The colors of the princesses from fairy tales look as if white paint was dropped into a rich palette and diluted with water. It is a loose, light color scheme with a soft haze.
Remember what happens to watercolor if you add a little water to it: from the strong red you get a powdery pink, from the clear blue you get a pale blue, hazy shade.
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How pastel colors will change the apartment
- Pastel shades "extinguish" bright colors. Therefore, if the main color scheme in the apartment is bright and juicy, you can neutralize it by adding decor or furniture in pastel shades in the same color scheme.
- Pastel visually enlarges the space due to the blur effect. This is useful for small apartments.
- Delicate colors create an atmosphere of calm and lightness.
Where to apply warm pastel colors in the interior
Best of all - in the kitchen and in the nursery, for a feeling of warmth and comfort. You can add shades of green, peach, pink, sand and tan to those rooms that face the north side. Pastels will give a feeling of sun warmth
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Where to apply cold pastel colors in the interior
A living room or bedroom in cool, refreshing tones would be especially good. Where, if not here, you want home peace.
In daylight in spacious rooms, pastel colors will not look faded, but only add freshness. Use ultramarine, lilac, turquoise and white with a blue tint.
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What color of walls to choose
If you are afraid to make a mistake with the choice of wallpaper color, then white, in all the variety of its shades, is your option. Milky, ivory, gray haze, light bluish will envelop furniture in pastel colors in a fluffy white cloud.
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What furniture and decor are suitable
Rattan furniture, soft ottomans, knitted and vintage decor elements are ideal helpers in creating a pastel kingdom.
Experiment with contrasting colors: rooms can be diversified with vibrant details.
Adding rich shades as an accent is applicable to a particular interior and its purpose. For example, for a youth cafe or bar, bright elements of furniture upholstery or decor can be introduced.
It is important to remember that any color is changeable and depends on the color combinations surrounding it: gray surrounded by a green background becomes lilac-pink, and red will become more saturated, green will take on gray shades and fade.
To neutralize this effect, you need to give this color a shade of the surrounding background. For example, greenish-gray surfaces against a green background appear pure gray and do not take on a pink tint. If the object has a contour, then the influence of the surrounding colored background on its color sharply decreases or disappears altogether. Therefore, when decorating their work, artists use a frame: it separates the work from the background of the wall.
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Pastel tones are a special group of shades that are obtained by introducing white into the main tone. The result is soft colors that bring a special aura of comfort and tenderness to the interior. You probably know such ones as pale pink, lilac or, for example, beige, which are often used in and.
Pictured: Living room design in pastel colors
But besides the most common options, today there are fashionable and more exotic variations, such as coral, yellow sorbet, pale crimson, caramel, salmon, mint, ash, peach, lavender, ivory and ecru, rose quartz and many others. Today we will look at projects of Green interiors in a variety of styles, made in pastel colors.
Fashionable ideas in the interior design of the living room and kitchen in pastel colors
In the photo: Living room design in blue and white
The living room and kitchen are ideal for use. Often the basis for such an interior is white, ash or beige. The pastel colors in these two rooms are especially beautiful in the neoclassical, Scandinavian and classic styles.
At the same time, a living room or kitchen in pastel colors does not have to be completely devoid of dark, rich or black accents. It's just that their use when choosing this range is minimal.
Living room interior with pastel accents and iced coffee walls
Pictured: Living room interior with icy coffee-colored walls
Speaking about the shade of icy coffee, which is popularized by the commission of the Panton Color Institute, we can say with confidence that it is an ideal option for painting the walls in the living room. In this interior, pastel shades such as pale turquoise, gray lilac and ash pink have been used for the pillow design, and the chair is upholstered in a pale jade tone fabric.
Pictured: Design of a living room with a fireplace in pastel colors
The decorative wood-like structure on the ceiling in the center of the room is made in pastel ivory, the coffee table is in milky, and the sofa is in traditional beige. Thus, we have done so that all shades are harmoniously combined.
