Designing A Brown & Blue Bedroom From The Floor To The Ceiling

Create a peaceful haven for sleep with a brown and blue color palette in the bedroom.

Design a brown and blue bedroom from the floor to the ceiling for a serene and coordinated look. Browns and blues are both cool tones that invoke a relaxing, peaceful atmosphere, ideal for a calming bedroom environment. Select a third, neutral color -- such as white or beige -- to break up the room and avoid an over-coordinated look. There are countless shades of brown and blue, ranging from pastel to very deep hues; choose a shade that best fits your taste and home style.

Instructions

1. Paint three of the bedroom walls in a deep shade of blue and paint the fourth wall, preferably without doors or windows on it, in a chocolate brown for an accent wall. Install brown carpeting or hardwood floors with brown trim, baseboards and doors to complete the background for the brown and blue bedroom. Install a brown or wooden ceiling fan for overhead light as well as a cool breeze during warm weather months.

2. Use brown wooden furniture in the bedroom. Select furniture in simple designs for a clean look or elaborate furniture with ornate detailing for an elegant appearance. Place the headboard of the bed against the brown accent wall to create a focal furniture piece. Install brown shelving in the room and fill it with small blue and white bins or brown baskets for storage and organization.

3. Select linens for the bedroom based on the shades chosen for the walls and floor. For bedrooms with deep shades of paint and dark flooring, brighten the room with bedding featuring lighter shades of blues and browns with accents of white. Adorn the bed and any large chairs with a variety of blue and brown throw pillows. Hang white curtains on the windows in darker rooms to let in more light or opt for brown drapes to complement blue or light brown walls.

4. Hang pictures on the walls in brown wood frames along with a large, ornate mirror with a brown or white frame. Place blue and white candles around the room -- on the nightstand, dresser top and window sills -- to offer light and a relaxing atmosphere at night. Choose other various knick-knacks, such as statues, clocks and decorative chests, to arrange around the room. Find a large vase, in blue or brown, to place on the nightstand or dresser, and fill it with a large bouquet of faux white flowers to complete the serene brown and blue bedroom theme.

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