Purple in the interior

Violet color is often depressed,heavy, gloomy, depressing, "pressing." This served to spread the numerous myths about purple, for example, that purple in the interior of rooms for children is taboo. However, it should not be forgotten that purple, like other colors, has many shades. Does it seem to you depressing a tender lilac or lavender? But these are also shades of purple.

Specificity of violet color lies in the fact that it occupies an intermediate position between blue and red colors. Therefore, there are more "blue" and more"Red" shades of purple, as well as its balanced varieties. It's worth starting from this, if you decided to use purple in the interior.

The choice of a shade of violet depends not only on your personal perception, but also on what style of interior you prefer. For example, in classical interiors are often used in deep purple, combining it with white. The nobility of the interior will emphasize silver, gold and crystal. Lilac color is also great for interiors with classic motifs.

In modern interiors in the style of fusion and pop art you can use bold, catchy, bright, rich hues of violet, combining them again with a white color. Muffled, like dusted shades of violet look very good in interiors in retro style. In vintage interiors it is good to use a lilac color from a pastel palette.

Also, the choice of shade depends on the room in which you will use the purple color. For kitchens bright shades are suitable. Deciding to use purple in the interior dining room, it is worth paying attention to the grape colors, and if the dining room windows face south, the wine shades are more suitable.

AT living room will look good grape and eggplantshades, and if you want a bright living room - choose your choice of lavender, excessive sweetness of which will help to extinguish the dark plum shade. For bedrooms suitable calm bluish shades of violet, for bathroom - lilac and lavender, for office - Eggplant color or wine.

Violet in the interior can and should be combined withother colors. But it should be taken into account that there are no universal recommendations of the kind "purple is combined with such and such a color". As we have already said, much depends on the shade of purple. Classic combination - purple with white. It is better to use in the interior several shades of violet from one palette: say, a darker carpet and lighter walls.

Boudoir and cool shades of violet do not blend well with bright colors. But the pastel, deep and flashy shadesthis color can be combined with light, juicy and bright colors. So, purple in the interior can be combined with pink, light green, yellow, pistachio, cream, blue and turquoise. These colors make it easier to perceive.

A soft lilac color from a pastel palette can be combined with other pastel colors - blue, gray-green (light), light yellow,light-green, bleached pink. Also lilac combine well with warm gray, milky white, creamy, warm pink, ecu color (unbleached flax color). You can not combine lilac with very rich warm colors - orange, red.

The purple (lavender) shade of violet is well combined with natural shades: golden-honey, linen, delicate cream, bamboo. Very beautiful looks a combination of light purple with white and blue (but blue should not be too much).

Purple in the interior is perfectly combined with natural wood - both dark and light. Lilac looks nobler in combination with dark wood and dark gold.

Also, when using a purple color in the interior, it is worth paying attention to invoices. So, boudoir shades of purple canlook cozy due to the fluffy texture (thick carpet). And the interior, designed in a lilac palette, will be more comfortable if you use it soft and lush textiles.