Bright living room in ash tones with pale cyan curtains
In the photo: Design of a bright living room in shades of turquoise and beige
This living room has a very special atmosphere. The walls and ceiling are almost identical in color, with an ashy tint for the ceiling and a gray beige for the walls. The upholstered furniture in the living room is made in the color of flax. This color scheme is universal for light and pastel colors.
Pictured: Living room interior in pastel colors
Such an almost monochrome interior is complemented by very beautiful curtains of pale cyan color and gray-lilac pillows on the sofa. The ensemble of colors and shades turned out to be restrained, but insanely aesthetic.
The interior of the Italian cafe "Bonasera" with pastel upholstered chairs
In the photo: The interior of the Bonasera cafe according to the design project of designers Ruslan and Maria Green
In the shopping center “Kurs” in Odintsovo, Moscow Region, the renovation of the Bonasera cafe was recently completed according to a design project. In this, a pastel palette was used, which looks very inspiring.
Look closely at the chairs in the cafe - their upholstery has silvery overflows and is made in shades of rose ash, pale turquoise and azure gray. Such a clever combination pleases the eye not only of the owners, but of all visitors.
Guest room interior in pastel colors
Photo: Interior design of the guest room in pastel colors
In the interior in pastel colors, textiles always play an important role. Here are used pillows on the sofa in shades of rose quartz and sky blue, as well as steel gray, which can also be classified as pastel. A high-pile rug is a great idea for a living room, it is made in beige ivory, but the designers chose the curtains in the shade of champagne.
Such a living room will be a real oasis of calmness and relaxation for you after a busy day. In addition, it is perfect for families with small children - babies will like this mural in the form of a cherry blossom.
Pastel colors of the living room interior in the Art Deco style
Pictured: Interior of a bright living room with pastel accents
The interior of this living room with a fireplace is striking at first glance. White walls and ceiling with gilding, as well as beige sofa and armchair form the basis of the color scheme. But for accents, our favorite pastel colors are taken - sky blue for one of the furniture modules for TV, rose quartz for the pillows, brown and beige ivory for the carpet.
In the photo: Design of a kitchen-dining room in pastel colors
This living room with premium finishes is located in a private home and can be considered a dream interior for many! The exclusive format of execution from our designers makes this living room absolutely unique.
Kitchen with pastel accents
Photo: Pastel accents in the interior of the kitchen
This luxurious room impresses with a light white suite with decorative gold fittings and dark walls in Venetian stucco with exquisite tints in an appetizing milk chocolate color.
The bar chairs are upholstered in dark salmon (a type of pale pink), while the dining room chair covers in the kitchen use royal pink, perfect for neoclassical interiors.
White kitchen with pale blue accents
Photo: Spectacular interior for a white kitchen
First of all, this kitchen is made in black and white colors. But because of the gentle transitions in the mid-tones - from white to river mother-of-pearl and a delicate sky-blue accent for dishes and a teal shade for transparent glass, such an interior can also be called pastel, with additions in black gloss.
An amazing combination of this interior is represented by mirrors in the walls, ceiling and sideboards, glossy countertops, exquisite tableware and incredible lamps above the dining area.
Actual combinations of pastel colors in bedroom design
A bedroom in pastel colors is the most fashionable solution for styles such as neoclassic, classic and even modern. A pale interior with well-thought-out lighting and pastel accents will always look magical.
It is the pastel accents that allow us to create the romantic atmosphere that we need in our everyday life. It would be appropriate to use white, pale gray or beige furniture and a light main background for pastel accents.
Rose quartz in the design of the headboard
Pictured: Rose quartz in a bedroom design in pastel colors
Rose quartz is a very trendy shade of pale pink, always with a subtle glow like quartz. This effect can be created on different types of textiles, upholstery and bedding.
In this case, rose quartz with fashionable capitonné is used not only for the headboard and chaise longue at the foot of the bed, but also for the bedspread. It is a perfect match for many pale coffee shades for walls, white and pale gray, and beige walls.
