White
White goes first and wins. So in the Scandinavian interior, white is the winner, the favorite, the king. They paint the walls and floors, buy white furniture and textiles, and choose white accessories. And this is not surprising, because there is so little sunshine in the Scandinavian countries. So the residents compensate for the lack with light shades.
Use white to decorate walls, ceilings, and plank floors. Light wooden furniture or a sofa with lots of decorative pillows is also appropriate.
How to choose furniture?
Scandinavian style furniture is always simple forms, clear geometry, light shades and modern functionality. Behind the minimalistic facades lies the latest filling. Organizers, baskets, boxes and other ways to conveniently organize things are used everywhere.
Bed
The bed in a Scandinavian bedroom is large and wide, but not too bulky. You won’t see massive carved headboards, lion paws and canopies in such interiors. Most often, wood is used, less often - simple artistic forging, podiums or soft headboards.
Closet
An antique chest and a tall pencil case will harmoniously fit into the Scandinavian style. The main thing is not to have too much furniture, so if you can get by with one chest of drawers, leave it. But if you need a chest of drawers, a cabinet and a pencil case in addition, replace them with a large and spacious wardrobe.
Grey
The style involves the use of all shades of white and gray is such. Usually it is used to paint one of the walls in the room, and also buy gray furniture and some decorative elements. This color acts as a contrast when you need to visually highlight a certain area or highlight some accessories.
Sometimes gray can act as the main color, but in this case it is better to use it in spacious rooms.
Other shades
In addition to the basic ones, designers highlight other shades that also deserve attention.
Yellow
The sunny shade makes up for the lack of brightness and light in the Scandinavian interior. In this case, yellow is used solely to create a colorful accent . This could be a simple wooden cabinet, decorative pillows, an easy chair or a cozy sofa.
Yellow color in the interior
Mint
Scandinavians are inspired by nature , so they try to surround themselves with elements of natural shades. One of these is considered to be mint color. This shade always looks modern, stylish and fresh. It is ideal for finishing as well as creating small accents. Most often, mint shade is used to decorate the kitchen and bedroom.
Mint white kitchen
Walnut
This is a rich light or dark brown shade that helps give the interior naturalness and nobility . The accent is created using natural walnut-colored wood: most often this is flooring, furniture and decorative elements.
Walnut shades in the interior
Black
The color scheme of the Scandinavian style allows for this strict and deep color. There is very little of it, black is applied in doses. For example, it could be black and white tiles on the floor, a black slate board in a children's room or kitchen, wooden chairs mixed with brown or white, lamps coated with black glossy paint.
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Fashion is not just a capricious young lady, but also very curious. Her sharp tongue dictates the rules not only in the choice of clothes and accessories, but also in interior design. Even Scandi style, which is so restrained and quite conservative for ethnic styles, fell for her tricks and tricks. We are talking about color style, trendy shades and their combinations.
The white-gray or even white-black, or even all-white Scandinavian interior we are used to is no longer the ultimate truth. Designers recommend that we choose powdery pink, which is fashionable today, and also, for variety, yellow, blue, dark green and shades of turquoise. Although classics remain out of fashion, that’s why they are classics.
Ivory
This is an alternative to a snow-white shade. The ivory version looks good in a bedroom or children's room. It goes well with others, for example, with the color of wet asphalt, pink, blue, light green. You can create a design for one room that will be entirely based on shades of a given color. It looks quite stylish and organic.
Characteristic Scandinavian color combinations
Monochrome
Traditionally, Scandinavian interiors favor a modest monochrome background to create a simple and calm environment. For walls it is better to choose shades of white, cream, beige or light gray, and furniture and accessories - more graphic and dark. Less commonly used are shades of blue, green and purple.
flugger colors: IN-710, IN-711, IN-712
Warm colors
The best source of inspiration for Scandinavian design is incredibly beautiful landscapes and forest landscapes. Beige or cream wall colors are timeless and timeless and go well with wooden furniture. A popular tone is grease (grey+beige) at the junction of gray and beige. The interior in such shades turns out to be soft, warm and cozy.
flugger colors: IN-725, IN-726, IN-750
Vanishing tones
Another popular color combination is ivory, cream and champagne with pale gray. Their proximity to white creates only a subtle, light powdery tint. The interiors are bright, spacious and airy.
flugger colors: IN-700, IN-701, IN-705
Pastel shades
Pastel colors are especially popular for modern Scandinavian interiors. They are soft and bright at the same time, easy to combine. Feel free to use mint green, blue and light dusty pink. Dusty pink is especially good when combined with light wood, charcoal accents and white accessories.
flugger colors: Time 03, Time 11, IN-757
Muted dark tones
Muted dark tones like cool gray or forest green are some of the most popular in Scandinavian color palettes. Balance the dark tone of the walls with light floors and ceilings, and also give preference to light-colored furniture - and get an incredibly cozy and modern interior.
New trend
Recently, rich, warm tones of precious stones and metals can be seen more and more often in Scandinavian interiors. Golden and amber shades make interiors even more cozy, especially during the long, dark winters.
Scandinavian style in walnut color
Essentially, the color “walnut” is a rich light or dark brown. It is quite natural for Scandinavian design. Natural wood is used everywhere here: in furniture, decorative elements, and flooring. Walnut color can also be used in an alternative to parquet such as laminate. At the same time, do not forget that 2/3 of the overall furnishings should consist of natural materials.
