint and luxury inherent in the classic style.

Warm brown will reduce the intensity, slightly soften its cold. But it is best to use combinations of such shades in spacious rooms. In such a room, you can make a choice in favor of absolutely any shade, even the most saturated.

Two dark tones can simply turn a small room into too gloomy. Avoid the gloominess of a small room with muted shades and pastel colors.

This color combination is natural. So sea and mountains, land and flowers, sky and trees can be combined. Therefore, any interior will create this feeling of unity with nature.

Most often, subtle shades of blue are chosen as the main tone of the room, for example, for decorating walls, and brown shades complement it. You can also apply the opposite technique, choosing brown as the main color.

In both cases, a positive effect with bright accents will be created, charging with positive energy.

Combination of blue and green

It is not for nothing that these two similar and related colors are located side by side on the palette. It is not for nothing that they are called analogues, because they both bring calmness and peace, but in combination they are not contrasting. Nevertheless, I want to note that not so long ago this tandem began to gain popularity.

A few years earlier, such combinations scared both designers and interior owners a little. Moreover, such combinations were not even used in clothing. Now people are full of determination and courage, they are ready to go to any experiments in the combination of colors, shades, textures, objects and other details.

The combination of these shades makes the room lively, harmonious and gives it depth. This bright or muted tandem will look good in a child's room, and will suit both girls and boys alike.

More restrained and neutral colors of green and blue will have a positive effect on a person's emotional state. Therefore, they can be used in the living room, dining room or other rooms that evoke associations with nature.

A decorated kitchen will suppress not only a person's appetite, but also the desire to eat sweets. Just green nuances can bring harmony to this room. Tandem with green in the bedroom will help you to relax faster, calm down and fall asleep instantly.

Combining blue tones with yellow or orange

I have already mentioned that the cold finish needs to be softened with warm shades. Therefore, yellow and orange will be very useful here. They will perfectly dilute the cold interior.

Advice

The blue palette is also divided into warm and cold colors. Those that will be in the warm category need to be combined with warm shades of yellow or orange. Conversely, cold blends better with neutral yellows and oranges.

We must clearly understand that blue and yellow are not always a flashy combination of two saturated shades. It can be a restrained interior with a combination of sandy and aqua.

The combination of night sky and orange is a combination of two opposite colors - warm and cold, which in tandem give a huge boost of energy.

Such combinations are appropriate to apply in the Art Nouveau style, saturating with bright details that emphasize modernity. These bright combinations are suitable for children, especially for boys, and of any age - from the baby to the teenager.

Blue-blue tandem in the interior

With a combination of similar colors, such as blue and blue, the space expands. In this case, you need to choose fundamentally different colors of walls and furniture. For example, you can make the walls dark blue, and the furniture bright blue or even turquoise.

Most often, a combination of just two colors is not enough, so they are diluted with at least white or black. You can add brown, beige, milky to them, which are ideally combined separately with each of them.

The design looks much brighter, complemented by bright accents:

• in the living room it is enough to put a few bright pillows of yellow, orange, red or pink;
• in the bedroom you can put several floor lamps, vases or bouquets of similar bright colors;
• in the kitchen, it can be a variety of teapots, multicooker, toasters, dishes, cutting boards and many other accessories for bright accents.

Everything in blue

Let's take a closer look at the design options. Is this really a good option?

Kitchen

Choosing the color of the night sky for the kitchen is not the most standard solution. People try not to experiment with bright colors in this room, preferring more practical shades. The disadvantage for the kitchen is appetite suppression.

In addition, the coldness of the shade will be appropriate in the summer season in the kitchen. But on winter evenings, such a kitchen will lack comfort. But there are several tricks that help to successfully fit in the kitchen:

• You can use the shade as an accent to liven up and remove excess coldness. To do this, you can buy blue tablecloths, a table, chairs, decorative items.
• It is better to use it as a decoration only on one wall. Moreover, you need to choose the one that does not serve as a background for food, making it less appetizing. In addition, the whole scene can visually expand the boundaries of the space and make the room more spacious.

• A kitchen set can be purchased for a kitchen where blue companion colors are involved in the decoration. Care should be taken when choosing furniture with glossy facades, because they enhance the feeling of cold. For a classic style, dark deep shades are suitable, and for modern ones, any others, even bright ones.
• The blue apron looks very original, but does not add appeal to food. Parts of warm colors located nearby, for example, yellow, orange, red, brown accessories, can eliminate this drawback.

