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Beige is a French word meaning unbleached wool. In fact, this color, like a canvas for an artist, was invented for freedom of expression in the interior.
Designers say that this is a good working material as it goes well with all colors. Of course, beige walls paired with matching furniture will make the magic disappear, but that doesn't make beige interiors a bad idea.
It is a natural, relaxing color that you will never get tired of because you can combine all shades with it. These benefits make beige an easy, livable choice that can serve as inspiration when used correctly.
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.
Shabby chic
Beige fits perfectly into the “shabby shine” style. After all, here, as in the classic version of room design, light shades predominate: soft cream, ivory, light peach, light brown, beige and white. A pink picture frame, a vase on the table and a pair of delicate pink porcelain angels on the bedside table will add their own zest to the room.
Shabby chic living room with beige accents
Shabby chic living room with beige details
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.
The perfect combination - beige and chocolate
Furniture in chocolate shades looks great against a beige background, like a combination of dark and milk chocolate. A soft sofa with chocolate upholstery, armchairs, a brown wall, an oak table and chairs, a carpet and cocoa-colored curtains will dilute the pastel basic shade of the room. This design will add solidity and confidence to you. And “chocolate” cabinet furniture, a sofa and armchairs upholstered in milky textiles will turn the living room into a luxurious apartment.
Beige, chocolate and white colors in the living room interior
Chocolate beige living room
Chocolate beige living room interior
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.
Living room in cozy colors
It has been proven that beige is the best color for decorating rooms where people are most often found. Premises designed for relaxation after a hard day at work, pleasant time with family and friends. Beige color is optimal, it has a calming effect on the human body and does not injure the psyche. At the subconscious level, beige is associated with human skin, earth, wood, with everything natural, neutral and natural, and therefore symbolizes solidity, reliability and success. The beige color in the interior speaks of the conservatism of the apartment owner. For example, the combination of beige, blue and white colors in the living room interior is now quite popular among lovers of the classics. However, when combined with other shades, beige becomes the base color in many extravagant combinations.
Beige and brown living-dining room
Advantages of beige color in the interior:
- combines simply and effectively with most other colors;
- not easily soiled, practical;
- visually increases the width and height of the space;
- Looks good both in artificial light and just in normal daylight.
Beige classic living room
Colors with which beige looks best:
- brown color scheme;
- dark and light purple;
- green;
- black;
- grey;
- red.
Beige, black, lilac and gray colors in the living room Leather furniture in a beige living room
Gray-beige living room
Brown and beige large living room
White and beige living room
Beige-gray living room 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.
Symbolism and perception
The word “beige” has ancient, Latin roots: once upon a time, back in antiquity, this was the name given to the color characteristic of natural wool. Essentially, it is a light brown color that has its own shades: yellowish, creamy, earthy. As you can see, beige color cannot be called “boring”; it has a personal range that can satisfy almost any interior needs.
Beige is one of the natural, natural shades for humans. Obviously, therefore, along with white and black colors, beige was endowed with sacred properties. In India and Ancient Egypt, religious objects and figurines for various rituals were painted in a light brown tone. By the way, the beige color is especially relevant this year, which, according to the eastern calendar, is dominated by the element of earth. However, beige is always recommended, because it soothes, envelops you with warmth and care.
Many peoples associate the color beige with softness, sincerity, nobility and mercy. It is believed that this shade is loved by peace-loving people, diplomats, those who prefer compromises and know how to maintain neutrality.
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.
How to choose materials and textures for a beige interior
Can anyone argue that beige is the color of warmth? Well, no matter how individual people perceive color, the main thing remains that it goes hand in hand everywhere. White easily turns beige if shaded; sand on the beach, museum antique statues, and lying grass also remind us of beige tones. To bring such colors into the interior, you need to select finishing materials, furniture and textiles.
Finishing materials for ceilings, walls and floors
Incorporating different textures into the design of the room will make the interior perfect. The task is to combine tones with each other.
Non-woven or liquid wallpaper will fit perfectly into a room with light wooden floors or laminate floors
Beige on the walls goes well with stretch ceilings, both glossy and matte. You should not make a color accent on the ceiling if the overall tone of the room is beige.
Textured plaster will serve as an excellent background
Artificial stone will add massiveness to neutral tones
You can find tiles in any shade of beige. But you should not choose such tones if the lighting in the toilet room is poor: in this case, there will be not the expected visual effect, but a feeling of unwashed walls
Floors can be either dark or light and match the color of the walls.
Furniture and textiles
Beige in design can be represented by furniture and textiles. This is the color that best suits both warm and cold color schemes. Therefore, even if you change the colors of the walls, the furniture will suit the new interior.
By placing beige color accents in the room, calm is born, colorful spots do not interfere with the view: such delicate furniture will be appropriate among other colors of the walls and ceiling
Bed, pillows, curtains - designers achieve the best effect with careful selection of color combinations
Bedspreads allow you to add a new note to your design at the moment: beige textiles can change the atmosphere in the blink of an eye
Beige-brown burlap curtains fit into several interior styles
Recommendation! To avoid “overspam” in beige paints, pay attention to compatibility with other colors, otherwise the interior becomes faceless.
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.
Beige in the bedroom
Beige is a calm, calming and relaxing color, making it ideal for the bedroom. But, it must be diluted with other colors, otherwise the bedroom will become a nondescript “beige spot”.
The design should be supplemented with various decorative elements, patterns and original textures. All design elements should not be allowed to merge together.
In the bedroom, combining with other colors is quite acceptable. Brown is very suitable because it is close to beige in its properties. But you also need to use some accent colors.
These can be decorative elements of purple, orange, black or red. But the number of accents should be moderate, otherwise the interior will come out overloaded and chaotic.
