Regardless of the number of rooms in an apartment or house, the center - where family and friends usually gather - is always the living room. In the modern pace of life, short hours of rest and communication are a real luxury, which is why it is so important to spend them in a comfortable environment, among your loved ones. The combination of colors in the interior of the living room has a great influence on the atmosphere as a whole, determines the mood and even to some extent reflects the character of the owners. And in order to fill the room with bright colors, sometimes it is not at all necessary to make repairs - new sofa upholstery, other curtains or a couple of paintings can easily diversify the usual design, make it more comfortable and interesting.
“Psychology” of a living room in beige tones
Color is not only coloristics, it is also an ideal field for realizing all your ideas; this is a balanced emotional state ─ yours and your loved ones; this is determination, confidence, independence in a specifically chosen situation; this is cordiality and hospitality ─ after all, it is the personification of happiness, strengthening friendships, love and family relationships.
According to Feng Shui, the beige color and all its shades (sand, light brown, baked milk, ivory, caramel) bring many pleasant moments to life.
Living room in beige color
Based on the above, it is better to create a universal interior for the guest room, without unnecessary frills: without aggressive colors and sharp design accents. The best option is a living room in beige tones, elegant, but with a twist; in a classic style, but with a slight immersion in another style (and any, since beige allows you to experiment and feels great in both pompous Empire and exciting Art Nouveau, as well as in luxurious Rococo and practical minimalism).
Some advantages and disadvantages of a beige living room interior
This color and its varieties are ready to make the room spacious and bright ─ so bright that you can do without additional lighting sources. It belongs to the category of an ever-living classic, therefore it is unpretentious, even if the beginner’s hand trembles, or someone’s assumption turns out to be wrong.
Beige color will make the room spacious and bright
Unfortunately, there are also disadvantages. Some argue that there is a lack of practicality of color ─ especially in homes where there are children and animals. Others say that a beige living room interior can quickly become boring (although this problem can be eliminated with a “quick stroke of the pen”: decorate, for example, a wall with a wall clock, choose a larger painting, hang a fashionable sconce or a mirror in a stylish frame). Done: the boring design of the beige living room became alive, the wall and the whole room began to sparkle in a new way. Isn't this what you were looking for?
Bright decorative ones will add color to the beige tones of the living room.
Advantages of a bright living room
The bright interior of the living room makes the room truly royal. If the room is not very large, light design and decor will visually expand it. This is also successful when there is a lot of light in a small room and, moreover, the right types of contrasts are chosen.
A bright interior is very cozy, and when the room is located on the north side of a house or apartment, you simply cannot do without drapery in light shades.
Why choose a beige room?
“If you want to add bright accents to the design of a beige living room, then all shades will come to the rescue”
They say this shade is unique. And it is true. It is considered natural, disposed towards natural naturalness. Judge for yourself: you say the word “beige” and immediately imagine a sandy beach, fragrant caramel or the color of healthy skin. Here are natural colors that go with beige: green and pink, brown and terracotta. And, of course, white.
If you want to place bright accents in the design of a beige living room, then all shades will come to the rescue:
- blue;
- fuchsia;
- purple;
- coral;
- purple;
- black;
- red
Bright fuchsia accents in the interior
Have you decided to use creamy brown shades in the design of your guest room? “Make friends” beige with white, black, dark chocolate, sky blue and red. Beige is a warm color, so it is not recommended to use it excessively where the rooms are dark, where there is little light, otherwise you will be in a bad mood.
Living room in creamy brown shades
How best to combine the stated color:
- white ceiling ─ beige walls (can be lightly interspersed with dark brown or bright colors);
- if the room is small and there is little light in it, then the distribution of shades is preferably as follows: beige walls, white ceiling and light floor, and “chocolate” furniture;
Contrast of light finishes and chocolate-colored upholstered furniture
- beige walls ─ cocoa-colored carpet/carpet; the furniture is milky, very light ─ light parquet or other flooring in light shades + walls to match the parquet;
Cocoa-colored carpet in a beige living room
- light beige walls and ceiling (this option is suitable for a well-lit living room with low ceilings).