• In a spacious kitchen, you can afford to use more blue, but in a 1: 1 or 1: 2 ratio with white, beige or other light shades. The completed interior acquires ethnic or Scandinavian motives with this combination.
• You can dilute the cold of blue with a natural tree, which will make the kitchen more noble. You can enter a tree in any of a variety of options: parquet flooring, kitchen furniture, countertops, wooden tables, chairs, windows, picture frames or photos.

Blue is a noble color

Advice

Works well with warm metals such as bronze, brass or copper in details. This combination technique can be used in loft, classic, art deco and other ethnic interiors.

In the living room

You can successfully fit into different, even the most unexpected, styles, and also make the basis of design. But for some reason, it is used quite rarely in residential premises. By skillfully combining finishes, details and accessories in a living room, blue can help create a relaxing and peaceful atmosphere of friendliness.

Moderation is important when decorating a room. Excess will be irritating to the nervous system.

To design a living room, you can choose absolutely any style:

Marine style in white and blue tones - implies the additional use of red and black tones for liveliness. If the basic colors are the same, but the style is not marine, then they can be combined with green, yellow, orange accessories.

• The Italian style is the same color combinations, but complemented by pink and lemon shades.
• The modern denim style consists of using interesting upholstery textures such as denim and textile wallpapers.

• Country style is the use of shades of yellow and cornflower blue in items and accessories against the backdrop of blue walls.
• Pop art involves the use of bright and flashy shades of blues and blues.
• Hi-tech is a style with natural colors, so metallic is closer to it. So you should choose a mixture of blue and gray.
• Arabian, Oriental and Moroccan interiors are a concentration of a huge amount of small details of blue.
• Classic - in this style it is worth highlighting one thing in dark blue: walls, floors, ceilings, upholstered furniture. Be sure to choose the right accessories for them: curtains, wraps, vases, figurines, flowers.

A high-quality living room interior, in which blue does not cause apathy, irritation and provides an expansion of space, requires significant costs. Since this room will need multi-level lighting.

In the bedroom

Who said that blue in the walls of a bedroom is gloomy? A deep shade on the walls and even the ceiling looks restrained, aristocratic and stylish. But nevertheless, designers advise choosing calmer tones so that the bedroom can get rid of disturbing thoughts and have a good rest.

Decorate the bedroom in this color with caution and moderation. It is best to select some part of the room for decoration. You can paint the walls or part of them, the ceiling is one thing.

The other part of the room should create either soft contrast or saturate with warmth. The flooring for the bedroom is better to choose brown. It can be dark or light parquet, laminate, linoleum.

As wallpaper, you can choose the types with the application of ornament, vertical stripes that raise the ceiling or horizontal, expanding the space.

Additionally, the bedroom uses white, ivory, beige, milk, all shades of brown. Blue in the bedroom can be combined with other colors in the following styles:

• minimalism - enough rich walls and snow-white linens, mirrors and wooden furniture to create a feeling of immersion on the seabed;
• scandinavian style - you need to take two main ones (white and blue), dilute each other with them almost to the same extent, add airiness and a little bright accents;

• provence - pale blue shades with the addition of beige, sand, milk, ivory and many cute accessories, unusual white furniture will perfectly convey this style;
• classics - heavy curtains, massive furniture, decoration - and all this from natural materials in combination with blue will convey the luxury and restraint of the classics.

Advice

According to the designers, you should not choose blue for decorating the walls of spacious rooms. This technique is suitable for the visual dissolution of walls in small rooms.

In the nursery

Often used to design a children's room, as it helps the child concentrate on homework, during classes, games and other matters. A children's room is a place where you can embody all the bold combinations. Ideas for decorating a nursery:

• The most common of these is a combination of white and blue to create a nautical theme.
• If the room overlooks the sunny side, you can try to embody a combination of blue, purple, blue in it to create cosmic walls or ceiling.

• Dreamy girls can appreciate the blue of the starry sky or neutral clouds.
• Teenage girls will like the images of the lights of the night city or sunsets in blue, which can be selected in the form of photo wallpaper.
• Your favorite cartoon, fairy tale, movie or book can be an idea for decorating a children's room. Here, you can safely combine not only with warm shades, such as sand, beige and brown, but also with bright accents of red, orange, yellow, green.

