Purple bedrooms? Yeah, yeah I know that is what you are thinking, don t that sound a bit excessive? Believe me, I was a sceptic myself. However, once I stumbled into infatuation with a dark plum accent wall in a guest room of one of my friends my passion to purple bedroom style turned into obsession. Formerly too daring or too feminine, the color has become my perhaps most easy-to-use tip towards establishing a luxurious-yet-surprisingly comfortable space.
Here is the thing about purple- purple is not only one color. We are speaking stuff like low lavender amendments to voluptuous eggplant proclamations. Then when you do? Your bedroom becomes this amazing sanctuary of high end hotel room. You are excited to learn how purple can work magic in your space?
Why Purple Works So Well in Bedrooms
How many times did you feel as if purple is inherently comfy? It does have a good bit of psychology involved in it. Purple has the cool down characteristics of blue, but it has the warmth that it can be both relaxing and activating; this is a perfect blend and it appears to activate the brain as relaxing. It is the best of both worlds, not only do you find tranquility but you do not feel bored out of your wits.
My experience is that I have tried purple in three bedrooms throughout the years and each time I have people stop by and have commented that it is such an expensive looking room but also put together. It has this sophistication baked into purple and other colors cannot match it. It also takes incredible photos in case you are into this Instagram aesthetics cult:)
The trick here is realizing that decorating your bedroom in purple does not mean you coat everything in a grape-colored paint and call it good. It just involves building layers, textures and instances of purple that add up to something that feels together, and just makes your mouth whistle.
Tip 1: Start with the Right Purple Foundation
Choosing Your Purple Palette
Not every purple is ideal and the lighting in your room will either make your color or break it. Natural lighting will reveal the purple color as blue whereas, the warm artificial light highlights the purple color as red. As I discovered on hard experience, the pros know that the lavender is out, and the sallow isn t.
Here’s what works best for different lighting situations:
North facing rooms Prefer warmer purples with red undertones (more berry or plum) South facing rooms More blue undertones (maybe lavender or periwinkle) East facing / west facing rooms You have the flexibility to work around which goes on day or evening
Paint vs. Wallpaper vs. Accents
You need not necessarily take the plunge of purple walls. With less ambitious promise, a beginner purple bedroom makeover has begun:
| Commitment Level | Best Options |
|---|---|
| Low Risk | Purple bedding, throw pillows, artwork |
| Medium Risk | Single accent wall, curtains, area rug |
Pro tip: Do one accent wall and live with it a week. Should you love waking up to it, you can always broaden. It seems like a lot but you have only spent a gallon of paint rather than four.
Tip 2: Master the Art of Purple and Neutral Combinations
This is the primary place where most individuals go wrong with purple decor so much that they believe that it should take center stage in each and every aspect. Wrong! The most advanced purple bedrooms I have ever seen use purple as a seasoning and not as the food itself.
Here your best bet is gray. Purple just gets richer and less little girl princess room when paired with charcoal gray, warm gray, even greige. I have painted my bedroom walls in a gentle medium dove gray and I have introduced purple into the room by bedding and artwork. The result? I am always asked where my so-called custom color scheme is.
White does, but it takes closer balancing. An abundance of the white with purple may be sterile or excessively feminine. Cool things down and add some cream or off-white to make it interesting to the eye.
Unexpected Neutral Partners
Sage green: Brings unexpected sophistication to a botanical look • Warm beige: Grounds purple and makes it more accessible • Soft pink: Only if you are totally maximalist romance go for it (it can and should be glorious)
Tip 3: Texture Is Everything in Purple Bedrooms
If you do not consider texture, purple can appear as being flat and one dimensional. This is likely the most significant take away I have ever had in my purple bedroom experiments. This color must have layers to be brilliant.
Velvet of course is ideal it is almost designed to be purple. Don’t stop at that. Introduce some coarser textures to have a contrast:
Knit throws made of chunky cream or gray • Linen curtains (it helps to give a place a relaxed chic feeling) • Sisal or jute rugs (grounding) • Brass or copper metallic touches (as discussed further on)
I have this amazing deep purple velvet headboard so I contrasted it with coarse linens and some woolen cream blanket. The rejection is what makes all the textures pop and the whole thing is a lot more interesting than it would have been, had I matched everything perfectly.
