Interior in pastel colors: features, choice of wallpaper, style, combination

Design Features

Shades diluted in white are considered pastel. Visually, it looks like a white shroud was applied to an ordinary pure tone. The result is a pleasant, light shade.

• Given the nature of the pastel palette, it will be a good interior solution to use it for decoration of small rooms. Light wallpapers 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 the north side, it is better to choose pastel wallpapers in warm colors, such as yellow or peach. Cold colors, blue, mint, lavender are suitable for the south side.

Color selection

Pastel pink

Incredibly gentle and light pastel tone is associated with rose petals in powder color. Soft pink wallpapers look good in the interior of a children's room for girls, a bedroom, a living room and other rooms in the house.

Pastel yellow

Positive sunny unobtrusive pastel tone. The interior will look harmonious with neutral basic colors such as white and beige. Soft yellow wallpaper will brighten the room, whose windows face the north side.

Light peach and light coral

Close tones will add colors to the interior and make it brighter. They will look harmoniously with turquoise and blue. Peach will be harmonious as the base color of the walls. Coral tone is more suitable as a bright accent.

Pastel lilac and lavender

Soft violet successfully combines with white and gray. The ideal tone of wallpaper for decorating a living room in a classic style or Provence, the design will be fresh and cozy.

Pastel green and mint

Pastel green walls not only look refreshingly, but will also have a positive effect on the psychological side of a person. Mint - a suitable option for the interior in the style of shabby chic and provence, green shades will look warmer.

Pastel blue

Soft pastel blue will be associated with a summer sky and clear water. Cold shades of wallpaper are best used for interior design with windows to the south.

Cream ivory

Cream pastel wallpapers are ideal as a background, they are not as bright as white and look much softer. Both shades of pastels will be harmonious in a classic and modern style. The interior can be diluted with details of other, brighter colors.

On the picture minimalistic ivory kitchen, part of the facades decorated with wood.

Pastel Wallpaper

Solid

Pastel plain wallpaper will become an elegant backdrop in the interior. Walls can be decorated with wallpaper of the same color, thereby giving free rein to the choice of furniture and decorative parts.

With a pattern or pattern

The drawing 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 the modern interior;
• Ornate monograms correspond to the classical direction;
• Cute floral wallpaper patterns are suitable for design in the style of shabby chic;
• Imitation of any material, such as plaster or brickwork, will decorate the interior in a rustic or provence style.

On the picture Provence style dining area. The walls are covered with pastel purple wallpapers in various manifestations.

Photowall-paper

Wallpaper with printing allows you to make the interior completely unique. Wall murals depicting pastel colors can adorn one or more walls, thereby becoming a gentle accent in the interior.

On the picture children's room in a marine style, the design is mainly white and pale blue pastel color, one of the walls is decorated with wallpaper with photo printing.

Textured

Wallpaper has a nice embossed surface, forming a variety of images, it can be plant patterns, geometric shapes, imitation of plaster or other patterns. In combination with pastel colors you get an interesting and discreet design.

On the picture Nursery design with textured liquid wallpaper in light yellow colors.

Photo in the interior of the living room, kitchen

The hall and the kitchen are those places where a large amount of time is spent, during the repair it is worth choosing the most pleasant palette for wallpaper, so that over time it does not get tired, and the colors continue to delight.

On the picture Modern living room in beige colors. A peach hue is involved in the design accents.

Several bright decorative elements, such as an ottoman, a picture, dishes or flowers will “revive” the interior and make it brighter.

Design bedroom, nursery

The bedroom and the nursery are the most successful premises for decoration in a pastel palette. The interior will be light and light, the wallpaper will create a positive, non-irritating atmosphere.

On the picture bedroom in the neoclassical style, decorated in a white and peach palette.

In a nursery, pastel colors can serve as a background, and the content can be more vivid. For a bedroom, a combination with a light, close to white shade will be ideal; the room will be romantic and airy.

Bathroom and hallway

One of the main advantages of light color is the ability to visually expand the space. In standard city apartments, the corridor and the bathroom do not have large areas, and the pastel range visually makes 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 pale green cabinet will become the main object in the bedroom, and a pale blue wood set in combination with linen textiles will make the kitchen elegant and romantic.