Neoclassical bedroom with lavender accents
Pictured: Bedroom interior in pastel colors using lavender shade
Children's design with sky blue accents for a boy
In the photo: Children's room in gray-blue tones for a boy
In the design of a nursery for a boy, pastel colors are most often used if the child is less than 7 years old. Then they are replaced by bright images, pictures and posters. But this is optional! Styles such as coastal, modern and minimalism, together with subtle hues, do an excellent job of creating an adult atmosphere in a student's room. And if the child is over 7 years old, just use more gray shades.
In addition, in such a room it is always easy to change the accent, because it is not so often repeated in the interior. Or even add a second and third accent to suit your mood. By the way, it is not at all necessary to change furniture or redo the decoration in order to achieve a completely different atmosphere in the room as the child grows up, because the background remains universal.
Creamy marshmallow nursery for a young princess
In the photo: Interior of a lilac nursery for a girl
Marshmallow hues, butterflies, a graceful headboard - all this makes this luxurious nursery like a room in the tower of a princess castle. Here our designers have moved away from traditional pink accents for girls and replaced them with lilac!
Please note that the light shades here are cold, not warm, they all seem to be a little gray. The trend for pale shades is now very important for the interior design of any room - from the living room to the bathroom. It is gray ashy, gray-beige or gray-white parquet that will be the most winning solution today!
Gray-blue bedroom for a girl
In the photo: Design project of a bright nursery for a teenage girl
The combination of pastel blue and cool gray is also great for a girl's bedroom, because she probably loves her blue jeans and cornflower blue blouse. Interestingly, it wasn't until the 1940s that pink began to be considered a feminine color, thanks to extensive marketing campaigns.
But in the Christian tradition, pink is the “color of a boy”, while red is the “color of a man”. Therefore, for the design of a child's bedroom, first of all be guided by his own preferences.
Blue bedroom designs with pink, coral, pale yellow or peach accents are very popular. A blue nursery for a girl is a very traditional image in a classic interior design style.
Modern bedroom with mint wardrobe and pink headboard
In the photo: Interior with a mint wardrobe for a girl's bedroom
This delicate, modern bedroom for a teenage girl has an amazingly beautiful capitonné headboard with mirror finishes and a wardrobe with invisible doors in mint gloss.
The mint pastel shade is now very common in the design of a nursery for both boys and girls. It is considered one of the strongest trends in the US for pastel interiors. Mint is usually either an accent wall, a wardrobe, or textiles.
The mint color is incredibly popular in Scandinavian and coastal style interiors, where walls and furniture are usually white, beige, pale gray.
Children's bedroom in pink and peach shades for a girl
In the photo: The interior of the children's room in pink and peach colors
And in the interior of this children's bedroom, pink and peach shades are used, which are located between the traditional pastel pink and delicate peach shades. This color scheme is often found in many classic interiors of bedrooms, living rooms and children's rooms. Peach is currently experiencing an explosion in popularity in interior design around the world.
This room looks especially impressive thanks to the classic finish. A canopy, beautiful moldings, a round traditional rug with a floral pattern ... This nursery is ideal for a girl of 7-17 years old!
Pink toy house for the nursery
Photo: Toy house in a pink children's room
The combination of white furniture and pink elements in this room looks very aesthetically pleasing. Such a corner with a children's house, a slide and ottomans is ideal for the design of a children's room for a girl.
If you change the pink color here to lilac or lavender, the same nursery can be easily imagined in the format of a boy's room. If you divide the zones - one to make the original color, and the other - lavender, then you get an excellent option for the nursery, where both the boy and the girl sleep.
Bathroom in pastel colors at the bedroom for a girl
Pictured: Bathroom design in pastel colors
This children's bathroom is designed in a very elegant manner. A special shade for the bathroom bowls and curtains is chosen - wisteria, it is richer than lilac and lavender.
Wisteria is a bright blue-purple color that looks like wisteria flowers, but is slightly darker (like a lilac wisteria flower in the shade). Because of its atmosphere and amazing beauty, wisteria itself is a frequent "character" for murals in children's and bedrooms. Wisteria grows in the Mediterranean, as well as in Asia and some other tropical countries.
