Design features
The blue color is invariably associated with the endless sky or water, hypnotizes with its depth and immerses you in an atmosphere of tranquility. Too much use of saturated blue can lead to depression. On the contrary, a light blue shade promotes pleasant communication and a friendly mood.
- The color blue in the bedroom creates a soporific atmosphere;
- To prevent the room from seeming too dark, blue can be combined with white;
- It is recommended to use a cool shade to decorate a room with windows facing south;
- Light-colored curtains will help brighten the interior with blue trim.
Selection of curtains
Curtains are part of the style of the room. You should carefully select them to match the brown wallpaper in the interior. Golden, wheat, and purple curtains will go well with brown trim. The right color and pattern of the canvas will help create a spectacular accent.
Contrast is often used to decorate rooms. Snow-white curtains look amazing on a brown background. This solution will help create a luxurious interior.
You should not use more than three colors in one space. For brown walls, purchase pink, beige, cream textiles. Curtains with white patterns and gold motifs look great.
Kinds
The most common types of wallpaper are non-woven, vinyl, textile, paper, liquid and paintable wallpaper, let's look at each of them.
| Kinds | Characteristics | Photo |
| Paper | A popular material for wall decoration, it has a breathable base, a rich range of colors and low cost. Wallpaper can fade in the sun, absorbs odors and is practically impossible to clean. | |
| Non-woven | Wallpaper hides small irregularities and defects in the wall. The moisture resistance of this coating allows it to be used in any room. | |
| Vinyl | The bottom layer of this type of wallpaper can be made of paper or non-woven fabric, but the top layer is made of polyvinyl chloride. They practically do not allow air to pass through. Hides uneven wall surfaces. | |
| Liquid wallpaper | They are sold dry; to work, simply dilute them with water and mix thoroughly. Apply to the wall using a spatula. They mask irregularities well and allow air to pass through. | |
| For painting | There are paper, non-woven and vinyl wallpapers that can be painted. The embossed canvas can be coated with paint several times without compromising its appearance. | |
| Textile | The base can be paper or non-woven. Fabric top cover. The fabric is easily soiled and difficult to care for. |
Design options
Plain wallpaper
A chic blue color can be placed next to calmer shades on other walls, thereby attracting attention. Plain blue wallpaper will decorate both classic and modern interiors.
The photo shows a minimalist bedroom in dark blue tones.
Wallpaper with ornaments
The ornament can be repeated in other interior details or have a common theme. For example, seashells on the wallpaper and several decorative pillows with a different image but a similar meaning.
With flowers
Flowers can also highlight the stylistic direction of a room. Beautiful ornate flowers will highlight the classic interior of a living room or kitchen, and small blue buds on a white background in the Gzhel style will brighten the interior.
With an image
Drawings make the design of a room more interesting. Wallpaper with prints goes well with plain ones. Cute playful drawings will decorate a child's room, and images of tree leaves will support the eco theme.
Patterns
Monograms and damask on a dark blue background will harmoniously fit into classic, Venetian and neoclassical design; in addition, they can also become a “highlight” in a stylish loft interior. Graphic patterns will successfully decorate a modern living room or bedroom.
Strip
Stripes can also decorate designs in different styles. In addition, they serve as an effective tool with which you can visually adjust the area of the room, depending on the direction of the stripes.
Cell
A white and blue checkered pattern will refresh the interior and will be an excellent interior design solution for a bedroom or nursery.
Imitation
Wallpaper that imitates materials such as brick or wood saves space and costs an order of magnitude lower than natural materials. Finishing with imitation fabric or plaster greatly simplifies the repair process. Imitation tiles look beautiful, while the walls remain warm and the interior is cozy.
3d wallpapers and photo wallpapers
The walls can be decorated with absolutely any image, for example, cosmic landscapes for a teenager’s room or endless alpine mountains for a stylish living room.
With texture
Textured wallpaper will unobtrusively emphasize the elegance of the design. Textures can form an entire image or repeat a simple pattern over the entire surface of the canvas.
