Design Features
Pastel shades are considered to be shades diluted with white. Visually, it looks like a white veil has been applied to a regular pure tone. The result is a pleasant, light shade.
- Considering the nature of the pastel palette, it will be a good interior solution to use it for decorating small spaces. Light wallpaper will visually increase the space.
- Pastel goes well with white and gray tones, as well as with brighter manifestations of its shade.
- Pastel colors look good both as a background and as accents.
For rooms with windows facing north, it is better to choose pastel wallpaper in a warm tone, such as yellow or peach. For the southern side, cool tones, blue, mint, lavender are suitable.
Choice of color
Pastel pink
An incredibly gentle and light pastel tone is associated with powder-colored rose petals. Soft pink wallpaper looks great in the interior of a girl’s room, bedroom, living room and other rooms in the house.
Pastel yellow
A positive, sunny, unobtrusive pastel tone. It will look harmonious in the interior with neutral basic colors such as white and beige. Soft yellow wallpaper will brighten up a room with windows facing north.
Light peach and light coral
The similar tones will add color to the interior and make it brighter. They will look harmonious with turquoise and blue. Peach will be harmonious as a base color for the walls. The coral tone is more suitable as a bright accent.
Pastel lilac and lavender
Delicate purple goes well with white and gray. The ideal tone of wallpaper for decorating a living space in a classic or Provence style, the design will be fresh and cozy.
Pastel green and mint
Pastel green walls not only look refreshing, but will also have a positive effect on the psychological side of a person. Mint is a suitable option for interiors in the shabby chic and Provence styles, green shades will look warmer.
Pastel blue
Delicate pastel blue will be associated with the summer sky and clear water. Cool shades of wallpaper are best used for interiors with windows facing south.
Cream, ivory
Cream pastel wallpaper is ideal as a background, it is not as bright as white and looks much softer. Both shades of pastel will be harmonious in classic and modern styles. The interior can be diluted with details of other, brighter colors.
The photo shows a minimalist ivory kitchen, some of the facades are decorated with wood.
Pastel wallpaper
Monochrome
Pastel monochromatic wallpaper will become an elegant background in the interior. The walls can be decorated with wallpaper of one color, thus giving free rein to the choice of furniture and decorative parts.
With a pattern or design
The pattern or ornament on the wallpaper plays an important role in the overall picture, it emphasizes the chosen style of the room.
- Geometric patterns or stripes will decorate a modern interior;
- Ornate monograms correspond to the classic direction;
- Cute floral patterns on wallpaper are suitable for a shabby chic design;
- Imitation of any material, such as plaster or brickwork, will decorate an interior in a rustic or Provence style.
The photo shows a dining area in the Provence style. The walls are covered with pastel wallpaper in purple shades in different manifestations.
Photo wallpaper
Wallpaper with photo printing allows you to make the interior completely unique. Photo wallpaper with an image in pastel colors can decorate one or several walls, thereby becoming a gentle accent in the interior.
The photo shows a children’s room in a marine style, decorated mainly in white and soft blue pastel colors, one of the walls is decorated with wallpaper with photo printing.
Textured
The wallpaper has a pleasant relief surface that forms a variety of images, these can be plant patterns, geometric shapes, imitation plaster or other patterns. In combination with pastel colors you will get an interesting and discreet design.
The photo shows the design of a children’s room with textured liquid wallpaper in light yellow tones.
Photo in the interior of the living room, kitchen
The hall and kitchen are the places where a lot of time is spent, when renovating, it is worth choosing the most pleasant palette for wallpaper, so that over time it does not get boring, and the colors continue to please.
The photo shows a modern living room in beige tones. Peach shades are used as accents in the design.
Several bright decorative elements, such as an ottoman, a painting, dishes or flowers will “revive” the interior and make it brighter.
Bedroom, children’s room design
The bedroom and children’s room are the most successful rooms for decoration in a pastel soft palette. The interior will be light and bright, the wallpaper will create a positive, non-irritating atmosphere.
The photo shows a neoclassical bedroom, decorated in a white and peach palette.
In a child’s room, pastel colors can serve as a background, and the filling can be brighter. For the bedroom, the ideal combination would be a light, close to white, shade, the room will be romantic and airy.
Bathroom and hallway
One of the main advantages of light colors is the ability to visually expand the space. In standard city apartments, the hallway and bathroom are not very large, and pastel colors will visually make them more spacious and brighter.