Beige-chocolate tandem
A living room decorated in beige and brown tones has long become a classic, since the declared color can be either warm creamy beige or peach, ivory and even nutty and cocoa. Notice how harmonious “chocolate” furniture looks in a beige living room interior. You sit down on a soft sofa or chair with chocolate upholstery, and the chairs and oak table, curtains and carpet, as if cocoa-colored foam, reminded you of the taste of the “Cocoa with Milk” chocolate cocktail.
Living room in beige and brown tones
If dark cabinet furniture is dressed in milky textiles, then luxurious apartments will welcome you into their arms and add confidence and solidity to you.
The more light there is in a color, the brighter it is, or a few words about compatibility
A little about extravagant combinations. This applies to combinations in the living room design of beige with bright shades. These options look good:
- cabinet furniture is milky-colored, and upholstered furniture is in red, green, and blue tones;
Green upholstered furniture in combination with milky cabinet furniture
- a turquoise-blue lampshade and blue-blue curtains will begin the nautical theme;
- a gray-beige living room plus a couple of bright accents - flowerpots, lighting fixtures - and the business style of the living room is ready;
Orange accents in a beige living room
- olive walls – green furniture ─ turquoise baguette for pictures;
- sand color of wallpaper and ceiling ─ orange and yellow accessories.
Whatever shades you prefer, you should remember that when decorating a room in beige, you can use no more than 5 shades.
The combination of white walls with other colors in the interior
White goes well with almost any shade. The combination of black and white looks beautiful. A light wall can be decorated with a black pattern. It would be nice to put a black set in a white kitchen.
Other color variations also look harmonious:
- The whitish tone will perfectly highlight the orange details. In the bathroom, you can alternate stripes of white and orange tiles on the walls. Orange furniture looks sunny in the kitchen.
- The combination with purple is suitable for the living room. The purple upholstery of the sofa and the curtains themselves look beautiful against a light background.
- Gray color is suitable for the bedroom. You can make the floors and curtains gray. It is worth diluting the assortment with pistachio pillows for the bed.
- Several rooms are decorated in a combination of brown and white colors. Brown curtains, upholstery and carpet are good for the bedroom.
- Red looks beautiful in a bedroom if the tone is rich rather than bright. For a kitchen set, a more discerning shade is suitable.
- Blue and white are the perfect combination for the bedroom. Blue upholstered furniture is in harmony with light walls in the living room.
- The blue tone is suitable for the kitchen and dining room. They buy a blue set and hang the same curtains on it.
- Green color looks harmonious in the bathroom, office, and summer living room.
White and black
The contrast of black and white is the basis of many styles (high-tech, rococo, eclecticism, monochrome). These are two achromatic colors that are easily perceived by the human eye. You can make all surfaces white by adding black accents in the form of furniture and decor, or play with contrasts (for example, dark walls and white furniture). Even black and white prints look expressive and elegant!
White and red
The red and white interior looks fresh and bright, but not boring. You can choose gray or black as the gluing color. If you want to soften the room, use less aggressive shades of red - burgundy, wine, coral.
White and brown
The combination of white and brown is considered classic. Psychologists believe that such a tandem of colors gives a person a feeling of comfort and security. In well-lit rooms you can use deep shades of chocolate and coffee, in small rooms you can use coffee with milky or brown-orange tones.
White and blue
This type of interior promotes relaxation and relaxation. It is better to use different shades of blue: cornflower blue, blue, gray-blue. A room in white and blue tones does not require bright prints and decorative items, otherwise the feeling of lightness and airiness will disappear. Focus on different textures and unusual shapes.
White and pink
For many, this combination is associated with a girlish cell - charming and a little childish. To avoid this effect, a third color is added to the interior - gray, brown or black! The ash-pink shade looks beautiful, and for those who love a bright interior, a fuchsia or carmine shade will suit them.
White and green
A surprisingly fresh and natural combination. The breeding color can be beige, gray or brown. The most interesting aspect is the lettuce, olive and herbaceous shades of green. Individual zones can be highlighted in dark shades: malachite or swamp green.