Selecting furniture for a brown living room
The color of the design sets the tone and mood of the entire interior. And even a style with its character often cannot change the influence of a shade. Using brown tones in a room makes it feel balanced and elegant. Regardless of the design direction, such an interior will be sophisticated and discreet. You can achieve harmony in such a room using a balance between a neutral palette and the main color.
The living room can be with brown furniture or decoration:
- If the base is a light color - cocoa, coffee with milk, caramel , you can choose more saturated furniture models that will be accentuated in the brown interior of the living room. A chocolate sofa and a wall of a similar color will look harmonious here - opposite, behind the TV, or behind the main piece of furniture. For such a rich wall, you can choose either a monochromatic covering or a design with a pattern in the main color of the design.
- Most often, the combination of brown color in the living room interior involves the use of wooden furniture in a dark palette and light wall decoration, upholstery of soft objects. You can choose wallpaper or paint for a neutral sofa, and make the details deep - chocolate, coffee, cinnamon.
- A muted brown sofa is suitable for a discreet and simple interior . It will be inconspicuous and elegant at the same time, so choose either darker chocolate details or accessories from a brighter range as accents.
The shape and scale of interior items depends primarily on the area of the room, the design style of the living room, and the desired mood. For example, in the Art Nouveau direction, creative models of non-standard shapes are relevant - a sofa without a clear back and clear geometry, plastic chairs, ornate decorative details. And in constructivism, only clear structures are appropriate, albeit subordinated to functionality and comfort.
Tips for choosing curtain colors
Despite the fact that blue is not the most standard interior decoration solution, in combination with some shades it forms a rich and rich duet.
- White curtains or tulle will make the room brighter, even with dark blue walls,
- Thick yellow curtains will make the blue color of the walls richer, and will also add bright notes to the interior,
- The color of the curtains depends on the shade and pattern of the wallpaper, for example yellow or gold monograms and beige tulle.
In the photo, the bedroom is in blue and white tones; thanks to the light color, the room seems more spacious.
Blue background: wallpapers and their variations
Each color carries a certain meaning and is capable of hiding a specific emotional state. This fact has been proven by psychologists and research.
Color therapy has proven that blue color helps you immerse yourself in your dreams and fantasies. It is the color of integrity, magic and freedom. It helps to relax, relieves stress, nervous tension, stabilizes blood pressure and extinguishes unpleasant emotions.
Blue wallpaper is suitable for people who are constantly under stress, but want to live in harmony with themselves and the world around them. Usually such people need peace of mind.
For creative individuals, a combination of blue with bright shades of yellow and orange will be interesting. A dark background with yellow accents will look very dynamic and modern; this combination is preferred by young people or teenagers.
Even more information about the versatility of blue wallpaper can be found in the following material:
Photos in the interior of the rooms
Bedroom
The blue color of the walls will soothe and create a soporific atmosphere. For a classic bedroom, plain wallpaper or wallpaper decorated with beautiful silver or gold patterns is suitable. In a modern bedroom, the wall above the headboard can be decorated with wallpaper with a three-dimensional, spectacular image or 3D wallpaper.
Kitchen
A good kitchen option would be wallpaper with an unobtrusive pattern, such as a white and blue checkered pattern, polka dots or a small flower. Another design option could be a combination of plain wallpaper and a colored apron, in which case attention will be focused on the work area. The combination of blue walls and white furniture looks especially harmonious.
Living room
Blue color will be a particularly good idea for a living room or hall, the windows of which face the south or into a room with abundant natural light. Depending on the style of the room, the walls will be decorated with large flowers, imitation fabric, or stylish patterns and images.
Children's
The color blue is undoubtedly associated with the design of a boy's nursery. However, you can play with the rich shade and create a themed interior that any child will like, for example, a space or sea theme.
The photo shows a children's room with a space theme. The walls are decorated with different types of wallpaper.
Hallway
Bright blue shades are recommended for use in open or well-lit hallways. In a small space, blue can be combined with light colors such as white or beige. This way the corridor will not seem small and will become much more interesting.
Brown color in the interior: advantages and disadvantages
A living room in brown tones always looks balanced. The versatility of the palette allows you to include a variety of shades in your design.
Using chocolate has many other advantages:
- rich range of shades;
- warm spectrum;
- noble calm character;
- does not cause irritation;
- has no suppressive effect.