The choice of the main color depends on the character of the child. Overly active and restless children, this color is perfect. But withdrawn and even apathetic children will feel uncomfortable in a blue environment.

To maintain a business environment, for example, in an office, cold shades of the selected color are always used. They help create a discreet, simple, but at the same time expensive and elegant interior.

Bathroom

Suitable for the bathroom, it can be a wonderful relaxing oasis for energetic and emotional people. In this place, they can truly relax and save their energy.

In this room, you can use many techniques for combining colors, using different shades of the main one. Techniques for decorating a bathroom:

• as wall decoration, do not choose too dark and deep colors, especially in large rooms;

• such shades of blue as turquoise, sea wave, Pacific color will look good in this room;
• a natural combination with white will give plumbing, which for the most part is produced in this particular color;
• in such a specific room, like a bathroom, the combination of blue and green turns out to be very useful. They will give associations with the sea breeze and will keep the summer mood even in cold winter. The main thing is to choose warm shades of blue. An unobtrusive combination can be achieved with mosaic tiles;

• styles such as minimalism with flat surfaces and simple lines, art deco or bohemian luxury with dark shades and shiny details are suitable for the bathroom, the Mediterranean style implies a lot of white and natural wood, as well as picturesque accents, updated classics where the main dark is diluted a lighter shade.

Accessories and furniture

Sometimes blue can be a bright accent in any room. What exactly to highlight and how - to your taste.

Curtains

In the interior, such curtains are used when additional accents are needed. Accessories of light shades visually enlarge the room, make it more spacious. An item for decorating windows in dark colors will add freshness, coolness and luxury to the interior.

To choose the right curtains that match the style of the interior and the mood of the room, you need to use the following recommendations:

• A rich shade should be selected for spacious rooms with large windows. The window opening will be favorably highlighted without compromising its importance. Use this technique in the dining room or living room.
• In small rooms, especially bedrooms and kitchens, you should not use curtains in saturated and dark colors. It is better to choose muted shades and even close to blue options. Such light and airy curtains will not focus on the window, darken the room, but they can slightly increase its boundaries.

• If light blue tones are chosen for the decoration of the room, then the dark tulle on the window will serve as an advantageous contrast. Such curtains will look very original and non-standard with a combination of light translucent material and a deep blue shade.
• Curtains should not be matched to wallpaper. It is desirable that there is a difference between them, at least a few tones. Such a soft contrast will unobtrusively highlight the window.

A strict and discreet design can be diluted with curtains with various patterns that match the style. You can also pick up similar patterns on the curtains with other ornaments in the interior, as if creating an integral picture of the room.

Wallpaper selection

The mood of the room will depend on the correctly selected decoration for the walls. Will it energize or pump up? Can expand the space or make it gloomy?

For each room, the choice of wallpaper must be approached individually. However, there are general rules that will be useful to use:

For the bedroom, it is better to choose light shades of blue to achieve maximum relaxation. You can combine them with beige, white, silver shades. Depending on the style, both plain and ornate wallpapers are suitable.

To emphasize the solemnity of the living room, dark blue shades are often used. They are combined with other bright and warm colors, such as orange, yellow. It is the contrasts that add the feeling of luxury. You can choose wallpaper with ready-made color combinations, for example, with white. These can be floral ornaments, geometric shapes, vertical or horizontal stripes. Indigo wallpaper for living rooms is gaining popularity.

Blue wallpaper in the kitchen must be smoothed out with warm shades of furniture and textiles. It is better to choose light shades of blue, as well as wallpaper on which combinations are used with gold, silver, gray or lavender colors. For a children's room, you can choose a photo wallpaper with a suitable image in blue tones. They will not overload the situation, make the interior pumpier.

Sofa function

Such a significant piece of furniture as a sofa in blue is a very bold decision, if it does not concern a children's room. You can notice any unexpected color combinations in the rooms for children, but this does not cause any surprise. But in the living room, the flashy color of a piece of furniture can not often be found.

The blue sofa fits perfectly with styles such as classic and contemporary. It can be high-tech, art deco, and also provence. As the upholstery, you can choose a smooth material, velvety looks luxurious in combination with lacquered armrests.

