Rules for the design of the living room in purple colors

In any case, the choice of lilac will make your living room exclusive - after all, it is not often that designers decide to offer a similar option to their customers, since it is considered too unusual and expressive, and to decide on such an experiment, one must have sufficient courage and also unconventional thinking. However, the result is worth it!

Features of color perception

Living room in lilac color will turn out unique - after all, the color itself is unique. Experts consider it the sum of pale violet with pink or blue. Depending on the proportion in which the colors are mixed, different shades of lilac are obtained.

Light lilac has not only a harmonizing, but also a calming effect on the nervous system, which is why psychologists advise using such shades for people whose work is associated with high activity, emotional overload, as well as for those whose psyche is too mobile.

Lilac is also the color of intellectuals - it increases mental abilities, surrounded by lilac it is easier to concentrate, it is easier to solve serious problems, and also to meditate. Another plus of choosing this color is the expansion of personal space.

Lilac living room design can be made in any style., he can be spectacular and strict, romantic and feminine, serious and courageous. Using the game of shades, interiors are created in a variety of styles, from art deco to shabby chic. Lilac suits such demanding styles as contemporary, fusion, modern, futurism, and is simply a must in Provence.

Using light shades of lilac, you also solve the following interior tasks:

• space increases visually;
• the room becomes brighter;
• the room becomes more comfortable;
• the interior becomes exclusive.

Important: Too much lilac will be too active on the nervous system, which can lead to mental oppression, therefore it is better to use this color in no more than one or two rooms of the apartment.

Rules for registration

Thinking over the future living room in lilac colors, you should adhere to the following rules:

Balance. Observe the ratio of shades: light tones should be combined with dark ones. For example, with light walls, the furniture should be dark so that it does not merge with the background. If the shade of the walls is dark, use light furniture and diluted colors for the textile elements of the interior.

Temperature. Combine warm and cold tones to avoid “overheating” or, conversely, a feeling of cold and uncomfortability in the room. If the main tone of the finish belongs to the cold part of the spectral circle, add warm colors to it, and vice versa.

Combinations. Warm lilac shades are perfectly combined with the color of natural wood, with the entire so-called neutral line of colors - beige, gray, olive, khaki, very light pink and green. It is preferable to choose pastel colors.

Advice

• Try decorating the living room in lilac, if it faces south. In this case, add a blue tone to the lilac - and immediately you will feel a slight cool. If the windows look north, add warm pink to the main tone - and the living room feels more comfortable and warmer.
• With the help of light lilac shades you can visually enlarge even a very small room, give it volume and airiness. To do this, both the walls and the ceiling should be painted with light lilac, and on the ceiling the tone can be several gradations lighter.
• Mix with other lilac tones for unusual effects. Adding dark lilac, purple colors as accents will make the lilac interior solemn and aristocratic, light blue tones are suitable for creating a palace luxury and an atmosphere of glamor. Gray added to lilac is suitable for creating eclectic styles.

Combinations

The design of the purple living room needs to be complemented with other tones. Consider what color combinations are worth keeping in mind.

• White. Lilac is perfectly combined with pure white, but in this case the situation may turn out to be too “cold”. Warm tones of lilac will look good together with warm white shades, such as milk chocolate, ivory, light beige, milk, cream.
• Gray. Suitable for austere and noble interiors. At the same time, floor coverings should also have a touch of gray in the shade, for example, it can be smoky oak or a laminate under it, as well as gray marble, granite or concrete.
• Green. This combination is most often used in Provencal interiors. However, in order for the result to please, it is necessary to combine shades that are suitable for each other, and combine them so that one is saturated, and the other pastel, as if burned out. For example, an excellent pair is formed by delicate lavender and rich olive.
• Pink. This pair is most often used to create glamorous interiors. For example, against the background of pink walls, they put white furniture covered with lilac fabric, combine this with silver decorative elements and decorate with rhinestones.
• Red. Living room in lilac tones with the addition of red looks very warm, but this active color must be used in moderation. Red velvet curtains or furniture upholstery will stand out beautifully against a lilac background. Instead of red, you can use an active purple tone, but in total they should not be more than one fifth, otherwise the atmosphere in the room will be difficult.

In the design of the lilac living room, it is permissible to combine two pastel colors, but in this case you will have to supplement them with a third, bright - in accessories and textiles. It can be active blue or yellow. Metal elements look good on a lilac background, and it is necessary to select them taking into account the color temperature.

For warm lilac tones, bronze and gold additions are suitable, for cold - silver and platinum colors. It must be remembered that literally every element of a living room decor in lilac color can be decisive for its perception. For example, hanging light curtains made of golden organza, you will give the room sophistication and a touch of glamor.

The easiest way to combine lilac with shades of silver, for example, adding a metallic sheen to the fabric for curtains and making the upholstery of upholstered furniture dark gray. Interiors based on this combination can be designed even by a novice designer, in the role of which everyone can try.