White and beige
Warm and soft combination. White and beige expand the boundaries of space well and visually enlarge the room. It is important to choose the right shade of beige, otherwise it will look dirty on a white background or completely blend in. You can dilute the interior with brown, dark gray, green, orange.
White and gray
The gray-white interior itself may look inconspicuous and inexpressive. The trick is in textures and bright accents. For example, a simple gray wall and a gray imitation of stone or wood look very different. Red, orange, brown, dark blue, olive, black go well with gray and white.
White and yellow
Yellow is the brightest shade in the color spectrum, so you need to be careful with it. The dominant role should still be given to white; the abundance of yellow can be burdensome. To make the interior softer, you can use apricot and golden shades, more saturated ones - mustard, sunny or orange-yellow.
Interior design of a beige living room in different styles
The choice of style largely depends on the size of the living room. So, for a small living room in beige tones, neither a massive sofa, nor a bulky chandelier, nor an impressive wardrobe are suitable (they will “shine” in a spacious room, the design of which will be made in Victorian or Baroque style).
A minimum of decor will work well in minimalism, Provence, hi-tech, modern, and classic.
Any design style in a beige living room can be emphasized and highlighted in a special way. For example:
- The spirit of any historical era can be emphasized with a tall crystal chandelier, an English classic fireplace, and exquisite curtains.
Beige living room in classic style
- The English style in the living room with beige wallpaper is emphasized by decorative rugs with ethnic patterns, as well as light furniture and curtains (there are no contrasting transitions in this style).
English style in the interior of a beige living room
- By adding lace, floral patterns, and embroidery to a plain beige color scheme, you get a country look. You can also use interior elements in brown: dried plants, pebbles, indoor trees. Red, pink and purple tones would be inappropriate in a beige room.
Floral motifs for country style living room decor
- The style of “shabby shine” (shabby chic) includes beige and other light shades: delicate peach, creamy white. The “highlight” of the living room in beige is a vase on the table, porcelain angels in a soft pink color, and a picture frame of the same color.
Decorative elements in the living room in shabby chic style
- The Provence style will be successfully reflected by rustic-looking furniture.
- In high-tech, saturated colors do not stick out at the expense of calmer shades (including beige), there is no wallpaper here - only painting.
High-tech style for the living room in beige color
- Features of the techno-style living room in beige tones are mirrors, glass furniture, a glossy ceiling, curtains with metallic thread/metal curtains with aluminum chains, abstract patterns, lamps such as rich classic chandeliers or luxurious lampshades.
Features of choice
By choosing the color scheme of the walls, you can visually increase or decrease the size of the living room.
Factors influencing color choice:
- Room area
- Lighting
- Personal preferences
- Functional requirements
For compact living rooms, light colors are suitable, making the area of the room seem larger. A pattern on one of the walls will successfully complement the interior, in harmony with the overall color.
In spacious rooms there are much more opportunities for realizing fantasies. The color palette can be soft or contrasting.
Vertical stripes on the wall will stretch out the space, while horizontal stripes will expand it.
We decorate the ceiling, walls, floor
What do you need to know when decorating the floor, walls and ceiling of a room in beige? The above colors and shades are quite acceptable. But it also has its own characteristics.
Features of living room interior design in beige color:
- It is beige shades that make the ceiling visually higher. A gloss beige ceiling will visually expand the space. This color scheme is considered relevant for living rooms with low standard ceilings.
Beige color will make the ceiling visually higher
- It is possible for the surfaces to be painted in contrasting colors (for example, this option: the walls of the living room are gray-beige, the floors are “chocolate”). The most trendy solution is wallpaper imitating suede and velvet texture.
Wallpaper with imitation velvet
- Decorating the living room in golden beige tones (combination with natural oak parquet, furniture to match the color of light brown walls, curtains of similar shades).
Living room in golden beige tones
- Walls and floors are neutral, beige; upholstered furniture - pistachio or dark green, decorative elements - contrasting with the previous shades of white.