Advice

So that the sofa in the room does not merge into a solid blue spot, but stands out favorably in the interior, you should choose the right shade, shape, size and harmoniously fit into the setting.

The following techniques will help you do this effectively:

• two or three other details should be matched to the sofa, no more. It can be, chairs, a curbstone, a coffee table;
• large mirrors are ideally combined with a blue sofa in the interior;
• it is easy to remove the excessive coldness of the shade of such a sofa by using a large number of bright pillows, for example, white, orange, yellow, green and brown;
• the sofa should not blend in tone with walls or furniture, since it is he who is the accent color. It is advisable to choose neutral colors for other objects and walls;
• it is not advisable to use a combination of more than 3 primary colors in the interior, and 2 of them should be neutral so that a piece of furniture is not lost against their background.

Do not place the sofa near the window so that the color does not fade in a short period. Ideally place the sofa near a loose wall.

Ceiling

Such a ceiling for the interior must be chosen with extreme caution so as not to overload the space and not make it too dark. The following materials are used as decoration for the ceiling:

• Stretch web is the most popular and convenient solution that offers a lot of different options. A glossy surface will perfectly associate with a heavenly blue. It can be combined with various suspended structures, built in small lights and bulbs, create lighting effects and select a picture, for example, of space.

• Paint - it is best to use a substance diluted with water or solvents. So you can get the necessary unique tone. But before painting, it is necessary to carry out a set of works to achieve a perfectly flat surface.
• Wallpaper for the ceiling is blue. In the best case, light shades are chosen to create a contrast with the saturated blue of the walls or floor.

Basic rules of use for decorating ceilings:

• if a dark coating is chosen for the ceiling, then the floor must be light;
• it is advisable to use the same technique with respect to the choice of color of walls in order to create a certain contrast and give lightness;
• there should be no other predominance of blue in the room, since the ceiling is a fairly significant part of the room;
• compensates for the depth of the dark blue ceiling white or beige, which is desirable to choose for wall decoration;
• light shades of the ceiling will add romance, lightness and airiness to the room.

Blue carpets look harmonious in combination with the main white, yellow, brown and beige colors, subject to the availability of accessories of a similar shade. Oriental patterns look great in the selected color. The product will be in harmony with wooden furniture, it is suitable for modern and classic styles.

Blue carpets look harmonious in combination with the main white, yellow, brown and beige colors

For those rooms where there is a high mechanical load, products with a long pile are not suitable, but they will fit perfectly into the bedroom. For living rooms, covering with a medium pile is suitable, for a kitchen or an entrance hall - with a short one. Carpets of oval or round shape should be placed in the center of the room.

Doors

Interior details of this color are quite rare. People are used to installing white, brown, beige doors, but not blue ones. And in vain, because the embodiment of some styles simply requires a logical conclusion in the form of doors of the corresponding shade. Therefore, such non-standard doors will be appropriate to use in such styles:

• Romance of Provence - it is advisable to use pastel colors in combination with glass inserts, all kinds of portals and even floral patterns.
• The “palace” classic with baroque and empire elements is a suitable place for doors of this color. You can use constructions of a dark saturated range, for example, sapphire, cobalt in combination with rich decorative elements - gold, silver, patina, stained glass.

• Loft or hi-tech style - in this case, the door will serve as a bright accent that complements the composition of minimalism. For these purposes, you can safely experiment with glossy surfaces.

Floors

Hardwood floors or imitation of similar colors have become an invariable classic for most people. Few people decide on bold experiments with the most non-standard colors. But when creating the appropriate design, you can choose blue floors.

Ideal materials for transmitting this color on the floor will be:

• painted boards - the plus of such a coating is that you can pick up absolutely any shade by mixing paints;
• carpet - a soft, comfortable solution that is most often used in children's rooms and bedrooms;
• tiles - a convenient option for the kitchen, bathroom, toilet, hallway;
• self-leveling floors with a glossy shine will look good in the kitchen.

The color of the floor should either contrast with the ceiling, if darker tones are selected for the upper part of the room, or create an independent accent. Some designers use an interesting trick of passing color from walls to floor. The feeling of a certain gradient is created, and when played up with the appropriate details, the room of spacious rooms looks very advantageous.