Pastel color combinations in dressing room interiors
Using the example of three wardrobes from the portfolio, we will show you how you can combine basic pastel colors in interior decoration. So, the best combinations are - beige and white, beige and pink, as well as pale peach and white.
Of course, there are a great many such color schemes, but here you can evaluate the interaction of basic pastel options and see which mix you like best.
Cool beige and white in modern dressing room design
Photo: Walk-in wardrobe with white furniture and walls in a shade of cold beige
This dressing room uses white furniture and a cool beige tint for the walls. This combination is equally well suited for modern and neoclassical design.
Beige and pink in a luxury dressing room
In the photo: Beige and pink dressing room in the apartment of the Setun Valley residential complex
This luxurious dressing room is decorated in a shade of beige and pink, which is just as pink as beige. Here you cannot say for sure whether this dressing room is beige or pink, it all depends on the lighting. This option is better suited for a neoclassical interior, but also looks quite organic in a modern one.
Pale peach and white in dressing room interior design
Photo: Dressing room interior with beige walls
The combination of pale peach and white is very popular in the southern states of the United States. Many facades, kitchens, living rooms, laundries and children's rooms are designed in this way. It can be said that this color combination is suitable for the American, but it is also often found in Scandinavian, antique, Caribbean and sometimes shabby chic and coastal styles.
Despite all our love for winter and snow, we always think with special trepidation and anticipation of the arrival of spring. The first warm days of the year bring into our lives an abundance of light and warmth, which we so lacked on short winter days. For some reason, many people associate spring with muted pastel colors. These shades seem to be washed out by the first warm rain. These colors are perfect for any room.
Where are applied
Indeed, pastel shades will become an eye-pleasing decoration not only for an apartment or house, but will also be appropriate in office premises, shopping centers, café-bars, restaurants. This versatility has made pastel-colored wallpaper a modern hit on the Russian market.
One cannot ignore the fact that delicate pastel colors can be used both for small dimly lit rooms and for large light rooms. If you have at your disposal a small room with windows facing the north side, then light colors will help to visually expand the space, make the "closet" more comfortable, filling it with light.
Designer advice! For spacious rooms, light-colored wallpapers will be almost irreplaceable. They will help make an already large room even more majestic and brighter. Pastel colors will give the room a special spaciousness and elevation of ancient temples.
What shades are considered to be pastel
Pale, slightly blurred derivatives of bright juicy colors are called pastels. For example, a pastel shade of red is pale pink, deep blue is sky blue, and dark green is pale green.
Such delicate colors will be a good alternative to their bright and juicy "relatives" if you plan to create the interior yourself. Choosing a wallpaper in a muted tone, you definitely can't go wrong. Since they have a number of special advantages.
Arguments in favor of buying
Many people, when planning a renovation, think about buying wallpaper of just such tones - gentle and unobtrusive. Such pleasant to the eye, pastel shades tend to be combined with any bright colors, shading and emphasizing them. If you add rich sunny colors to the pastel wallpaper, you can make the room warmer and more comfortable. The combination of pastels and cold colors will contribute to the creation of a stylish interior in a nautical style, which will give coolness on hot summer days.
Let's list their main advantages:
- Pastel colors can significantly enlarge a room, add light to even the darkest and smallest room. Therefore, it is so important to use them in bathrooms or dressing rooms, where natural light is completely absent, and there are not so many artificial sources.
- Light and muted shades are considered incredibly light, airy, sophisticated. They will become an indicator of the impeccable taste of the owners of the house.
- It is easy to match furniture and accessories to pastel-colored wallpaper. Moreover, you can constantly change the design of the room, without resorting to repair work. Just change the color accents on a light background and with a minimum of effort and in the shortest lines you will get a completely new original interior.
- You can combine more than three pastel colors in one room. Such options will be especially attractive for the interior design of a kitchen or children's room. At the same time, they will not conflict with each other, they will not make the interior simple and provincial. Rather, on the contrary, a combination of several neutral colors will add laconicism, charm and comfort to the room.
