Beige is out, bold is in. Color in unexpected places can rev up a room, giving it a fresh and exciting look. By infusing a room with vivid, bright or rich hues, even with a single item of furniture or décor, a staid living space can become a highlight of the home.
“People often think a bold color is only for modern interiors. It’s not the case. It’s a great way to add some freshness to a more traditional look,†says Beverly Hills interior designer Christopher Grubb. “A couple of strategically placed pieces and accents in a room create a very stirring environment.â€
Here’s a few colorful decorating ideas to create a new look in a room.
Wake Up on the Sunny Side
Make the bedroom a showroom with a Sapapa by Aminach contemporary b
ed that is gorgeous even without sheets. The Studio City bedding and furniture company offers an array of innovative styles in contemporary colors such as purple, yellow, lime, chartreuse, orange and hot pink. The Neon ($2,700) bed features a cobalt blue mattress and a glowing light-up base that brings on the cool in a room, while the purple Tornado bed ($3,600) rocks the bedroom with speakers built into the headboard, complete with an audio hook-up for an iPod or MP3 player.
For the living room, den or guest room, Sapapa’s line of European sofa beds are not only great solutions for small spaces where you need a pull-out bed that doesn’t look like one, they liven up a room in sleek styles and colors, like the red hot House daybed ($1,400) or the ultra-modern hi-tech ABS metal-plastic alloy-fr
amed Destiny (1,920).
Radiate Personality
Electronics are boring in basic black, but with the 24-inch Sceptre Galaxy Series LED HDTV ($399), design and color come together to make a statement of modernity and style. The housing for this ultra-slim flat panel pops in shiny red, pink, blue, pearl, white, black and chrome. Not only does this widescreen look sleek and sharp on the outside, it boasts a stunning picture with 1920 x 1080 resolution and rapid 5 ms response time and features dual HDMI ports and a USB port for use with an array of peripherals. Now available to consumers nationwide at Walmart, Target, Sears, Kmart, NewEgg, Amazon and QVC.
Color Says it All
“Using a strong color in a piece of furniture is a tremendous opportunity to express your individuality and add excitement to a room,†designer Grubbs advises. “For the best design results, find a few accessories to compliment the color so the ‘look’ is successful throughout the room.â€
Also, consider the emotions colors will arouse and what mood you want to elicit in a room.
“Orange is a very stimulating and exciting color to use,†says Grubb. “Purple, a very regal color, can also be very fun and playful.â€