Bed

For a bedroom in blue, you can pick up a very relevant piece of furniture, such as a bed, of an appropriate shade. The main thing is that its shade was chosen correctly, not oppressive or gloomy. A person should wake up in such a bed fresh, rested and positive.

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To do this, you need to create contrast against the walls. A rich bed will look advantageous against a background of pastel colors of wallpaper - white, beige, milk, ivory, brown, gray.

You can use the technique of complementing the color of the walls, that is, picking up the shade of the bed, which differs by several tones from the color of the walls. The color of the floor should not match the shade of the bed; at least minimal contrast should also be created between them.

The ceiling, small details such as chairs, ottomans, bedside tables, lamps can be matched to the tone of the bed. The main thing is not to overdo it with details and not overload the room with blue.

For Provence style, you can choose a simple wooden bed, painted in the desired shade completely. A bed with a chic blue velvet headboard fits into the classic style.

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Let's deal with blue in the interior. In this article we will see what colors it is combined with, how to use blue in different rooms, and what psychologists say about the shades of this color.

Psychology of blue in the interior

In psychology, craving for blue means reliability, organization, and unhurried decision-making. Blue accents in the living and working space are very helpful if a person is prone to mood swings, tired of the pace of life in the capital, and cannot concentrate on what is important.

By the way, psychological relaxation practices are often carried out in blue-blue rooms.

The effect of the blue setting is explained in more detail by chromotherapy (literally "color treatment"), and the discoveries of this science are partially used in the art of design.

How blue changes the atmosphere of a room and its meaning in the interior

It is scientifically proven that the blue color relieves nervous tension, fatigue, normalizes blood pressure and relieves insomnia.

Therefore, sapphire and other blue shades can be used in decoration (where they help to focus on plans and deeds), and especially in the bedroom or lounge area.

In living rooms, where a person is most often, blue gives a feeling of calmness, prompts pleasant, sound reflections.

But besides this, the expressive blue accents in the room often hint at wealth, nobility, and delicate taste.

After all, pure blue is also the color of velvet and other expensive materials, marine souvenirs, and oriental ceramics.

The deeper the shade, the more expressively all these positive qualities are manifested.

In addition, even a dark blue tone (if used sparingly) in an amazing way makes the space deeper and free.

However, due to the abundance of blue, despondency can appear, and sometimes the feeling of anxiety and alienation deepens.

More positive sensations are given by diluted blue, close to blue, smoky or lavender. These colors inspire, awaken imagination and daring dreams.

Therefore, let's move on to how to choose the right shade of blue for any living area and use its energy.

Pure dark blue color - deep, aristocratic, very mature. He is able to make the atmosphere richer and at the same time more comfortable. There are examples of this in both classic European and ethnic oriental interiors.

However, the strength of a rich blue tone is manifested when it is used in moderation - in furniture, in textile design, and stands out against the background of the main color scheme.

And finally, a very interesting natural tone is formed when mixing blue with green - the color of teal. This is the color of seascapes, the base color for beach and tropical interior styles.

At the same time, it makes the interior more youthful, interesting, if it is accentuated in a spacious living room, library, lounge area.

About how blue accessories change the situation and with what colors they can be combined, let's say in more detail.

The combination of blue in the interior

Rule 1. Saturated dark blue, “royal” color almost always dies easily and advantageously, not as a base color, but when it dilutes a light color palette.

Example 1. If such a tone is present on the accent wall in a small bright bedroom, it relaxes, retains a sense of spaciousness and freedom. Note: in this case, there should be enough diffused light in the room.

In a large and dimly lit living room, an abundance of the same shade will look gloomy.

Example 2. At the same time, bright blue accessories - a sofa, paintings, can look quite interesting in a bright guest or in the dining area. They will make the atmosphere more fresh, youth.

There is one exception. Deep blue color is used in large blocks, equivalent to golden or silver, in. In this case, he deprives the interior of lightness, but instead focuses on the high cost of finishing, the status and taste of the owner. And this finishing option is suitable for a studio office or hallway.

Rule 2. Muted blue tones, on the other hand, are very well used in the basic color scheme of living rooms.

Example 1. In the Provence style, for example, gray-blue furnishings are welcome.

Example 2. Marine style presents ready-made examples of how to successfully combine bright blue accents and a turquoise or gray-blue background palette.