- An interesting option for wall decoration will be entire designer wallpaper collections in lightened colors. Usually, such collections consist of plain, delicate wallpapers and rolls with a wide variety of patterns, made in the same pastel colors as the base wall covering. This option will be attractive for decorating a living room or bedroom. Such collections are good because you do not need a long and scrupulous selection of the shade of the main wall covering for canvases with drawings, or vice versa. Here, experienced designers have already done everything for you.
Delicate room interior in pastel colors
As you may have noticed, pastel shades are increasingly being used in the home decor world.
However, using such colors, you should be careful, otherwise a stylish and delicate room risks turning into a Barbie dollhouse.
Below are tips on how to properly decorate a room using pastel colors.
1Choose one subject
For a simple color update of the room, choose only one detail of the room, which will be made in pastel colors.
If you are in the store looking for a new sofa, choose one in a calm blue color. This is a fairly neutral option that will not become boring and will remain fashionable for many years.
Dining room interior in pastel colors
2Collect a pair
To create a more complex interior, choose paired room details made in pastel colors. Pick a few items in the shade you think best suits the room. For example, for a dining room it might be a pair of chairs of the same color.
Delicate bedroom in pastel colors
3Pink boom
The bedroom in the photo is presented in pink, but it does not seem cloying at all. Choose thick bedding in pastel shades and floral patterns and your room will be transformed!
Light blue kitchen cabinets
4Take care of your wardrobes!
Refresh kitchen cabinets with pastel paint. How pleasant it is to brew morning coffee in a delicate light kitchen!
Monochrome bedroom
5Monochrome is not always bad
The monochrome color scheme shows your serious decorating intentions. Obsessed with gray-green? Make the whole room look like this!
Mixing several pastel shades
6Mix paints
If you are firmly convinced of your endless love for pastel shades, then feel free to add them to the interior.
Work with this fresh color scheme as you would any other. There are no hard and fast rules when you are so in love with pastel colors!
Room interior, made in one color scheme
7Stick to the same shades
Think about which shade is more suitable, for example, your living room. Use the most appropriate color for everything: curtains, carpet, upholstery, etc.
The restrained interior of the room dilutes the bright accent on the chairs
8Emphasize any detail of the room (or group of details)
Bright pastel colors will stand out perfectly against the background of white or wooden furniture.
Experiment with a turquoise pastel shade in your kitchen, as shown in the photo, where bar stools of a similar color were added to the interior.
The combination of pastel paint and low-key wallpaper
9Add colors
The walls will look more interesting if you try to cover them with different materials.
For example, in the upper part there will be discreet wallpaper, and in the lower part there will be pastel-colored paint. This will visually expand any narrow room.
Bright wall coverings in pastel colors
10Combine colors
Having trouble choosing between your two favorite pastel colors? Choose both. The combination of two bright and contrasting colors is the key to creating a stylish interior. The photo offers this option: yellow wallpaper combined with a green bar counter.
Mint-colored accessories in the interior of the kitchen
11Use accessories
Accessories are an inexpensive way to refresh a space with color. When decorating the kitchen, choose household appliances, kitchen towels and dish racks in one color scheme and you will not notice how the room will be transformed!
Many people like the space and comfort in their home. The premises should be filled with sunlight, where everything reminds of the warm season, and the atmosphere contributes to good rest.
Light wallpapers will help create a pleasant interior in a calm color scheme. These decorative materials set the tone.
Today there is a large selection of stylish products that look efficient and are of excellent quality. Photos of light wallpaper in interiors, presented in various style solutions, together with useful recommendations, will allow you to make a competent decision on your own.
All the secrets of spectacular design
Wall coverings in pastel shades can fit into any interior. Some abandon them right away, thinking that this option is impractical, which will soon get bored. Two popular myths can be easily dispelled.
Wallpaper is always subject to external influences, but today you can choose coatings that are distinguished by their durability. Models that are moisture resistant, abrasion resistant. They are not afraid of wet cleaning, after which the walls completely retain their attractive appearance.
And exotic shades will not give you boredom: they are not boring yet. Mint and pistachio with bright accents are a fresh design solution. Light wallpaper in the interior can be used in different ways.
