Creating a living room design in purple tones and the rules for combining colors
The rest and reception room for guests is a business card for the owners of the apartment. By its design, one can judge the tastes, inclinations and financial situation of the owner. Living rooms in purple are not often found, which is due to the originality of the styles where its shades are used. A design with this color scheme is suitable for extraordinary people, it lacks the usual standards.
Distinctive design features
Violet is the result of a mixture of intense warm and cold colors: red and blue. Thanks to this feature, the purple palette includes 196 shades - light and dark, bright and pastel.
Basic purple tones:
- mauve;
- lilac;
- purple;
- lavender;
- mauve;
- eggplant;
- plum;
- iris;
- indigo.
Violet shades are preferred by artistic and creative people, pregnant women and children. Psychologists say that this is a mystical color that awakens fantasy and intuition in a person. Neon color inherent in high-tech and pop art styles is one of the shades of purple.
Purple color in the design of the living room can give the room, depending on the chosen shade, solemn luxury, comfortable peace, focus on ultramodern details in the interior.
Successful combinations
Violet shades can be combined with each other to create monochrome compositions, for example, with blue, pink. For contrast, they are combined in the design with white, black, red, yellow. The combination with neutral tones such as gray and green balances the expression of purple.
with green
When decorating a living room in purple-green tones, you need to choose the main color that should prevail in the interior. For example, light green or light lilac. The second tone should be more saturated, accentuated. Violet color has an exciting effect on the human psyche. The green tone softens its effect, which makes it possible to create a harmonious interior.
In this case, the combination of shades must match in warmth, for example:
- violet and pistachio;
- lilac and lime;
- eggplant and green apple.
In a lightened purple or green shade, darker spots or patterns are allowed.
with woody
The color of wood in combination with lilac shades gives the interior of the living room a noble charm. The color of the wood can be furniture (table, cabinet), one of the wall panels.
with beige
Beige is a natural color of the landscape, neutral, soothing, changing under light. Under bright lamps, it looks solemn and festive, muted - mysterious.
Shades of beige color:
- sand;
- cream;
- Ivory;
- cappuccino.
The design uses halftones with:
- grey;
- mauve;
- brown;
- Green;
- YELLOW.
Elements of furniture, parquet, ceiling, supported in different shades of beige, form a harmonious whole with light lilac or purple walls.Beige and purple can be evenly distributed: beige walls and purple furniture, curtains.
with blue
Living room colors often combine turquoise and purplish-red shades. Blue color is soft, airy. As a base tone, it subdues the expression of a rich purple. In combination with pastel shades of lilac and lilac, the interior of the room will look cozy, conducive to relaxation and rest.
With beige and pink
A pink accent in a beige and lilac palette will add romance and lightness to the living room. These can be accessories, upholstered furniture, lamps.
with gray
The neutral tone of gray will “calm” the aggression of dark purple elements, create a balanced composition with lavender and light lilac. To keep the design from looking boring, it is enlivened with brilliant details of purple, green, red.
Finishing subtleties
In the design of the living room, where there is a purple color, the decoration of the ceiling and walls occupies an important place. The walls can be plain, decorated with geometric patterns, plant prints. The ceiling should be decorated with borders, stucco molding, one or two levels.
Selection of furniture and accessories
The choice of sets of furniture, curtains, lamps depends on the provided shades of purple. Harmony must be respected not only in the colors, but also in the choice of shape and material. To be placed in pastel colors, the upholstery of the sofa should be bright, match the main or additional color scheme. To match the walls, upholstered furniture, the color of the curtains is chosen.
Curtain material - heavy, flowing or translucent, flying - depending on the overall design concept.
In solemn ceremonial salons, furniture should be in the style of Art Nouveau, Baroque, Rococo. The stucco molding on the ceiling is in harmony with the massive chandelier, crystal/crystal look, volumetric. The design of a modern interior requires elements of glass and metal.
Vases, carpets, natural or artificial flowers, paintings can be used as luminous accessories. The living rooms in purple tones are reminiscent of old rooms, where there was always a fireplace. Imitation of an open hearth or a real fireplace will give the room a cozy charm.
styles used
The violet spectrum is not suitable for all styles due to the peculiarities of the perception of the color range. It fits harmoniously into living rooms decorated in a bohemian, ultra-modern, abstract, ceremonial spirit.