Blue next to other colors: a lot of interesting effects

Pure blue is quite strong, and when there is a lot of it in a room, it creates a phenomenal cool environment. However, when properly combined with other colors, it only slightly refreshes the interior.

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The saturated blue color almost never (with the exception of one case) cannot be harmoniously combined with pure red. Both colors will reinforce each other and tire your eyesight.

The combination of deep blue with dark brown or black will also look gloomy.

And now for the pleasant.

The blue color in such combinations looks nice and beautiful

• next to light neutral colors - white, gray, beige
• with diluted red and yellowish shades - fuchsia, pink, coral, orange, sand

• with similar shades - blue, light purple.

The combination of basic blue and white colors is best played in style. This is a style that harmoniously transformed into interiors from the Russian art of ceramic painting.

But many peoples outside Russia have their own "gzhel" - in China, in the Mediterranean! Therefore, blue and white prints and color blocks can be used in marine, colonial, oriental styles. These notes bring lightness to the interior.

Muted blue tones, in particular, the most marine, blue-green, perfectly and softly combined with sand-yellow, beige, light woody colors.

Such basic combinations are used in beach style, tropical, eco-style, that is, in those situations when you need to create a pleasant environment for relaxation and restoration of strength.

And the combination of blue with blue, gray-blue, violet even more relaxes and harmonizes the mental state. And in the lounge areas you can use different gradients of blue, sometimes with the addition of other “beach” and tropical shades.

Next to shades of gold or silver, a deep blue tone shows its chic. Rare and elite blue materials and mural elements become more noticeable. And in the traditional status styles of interiors - classic, art deco, oriental palace - this effect is often used.

Sophisticated combinations of blue with pink or coral colors can be used in simpler and more modern youth rooms. On a pink background, the blue color looks dynamic, fresh. And for connoisseurs or an always young disco style, this is an interesting find.

There is one exceptional case that we mentioned - the oriental style.
Only in bright and spacious oriental interiors can the blue color be used in tandem with red, saturated orange and even black, organically complementing the fabulous patterned picture of a rich house.

As you can see, complementary colors can make the same blue tone more relaxed, relaxing or, conversely, strong and status.

Let's say in more detail what companion colors you can use it in different residential areas.

How to apply blue in a kitchen interior

For the kitchen, history itself has created the most harmonious design option - gzhel. With just two colors, this style allows you to make a large kitchen room free, solid and incredibly homely at the same time.

Due to the fact that the blue color is present in patterns, small details, it enhances the effect of white - expands the space, makes the interior easy.

True, such a style requires a careful selection of furniture, household appliances, and even plates and small accessories. Therefore, it is more practical to use blue color in large blocks. But not pure blue - it suppresses appetite and makes the atmosphere formal.

You can interestingly combine Provence style color schemes (gray-blue furniture and white, beige or white-pink background trim), and dishes with Gzhel elements.

Blue color in the bedroom interior

In the bedroom or lounge area, it is desirable to create a soft and relaxing French setting, with a gray, blue or milky white base tone and different blue gradients in accents.

In the bedroom for a child or ageless adults, you can use the same colors, neutral and pleasing to the eyes, but only in the form of interesting nautical prints.

In the country bedroom - with large windows and natural finishes - “beach” colors and combinations look perfect. For example, a blue-green background color and sandy or woody shades that set it off.

Blue color in the interior of the living room

A similar design is suitable for a spacious lounge area of \u200b\u200ba city apartment.

And in the spacious living room you can apply bolder color ensembles with blue. Here are two radically different examples for inspiration.

The first option is to create a fresh and informal atmosphere. To do this, you can use single blue pieces of furniture and bright posters and accessories. Harmoniously combine everything into a seamless picture in the style of pop art will allow gray, white or beige color.

The second option is the opposite example, how to emphasize status, delicate taste with the help of blue. In this case, the classic color scheme is used - deep blue is used in decoration and textiles and is combined with golden, silver or beige shades.

And finally, to zone a spacious living room-studio, to separate an intimate seating area, you can use blue and a color block contrasting with it (white, pink, sand).

Any blue shade can be relaxing and therapeutic when applied correctly in the living space. But all these tones are about 180 (!).

Review different designs and combinations to see which blue is right for you.

Blue color in the interior - photo examples

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