The calming effect of brown color is positive - it helps to restore strength, rather than pass out and fall asleep. The only significant drawback of the palette is that in dark shades the living room design can be overly cluttered, especially in a small apartment.
Shades of coffee, chocolate and cinnamon have an interesting influence. Psychologists are confident that the interior of a living room in brown tones can have an anti-stress effect in precisely this spectrum. Associations with mood-enhancing foods similarly have a positive effect on the emotional state of people in such a room. Of course, you can complement the color scheme with real aromas of the listed products, which is easy to do if the living room is combined with a kitchen and/or dining room.
Color combinations
| Combination option | Description | Photo |
| White and blue | Perhaps the most successful combination is with blue. The interior will be bright and fresh. | |
| Gray-blue | Dark color combination. Suitable for well-lit areas. | |
| Black and blue | To prevent the room from seeming gloomy and too dark, it is worth adding light details to the decoration or decor. | |
| Blue-green | A rich color combination associated with the tropics. | |
| Blue-blue | An interesting effect can be achieved by finishing the walls using a gradient method, from bright blue to light blue. | |
| Blue and gold | Elements of gold will emphasize the depth of the blue shade and will look like a real decoration. | |
| Yellow-blue | Yellow colors will look like rays of light in a blue sky. | |
| Blue-red | Depending on the saturation of colors, the interior can turn out to be bright and flashy or restrained and aristocratic. | |
| Blue-beige | Beige, like white, goes well with any shades of blue. | |
| Blue-pink | The combination is gentle and romantic. Suitable for decorating a nursery or bedroom. | |
| Blue-brown | The blue shade will look harmonious with soft chocolate and natural wood. | |
| Blue-violet | An incredibly beautiful combination similar to the iridescence of bird feathers. | |
| Orange-blue | The combination of blue and orange is a contrast of warm and cold colors. The image will be dynamic, playful and bright. |
Basic recommendations for brown color combinations
If you have chosen brown wallpaper to decorate your walls, then you need to learn how to correctly combine them with other colors, since in this way you can create a truly harmonious interior. Let's look at the most popular combinations in the interior with brown color:
- Combination of brown and white. This combination option is classic and is in high demand. It is advisable to dilute the brown and white palette with some other color. It is better if it is yellow, pink, orange, green wallpaper.
- A combination of brown wallpaper and pink tones. This pink and brown palette is a great solution for any room. Especially such brown wallpaper in the living room with a gray-pink ornament will appeal to romantic people.
- A combination of brown and green wallpaper. Green wallpaper with a brown pattern (or vice versa) fills the room with comfort and harmony. It is also recommended to dilute green or brown wallpaper with a beige, sand, or yellow palette.
- Dark brown wallpaper and turquoise. This color combination is reminiscent of the sea, sun and refreshes the room. Such a spectacular harmonious contrast can be complemented by additionally using beige, white, and green wallpaper in the interior.
- Combination of brown and purple colors. This option helps create a lively, playful or romantic atmosphere in the room and looks good with floral patterns. This combination can be complemented with yellow or white.
- Brown and orange colors on the walls. This solution helps to lift the mood and is often used for oriental motifs. If you want to add a little freshness to this palette, we can additionally recommend using green wallpaper or walls painted red, light green, or golden. Wallpaper in a yellow-brown combination and gray-olive tones look advantageous.
If you choose an additional shade to brown, then you need to take into account its saturation. The additional gamut should be close to the main color in saturation. This way you can create a truly harmonious interior design with brown wallpaper. Brown wallpaper for walls is a classic option that will always be in fashion.
Combination options
Accent wall
This finishing option not only decorates the room with an expressive color or pattern, but also attracts the eye and marks the central area of the room. An accent wall can be decorated with imitation of natural materials, a 3D image, or simply decorated with a bright color.
Plain + pattern
Wallpaper with patterns will unobtrusively decorate the room. Construction stores often offer options for plain wallpaper and with various patterns that have a common background. They are easy to combine in the desired proportion.
Pattern + pattern
Different patterns may have a common theme or color scheme, such as vegetation, marine themes, or abstract patterns with a common color scheme. Another finishing option could be the same pattern on the wallpaper with a different background.