It is not necessary to completely decorate the walls with light coatings. Models with large bright patterns will come to the rescue, they are used for alternation. It should be borne in mind that a light background visually expands the space, and large images narrow the walls.
The matching texture will add elegance to the products. Rough to the touch, the surface looks rich and unusual thanks to its gloss and pearlescent shine.
Light-colored wallpaper improves the perception of the interior space of a room that is poorly lit. On the other hand, when there is too much light, the effect will be the opposite: bright reflections from the walls in the room will be uncomfortable.
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Contrasting combinations of pastel shades with dark ones always look advantageous.
Tip: When choosing finishing materials, pay attention to the illumination of the room, its size and purpose. Large multicolored patterns are not suitable for the bedroom, but they will look good in the living room.
Some interiors allow you to select themed wallpapers: for the kitchen, the best option is a photo wallpaper with fruit, for the bedroom - floral motifs, for the living room - abstraction.
It is necessary to think over the design style in detail in advance. Any old style is combined with floral themes, polka dots or geometry.
As for modern trends, abstraction, bitmap drawings, a plain background with contrasting inserts are appropriate here.
Shade selection
White products are rarely used so that the coating does not look simple. The new light colors of the wallpaper look natural, allowing you to emphasize the style.
White has been replaced by a whole palette of delicate shades. The noble ivory color is also very popular. Delicate shades bring warmth to the home environment. They blend perfectly with those tones that are darker or brighter.
Important! If you combine two or three pastel shades with beige, then the combination allows you to create coziness and comfort.
Wallpaper in light colors is great for a marine theme. The most popular are blue and green. These colors help to achieve purity, filling the atmosphere with freshness.
Tip: When decorating the nursery in a nautical style, use special accessories - drawings of islands, ships or maps. A themed bedroom will appeal to any child.
Delicate purple is a spring shade. It looks great in a girls' nursery, kitchen, bathroom and living room. A peach tone is appropriate in a parent's bedroom.
Ecostyle goes well with pale green shades. This wall covering is combined with wood furniture or house plants.
For kitchens, halls or bedrooms, pale yellow, orange or sand are suitable options. Such a palette sets you up for the positive. If you combine it with bright colors, then you can't think of a better option for a nursery.
Classic ornaments are usually done in red or brown and beige. These can be elements of elegant floristry.
Severity of geometry and abstraction look great on a white or silver background.
On the wallpaper of light colors, intended for the nursery, drawings of animals or images of characters from cartoons can be applied.
Photo wallpaper helps to divide the internal space into zones. 3D products have spectacular effects, usually dedicated to nature or cityscapes.
How is light wallpaper used in the interior?
Light shades, giving tenderness and comfort, are suitable for bedroom design. Textiles are selected for wall coverings according to the plot and tone. Ideally, when the same storyline can be seen on upholstered furniture or bed.
Remember! In a bright bedroom, it is better to use a contrasting design by alternating with canvases in bright colors or with large inserts.
In a small room, the best solution is to use pastel wallpaper with glossy effects.
Adherents of the classical style buy light wallpapers for the hall. Decorative panels fit perfectly into this room. Moldings and antique frames are also used to highlight accents.
In the kitchen, the dining area is usually decorated with light shades. For the purpose of zoning, it is recommended to combine light tones with dark ones. For the Provence style, the ideal solution is plant or flower arrangements, for the modern style - strict geometry with monochromatic fragments.
Tip: To prevent a bright kitchen from looking impersonal, use bright dishes, textiles, headsets or works of art.
Both white and pastel canvases can be used in the corridors. The hallway is decorated in two shades: dark and light. The room is visually enlarged, while the walls do not stain so quickly.
Interior in detail
It is necessary that all accessories, wall and floor coverings and other items in the interior are combined.
Textiles can be either light or bright. Dark floors help to stretch the boundaries of the room in height.
Start experimenting, and then spring will forever reign in the rooms of the house with its purity and tenderness. Delight your household with fresh design solutions.
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