Use in different rooms
Flooring in any shade - from natural linen to graphite - is suitable for all rooms in the house. Only the materials can differ - there are certain recommendations for each room.
Living room
Those who like to walk around the house barefoot will certainly choose a wooden floor, and lay rugs near the sofa and in some other places - lint-free or, conversely, with high pile.
For a walk-through living room that is used very actively, tiles are also suitable. For the floor, choose a matte, non-slip one.
Furniture does not have to be white at all - some items can be wenge or any other color. It’s good when the interior not only complies with the rules, but reflects the inner world of the owners. This makes it truly original.
Bright spots in a Scandinavian interior
The color palette of the Scandinavian style is not limited to pastel shades, but also allows for the use of bright colors. There just aren’t many of them in the design and they should be as close to natural as possible. For example, a shade of a bright azure sea, poppy petals, sun, green meadow, wildflowers, violets, a shade of summer, if you want. Decorative elements become bright spots in the interior:
- Textile decorative pillows.
- Blankets and bedspreads with geometric patterns.
- Multi-colored pots for plants.
- Abstract paintings.
- Designer upholstered furniture.
- Colored candles.
- Carpets and runners.
- Bright frames for black and white photographs (playing on contrast).
How to create a Scandinavian living room
The northern peoples who invented Scandi loved to bring warmth into the house to warm themselves up on harsh winter evenings. Therefore, they had a few tricks that help arrange things in a room and give it a special atmosphere.
Scandinavian style is light and comfort, regardless of the size of the area. You want to stay in such a living room for as long as possible: greet guests, watch TV, or discuss how your family members’ day went.
Here are a few ideas that designers use to create the perfect Scandi style.
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Viennese Scandi Walnut Chair
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How to correctly combine colors in the interior
To create a harmonious hygge interior, it is important not only to know about its basic colors and general principles of organization, but also to adhere to some color rules:
- Use black in doses, dilute it with shades of green, red, blue.
- Red is acceptable in Scandinavian design, but choose muted and deep shades.
- Use light shades of purple in textiles and upholstery. Lilac and lavender are suitable for creating an interior in the style of Scandinavian Provence.
- Green is your ally in everything: it can easily be combined with gray, yellow, black, white and it will definitely be present in a Scandinavian interior, at least in the form of green living plants.
- Choose a classic Scandi style palette for your children's room: white, beige, light gray, blue, powder pink.
- For the kitchen, you can choose several colors, for example, white and lemon, gray and white, gray and light green.
- In a bright living room, bright accents in the form of decor and some types of furniture would be appropriate.
- For the bedroom, choose neutral base shades.
- For the bathroom and toilet, choose basic white and play with the floor and walls. Colored ceramic tiles can add playfulness to your space.
In Scandinavian design, the color range is actually not limited by any boundaries. This trend simply has certain rules of organization: minimalism, use of natural materials, lots of light, space. Therefore, it won’t be possible to go wild in terms of using bright colors.
Materials and textiles
Scandinavian style is all about naturalness, naturalness and eco-trends, so there is no place for plastic. Acrylic is almost never used, metal is rare, and the main material for all occasions is wood. Here the stone, despite its natural origin, may be too cold for your favorite bedroom.
Floor finishing
The ideal choice for a Scandinavian bedroom is a wooden floor in all its forms. If parquet or boards are too expensive and capricious, feel free to take laminate in a warm beige or cool gray shade. And by the bed, a spectacular rug would be appropriate - a voluminous fluffy one or a colorful patchwork one.
Wall decoration
The best solution for the walls of a Scandinavian bedroom is the most common washable paint. It is easy to use, any stains are washed off with a sponge, and in the future you just need to paint over the old layer. Wallpaper is used less often, but only the simplest and mostly monochromatic. Patterns and designs in the Scandinavian style are needed as accents, but not as a background.
An accent wall would be appropriate behind the head of the bed, and it can be decorated in different ways. Painting, bare concrete, brickwork, chaotic shelves or a collection of photographs in wooden frames are suitable here. This technique immediately enlivens the bedroom, gives it individuality, and at the same time visually enlarges the space, because it diverts attention to itself.
Ceiling design
It is enough to paint a smooth ceiling without defects, and it can be done tone-on-tone to the walls. This blurring of boundaries creates the effect of space and adjusts the geometry of the room. Otherwise, use the most common stretch ceilings, but pay attention to matte and satin fabrics. They do not stand out from the Scandinavian interior as stylistically as mirror gloss.
Curtains
Scandinavian style loves textiles, but there is no need to abuse it. Choose neat, delicate Roman blinds lined with blackout or classic floor-length curtains with light drapery. Too bulky and decorative multi-layer compositions with tassels and lambrequins are best left for classicism.
Bedroom interior in modern style (85 photos)
A classic that creates style
White interior doors will visually expand horizons and invite you into an unknown space.
Scandinavian style offers completely new and tempting interior design ideas:
- Volumetric light patterns. We are talking about electrical devices in the form of LEDs, lamps, floor lamps, which should illuminate every corner.
- Natural wood decorations - with minimal processing, will show the natural texture of the material, decorate niches, floors and even ceilings.
- A large selection of finishing materials - metal plates, glass patterns, leather decorations, paper and natural textiles.
- Minimalism in the use of chairs made of artificial polymers. Translucent, dim acrylic will do.
