Features of choice

By choosing a certain color scheme, you can visually increase or decrease the size of the living room.

Factors influencing the choice of color:

  • Room size;
  • Lighting;
  • Personal preferences;
  • Functional requirements.

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Light colors are suitable for compact living rooms, thanks to which the room will seem larger. A pattern on one of the walls will successfully complement the interior.

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In spacious rooms, there are significantly more opportunities for realizing fantasies. The color palette can be with a soft transition or contrasting.

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Contrasting vertical stripes will stretch the space, and horizontal ones will expand it.

How do the cardinal directions affect it?

When choosing the color of the walls, you should pay attention to the lighting in the room and where the living room windows face. The same shade will look completely different in natural and artificial light.

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The orientation of the windows to any of the cardinal directions also affects the overall “picture”.

  • For a living room with windows on the north side, soft and warm shades are suitable, they compensate for the lack of sunlight. This can be yellow, green, beige or chocolate color.
  • If the windows face the south side, the interior can be in cool shades, since the room has enough daylight. Sky blue, turquoise and white.
  • For the eastern side, it is better to use warm light tones, for example, soft pink, honey, peach.
  • If the windows face the western side, preference should be given to a cold range. The walls can be painted gray, blue, mint.

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Feng Shui Recommendations

Feng Shui is an ancient and very interesting theory, the purpose of which is to have a beneficial effect on life with the help of interior items and finishing. It is believed that any colors affect the energy of the house and influence the spiritual state of a person.

According to the rules of Feng Shui, the color palette of a room can be chosen based on the principle of masculine or feminine principles, or based on which side of the world the living room faces.

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Light and warm shades, such as red, yellow, green and white, are attributed to the masculine principle.

To the female part assign dark and deep shades, such as blue, purple, black.

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For a living room located on the north side, blue is suitable. Shades of blue promote relaxation, reduce activity. For interior decoration, you can choose paintings depicting reservoirs.

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For north-eastern and western rooms, it is better to use a cream, beige and honey palette, which helps to improve mood, cheerfulness and instill optimism.

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Popular colors

Beige

Beige is a universal color, it looks harmonious in almost any style. The living room will be warm and cozy, the character of the room can be changed with the help of decor. The finishing can be brickwork or unusual paint application.

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Gray

A modern and fashionable color that is often used to create a loft, classic or Scandinavian style. The walls of the room can be complicated with a variety of textures and geometric shapes.

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Blue

Various shades of blue have a relaxing effect. For people with high workload, it will be the best solution for decorating a living room. Corresponds to Provence, marine, Mediterranean and shabby chic styles.

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White

White is considered a neutral color, but playing with colors you can create absolutely any interior. It has a lot of shades, and thanks to the complex application to the walls, the living room will turn out original and absolutely extraordinary. White finishing will become the basis for creating the character of the entire interior. For a dark living room, white trim will be a salvation – there will be more light in the room.

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Decorative elements will make the interior strict and refreshing or, on the contrary, will give comfort and warmth.

Green

A relevant choice for recent years, which is associated with greenery and nature. The walls can be painted in different shades, zoning the space of the room. Wallpaper with a contrasting print will emphasize the eco-style and Provence.

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In addition, green has a beneficial effect on vision and has relaxing properties.

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Yellow

A bright, summery and sunny color, it is subconsciously associated with something warm and pleasant. Suitable for partial wall decoration in the living room.

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Attention! Too bright and poisonous shade of yellow in a small living room will be oppressive, and pastel and light shades will promote communication, increase attention and mood.

Olive

Olive is a shade of green, it envelops with its noble shade and gives a state of comfort.

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The design in olive color will look harmonious in classic, Scandinavian and country styles.

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Peach

Peach walls will fill the interior with rich colors of summer and early autumn. Suitable for classic, modern and fusion styles.

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Peach goes well with brown, gray, turquoise and burgundy.