Pistachio-colored furniture will refresh the living room interior
- Light chocolate-colored walls, milky-white carpeting, cappuccino-colored furniture will create a “delicious,” warm, beige living room, ready to solve the most tricky issues.
Living room in coffee colors
Photo of interior color milky oak
Furniture in milky oak color is very calm, it does not annoy or distract attention. In an interior with light furniture it is easy to host both special events and family dinners.
Bleached oak harmonizes perfectly with any interior - from modern modern to romantic Provence. By choosing furniture in light, pastel shades, you can visually expand a small space, add air, light and peace to it.
Furniture in milky oak color is basic when decorating country mansions in the British style - good-quality classic oak furniture perfectly allows you to relax and forget about the daily hustle and bustle.
Living room with beige wallpaper
If you ask which wallpaper is most suitable for a living room in beige tones, we advise you to listen to the advice of designers.
Don’t be afraid to use beige wallpaper with shimmer, bright accents, textured inserts, sparkles, and photo wallpaper in your living room. Do you want to imitate spectacular textile painting? Please! Silk-screen printing/vinyl wallpaper with floral/plant arrangements are suitable.
Beige wallpaper with ornaments in the living room
To design a living room in beige, it is recommended to use coatings with different textures, namely:
- decorative plaster + embossed wallpaper + furniture with smooth leather covering;
- blurred pattern of matte wallpaper + glossy laminate;
Matte wallpaper and glossy ceiling
- matte floors and ceiling - polished facades;
- one wall ─ not beg, all the rest - yes.
Contrasting gray wall in a beige interior
Features of milky color
With the milky color of the wallpaper you can achieve peace and tranquility. Usually milky color is used when they want to highlight some brighter interior details that are worth paying attention to.
Note that milky color is an expensive type. It's all about the complexity of its production. Maybe this is why the milky color is so graceful and sophisticated.
Designers claim that the milky color of the wallpaper has one unique ability: the combination of items that do not have a combination or do not combine well, but on a milky background they can be perfectly placed - they will come together.
An interior with milky wallpaper, where it is the main color - calm and conservative. It is used when the design of a room is being developed for a long time, namely, there will be no fundamental changes in the interior for several years. You can also use milky wallpaper as a base color for those who don’t yet know the future interior design, because when using milky wallpaper, you can combine anything you want in the interior.
Milky-colored wallpaper can be safely called universal, since you can easily match any interior design to it.
What kind of living room furniture should be in beige?
Is it possible to “make” the living room interior beige using furniture in matching tones? Yes - and it will be a luxurious and sophisticated option. Judge for yourself: a sofa and armchairs made of genuine leather/suede in white, dark brown, beige shades with wooden armrests. The addition will be soft blankets and decorative pillows in ethnic style. When purchasing upholstered furniture, it is advisable to sew removable covers, since light-colored furniture is quite picky in terms of cleanliness.
Choose beige furniture with removable covers
It should be remembered that the interior of the living room is not only beige furniture; These are also shelves and chests of drawers in natural shades, coffee tables, etc.
Beige cabinet furniture
When arranging a room in beige tones, you should remember that there are 3 basic rules, namely:
- light beige set ─ bright accessories;
- beige cabinet furniture ─ soft corner in orange, blue, white;
- chocolate cabinet and upholstered furniture ─ textiles and decorative pillows in milky shades.
Types of white walls for a beige living room
Today, walls are produced in a wide range, including the following models:
- classic ones, which are installed along the wall;
- corner ones that can save more than one square meter;
Corner wall will help save space
- modular ─ furniture that can be rearranged the way you like;
White modular wall
- wall-slide of different heights with cabinets and open shelves.
In the living room, which faces a busy part of the street, it is necessary to treat the furniture once every 3-4 months. For these purposes, you will need a special varnish for light glossy surfaces. This way you will extend the life of cabinet furniture.
What you need to know when decorating a living room interior in beige
“Curtains and furniture in a beige living room should differ in shades from the floor and wallpaper, and in no case blend into the background of the room.”
Decor ─ various accessories and decorative elements ─ this is the finishing touch in the “picture” called “Masterpiece living room in beige tones.” It can be either a bright spot in the interior or a discreet element.
