When planning the interior of a room, first of all think about the location of functional areas that is convenient for you; selection of colors and shades, materials for floors, walls, furniture, curtains, accessories.
You need to think through the interior of the room down to the smallest detail.
The listed aspects are interconnected: for example, for the recreation area, living room and kitchen it is better to use different color combinations and, therefore, materials and decorations are also selected individually for each of the listed examples. This also applies to furniture and curtains. However, the interior of your home should remain cohesive, which requires following one style. You can use a unifying color.
Beige goes well with almost any color, achieving different effects in different combinations. Therefore, it is a good idea to use beige wallpaper for the walls.
Beige goes well with other colors
Features of beige wallpaper
Beige color, as defined in dictionaries, is light brown, having a grayish or yellowish tint. It is sometimes described as a cross between light brown and yellow. To better understand what it is like, you can imagine the color of unbleached wool.
What other rules need to be followed?
combination of beige wallpaper with soft pink curtains in the interior of a children's room
It is easier to buy beige wallpaper in any store; their quantity on the product market exceeds others. But being happy with your choice is another story, but if you follow some rules, everything will turn out very well.
- Always consider the style of the interior. Beige liquid wallpaper, wallpaper with monograms or flowers are perfect for the classic style. For creative solutions, you should choose a solid color with an unusual texture.
- Never cladding with just one material. This method is outdated and the space becomes very boring.
- More durable and practical are non-woven, liquid, textile or glass wallpaper. Their service life is up to 15 years, and with good care even longer.
- Large wide canvases solve the problem when gluing wallpaper and reduce the number of awkward joints.
- Remember that a design is rarely seen up close, so when choosing wallpaper, step back a couple of meters and evaluate the design.
- For low rooms, use wallpaper with stripes and textured patterns.
- You should find out in advance how to properly care for your wallpaper so that it lasts for many years.
Popular shades of beige
The range of tones of this color is quite noticeable - from linen to rusty beige. Beige includes creamy and champagne colors, “white pearls” and “pistils of unripe corn.”
Shades can be yellow, pink, gray and brown, as well as peach, green, purple, orange. They are divided into neutral, cold (more gray) and warm (more yellow).
All this is important to know, since color nuances affect perception.
What types of wallpaper are there?
beige wallpaper with floral print in the bathroom interior
In the modern world there is a huge number of different wallpapers for every taste and color, for any design and size of home or apartment. Some people prefer a denser texture, others prefer a “breathable” option and fashionable new items. The market has everything from glitter on wallpaper to marble chips and bamboo inclusions for special seekers. However, there is a line of popular materials, which for the most part are taken by buyers for cladding space in the house.
Vinyl wallpapers. Even they have four varieties: foam, hard, smooth and silkscreen. Vinyl wallpaper is practical and lasts 10 years longer than others, even with rare care.
classic bedroom in beige tones
Paper wallpaper. Most often, a single-layer coating is for budget buyers, respectively, the service life is up to five years. Often they are taken for sizing in a rented apartment or new building, when the house has not yet sagged.
Non-woven wallpaper. This is the best alternative to vinyl wallpaper, the only difference is that it is more elastic and less harmful to humans. As for pasting, there is no need to treat it with special glue.
Textile wallpaper. A roll type of wallpaper, which is created by gluing textile fibers to a backing. Every year they are used more and more often, they are quite resistant to moisture.
interesting design of beige wallpaper with a black pattern
Glass wallpaper. The advantage is that this wallpaper can be used for painting when you get tired of it. Very durable and resistant to various stains and external damage.
Photo wallpaper. Pieces of canvas from a single painting that need to be tightly fastened, otherwise the pattern will turn out crooked and there will be gaps for potential dirt. Photo wallpapers belong to the category of short-lived wallpaper life history, and besides, the design often becomes boring.
beige wallpaper in the interior design of a children's room
Liquid wallpaper. The best product for budget soundproofing of walls. They have a rather voluminous texture and last for many years. Liquid wallpaper is used in apartments where loud music is often played or someone is learning to play a musical instrument.
Psychology of beige
Warm beige enhances rich colors, while cold beige extinguishes them.
- If we talk about sensations, then warm beige shades, reminiscent of the beach, sun and sand, create positivity, give energy, and seem to warm.
- This is how peach-beige, caramel-beige or sand wallpaper “works” in a room.
- And cool shades of beige help maintain peace in the soul, harmony and silence, and do not provoke an emotional outburst.
- Such a psychological setting can be facilitated, for example, by walls of purple or greenish beige.
Neutral beige is for maintaining soft, calm energy. In this case, wallpaper in the shade of dry grass is preferable.
It is worth adding that light beige shades visually expand the room. Wallpaper of such striped tones, according to experts, can visually enlarge a small room.