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Turquoise

Painting the walls in the living room in turquoise will give a feeling of freshness and spaciousness to the living room. It has different depths of color from weightless pastel to rich and deep. It goes well with almost any paint without overloading the overall interior of the room.

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How to combine?

Combining different colors allows you to visually preserve and increase the area of the room. Each color has many shades, their combination options will allow you to create an original and unique interior of the living room.

Without overloading the design, by painting the walls in different shades, you can zone the space or focus on a certain area.

The most popular type of combination is monochromatic. Combine shades within the same range and your design will look restrained and not boring at all.

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Neutral colors give more scope for imagination. Muted and delicate shades are suitable for Provence, classic and Scandinavian styles.

Neutral wall color

Furniture or decorative elements that have become boring over time will allow you to change the character and style of the room. Neutral walls can be shaded with bright accents in the decor. For example, light gray in combination with beige will give home comfort. Calm colors will relax you after a hard day and will play in the evening sunset.

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A contrasting combination will suit more modern stylistic directions – loft, minimalism, hi-tech.

Contrasting combination of walls

This option will suit bold owners. If executed correctly, the combinations can be the most unexpected.

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A harmonious combination of two colors from one half of the spectrum will give the living room the interior of a paradise garden. The walls of the room can be made using a gradient method or a smooth transition of colors from one part to another.

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Using such a method is preferable for spacious rooms, although, when using light shades, a small living room will also be harmonious.

How to combine with furniture?

When creating the interior of the living room, it is worth deciding on what will be emphasized. If the living room walls are rich and bright, then it is better to choose furniture elements in subdued and monochromatic colors.

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White furniture can be decorated with pillows that match the color of the walls

If you choose more subdued shades for painting, the main accent in the interior can be bright furniture. The sofa, as an independent element of the interior or in tandem with brightly colored armchairs, will become the main object of attention in the room.

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Also, the whole concept can be done in one color palette. The interior will be restrained, but tasteful.

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Features for different interior styles

The classic style corresponds to restrained and muted tones, for example, green, blue, pear. As a rule, the walls are painted in one color or covered with wallpaper with a discreet pattern.

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A living room done in a modern style will allow you to use more colors. The walls can be rich colors, such as turquoise, gray, blue or emerald.

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Most often, only one wall is painted brightly, in this case the space is not overloaded and does not create a crushing feeling. Light furniture will look interesting in contrast to bright decoration.

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Country style is directly associated with nature and a village theme. Accordingly, the use of any light shades will do.

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The walls can be painted in any natural shades, green, brown, gray.

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A distinctive feature of the stylistic direction is the ceiling beams, which are harmoniously combined with light trim.

Loft is a fashionable trend used to create a modern living room. Literally, loft is translated as an attic or basement. Accordingly, the interior is done mainly in cold colors.

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The photo shows a loft style living room, the accent wall is decorated with brickwork.

Walls for a Scandinavian style interior are made in light shades of white, beige, gray or blue. The distinctive feature of the style is maximum functionality and simplicity of the interior.

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Provence style has a discreet design. The walls are decorated in olive, lavender and other pastel colors.

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Features for the kitchen-living room

To create the perfect interior, you should adhere to a number of rules:

  • General color palette;
  • The choice of color depends on the lighting;
  • The lighter the color scheme, the more spacious the room seems.

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Features for a small living room

The design of a small room should be as functional as possible. The walls can be decorated with a beautiful, discreet pattern.

  • For small rooms, it is preferable to use light colors;

  • Decorative elements will add bright colors to the interior;

  • Mirrors and reflective elements will help to visually increase the area;

  • Curtains should preferably be chosen from thick and light material to match the walls;

  • Painting one of the walls in a different color will make the living room interior stylish and unusual.

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Each room in the house has its own function and should be as comfortable as possible to stay in it. They spend a lot of time in the living room. The color of the walls should be pleasing to the eye and not cause an irritating effect.