Combination with photo wallpaper
Photo wallpaper will harmoniously combine with wallpaper of a similar or lighter shade. The image will focus attention and make the interior more interesting. Photo wallpaper can cover one or more walls. It is worth remembering that voluminous and dark images can hide space.
Dividing a wall into two parts horizontally
A finishing method that has been used for a long time and does not lose its relevance. As a rule, the upper part is made in light colors, and the lower part in a darker color. A decorative plinth or wallpaper strip can separate the two parts.
In the photo, the walls in the living room are decorated using the method of dividing into two parts.
Decor
Wallpaper can also serve a decorative function and be framed like a real painting. For example, dark blue wallpaper with ornate patterns, framed in a baguette frame, will decorate a classic interior, and a plain rich-colored canvas decorated with moldings will look stylish against a light background.
Room zoning
You can divide a room into functional zones using color, different textures or patterns. This method helps to save space, while designating each area.
In the photo, the living room area is highlighted using blue striped wallpaper.
Room decoration options
It is important to know that in some rooms blue wallpaper is used for walls more often, and in others less often. This happens due to the psychological load that this color carries and the peculiarities of its use in different lighting conditions and different areas of rooms. Below we will tell you how best to use blue wallpaper in the interior of different rooms.
Living room
If you want to use a deep blue wallpaper color, then make sure that enough sunny color penetrates into the room, because blue is a very cool color? and if there is not enough light, the room will seem very cold and uncomfortable. Blue wallpaper in the living room looks best in modern interior styles.
The living room walls, covered with plain blue wallpaper without ornament, require shades that will dilute it. An excellent solution would be light-colored furniture and upholstery in the same shades. Light colors will help fill the room with air and expand the space .
Bedroom
Despite the coldness of blue, its proper use can help normalize sleep and rest and promote relaxation and tranquility. In a bedroom with large windows, you can cover all the walls with blue wallpaper, but if there is little light in the room, it makes sense to limit yourself to an accent wall in the bedroom or companion wallpaper of different colors.
A bedroom with blue wallpaper will look perfect if you create an appropriate combination with curtains, bedspreads and carpets in light colors. Moderate minimalism and airiness of the room will help you decorate the room in the very popular Scandinavian style.
Kitchen
Blue is a very practical color, because water stains and stains from washcloths and detergents are rarely visible on it, so it is a worthy solution for decorating kitchen walls. However, try to take into account that blue helps reduce appetite , so it is better to use it in the kitchen for those who often go on a diet, and avoid it for families with small children: due to the abundance of blue, they may lose the desire to eat.
Dining room
If you have a separate room in your house for eating, then keep in mind that it is also affected by blue’s effect on reducing appetite. Some people say that by painting the walls of the dining room blue, you don’t even have to go on a diet, and give yourself half the usual portions. If a slim body is your goal, then you can safely glue blue wallpaper in the dining room.
In terms of style, a strict classic style would be an excellent option. Blue wallpaper in the dining room interior looks very good with wood panels or combined with wood-effect wallpaper, which is pasted at the bottom of the wall.
Children's
Blue wallpaper in a nursery is a real classic if you have a boy. However, now the traditions of color matching the design to the gender of the child are no longer as strong as before: more and more often you can see blue children’s clothes specifically for girls. The main thing is to know what to combine such wallpapers with and how to choose them. For example, plain blue wallpaper in dark shades is really more suitable for a boy, ideally a teenager.
Blue is a calm color, so it will help a child go through adolescence more calmly, but bright blue wallpaper with drawings will look better in a preschooler’s room .
Girls also have their own options for using blue. For example, you can choose a blue wallpaper with flowers. Keep in mind that softer, pastel shades of blue are suitable for girls, as well as a combination of blue wallpaper with wallpaper of a different color. For example, you can choose blue wallpaper, the flowers on which will be delicate pink and create a very cute girlish interior in the English style.
Attention! In a children's room, blue wallpaper should be used very carefully, diluting it with lighter and more vibrant shades, and the use of dark blue is generally contraindicated in interiors for preschool children's rooms . The reason is this: blue color is so relaxing that it can cause melancholy in small children.
