Selection of furniture for the color of wallpaper: professional advice
Wallpaper is the main background of the interior of our room and from what color they are and what kind of pattern or drawing on them, we make a start, choosing furniture, curtains and accessories in the room. It is necessary to select everything so that it is combined with the main background and repeats the color scheme in detail. Only in this way will the interior be harmonious and nothing will irritate it.
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Primary colors and shades
It has long been known that colors strongly affect the mental and emotional state of a person. The mood and well-being of the person in it depends on the color prevailing in the room.
Choosing the right wallpaper is not an easy task. Perhaps it is not superfluous to turn to an experienced master. Together with it, you can choose the wallpaper that is suitable specifically for your room, it will help with calculating the amount of materials and with sticking.
Consider the influence of some of the most common colors and shades:
- White - the color of purity and order. Balances, tunes in positive. In excess, it brings boredom and depresses.
- Gray - color of neutrality. Soothes and relaxes. With an overabundance, it depresses, brings discouragement and depression.
- The black - the color of mystery. It gives a sense of security and self-esteem. Affects the volume of the room. In excess, it depresses and creates pressure.
- Blue - the color of the sea. Soothes and relieves stress. Affects the volume of the room. With an excess, it negatively presses on well-being.
- Green - the color of nature. Soothes, relaxes and cheers up. With an excess of bright green, a feeling of anxiety may appear.
- Yellow - the color of summer. Cheers up and promotes performance. With an excess of bright yellow, anxiety and overexcitation may appear.
- Orange - the color of the sun. Raises the mood and appetite, gives a feeling of warmth. With an overabundance, overexcitation appears.
- Red - the color of passion. It gives a charge of activity and excitement. In excess, it can cause aggression and anger.
- Brown - color of stability. It gives a sense of stability and nobility, calms and relaxes. With an excess of dark shades, it reduces space.
Important! Light colors and shades make the room visually larger, darker, on the contrary, smaller.
Color combinations
To choose the right color of furniture to the color of wallpaper, you need to know the combination of colors and shades.
White is combined with all colors and shades, a perfect combination with:
- Blue.
- Orekhovym.
- Brown.
Gray is also a universal color, but is better combined with:
- Black.
- In red.
- In blue.
- Orange.
Black goes well with colors such as:
- White.
- Gray.
- Red.
Blue and its light shades are combined with:
- Burgundy.
- Orange.
- Yellow.
- Blue.
- White.
Green is combined with colors such as:
- Yellow.
- Orange.
- Brown.
- White.
- Gray.
- Violet.
Yellow goes well with:
- Purple.
- In blue.
- Brown.
- Dark red.
- Black.
Red, its dark shades are combined with light shades:
- Green.
- Blue.
- Beige.
- White.
- Gray.
Brown goes well with:
- Green.
- In blue.
- In red.
- Brown.
Advice! Colors that are considered warm should be used in a room that faces north and cold in a southern room.
Wallpaper and furniture
When choosing furniture in a room, you must consider:
- The combination of colors throughout the interior of the room.
- The color combination of furniture and wallpaper.
- Large or small room.
- How well it is illuminated.
- The functionality of this room.
- Tastes of all family members.
- The style of the interior room.
The color scheme of the interior
Choosing furniture in an already separate room, of course, we first of all take into account the color of the wallpaper, as they are the background of the entire room and interior.
Of course, choosing the color of furniture, we will take into account the combination of colors, consider a few examples:
- White furniture is very versatile, as it fits any color of wallpaper. It is more difficult if the furniture is green and which wallpaper to choose, this is a question. Using a combination of colors, furniture of this color will be appropriate if the wallpaper is white, brown, orange or yellow.
- Walnut furniture is widespread and what kind of wallpaper to choose for it is not very difficult, since this color also refers to universal ones, that is, it combines with all colors and shades. Black furniture looks good against a background of white wallpaper, but this is for modern interior styles.
