There is a stereotype that beige interiors are the lot of reserved conservatives who do not accept fashionable new items and color experiments. On the one hand, this is true. The calm, soothing beige palette is perfect for classic trends. However, not everyone knows that beige goes well with catchy, bright colors. And it wonderfully emphasizes the laconic rigor of popular styles - high-tech, minimalism, loft, eco, Scandinavian.
When choosing a neutral beige palette as the main shade, it is worth familiarizing yourself with its features and the most advantageous color combinations. It is worth understanding all the diversity of this color, realizing the possibilities that it opens up for the designer, and the result will be unsurpassed.
Features of beige color
Main nuances:
- This shade helps create a unique atmosphere that induces calm, relaxation and rest.
- Beige, due to its versatility, is perfect for decorating a room with any style.
- This color scheme is a winning option for a small room, as it contributes to the visual expansion of the room.
- The beige color makes people feel confident, successful, stable and has a positive effect on the psyche.
Rectangular front door
For a narrow, elongated space, the best solution would be furniture with long walls. Low, squat furniture will be visually very dissonant with the space and will simply take up precious space. In such rooms, the best solution would be a light door and curtains in light colors.
The ideal solution would be a beige color. It will not create a feeling of increased sterility in the room, but at the same time it will fulfill its function, which is to visually expand the space in full.
Finish options
The most popular finishing solutions.
Walls
An excellent option for covering the walls in the hall is wallpaper or decorative plaster. A wall surface made in several beige shades or decorated with separate inserts, in the form of masonry or natural wood, looks much better.
To prevent such an interior from looking dull, you can add bright and rich details to the decor, for example, textiles or individual furniture items.
The photo shows a living room with plain walls painted in beige tones.
Painting is considered a classic finishing solution. The walls, made in such a calm color palette, give the room a certain sophistication, luxury and sophistication. This neutral cladding becomes a beneficial addition to different colors, textures, textures, represents an excellent base for various style trends and provides the opportunity to bring any creative design ideas to life.
The photo shows the design of a small room with walls covered with beige wallpaper with a pattern.
Ceiling
To decorate the ceiling plane, it is appropriate to use painting, stretched fabrics or complex plasterboard structures, with built-in spotlights or lighting. A light ceiling looks more attractive and light. An excellent solution for a beige living room would be a ceiling finish in white or ivory shades.
Floor
For a hall design made in shades of beige, a matte or glossy floor in chocolate colors will be a harmonious addition; this solution has a truly luxurious and solid appearance. As finishing materials for the floor plane, it is appropriate to use laminate, parquet, linoleum or carpet.
The photo shows a parquet board in beige tones used to decorate the floor in the living room interior.
It is desirable that the color scheme of the floor be combined with window curtains, one wall in the room, and also be in harmony with the surrounding decor.
The photo shows a floor covered with porcelain stoneware in the interior of a living room, made in yellow and beige tones.
Furniture selection
When arranging such an interior, a furniture set of a light beige shade is often used in combination with bright accent accessories to dilute the resulting image, or beige cabinet furniture is installed, and the soft area is decorated in white, blue, orange, pink and other colors that add attractiveness to the atmosphere.
The photo shows a white wall for a TV in a living room design in beige colors.
There's no such thing as too much light
It all depends on the size of the beige living room:
- if the room is small, 1 upper chandelier is enough;
- 1 upper chandelier + side lighting - this is an option for a large living room with dominant shades of chocolate and coffee.
For a small living room, 1 overhead chandelier is enough
And also from the style that she represents:
- classics: gilded lamps, crystal chandelier, floor lamps with large lampshades;
- minimalism: discreet lamps built into the walls and ceiling;
- country - forged brass lamps;
- Art Nouveau - unusually shaped lamps.
Lighting in the living room in modern style
Beige textiles for the living room
With the help of beige textiles you can transform the atmosphere and add warmth and comfort to it. Curtains, bedspreads, pillows and carpet should not merge with the overall design and be different in texture.
It is desirable that beige shades have the same color temperature, so there will be no dissonance in the interior. A rather interesting gradient effect is obtained with a smooth transition from one color to another. Soft pillows in combination with a blanket or blanket will create spiritual harmony and positive emotions.
The photo shows a beige blanket and pillows in the design of a bright sofa in the living room interior.
Tulle in milky shades and cream curtains would be especially appropriate here. In order to dilute the design and add lively colors to it, you can choose curtains in warm amber or honey tones. In a small room in a Khrushchev-era apartment, pale beige curtains will be a wonderful decoration, giving the room an airy feel.
Glossy surface
Furniture with a glossy tint will be an ideal solution for expanding small spaces, and in combination with light tans for decorating a living room, you can almost double the visual size of the room.
Also, if you still want to use dark colors in large quantities in the interior, then glossy furniture will help you not visually reduce the space so much.
The reflective surface goes well with wood and matte textures. Thanks to this contrast, we get a special atmosphere of coziness and comfort.
It is worth noting that combinations of things with different textures, or rather directly opposite ones, almost always look advantageous in any interior.
Living room design photo
A living room in beige tones will be perfectly complemented by bright accents, in the form of certain accessories in blue, red, burgundy or, for example, black. Soft rugs, woolen blankets or paintings decorated with gilded frames are suitable as decor for this design.
No less beneficially, the atmosphere can be transformed with the help of wicker baskets, vases, unusual figurines and other things. Basically, the hall is in a similar range, decorated with not too large and moderately bright objects.
The photo shows a beige living room interior with bright accents in the form of armchairs and sofa cushions.
An excellent addition to the beige background in a house or city apartment would be a fireplace lined with brickwork or decorated with a dark brown marble or wooden mantelpiece.
