Today, various shades of gray are reaching the peak of their popularity. Therefore, designers suggest using it to decorate a wide variety of living spaces, including bedrooms. How to do this correctly and play up gray in the interior, we’ll talk in more detail in this article.
Gray color allows you to create a discreet and noble design that sets you up for a relaxing holiday.
What to consider when decorating a bedroom with gray furniture
Before using any shade of gray in the bedroom, you need to consider a number of basic rules for its harmonious use:
- Since this room is a place of relaxation, it is necessary to choose predominantly light shades. The lightness of the color is especially important where the room has a small area and small windows.
- Gray, despite its seeming gloominess to many, is one of the classic colors. It is quite balanced, soft in perception and, moreover, goes perfectly with almost all other colors in the palette.
And another very important point that you need to pay attention to is that the gray palette has a huge variety of different shades. Thanks to this, you can create a room that is completely different in perception.
Living room flooring
Gray walls in the living room look harmonious with a black, white floor or a shade of gray that differs from the overall design. Wooden parquet with a glossy sheen will add a touch of modernity to the interior.
Beige floors will complement the gray decor of the living room. The color of the ceiling should be lighter than the color of the walls.
The combination of a room with furniture in gray tones with different colors
If you choose gray furniture in the bedroom, then you need to choose the right background for it. Please note that depending on the combination of two colors, a certain style direction will be created.
Beige
For example, a gray-beige bedroom is a traditional combination for classical and neoclassical styles. Soft shades of gray and the lightest beige look especially good in this case.
Using a gray-beige combination, you can create a calm and neutral design
If you take them more saturated and, moreover, use wood, then you can decorate the bedroom in a rustic style.
White
Gray will go perfectly with white, no matter how saturated it is. This combination is perceived as quite light and makes the space more open and visually expands.
Paired with a smoky color, both warm and cold snow-white tones look good
Yellow
Different shades of yellow will pair differently with brown. For example:
- Rich yellow bordering on electric shades is an excellent option for a high-tech style.
- While muted shades, including mustard, will create a more traditional combination that is ideal for a loft or postmodern.
Yellow color adds positive energy to the interior of the bedroom
Green
A gray-green bedroom can be made in either cold or warm shades. It all depends on the shade of green:
- Mint, turquoise green, apple, bright lime - these complementary colors to the basic gray will create an energetic space, more suitable for young people.
- In contrast, olive, forest green, chartreuse, khaki, camouflage or asparagus will create calmer, classic combinations.
The gray-green bedroom has a cozy and unobtrusive design
And others
Naturally, these are not all shade combinations. Here's another color that gray goes with in a bedroom interior.
Orange is a fun and energetic combination that needs to be used very carefully. Bright sunny shades go well with pearl or gray mother of pearl.
Thanks to orange splashes, the interior will become dynamic and more interesting.
A gray-blue bedroom is an ideal choice for decorating a room in a marine style. But, in this case, it is worth considering that the level of natural daylight should be maximum. That is, it is preferable that the windows face south. Otherwise, a bedroom in gray-blue tones will seem cold, gloomy and will have a depressing effect on its owners.
Blue shades fill the interior with coolness and look great as accents
In combination with lilac, wet stone, steel, smoky, fawn or pearl, looks original.
Gray walls in the living room
Walls can be decorated in different ways. Regardless of whether a living room with gray wallpaper, painted walls or decorated with natural materials, it looks stylish and neutral.
Surfaces can be decorated in one tone or different shades can be used to zone the space. It is recommended to use a wall color that is lighter than the floor color.
To dilute the gray walls, they are decorated with moldings and baguettes of a different color. Various ornaments and patterns look advantageous against a gray background. A spectacular accent can be placed on gray walls by placing black and white photographs in frames or a painting made in bright colors.
Choosing a style for a bedroom with gray furniture
Since gray is a fairly neutral color, it can be used for a wide variety of styles when decorating a room. The only thing that needs to be taken into account in this case is the correct color combination, as well as the shape of the furniture and other interior items.
Scandinavian style
Scandinavian style in a bedroom with a gray bed looks very harmonious. In this case, it is advisable to make the walls white, soft mint, pale blue. This is due to the fact that this design tends towards minimalism and is implemented, in the vast majority of cases, in cool shades.
Traditional combination for Scandinavian style - white and gray, diluted with wooden texture
Also, you need to choose the right furniture. It should be concise and simple. Simple rectangular shapes, simple fabrics with no or minimal geometric patterns. As well as minimal textile window decoration - just one transparent white tulle is enough, which will further highlight the gray furniture. If necessary, the window can be supplemented with white or pearl blinds, which will protect the interior of the room from views from the outside.
Classic style
An interior in a classic style requires large financial costs. This is due to the fact that:
- Gray cabinet furniture in this case should be wooden with carved elements. But it does not have the natural brown texture of wood, but is painted with paint and then applied with polish. Naturally, the shade of the cabinet can be very diverse, depending on individual preferences. But still, light and medium gray colors look better. Silver inlay will complement the look.
- In order to maintain a style decision, it is advisable to choose white, beige, straw, pale blue shades as additional ones in the room.
You can make your bedroom interior truly chic with the help of a gray-golden combination
High-tech style
High-tech will require compliance with several basic rules:
- Choose furniture in the most saturated gray color.
