The Color Of Your Bedroom Furniture – It’s What You Think!
Written by Honey
Tuesday, 07 October 2008
The Color
Of Your Bedroom Furniture – It’s What You Think!
One of
the important elements in home decorating is choosing color. Choosing what
color/stain of bedroom furniture to go with is no different. Most people pick
colors they believe will “match” the rest of the bedroom. This is a good place
to start, but not the only way to look at how to use color in bedroom
decoration.
To begin
with, you need to be aware of your perception of certain colors. That’s right,
perception. Environmental psychology suggests that actual colors have no effect
on us; it’s our perception of these colors that counts. To some, black is
clean, pure. To others, it represents death. (The latter individuals should
certainly not incorporate too much black into their bedroom setup!) Because of
this, make sure to pick colors that make you feel safe, warm – however you want
to feel when in your bedroom. It’s best to make a list of three or four colors
that you’re fond of, in case certain bedroom sets that you’re interested in
aren’t available in your preferred colors/stains.
Also,
take the colors already incorporated into your bedroom into account. Are your
bedroom walls off-white? To be safe, try to keep the color/stain of the bedroom
furniture you select in that same “tone.” Colors can either be “warm” (reds,
yellows, oranges) or “cool” (blues, pinks, purples). The color of your new
bedroom furniture will depend on which category the color of your existing
bedroom setup falls into. With off-white walls, we’ll want to stay with “warm”
colors. For example, a wooden canopy bed and wood furniture would look great in
an off-white room. (Or if your bedroom is more “cool” in tone, a metal bed
would look great.)
Remember,
not all pieces will be solidly colored throughout. Kids’ bedroom furniture
sets, for example, often feature fun designs and a handful of colors. Don’t let
so many colors scare you! Pick the secondary colors out of these types of
pieces and play those colors up in other areas of the bedroom – in drapes, lamp
shades, etc.
Overall
tips to keep in mind: Warm colors are great for making large bedrooms appear
smaller, while cool colors are great for making smaller bedrooms appear larger.
A monochromatic color scheme – in which only one color is utilized but any
shade of that color works – is an easy way to make sure the colors reflected in
your room complement one another. If you want to work with more than one color,
try an analogous color scheme. (Think of the colors as wedges of a pie. The
three colors you pick for your analogous scheme would be adjacent to one
another in the pie – i.e. red, orange, yellow, or green, blue and purple.) In
this case, one color should be dominant and the other two secondary in
importance. Most of all, have fun!