- It is more difficult with furniture of dark colors and shades, since it is undesirable for there to be a sharp contrast between wallpaper and furniture, although for courageous people, it will look original and stylish. Designers advise choosing dark furniture if the wallpaper is in bright colors and shades.
- Any color of furniture is suitable for yellow wallpapers, blue, olive, lilac and other bright and calm colors and shades. It can even be colorful furniture, which often happens when choosing upholstered furniture. You can emphasize the color of the wallpaper with the help of decorative pillows of the same color or shade as the walls.
We select furniture
It seems to many that choosing furniture is not a problem at all, I went to the store and bought what I liked. But at home it turns out that the sofa or dresser does not look at all and looks superfluous in the room. And then it turns out at all that this is not at all what you wanted, and there is not enough storage space, and not the shade, and not that color.
To prevent this from happening, you need to decide in advance what you want to get in the end. It is a harmonious interior of the room, it is a lot of storage space, it is convenience or all together. Let's take it in order.
Functionality Choice
Before going to the store for furniture, let's think about what we need for our room:
- What kind of furniture will be in this room. For example, if this is a bedroom, then, of course, a bed, a wardrobe and a dressing table.
- How many storage spaces will be needed in this room. For example, if you have many books, you need to figure out how many shelves they will need.
- What beds will be located here and whether they will fit. For example, will a double bed fit in a room and will there be room for something else.
- It is worth considering multifunctional furniture. For example, in the living room, a sofa bed can become a sleeping place for guests.
Important! Choosing furniture, it is necessary to take into account the tastes and desires of all family members.
The choice of interior style
If you have already clearly decided on the interior style of the room, then the furniture should be selected for it.
To do this, you can use the catalog or our tips:
- For high-tech and other modern interior styles, choose furniture without decor, possibly made of glass, with chrome and shiny legs and handles. Upholstered furniture should be direct forms with plain upholstery.
- For classic styles, furniture with carved inserts and facades, necessarily only made of wood, is suitable. Upholstered furniture with rounded shapes and delicately curved legs and armrests. The colors for such styles are usually chosen in calm colors and shades.
- For rustic styles, for example, country or Provence, both wooden furniture and forged, light colors, a little aged are suitable. Upholstered furniture in such an interior involves a lot of ruffles and frills, the color is usually a strip, a cage or flowers.
- Furniture made of bamboo is well suited for Japanese or Chinese styles, but it can be just dark or even black with strict forms without any decor or very minimal. Surfaces are best to be varnished so that their shine emphasizes the rigor of the style.
- For the Moroccan style, furniture of dark colors with curved shapes and numerous carvings and paintings is suitable. Upholstered furniture in saturated bright colors with patterns and embroidery.
- For ethnic styles, dark, strict forms of furniture with bright colors and patterns appropriate to the style are suitable.
Advice! When going to the store, stock up with photographs of your favorite pieces of furniture, show them to the sales assistant and he will be able to understand what interests you, and will offer only what you need.
How to arrange furniture
Having decided what kind of furniture will be in the room, you need to immediately understand where and how it will stand.
For this:
- Look around and imagine where and what will stand, so you will understand what furniture will fit in the room and what will not.
- Measure the places where the piece of furniture will stand, so you will understand how busy the space of the room will be.
- Mark the places where there will be shelves or wall cabinets, so you will understand whether they will interfere and spoil the overall picture of the room.
- Using masking tape, select the location of the sofa, chairs or bed on the floor. So you will understand if there is enough space for passage.
- Using a computer program, simulate the future interior, so you will understand how your future room will look.
- All this can be done by a designer if you are willing to pay, but his services are quite expensive and it is not a fact that you will like the result.
Important! Each room has its own emphasis on certain furniture, for example, in the living room - a sofa, in the bedroom - a bed, so you need to start from this piece of furniture, and when buying other items and when placing them.
Conclusion
Now you know how to choose wallpaper for furniture and vice versa. Do not be afraid to experiment and choose unusual color schemes. Remember to remember the main thing: to combine the entire interior and design of the room, all the colors and shades present in the wallpaper and furniture should be present in the little things or textiles.
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