Study
Blue is not the most successful color for decorating a work office, as it is characterized by the ability to reduce the speed of information perception and reduce productivity . Unless the owner of the office is a zealous workaholic whose activities you want to limit, it is still better to choose a different color of wallpaper for the office.
Hall
The Blue Hall is an excellent solution for those who want to see depth and tranquility in this room and have enough footage to bring it all to life. When decorating a room, the most popular are classic and modern interior styles.
Bathroom
Throughout time, blue has always been associated with water, and therefore with purification and freshness. This is why blue bathrooms are still very popular. Thanks to the natural transparency, purity and practicality of this color, blue wallpaper in the bathroom is beautiful, elegant and highly practical.
It is also worth emphasizing the need to choose washable wallpaper with moisture-resistant properties, which is explained by the conditions of their use in bathrooms.
Hallway
The hallway is a place where there is very little natural light or, more often, daylight does not penetrate there at all. Therefore, the use of rich dark shades of any color is undesirable for decorating the interior of a hallway. This also applies to blue. Its dark shades are definitely not suitable for decorating this room. The exception is if you are going to use very bright and powerful lighting.
Important! If you are choosing blue wallpaper for a hallway where the light will be artificial, we recommend choosing it in the store in the evening. Keep in mind that absolutely all colors look different under incandescent lighting, so the shade you choose in daylight may vary significantly in your home.
Corridor
Just like in the hallway, there are rarely windows in the corridors, and therefore there is no direct sunlight. Designers advise decorating corridors with light rather than dark wallpaper . If you want to make a blue corridor, then give preference to brighter shades and combinations of blue wallpaper with lighter or even white canvases, and leave dark shades for bedrooms and living rooms.
As you can see, using blue wallpaper in the interior is a wonderful way to create a calm, comfortable and cozy interior. By combining blue wallpaper with wallpaper of a different color, you can soften its excessive coldness and create a truly unique design with your own hands.
Combination with furniture, floor, ceiling
Furniture
Furniture in white tones will harmoniously combine with blue wallpaper; it will brighten the interior. The shape of the furniture will support the stylistic direction. Simple shapes are suitable for marine, modern, loft and hi-tech styles. For a classic interior, furniture with graceful and smooth shapes is suitable; the color scheme may be in favor of white, brown or beige.
Floor
The flooring can be laminate, carpet, parquet, tiles or self-leveling flooring. A design with a white marble floor will look impressive; the contrast with blue will emphasize the depth of the color of the walls and the rich pattern on the floor. Beige laminate or carpet is suitable for the design of a room in any style and will harmoniously combine with any furniture.
The photo shows a modern bedroom in a blue and beige palette.
For the kitchen, bathroom and toilet, the optimal choice of flooring would be tiles.
Ceiling
To make the room visually appear lighter and more spacious, you can use a simple, flat white ceiling. The glossy surface will visually increase the space due to its reflective properties. The wide ceiling plinth with a smooth transition from blue to white looks interesting.
Style decision
Classic
For the interior of a room in a classic style, a good choice would be a dirty or, on the contrary, sky blue shade. The walls can have a smooth matte surface without patterns or be decorated with silk-screen printing with flowers, monograms and damask.
The photo shows a dining room in a classic style. The walls are decorated with dark blue wallpaper and white wall panels.
Modern
The interior will be decorated with wallpaper with an ornament, 3D pattern, texture or various effects.
The photo shows the interior of a modern living room, with voluminous blue wallpaper on the walls with a 3D effect.
Provence
The style combines tenderness, romance and comfort. Light blue wallpaper with a small floral print or liquid wallpaper with a plaster effect will be the best interior solution.
Country
For rustic country, you can choose both light and dark shades of blue. The walls can be decorated with an unobtrusive blue and white checkered pattern, a cute floral pattern or an imitation of painted wood.
The photo shows a cozy living room in country style. Different shades of blue combine well with natural materials.
Nautical
The color blue is inseparably associated with the marine theme. Plain, striped wallpaper and an unobtrusive thematic ornament will look harmonious.
In the photo, the wall above the head of the bed is decorated with dark blue wallpaper with a themed print.
