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.
Beige shades in the living room
For a long time, the beige palette remained underestimated. She was considered boring, too dull, old-fashioned. The ideas of modern designers have shattered this myth, offering owners of apartments and houses a lot of interesting, unusual options. In fact, beige is unique. This warming, soothing tone has undoubted advantages, which determined its increased popularity:
- A room made in such colors perfectly calms, relieves irritation and fatigue. The atmosphere unobtrusively sets the mood for relaxation, gives relaxation and peace;
- the color is universal. It is suitable for all known interior trends and premises of any layout and area. Small rooms with low ceilings look especially advantageous - beige visually expands the space;
- it's a wonderful basis for fantastic, creative solutions. Against its background, any other colors, unusual decorative elements and simple greenery of indoor plants stand out noticeably, revealing all the richness of colors;
- it has a beneficial effect on the psychological state of people. Helps reduce stress and irritability. Instills self-confidence and helps to find inner balance.
A beige-colored hall speaks of the stability and success of the home owners, envelops them in warmth and gives rise to pleasant emotions.
Beige living room finishing materials
One of the fundamental elements of the interior is the decoration of walls, floors and ceilings. The overall perception, atmosphere in the room, as well as the choice of furniture depend on what materials are chosen. It’s worth taking a closer look at the most popular solutions today.
Walls
- Wallpaper. A traditional option that has not lost its relevance. They perfectly mask light surface defects and do not require specific skills for gluing. You just need to choose the right type of wallpaper and glue for it. Modern industry offers a huge assortment of colors and patterns, products are plain, with patterns and for painting.
- Decorative plaster. A fashionable, modern option for surface decoration. Depending on the type of plaster, you can get a variety of textured surfaces and interesting color effects.
- Dye. Walls to be painted are leveled to perfect condition, since all roughness, cracks and unevenness are visible under the layer of paint. The monochromatic surface gives a feeling of refined luxury and aristocratic sophistication. On a neutral background, any type of decor looks advantageous, from paintings and mirrors, to posters, relief inserts and stucco;
- Brickwork. For several years now, bare brick walls have successfully complemented the design in loft, Scandinavian, and eco styles. The bricks are varnished or painted in the desired shade. If the walls are made of other materials, create an atmospheric imitation using gypsum putty and available materials.
The most popular designs are those with mixed wall finishes. Thus, painting can be freely combined with wallpaper or areas lined with natural wood panels and natural stones. And brick can be combined with any type of finish.
Ceiling
The surface of the ceiling, as a rule, is decorated in light colors, making it smooth or decorating it with a few relief elements - rosettes for a chandelier, baseboards, stucco molding. Dark colors and textured surfaces (for example, slats) are only allowed in rooms with high ceilings. Otherwise, an uncomfortable, oppressive feeling inevitably arises. In addition to whitewashing or painting, the ceiling is finished as follows:
- stretch ceiling;
- multi-level plasterboard structures with lighting and complex curves.
For a beige-colored room, the best option would be an ivory shade, pure white or cream.
Floor coverings
The choice of floor coverings must be approached with the utmost care. The coating should be harmoniously combined with the main color palette. It is best to match the tone of curtains, furniture or accent wall. In addition, the daily load on the floor and the financial capabilities of the owners are important. The choice is huge:
- parquet board or solid wood parquet;
- carpet or linoleum;
- laminate, porcelain stoneware.
Preferred coating colors: chocolate, light brown, golden, yellowish-beige, gray-white, coffee with milk, milk.
We decorate the ceiling, walls, floor
What do you need to know when decorating the floor, walls and ceiling of a room in beige? The above colors and shades are quite acceptable. But it also has its own characteristics.
Features of living room interior design in beige color:
- It is beige shades that make the ceiling visually higher. A gloss beige ceiling will visually expand the space. This color scheme is considered relevant for living rooms with low standard ceilings.
Beige color will make the ceiling visually higher
- It is possible for the surfaces to be painted in contrasting colors (for example, this option: the walls of the living room are gray-beige, the floors are “chocolate”). The most trendy solution is wallpaper imitating suede and velvet texture.
Wallpaper with imitation velvet
- Decorating the living room in golden beige tones (combination with natural oak parquet, furniture to match the color of light brown walls, curtains of similar shades).
Living room in golden beige tones
- Walls and floors are neutral, beige; upholstered furniture - pistachio or dark green, decorative elements - contrasting with the previous shades of white.
Pistachio-colored furniture will refresh the living room interior
- Light chocolate-colored walls, milky-white carpeting, cappuccino-colored furniture will create a “delicious,” warm, beige living room, ready to solve the most tricky issues.
