The November sun is finally here. It seems to me like it the most magical time of the year. The faint sunlight feels so pleasing to the skin; the glow of lamps feels like the joyous warmth you’ve just been craving for. You want to slide your hands into the warmth of jacket or blazer pockets, the chili polar air outside seems magical that calms all minds with a magic wand, everyone goes from being paranoid and worried to be pleasant and warm. And the crisp November air like the cool balm soothes all the pains of the year like a magic wand has been spelled on all of us. It is at this time of the year we want to add some elements of amazement in our rooms. The festive spirit of October is gone and November marks the beginning of long winters. So this winter lets me show you how you can interestingly spruce up your rooms using the color purple and other lovely accents and color palates to choose from. purple is a romantic color but needs to be used with a lot of care as overdoing will create a suffocating ambiance and kill the natural atmosphere of the room. do not worry. I'll help you with some interesting ideas to design a purple colored room.
Purple is the color of spirituality and faith. It falls within the two ends of colors spectrum. On one end you have the color red which speaks of passion and stimulation, while blue speaks of self-controlled poise and tranquility. Painting up walls in this color will ensure a spiritual and positive ambiance in your home. Purple was used as a color of royals during caesarian periods. Whereas in American military militants are honored with purple hearts which signify courage and valor for the nation. If you go down to Thailand, you’ll see that widows wear purple to mourn the death of their husbands, so that their souls can live in peace forever. Whereas in Tibet, the purple stone, amethyst, is used as a sacred stone for meditation of Lord Buddha. The color purple is said to signify dignity, royalty, spiritual enlightenment and religiousness when used in a room or by individuals. It heightens the intuition and creativity of the inhabitants of the room. So without further ado, let’s start with interesting ideas to design a purple colored room.
Interesting ideas to design a purple colored room
- Eggplant + coin grey+ Amber: Paint up the walls of eggplant shade. Use coin grey wall accents for a lovely royal and jewel tone touch. Use gold-hued lampshades and paint up the trims of the room in gold. Gold color pairs really wonderfully with eggplant shade of purple. It brings out the beauty of the color, giving the ethereal color a creative touch. Further coin grey breaks down the monotonous dark tone of the room bringing in some fresh colors. You can also be more creative and use patterns of coin grey and gold for offbeat wall hangings or wall photo frames.
- Byzantium+ Dutch White + Gold: Byzantium being of a much mellow tone that eggplant is more towards red. It pairs well with off-white which breaks the pattern so sophistically like no color can ever do. And when you pair it with gold trims your room speaks volumes of creativity and luxury.
- Orchid + Light Pastel Purple+ Blush: Orchids give a very flowery and cheerful disposition to any room. It is used very commonly nowadays. But you have to make sure to not over accentuate it with darker tones or it’ll mar the effect that orchid creates. Lighter tones like pastel purple and blush color can be used for room accents like carpets, brackets, vases, and lampshades to bring out the beauty of fruity orchid color.
- Mauve+ Prussian blue/ Cloud Grey: Mauve is one of the lighter tones of purple and pairs wonderfully with any darker shades. You can pair it with cloud grey accents and Prussian blue curtains and sofas for a splendid affluent and spacious look of the room.
- Plum + Bone White+ Denim Blue: Plum color radiates a vibe of elegance and aristocracy. When you combine it with bony white and Denim blue colors it creates a perfect ambiance of intimacy and beauty like no other colors are able to do.
- Burgundy + black and Creamy white: Doing a room in this color combination with adding a debonair brilliance to a room. Burgundy is a dark color and when you break the pattern with creamy white and black your room will transform into a brilliant space of splendid passions and romance.
- Grape color + Taupe + ivory white: Grape color brings with it a natural oomph. When you pair this wonderful color with interesting textures and colors, it makes a room look exceptionally vibrant and urbane. Taupe is an interesting color getting its recent popularity pairs very well with grape shades. Of course using simple ivory textures, frames, sofas if in a living room, will make a confident statement remarkably.
- Purple + copper + Hot Pink: The serenity of purple and copper is amazing. It seeps your senses into an ethereal world of magical miracles. Taking inspiration from purple copper butterfly you can design rooms in this combination. Add subtle effects with hot pink which is like the sister color of purple helping him everywhere required.
- Lilac+ Bordeaux+ sage green+ dusty turquoise: You can do the walls a combination of patterns of lilac and sage green with dusty turquoise imprints on it. Bordeaux could be used for the furniture for a poised look to a breezy room and will help calm done and ground the flamboyant color palette, bringing every element together in the room.
- Amethyst+ Camel+ Vanilla: Amethyst is a jewel tome which looks brilliant when done in the right way. You can combine it with camel colored accents along with subtle effects of vanilla color for a collected and poised ambiance in any room. This color will not shy from making a strong statement of sheer elegance and grace.
So these were some interesting color palates to choose from when you are designing a room in shades of purple.
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