Due to this shade, it is possible to advantageously emphasize the features of the interior. For example, in combination with beige, stucco molding, panels, balusters, or even such an architectural detail as a staircase acquires a very elegant and weightless look.
Color combinations
Even such a neutral color scheme is important to correctly combine with other shades in order to achieve a more thoughtful and harmonious design.
White and beige interior
In this combination, balance plays a huge role. To ensure that the decor does not look monotonous and blurry, it is not advisable to use more than three shades of beige. The white and beige interior of the living room combines metal, gold, silver, platinum, bronze, copper and wood textures, as well as expensive natural textile decor, very favorably.
The photo shows the interior of a modern living room, made in white and beige tones.
The tandem of white and beige is the embodiment of elegance, restraint and allows you to endow the atmosphere with elitism and chic. This design visually expands the boundaries of the space and gives it more light.
Hall in brown and beige tones
The hall, decorated in brown and beige colors, is distinguished by a special aristocracy and is perfect for those who prefer expensive and exclusive design.
The photo shows a combination of brown and beige shades in the design of a small living room.
This fairly popular and unobtrusive combination can be expressed in wall decoration, upholstery or curtains. For example, a living room with a light beige floor and neutral furnishings can be decorated with a coffee table in chocolate tones.
The photo shows the design of a spacious living room, decorated in beige and brown tones.
Gray-beige living room
For a spacious room, a combination of beige with darker gray tones would be appropriate; in a living room with a small area, it is better to use light gray accents. It is not advisable to use too saturated gray shades to decorate the ceiling and wall planes, as this can contribute to the visual reduction of space.
The photo shows a living room in beige tones with gray flooring and textiles.
An excellent addition to a gray-beige interior will be yellow, white, green or olive splashes. Accessories and decor in light green or orange tones fit equally well into this design.
The photo shows a combination of gray and beige colors in the interior of a living room in a high-tech style.
Combination of beige and turquoise
Calm, cozy, like powdered light beige, sand or a shade of coffee with milk will gently dilute the intense turquoise. Turquoise will be no less beneficial when combined with a cold grayish-beige palette. A hall made in such colors requires sufficiently abundant lighting so that the decor does not lose its charm.
The photo shows a living room interior in beige tones, decorated with turquoise textiles.
With blue or blue shades
The beige and blue combination looks very impressive, elegant and, due to its coolness, expands the interior space, giving it light and freshness. In this tandem, beige is the background, and blue acts as a tonal accent.
The photo shows a combined finish in beige and blue tones in a living room design in Provence style.
Especially often in a beige living room, various blue decor is used, for example, it could be pillows, carpets or curtains. Violet or lavender shades will help to further emphasize the blue inclusions.
Green-beige room
This combination will be an excellent solution for small rooms. The green and beige design has the most harmonious look and is conducive to rest and relaxation.
Such natural tones are especially common in eco-style rooms. In a room with beige walls, light green accents or more contrasting and rich malachite and emerald colors will look very gentle, giving the decor a special luxury.
Glue green wallpaper in the living room
It's no secret that when you mix yellow and blue, it's natural to get green. So, the more yellow is present in the color, the brighter the result will be, warming and cheerful.
And the predominance of blue will give the apartment coolness and freshness. If the living room is from a northern country.
Then for a living room in green on the north side it would be more appropriate to add southern colors and make the green a little richer, when on the south - then the room in dark and restrained colors will be just the bull’s eye.
Wallpaper in a combination of white and various greenish shades is considered the most airy, and the classic white color, expressed in furniture and curtains, will give the room a unique sophisticated charm.
For example, dark green wallpaper will not look strict and depressing when there is white furniture in the living room.
Delicate shades of wallpaper will harmonize perfectly with almost all wooden furniture, regardless of whether it is light or dark, especially in a green living room kitchen.
Hall ideas in various styles
Universal and multifaceted beige can be used in decorating a wide variety of styles.
This neutral shade is ideal for strict, laconic and symmetrical classics. Massive furniture decorated with carved elements, expensive textiles with patterns or ornaments and heavy curtains with lambrequins will organically fit into such a room.
Such a high style as neoclassicism is especially characterized by natural pastel colors, combined with exquisite furniture in dark chocolate shades or with designs with light upholstery. The presence of bronze chandeliers, frames, cornices and elements with patina will turn the hall into a real family mansion.
The photo shows a classic living room design, made in beige and purple tones.
In a minimalist style, in a beige-colored living room, there should not be a large number of unnecessary furniture elements and decor. Here it is more preferable to use a monochromatic design in combination with furniture of regular geometric shape, a small carpet and simple light curtains.
Modern design is at the same time extravagant, calm and abundant in light. Due to such a monochrome background, in combination with unexpected decorative details and practical finishing, beige will undoubtedly find its place in this style.
For those who prefer natural materials, rustic country is an excellent solution. This interior involves decorative stone wall decoration, the presence of the most simple furniture and textiles, in the form of wheat curtains or beige linen curtains.
Color and style
It was already mentioned above that beige color goes well with any style.
Let's look at this in a little more detail:
- Classic. In this style, beige hotels look especially chic. Here light and rich colors “rhyme”: usually a soft tone on the walls, light upholstery on the furniture and a floor in a “chocolate” shade.
- Minimalism. This style (which, by the way, is gaining popularity) requires the absence of unnecessary items. The beige living room is decorated in one tone. Furniture should not be of irregular geometry. The decor is minimal. A small rug and light, no-frills curtains will be enough.
- Country. The “rural” style, beloved by many, with furniture made from natural materials and walls decorated with decorative stone-like tiles. This beige living room will be complemented by linen curtains of the corresponding color and wheat-colored curtains.
- Modern. Also a good approach to decorating a beige living room. The hall is decorated with paintings, graphics, abstraction, and mosaic works.