- It is desirable that the body consists of surfaces that demonstrate their synthetic nature. Plastics, glass inserts, and metal are suitable.
- For upholstered cabinet furniture, you can choose materials with emphasized synthetics.
- Naturally, the shape of everything should be original and simple, but not emphatically linear, but, on the contrary, as if extruded and taking on smooth outlines.
- You can use bright, flashy colors as a color accent. But there should be few of them and only locally, for example, in the form of sofa cushions or a small bedside rug.
- It is advisable to keep the space more monochrome and not to overspray on color diversity - it is recommended to limit yourself to 3-4 colors.
A gray hi-tech bedroom is an interior from the future
Minimalist style
Simple gray furniture, plain walls, a wooden floor with a simple plain carpet, possibly with a long pile, uniform tulle on the windows - this is the main way to implement a minimalist style in the bedroom.
When decorating a bedroom in a minimalist style, it is better not to use more than three colors
Here it is worth starting from the name - use simple forms, use a small number of colors, do not overuse patterns and ornaments.
And others
Loft style is ideal for gray color. In this case, the raw concrete surfaces that are so needed here will become the basis for furniture in simple shades - black, brown, white, and possibly gray.
By mixing gray shades, a cold-blooded and brutal interior is created, ideal for a man's bedroom
You can also implement eco-style in gray. But here you will have to try, since you need to combine it with green, brown, sand, brick and other natural colors.
Advantages of a gray interior
Gray furniture for the hallway, living room or kitchen is the hit of the season, which will not soon go out of fashion, remaining a design classic
The furniture of this range can be harmoniously integrated into almost any style, from high-tech, loft, art deco, modern, minimalism to classic and baroque.
The popularity and demand for the grayish palette is due to a long list of advantages:
- Elegance and modernity of shade;
- Basicity and neutrality, allowing you to experiment with combinations;
- Wide selection of tones from light zircon, dove to dark coal, graphite or stone;
- Compliance with most patterns, ornaments and textures;
- Harmonious combination with any shade;
- Practicality and functionality of color.
Proper distribution of space in the bedroom for arranging furniture
In order for the room to be cozy, it is necessary to take into account not only the right combination of colors. Take into account the area of the room in sq.m. Naturally, if the space is large (more than 20-25 sq.m.), then there will be no problems with the placement of interior elements. But, if the room is small, then it is very important to properly distribute the space. Only in this case can you achieve:
- Ergonomics.
- Attractiveness.
- Visually expand the space or, at least, prevent it from shrinking.
Beds
The sleeping place should not be located directly next to the window, since this is where heating systems are most often located in apartments. It is advisable to choose a place for it on a free wall and place its headboard against a plane. There should be at least 70 cm on both sides so that you can comfortably approach the sleeping area.
To decorate the bed, textiles with tints and splashes of bright accents are used.
If the room is narrow, then you can place the bed along the wall. Although this option for a double bed is not preferable and is used only when absolutely necessary.
cabinet
It is advisable to choose a corner cabinet, as it does not take up much space. There should also be a dressing table in the bedroom. In limited space, it is better to combine a cabinet with mirrors and shelves on one of its sides.
For a small bedroom, it is better to choose a wardrobe with mirrored doors.
If possible, you can fit a built-in wardrobe into the interior. This is realized when there is a need to organize a spacious storage system.
Armchairs
Most often, in standard apartments, only one additional chair can be placed. It is placed along the head of the bed in one of the corners. It is placed closer to the window when it is used to spend time reading.
An armchair with bright upholstery will act as a bright accent and pleasantly enliven a gray interior.
Cabinets
On both sides of the bed, it is advisable to place small bedside tables that serve as a bedside table. Lampshades are usually placed on them.
Dark cabinets are decorated with vases or table lamps
You can also use a chest of drawers placed opposite the bed. This is how a balance of elements in space is achieved.
And others
If you need to combine the function of a bedroom with an office, you will have to place a desk. If you have a small space, it is advisable to combine a table with a cabinet. This will save space.
Gray console table in a teenage bedroom, decorated in high-tech style
Designer tips for choosing decorative elements and lighting for a bedroom with gray furniture
It is important that the lighting is properly organized. Gray walls especially need this, so in this case it is better to illuminate the entire ceiling area.
A gray room is a blank canvas on which to create the perfect decor.
Don't forget about floor lamps or sconces. They create the desired multi-level lighting in the room. And this is especially important for the bedroom, since in this case you can create a calmer and more intimate environment. Don’t forget about decorative elements such as vases, paintings, mirrors.
If you are in doubt about how to use gray, it is better to look at examples created by designers. A bedroom in gray and beige tones, as well as other shades, can have a unique, memorable design, as you can see in the photos below.
What furniture is suitable?
Gray furniture pieces will not overload the living room and at the same time make it elegant. White or black furniture will fit perfectly into the design. As a stylish accessory, a monochrome room can also be complemented with a red chair or other bright element.
Gray wooden furniture looks ideal. Bedside tables, cabinets, shelving and tables of a light gray shade, when the light flux falls at a certain angle, seem like marble or stone products.
The photo shows the interior of a gray room with contrasting red furniture.
In the living room you can install a sofa with exquisite upholstery in a metallic shade or wet asphalt color. The upholstery material used is natural leather, leatherette or luxurious tapestry.