Furniture and decor

Furniture

Furniture items in pastel colors can be both the main object of attention in the interior, and be a concise and inconspicuous addition. For example, a vintage chest of drawers or a velvet pale lavender chair by the dressing table will certainly attract attention, and a cream-colored sofa or dining table will soon be a continuation of the design idea.

Curtains

A tulle of one color or another can change the perception of a room, for example, a light yellow or peach shade will make the room warmer, and blue, lilac or mint, on the contrary, will refresh it. Drapes made of dense fabric will hide from excess light, while maintaining space.

Textile

The textile part of the design makes the interior cozy. Pillows, rugs and carpets are such details that can slightly change the mood of the house, making it playful, for example, with a floral pattern on a pink background or romantic with monophonic gentle lavender accents.

Paintings and Posters

Pictures even in the same color palette can look completely different, depending on the writing technique and image style. Drawing can support the general stylistic direction or reflect a thematic idea.

Accessories

Decorative home decoration - the finishing touch in creating the design of the apartment. Candlesticks, ceramic figures or flower vases will add romantic notes to the interior of the room. In the nursery it can be beautiful dolls, soft toys or bedside lamps, in the kitchen decorative wall plates or useful little things, and in the bathroom there is a rug, caskets or glasses for brushes and soap.

Style decision

Shabby chic

Shebby-chic is the most comfortable and homely style that cannot be imagined without decoration and filling in pastel colors. Pastel wallpaper with a playful floral pattern, furniture with flowing shapes and many cute decorative elements will envelop the house with an atmosphere of comfort. The colors most often used in design are shabby chic: milky, mint, peach, pink.

Provence

Provence style is associated with the spaciousness and charm of the endless lavender fields. Pastel accents on a white or milky background will make the interior airy and delicate. Walls can be decorated with plain wallpaper, plaster, wallpaper with a floral pattern or a fresco image.

Modern

Style allows you to combine different colors and materials. In the design of one room, pastel wallpapers will look harmonious, for example with geometric patterns of the same color, but of different saturation. The furniture has simple shapes, and decorative objects emphasize the style of the room.

Classic

Pastel colors in a classic interior create an incredibly delicate and elegant design. 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 several bright colors in the form of paintings or natural flowers.

Scandinavian

It is performed, as a rule, in light soft colors. The basis is most often taken in white, multi-colored details act as accents, for example, furniture, textiles, part of the finish. Details of any color will harmoniously look.

On the picture Scandinavian-style dining room in mint color.

Nautical

The light range of turquoise, blue and beige will make the interior incredibly fresh and fill it with marine motifs. Delicate colors can be as basic in the interior or as complementary.

A color scheme

Combination with neutral shades

To get the most light and delicate interior, the most successful combination would be with neutral shades, such as white and light gray. Both colors harmoniously combine with almost the entire color palette, and in combination with pastel colors forms a romantic and relaxing design.

Monochromatic

This is a combination of one color of different saturation, from white pastel to deep shade. In the interior, such a combination can be found in the decoration or in the filling of a room, for example, a wallpaper with a seamlessly rolling pattern or a sofa with brighter pillows and rugs.

On the diagram monochromatic combination example.

On the picture Stylish compact living room. When designing, a monochromatic combination of lavender shades was used.

Complementary

Opposite shades from the color wheel, for example, soft pink and blue, are considered complimentary. In the design of the apartment, this combination looks brighter and more interesting. Despite the opposite colors, the room will not be overloaded due to soft shades.

Similar

The adjacent shades in the circle will be a continuation for each other in the interior of the room. Shades are close to each other, but are not variations of the same color.

On the picture mint orange bedroom. The walls are decorated with wallpaper with a small floral pattern in combination with paint of the same tone.

Bright accents and pastel.

Accents - an important detail in the design, any little thing can change the character of the house. Bright elements will decorate the modern style, delicate colors are suitable for the classic and softer direction.

On the picture bedroom with pastel floral wallpaper.The bright coral headboard acts as an accent.

Photo gallery

Pastel wallpapers will harmoniously look in the design of any room. The interior will be light, neutral, but stylish. In addition, the pastel palette brings positive energy and helps to relax. Below are photos of examples of using pastel colors in rooms for various functional purposes.