Photo in the interior of a country house
A delicate palette in a country house will look stylish, open spaces and large rooms will fill the house with light.
In addition to decoration, pastel shades can fill the interior due to furniture and other details, for example, an antique soft green wardrobe will become the main object in the bedroom, and a soft blue wooden set in combination with linen textiles will make the kitchen exquisite and romantic.
Furniture and decor
Furniture
Pieces of furniture in pastel colors can become the main object of attention in the interior, or be a laconic and inconspicuous addition. For example, a vintage chest of drawers or a velvet pale lavender armchair at the dressing table will certainly attract attention, and a sofa or a cream-colored dining table will rather become a continuation of the design idea.
Curtains
Tulle of one color or another can change the perception of the room, for example, light yellow or peach shade will make the room warmer, and blue, lilac or mint, on the contrary, will refresh it. Curtains made of thick fabric will block out excess light while preserving space.
Textiles
The textile part of the design makes the interior cozy. Pillows, blankets and rugs are details that can change the mood of the house a little, making it playful, for example, with a floral pattern on a pink background or romantic with monochromatic soft lavender accents.
Paintings and posters
Paintings even in one color palette can look completely different, depending on the technique of writing and the style of the image. The drawing can support the general stylistic direction or reflect the thematic idea.
Accessories
Decorative interior items are the finishing touch in creating an apartment design. Candlesticks, ceramic figurines or flower vases will add romantic notes to the room’s interior. In a child’s room, these could be beautiful dolls, soft toys, or nightlights; in the kitchen, decorative wall plates or useful little things; and in the bathroom, a rug, boxes, or cups for brushes and soap.
Style solution
Shabby chic
Shabby chic is the most cozy and homely style that cannot be imagined without decoration and filling in pastel colors. Pastel wallpaper with a playful floral pattern, furniture with smooth shapes and many cute decorative elements will envelop the house in an atmosphere of coziness. The colors most often used in shabby chic design are milky, mint, peach, pink.
Provence
Provence style is associated with space and charm of endless lavender fields. Pastel accents on a white or milky background will make the interior airy and delicate. The walls can be decorated with plain wallpaper, plaster, wallpaper with a plant pattern or a fresco image.
Modern
The style allows you to combine different colors and materials. Pastel wallpaper, for example, with geometric patterns of the same color, but different saturation, will look harmonious in the design of one room. The furniture has simple shapes, and decorative items will emphasize the style of the room.
Classic
Pastel colors in a classic interior create an incredibly delicate and elegant design. The walls will be decorated with wallpaper with a slightly noticeable pattern, and elegant furniture and noble textiles will complete the image. The design can be left in one color tone or add a few bright colors in the form of paintings or fresh flowers.
Scandinavian
Usually done in light, muted tones. White is most often used as a basis, multi-colored details act as accents, for example, furniture, textiles, and some trim. Details of any color will look harmonious.
The photo shows a dining room in Scandinavian style in white and mint colors.
Marine
A light range of turquoise, blue and beige colors will make the interior incredibly fresh and fill it with marine motifs. Delicate colors can be the main ones in the interior or additional ones.
Color combinations
Combination with neutral shades
To achieve the lightest and most delicate interior, the most successful combination will be with neutral shades, such as white and light gray. Both colors combine harmoniously with almost the entire color palette, and in combination with pastel tones create a romantic and relaxing design.
Monochromatic
This is a combination of one color of varying saturation, from white pastel to a deep shade. In the interior, such a combination can be found in the decoration or in the filling of the room, for example, wallpaper with a smoothly transitioning pattern or a sofa with brighter pillows and blankets.
The diagram shows an example of a monochromatic combination.
The photo shows a stylish compact living room. A monochromatic combination of lavender shades was used in the design.
Complementary
Complementary shades are considered opposite shades from the color wheel, for example, soft pink and blue. In the design of an apartment, such a combination looks brighter and more interesting. Despite the colors being opposite to each other, the room will not be overloaded due to the soft shades.
Analogous
Neighboring shades in the circle will become a continuation of each other in the interior of the room. The shades are close to each other, but are not variations of the same color.
The photo shows a bedroom in mint and orange tones. The walls are decorated with wallpaper with a small floral pattern in combination with paint of the same tone.
Bright accents and pastels
Accents are an important detail in the design, any little thing can change the character of the house. Bright elements will decorate a modern style, delicate colors will suit a classic and softer direction.
The photo shows a bedroom with pastel floral wallpaper. The bright coral headboard serves as an accent.
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