Art Deco
An eclectic style preferred by art people. It is obligatory for him to use expensive materials, unusual accessories. Purple tones in the interior can be present in the form of bright accents (for example, a sofa) or as an additional background.
The main tone of the walls and ceiling should be determined by a neutral color. Art Deco cannot be imagined without stucco moldings, decorative panels on the walls and ceiling. Parquet or laminate flooring can be dark or light. Standard living room furniture is not suitable. It should be an exclusive bespoke version.
The style is characterized by flowing headset lines: curved legs at the table, chairs, curly backs, armrests. Velvet or satin window curtains with lambrequins, flounces to match the sofa upholstery. There should be a lot of accessories: expensive or unusual.The style will be complemented by abstract paintings, forged products, sculptures.
Provence
The Provencal-style living room is the creation of a romantic and graceful setting inherent in the Mediterranean coast of France. The main design feature is a peaceful and comfortable environment. The lavender tint in the interior (walls, ceiling) is a prerequisite for the design.
The main or complementary color of lavender is white, pastel shades of beige, blue.
The design should use:
- small floral pattern in accessories;
- porcelain products;
- napkins, embroidered tablecloths;
- wicker baskets.
The table, chairs, cabinets have a simple, wooden design.
Contemporary
An elegant style, which can be achieved when creating the interior of a living room, observing certain rules:
- Visually, vertical and horizontal planes should prevail. It is allowed to use geometric shapes in the form of spheres, circles, cylinders.
- The main materials from which furniture and decorative elements are made are plastic, glass, metal, cheap wood species, MDF.
- The color scheme is neutral (shades of beige, brown), contrasting (white, black). Purple accents on a monochrome background.
- Zoning space with furniture.
- Furniture of smooth shapes, without decorative ornaments. Furniture upholstered in black, white, neutral colors.
- The minimum amount of additional decor: carpet, vase, painting.
The painting is placed on the sofa. Abstract in content, large in size, it should be the focal point that catches the eye in the first place.
Futurism
Futurism is the programming of a future home that looks like the inside of a spaceship.The use of materials such as aluminum, plexiglass, plastic, steel helps to create a supernatural atmosphere. The color palette is light, with a predominance of white. The purple decorative elements represent the infinity of space.
All lines and surfaces are straight and well defined. Furniture of the "future" should match the style and have an extraordinary shape, for example, a table with a curved top, an ellipsoidal sofa. From accessories, objects from the past are suitable, exhibited in the form of exhibits on glass or metal shelves.
Spacious living rooms or studios are the most suitable for creating a futuristic design, because the main idea of the style is the infinity of space.
Advanced technology
The particularity of high-tech is that household appliances are part of decorative objects. Purple is used to highlight individual elements evenly distributed in space (for example, sofa cushions). The main color spectrum is white, black, gray and their combinations.
Feature of ceiling, wall and floor decoration:
- The ground is even, perhaps wooded.
- The walls are plastered, covered with wallpaper, sheathed in PVC panels. A wall, where a TV or home theater is placed, is an accent: it is covered with photo wallpaper, painted with patterns and decorated with unusual compositions.
- Stretch ceiling or plasterboard, one, two, multi-level.
Furniture of simple geometry should not clutter the space. The structures are characterized by the angularity of the forms. The furniture consists of a sofa, a table, armchairs. Leather upholstery is preferred.
Minimalism
The style has many similarities with high technology. The main rule when designing is to expand the space. Light and pastel tones are used, there are no decorative elements.
Lighting organization
The lighting depends on the chosen style:
- for art deco - a massive central chandelier and additional light sources;
- Provence - graceful lamps;
- high-tech, minimalism, contemporary, futurism - the use of modern lighting systems (point, chain, track).
In some cases, soft, diffused light predominates, in others - bright.
Examples of out-of-the-box design solutions
Contemporary style living room. The bedroom is in light colors. A sofa matching the walls, with a curly back and armrests and purple cushions. There is a large abstract painting above the sofa. Two wooden armchairs with soft cushions matching the sofa. Glass coffee table.
Living room in the style of futurism. White ceiling, two walls, floor, semicircular sofa. There is a black TV on the black wall. A small armchair on red legs with a purple seat.