Curtains and furniture in a beige living room should differ in shades from the floor and wallpaper, and in no case blend into the background of the room. Recommended curtain colors for a spacious living room are: coffee with milk/stained oak/walnut. Floral and geometric patterns should be repeated on both wallpaper and fabric.
Curtains should not blend into the background of the living room
In a room where there is little light, red/blue/green/yellow/brown curtains will be adjacent to beige wallpaper in the living room. They will refresh the space. As for their thickness, curtains made of thick fabric are suitable for a bright, spacious living room.
Blue curtains will refresh the space
If the room has small windows and little light, then a beige living room needs translucent, airy curtains. For narrow windows, Roman blinds are an ideal option. If you combine the colors of lavender and blue in the decoration of curtains, you can visually expand the space in general and raise the ceilings in particular.
Translucent curtains are suitable for small windows
Dark gray is a poor choice for walls and ceilings in a beige room, since rich gray visually lowers the ceiling and reduces the area of the room.
What should not be in a beige living room:
- excesses of black/gray elements;
- combining a pastel beige shade with a lemon color (this will give the room a vulgarity);
- many contrasting points.
Neutral shades in the living room interior
Neutral colors are the best option for a calm, moderate design. Without a doubt, achromatic tones are appropriate in almost any color combination, but they look as restrained as possible without any rainbow inclusions. So that the interior does not seem office-like, it is worth playing with textures, adding more textiles, decorative elements, and mirrors. It is recommended to pay special attention to lamps and all kinds of metal fittings.
Pure white, although it can be combined with the vast majority of shades, is not very suitable for the living room due to its “cold” associations. The only exception is minimalist or Scandinavian design. If the color of snow still predominates in the interior of the room, rich red, orange, yellow, neon blue, purple accents, as well as natural wood textures will help get rid of the look of a laboratory.
Warmer versions of white transform the living room into an oasis of tenderness and elegance. The nobility of milky, cream, vanilla shades is perfectly emphasized by golden and chocolate-brown details.
Gray in all variations is the ideal basis for experimenting with colors. This is a wonderful background for both bright and subdued compositions, but in modern studio apartments and lofts it often performs a solo part. The most attractive combinations of gray are obtained with red, light green, yellow, and turquoise. But the reddish-brown autumn colors are a little lost in this tandem.
Ombre, gradient, degradation
This is the name for a technique that is expressed in smooth transitions from one color to another, from a dark color to a lighter one. This is the ombre effect.
Dark colors, for example, are preferably used in the lower part of the surface. Moving gradually higher, move on to light shades. By distributing the colors in this way in the design of a beige living room, you will visually make the floors of the room more stable, and the three-meter ceiling even higher.
A smooth transition from dark to light will increase the height of the ceiling
This technique is suitable for furniture with a large number of vertical and horizontal doors. One tube of colored paint and a can of white paint will be enough to mix shades of different saturations. Well, if the furniture is still in the project, think over a color scheme for each door and inform the manufacturer about it.
Gradient wall painting
If you “conjure” a wall, you will have to work on large surfaces, where you will need to make color transitions manually or using a sprayer. This requires the firm hand of a master. It’s not worth the risk yourself, because if you don’t have any experience, your masterpiece will have to be redone. As for the living room with beige wallpaper, textiles with a gradient effect are one of the most successful options (for example, when brown through beige turns into milky).
What does milky tint mean?
The shade is incredibly soft and delicate, it just exudes warmth and comfort.
Milky color, by the way, combines several shades at once, for example, blue, yellow, scarlet, and therefore the color is not at all as simple as it seems at first glance.
Moreover, it is generally accepted that a milky shade is neutral, which does not catch the eye at all, and therefore it is often used in the interior.
Increasingly, milk-colored curtains are used in apartments and houses, both beautiful plain ones and with ornate patterns.
“Moon” harmony in the design of a beige living room
Today, travertine is increasingly used in modern design and construction. This is the name given to marble-like limestone rock formed in caves with cold and hot carbon dioxide springs. It is also a wonderful luxury building material with different sizes, shades and textures.