Living room in coffee colors
Home textiles for beige living room
Textiles soften the strict lines and fit wonderfully into the overall calming atmosphere of the beige living room. It can be:
- cozy blankets, bedspreads and tablecloths;
- woven and knitted napkins;
- rugs, decorative pillows;
- drapes and light curtains.
It is not necessary to choose products in beige color, although gradient tints of different shades of the same color are in fashion today. Textiles in soft pastel colors complement the warm, delicate palette. And bright, rich colors serve as atmospheric decor that enlivens the interior.
Ombre, gradient, degradation
This is the name for a technique that is expressed in smooth transitions from one color to another, from a dark color to a lighter one. This is the ombre effect.
Dark colors, for example, are preferably used in the lower part of the surface. Moving gradually higher, move on to light shades. By distributing the colors in this way in the design of a beige living room, you will visually make the floors of the room more stable, and the three-meter ceiling even higher.
A smooth transition from dark to light will increase the height of the ceiling
This technique is suitable for furniture with a large number of vertical and horizontal doors. One tube of colored paint and a can of white paint will be enough to mix shades of different saturations. Well, if the furniture is still in the project, think over a color scheme for each door and inform the manufacturer about it.
Gradient wall painting
If you “conjure” a wall, you will have to work on large surfaces, where you will need to make color transitions manually or using a sprayer. This requires the firm hand of a master. It’s not worth the risk yourself, because if you don’t have any experience, your masterpiece will have to be redone. As for the living room with beige wallpaper, textiles with a gradient effect are one of the most successful options (for example, when brown through beige turns into milky).
Decor ideas for a beige living room
Leading designers recommend the following decoration solutions:
- paintings in massive gilded or bronze frames;
- cast or forged metal structures made of bronze, copper, brass;
- mirrors of different shapes and sizes;
- floor vases with dried flowers and twigs, large cut flowers;
- flowerpots, flower pots or tubs with live indoor plants;
- woolen or acrylic rugs, carpets and wicker mats;
- baskets and small boxes woven from wicker;
- unusual figurines, memorabilia and photographs;
- a real fireplace with wood heating and chimney, or a quality electric model with several functions. It should be complemented with an interesting mantelpiece with luxurious candlesticks or beautiful souvenirs. It is also appropriate to place a picture or mirror above it;
- decorative columns, arches and consoles;
- patterned panels, mosaics, painting on plaster.
In a room decorated in a neutral-light palette, both richly bright and romantically delicate colors are appropriate. You can complement the interior with abstractions, garlands or 3D paintings, photo wallpapers with the effect of presence, in a theme that matches the design.
Furniture selection
In a small bedroom, the most sensible furniture would be to put a bed, a chest of drawers, a bedside table or a small closet for things. You can attach a plasma TV to the wall, which takes up little space.
In a large room you can place any furniture you like, even a fireplace and a rocking chair. Even the presence of massive furniture is acceptable, as visually the room will look light and spacious. When decorating a room in monochrome colors, the emphasis can be placed on furniture of original shapes or sizes, as well as unusual colors.
Curtains and drapes
Curtains for a chocolate-beige bedroom are selected taking into account that they fit harmoniously into the interior. Light and light curtains look best, but in a large bedroom you can also hang dark ones. In principle, the color of the curtains can be any. The main rule is to maintain unity of style.
Double-sided curtains will attract attention not only with the contrast of color, for example, dark brown and beige, but also with texture, such as smooth satin and soft fleecy velvet.
What colors can be combined with?
A neutral background is an excellent field for experimenting with color combinations. Beige is “friendly” with all known colors, so all that remains is to choose the most sophisticated, pleasing to the eye combinations. Since the perception of colors is individual, it is necessary to focus on your own feelings: the interior should evoke only pleasant emotions.
- White-beige. To diversify the light palette, it is recommended to use 2-3 different shades of beige, as well as natural metallic and wooden colors and textures.
- The brown and beige palette combines perfectly, looks expensive and respectable.
- The gray-beige option is suitable for creating a calm, peaceful interior. It is best to use pearl, light gray and steel shades.
- Turquoise, blue and blue tones look perfect against a beige background. It favorably emphasizes bright colors, making them deeper and more harmonious.
- No less great is the combination with olive, light green and malachite shades, which are usually used in eco styles.
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Bedroom in beige-brown tones photo
Bedroom in brown and beige tones photo
Interior styles for a beige living room
As already noted, beige is universal. Neutral shades can be used to decorate rooms in the following style directions:
- traditional classics with patterned bronze, gold and carved elements;
- neoclassical with furniture in dark chocolate tones;
- simple, discreetly elegant minimalism;
- rural styles - country, Provence, English colonial;
- modern, Scandinavian;
- eco, loft.
Almost all of these styles are characterized by an abundance of natural finishing materials, furniture made of natural wood or imitating a wooden surface.
