If you want to change the ambiance of a room, changing the color is one of the most effective ways to go about it. Color alone does not create mood. Rather the atmosphere of a room depends on a number of factors, including the furnishings, lighting and the contours of the space. Color schemes can not simply be imposed on an existing room and architectural style may also need taking into account.
For example, the minimalist look characteristically brings together modernist architecture, clean lines, pure forms, natural materials and neutral tones, resulting in an airy, uncluttered feel. In contrast, the mood of the Tuscan look depends on warm, earthy colors. Other decorative styles are also associated with particular color palettes. A color style mismatch will prevent you achieving your overall goal.
Your furniture and decor style may give you inspiration for an appropriate color scheme. Taking your lead from your room instead of trying to make a room fit a color scheme is the sensible route. That doesn’t mean you have to be timid, but breaking the rules of good interior design can produce a jarring effect that is antithetical to ambiance. A color wheel can help you choose contrasting and complementary colors.
Which Mood?
If you are intent on creating a certain mood, first ask yourself if the room and the furnishings will support it. If not, you may need to refurbish. If your furniture is stylistically reasonably neutral, you will be able to utilize most color schemes to create the mood you want.
Colors and Atmosphere
Pastels and Neutral Colors:
If you want your master bedroom to be a calm retreat, neutral colors contribute to a feeling of peace and spaciousness. Most styles of furniture will go with these undemanding colors.
Primary Colors:
Bright basic colors can complement a contemporary room as well as adding cheerful accents to a room featuring cottage furniture. The mood is casual and informal.
Rich and Deep Colors:
Rich colors, such as greens, reds and even purples can create an atmosphere of sensual opulence in a master bedroom, especially with dark wood, antique furniture.
Earthy Colors:
Versatile earthy colors can be warm and sunny or deep and moody. Both can usefully contribute to establishing the ambiance in a master bedroom.
Blue and White:
Synonymous with cleanliness and calm, this popular color scheme is especially well-suited to fresh and unpretentious cottage-style decor.
Black and White:
Black and white is a bold, high contrast color scheme that goes well with contemporary furnishings and strikes a sophisticated note.
Browns and Burgundies:
Browns and allied colors are rich and neutral, ideal for some bedrooms that want to avoid frilly or feminine detail. These colors can be elegant as well as warm and welcoming.
Lighting, Color and Mood
Lighting is one of the most important ways in which you can create mood in a master bedroom. It needs to be considered jointly with matters of color, since the type of lighting you choose can not only set mood but can also change the appearance of your color scheme. Sunlight, or lack of it, can also affect the colors in your decor scheme.
You can make dramatic changes to the atmosphere of a room with soft and hard lighting, and colored lights can completely transform the ambiance. With soft lighting you can even have a master bedroom that is neutral by day but warm and glowing at night.
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