With its help, you can create various surfaces: both massive relief and mirror and perfectly smooth.
Travertine in the living room
To expand the visual space, create a feeling of spaciousness, lightness, and make the living room interior in beige color both calm and solemn at the same time, travertine can be used in the design of the living room. Objects made of gold and metal, living trees and plants go well with this material. “Lunar Marble” loves the combination of terracotta, coffee and black colors, and this is an ideal option for the living room.
Travertine goes well with beige and brown colors
Should I give preference to monochrome?
In the modern design of living room interiors, most designers recommend using monochrome, when literally everything is done in a single tone, from the walls to the furniture and the floor and ceiling. However, when the hall is located on the south side of the house or apartment, this solution is not entirely acceptable.
In this option, a bright living room with bright accents looks better. These could be a black chest of drawers or a wardrobe, bright pillows on pale-colored sofa upholstery.
There's no such thing as too much light
It all depends on the size of the beige living room:
- if the room is small, 1 upper chandelier is enough;
- 1 upper chandelier + side lighting - this is an option for a large living room with dominant shades of chocolate and coffee.
For a small living room, 1 overhead chandelier is enough
And also from the style that she represents:
- classics: gilded lamps, crystal chandelier, floor lamps with large lampshades;
- minimalism: discreet lamps built into the walls and ceiling;
- country - forged brass lamps;
- Art Nouveau - unusually shaped lamps.
Lighting in the living room in modern style
Examples of beige living rooms of different styles
Retro Living Room Therapy
Made in retro style (with a rustic twist). The walls of the long living room are painted light beige. Windows with Roman shades provide natural light. A sofa located in the center visually separates the zones. The option is this: living room and dining room together.
Retro Living Room Therapy
Gabrielle: Art Nouveau style
A living room in beige tones is a classic option. Light brown is adjacent to yellowish and gray. In beige and a large soft sofa. Bright “spots” in the form of a bright yellow armchair, pillows and paintings are ready to saturate the calm modern atmosphere. Opposite the sofa is a plasma panel. The living room does not have a separate entrance. You can enter the recreation area through the kitchen or by going down the stairs from the 2nd floor.
Beige living room Gabrielle in Art Nouveau style
Scandinavian living room Auly
Instead of a traditional chandelier in the center, you can see 2 lines with directional flows of light from pendant lamps, which allows you not only to achieve good lighting in the right place, but also to emphasize other interior elements.
Furniture: corner sofa opposite the TV stand, table on wheels. The interior of the living room in beige is as follows: it is part of a common space with the dining room and kitchen.
Features of the room: kitchen area chairs, bright colored pillows, interesting geometric pendant.
Elegant Auly living room in Scandinavian style
The charm and elegance of a Scandinavian interior is a complete symbiosis between form and function, a balance of shades and a large amount of light, which ultimately creates a feeling of calm, harmony and comfort.
How to choose a style?
Milk curtains for the bedroom are a classic option. Curtains with a nice pattern will ideally complement a rustic interior, and it is clear that there will be disharmony if such curtains are hung in a bedroom designed in modern high-tech.
Read here! How to decorate curtains in the interior? Useful recommendations +80 photos!
Milky curtains in the interior always look beautiful, and repurposing the room does not play any role.
Why “be!” living room in beige shades
Having weighed all the pros and cons, and re-read the above tips for decorating the interior of a living room in beige, you can now decide for sure whether or not to have a room of the stated color in your home.
There are several reasons in favor of a beige living room:
- beige color is universal and always in fashion; serves as both a leading and basic shade in the design of the room;
Beige interior will always be relevant
- there are no restrictions on how to decorate a beige living room, which allows you to choose any fashionable direction; comfort, homeliness, solidity, freshness and vibrant color energy;
- traditional design and a stronghold of luxury ─ rolled into one;
Any interior color will suit a beige living room
- It’s easy to find the so-called golden mean, which will allow you to implement interesting and bold ideas in the design of a beige living room, but at the same time remain true to your taste.