Attributes of impeccable style
There is one universal rule for combining light and dark shades to achieve harmony in any room: brightly colored walls, dark floors and light furniture. In fact, the rule can be slightly modified: light wallpaper in gray-pearl and cream tones is complemented with bright furniture on a dark floor.
You can also benefit from combining bright floors, light beige walls and dark furniture. The main thing is not to forget about proportions and the overall design concept. The difference between light and dark elements should be insignificant, with a predominance of soft beige. Bright, original accessories will help balance the design:
- Gold embossed pillows;
- Stylish moldings (especially often used in the living room and kitchen);
- Baguettes with imitation wood.
You can refresh the design using simple attributes: lay a new bright blanket on the sofa, add a lambrequin to the curtains, place flowers in bright pots or flowerpots on the windowsill. Beige vinyl wallpaper will sparkle in a new way with the fresh decor of the room.
How to combine beige wallpaper in the interior
Understanding which shade will be most comfortable is an important part of the matter. However, it is not enough to simply decide on “your” run for the walls of the room. You also need to have an idea of the compatibility of colors in the interior.
Fortunately, beige is a natural, noble color that harmonizes with almost all bright colors, as well as other natural tones. It is a neutral basis for accents.
Rules for using beige
Before you build your interior in flesh tones, you need to familiarize yourself with some tips and recommendations for using color:
- You shouldn’t fill all the space with monochrome beige;
- A combination of only cream shades is allowed, which must be the most contrasting colors;
- The optimal formula: light walls, bright furniture and dark floors;
- You can complement beige wallpaper with any other wallpaper: both neutral white and accented red or burgundy wallpaper are suitable;
- Lighting is of great importance, it can change the atmosphere from mysterious and mystical to festive and solemn;
- Curtains for beige wallpaper are selected in neutral and warm colors: gray, yellow, gold, white;
Look at the photos of beige wallpaper below and appreciate the diversity of existing design ideas. Neutral and boring at first glance, caramel or sand, with certain accents, can sparkle with incredible colors and enrich the interior with an amazing atmosphere.
What combinations with beige walls are popular?
A brown floor, as well as a ceiling in the shade of sea sand, is perfect for light beige wallpaper. Accessories can be blue, red, orange, black. Combinations of beige and gold in the interior will create a feeling of luxury.
The following sustainable beige tandems are also relevant.
- With gray. These shades (against the background of beige wallpaper) can be used on a sofa and curtains. For brightness, small accents of coral, yellow, and turquoise are sometimes added.
- With purple. This color looks harmonious on pieces of furniture, prints on curtains, upholstery, and decorative items.
- With pink. Pink (both bright and delicate) can be blankets, bedspreads, sofa cushions, and curtains. Together with the beige walls, a nice (but not cloying) atmosphere is created.
- With yellow. But accent details in sunny tones will make the room especially warm.
- With green. Accent “touches” of this natural color together with natural beige on the walls will create a feeling of unity with nature.
And finally, with white. The room becomes elegant and fresh. Gold and silver details will add elitism to it.
How to create a lively and rich interior
Brightness appears in the interior with the correct selection of details. Sometimes it is enough to put a pillow of the right color on the sofa that supports the color scheme of the room to enhance its expressiveness. Last but not least in this regard are curtains, carpets, accessories, and furniture. When easily readable accents appear, the space ceases to seem monotonous and comes to life.
You need to think through the design of a room down to the smallest detail.
Beige wallpaper and style
This color is used for wall decoration in various interiors. The most common use of beige is to create the following styles.
- Classical. Wallpaper with flowers, monograms, non-standard textures, and liquid wallpaper are very suitable here.
- Minimalism, art deco. Choose cold tones of beige.
- Provence, country, modern. The wall covering is in light colors.
- High-tech, loft. An imitation of a brick coating of the appropriate tone is suitable here.
What shades go together?
Beige is the general name for light shades that are close to the color of human skin and have different undertones: pink, lilac, brown, yellow, orange, gray.
When choosing fabric for curtains, you can take as a basis the undertone to beige, the color of the furniture, the color of the decor, or the desire to create a particular atmosphere.
Cold
They give a feeling of freshness and coolness, suitable for rooms with windows facing south. By the way, you can create the romance of the southern coast in any room: just choose sand-colored wallpaper and sky- or turquoise-colored curtains.
Pistachio and purple suggest peace and contemplation, while complex and discreet gray-brown textiles allow you to create a calm interior that does not distract from accent items or elements.
Warm
The colors of cinnamon, cognac, caramel, and dark chocolate are combined with wallpaper that has a warm peach, yellow or golden undertone. Chocolate is a dark color that is desirable to use in large spaces. In a small room you can also use shades of brown, but lighter ones - milk chocolate, cappuccino. The latter also harmonizes with beige-pink wallpaper.
And fabrics with gold metallic threads will go well with golden wallpaper. Full gold curtains are possible in Empire, Rococo or Baroque style interiors.
Neutral
Neutral cream curtains are good if you need to emphasize the texture. For example, wallpaper that imitates rough plaster looks great with satin fabric.
However, designers do not recommend matching tone-on-tone curtains with the color of the walls; it is better to choose a slightly lighter or slightly darker shade.
Design ideas
Beige wallpaper is universal, it is suitable for different rooms. You can add some zest to your interior by putting some design tips into practice.
- In the bedroom, paste beige wallpaper with flowers above the head of the bed.
- The living room will be decorated with beige-hued wallpaper with golden splashes and mother-of-pearl. It will look solemn and luxurious.
- A good solution is to combine plain wallpaper and patterned coverings (or another tone) in the living room, choosing an accent wall for the latter. Large patterns will suit an accent wall in a large living room.
- A beige accent wall with imitation brickwork will look great in the kitchen. For this room, a good option would be to choose non-woven wallpaper.
- Large rooms with beige walls will be combined with natural wooden furniture.
- In beige rooms, tones are very important. The furniture should be somewhat lighter than the floor, but at the same time darker than the walls.
- The beige wall covering is harmonized with mint-colored curtains, as well as chocolate and milky tones, with silver or gold-colored details. If there is an ornament on a beige wall, you should hang plain curtains, without any patterns. On the contrary, if the wallpaper is without a pattern or relief, then curtains with ornaments look better.
- The recreation area should have calm tones. They zone the space by sticking wallpaper of different structures.
- It is better to cover a children's bedroom with beige coverings with patterns, animal designs, and natural motifs. The room should be complemented with brightly colored textiles and toys of the same catchy colors.
To make beige wallpaper “play” in the living room, multi-level lighting is used.
Advantages of beige finishing
Beige wallpaper will play an important role in the interior of a living room, bedroom, kitchen or children's room. They can bring peace and tranquility, inspire creativity, stimulate mental activity, and make a person more receptive to information. The talents of beige depend on the color partners and how harmoniously all the elements in the room will be combined.
The undoubted advantages of finishing in beige tones include the following characteristics:
- Visually increases the space of any room, especially with good insolation;
- The same beige plain wallpaper with different types of lighting will look new. By changing just a few lighting fixtures, you can completely change the atmosphere in the room;
- Combining wallpaper works especially well when a tone from the beige palette is chosen as the base;
- It is typical for beige wallpaper in the interior to improve the characteristics of any color. Bright shades become softer. Too dull and boring tones look more presentable.
A specific pattern or specific ornament will also look particularly advantageous against a warm pastel background. Silver shimmers will add high cost and sophistication. Beautiful pearl trellises with a “geometric” pattern will fit perfectly into a respectable office.
Originality for a long time
To all the advantages of decorating a room with beige wallpaper, you can add one more point. Due to the friendliness of beige to other colors and shades, it is sometimes possible to introduce new tones into the interior, making it more fashionable.
At the same time, the perception of the situation will not deteriorate, and the room will remain stylish, original and modern at all times.
Calm, but not “pale” bedroom
In this room you can relax your body and soul, replenish your reserves of strength and energy. That is why, when creating a design project, the character and preferences of the customers are primarily taken into account, and not fashion trends and the characteristics of the room. It is important to make the atmosphere harmonious, and beige is also useful for this, and it can cope with the task on its own. Both furniture and walls can be made in the same color palette. It won't seem very boring here.
Designers advise paying special attention to pearl gray, which will bring a little coolness to the space. You know that it is useful to fall asleep in a ventilated, fresh room, and here a similar principle works. To “revive” neutral sets, get cute decorative items or textiles in blue. Choose a bed, wardrobe and dressing table of the same color and look at the design projects of bedrooms, made in the style of minimalism or classics.
Photo of design ideas with beige wallpaper for walls
Furniture
The first and most popular option is furniture that is darker than the walls.
Objects appear more expressive against a neutral background. If the space is decorated in natural colors, as in the photo below, then all options of brown, dark gray, and black have priority.
There is only one rule - use noble natural shades and not disturb the temperature balance.
The simpler the finishing, the more attention is paid to the expressive texture and natural beauty of the material.
In eclectic, modern and neoclassical styles, bright colors are acceptable.
In the kitchen it can be a dark blue, burgundy or emerald set.
In the living room and bedroom, you can experiment with the upholstery of upholstered furniture, giving it a color accent.
If you are decorating a light interior, you can play with an atypical contrast: darker walls (for example, take ocher or straw upholstery) and light furniture - white, gray or pastel colors. In this case, it is important to add at least some dark details to the decor.