Layering Textures Successfully
Consider the scenarios of making textures stories in your room. Smooth and rough, soft and structured, matte and shine. Your purple should not monopolize these discussions so your purple should take part in those discussions.
Tip 4: Lighting Can Make or Break Your Purple Scheme
Here is something people dont talk enough about – purple is highly light sensitive. I have seen some great purple bedroom spaces just look completely different – and not in a good way – under the wrong lighting.
Your savior is warm white LED bulbs. They are extracted to add the warm, luxurious qualities of purple and avoid the muddy or dull appearance. Dopey white bulbs? They will turn your lovely purple into a gray sad color. You will take my word on this one.
Layer your lighting like a pro:
Overhead lights (warm white, dimmable) Table light lamps with warm lights String lights or fairy lights to add an ambiance Candles (the purple + candlelight = magic thing)
The Magic Hour Test
This is my foolproof trick to testing purple in your space: Watch your other purple accents throughout various times of the day. Purple will be killer and when everything is looking rooked thanks to that wack-ass light that happens at 4 PM you are cooking.
Tip 5: Metallic Accents That Actually Work with Purple
Gold and purple? Sometimes. Silver and purple? Risky. Brass and purple? Now we’re talking!
I have wasted months of my time trying to find a reason on why my purple bedroom seemed to be off and it turns out I was using the wrong metals. Silver just was cold and gold too yellow to suit my special shade of purple. Brass and copper turned into my secret weapons, it is warm enough to balance the red undertones of purple yet mature enough to not appear gaudy.
Best metallic choices for purple bedrooms:
Brass: Rich and elegant, complements most hues of purple Copper: Warming, especially with deeper purples Rose gold: Surprise it is quite neutral with lavender colors Matte black: Drastic contrast, very modern
Where to Add Metallic Touches
A little bit of metallic can go a long way, so do not overdo it, just a couple of strategic pieces in metal can make much more an impression than trying to drape the object in brass. Perfect jumping-off places are picture frames, lamp bases, drawer pulls and mirror frames.
Tip 6: Pattern Mixing That Won’t Make Your Eyes Hurt
Pattern combining with purple should not be done too heavily but with good sense of scale. The lesson that I learned was through my eagerness to match purple flowered wallpaper with purple striped bedding and purple geometrical throw pillows. The end effect resembled a pattern bomb and not a fancy bedroom.’
The rule of three works perfectly here:
1 Big Pattern (big florals or big Geo’s) •Small 1 (stripes or small florals)• One small-scale pattern (tiny dots or subtle textures)
Safe Pattern Combinations for Purple Bedrooms
The combination of stripes and florals is iconic that goes well with purple. Purple striped and white curtains with small purple floral pillows thrown in and anchored on solid purple or neutral bedding.
It is a rootless organization of geometric + organic refracts making interesting visual tension. Geometric area rugs in purple color combined with more pendulous curtain designs can create your space to become created but calm.
Tip 7: Purple Bedding That Doesn’t Overwhelm
This may sound controversial but I do not suggest all-purple bedding. Your deep purple duvet is even more magnificent when you are in bed trying to rest and relax. Rather, the purple color has proven successful to me as an accent color in beddings.
Try these combinations:
Cream or white foundation with purple accents pillows and a purple throw • Gray bed clothes with purple accent pillow and purple blanket at the foot of the bed • Purple linens with neutral or plain duvet cover ( adds just a little bit of luxury)
Fabric Choices Matter
Purple linen is relaxed. Sateen cotton is an added luxury without the formality. Silk or satin will work, but is very feminine-bend, ensure this is the vibe you are after.
It should be in the sphere of the right level of intensity. You should go with lighter bedding when you have deep purple walls. Provided that your walls are neutral, do not be afraid to be more bold with purple textiles.
Tip 8: Finishing Touches That Tie Everything Together
The details is what make purple bedroom decor. Once you have set up your base, lighting and principle fabrics, it’s time for that finishing moment where guests state, ”Wow, this looks so put-together!”
It is essential to art. Purple takes a beautiful photo so either framed photography with a purple undertone (lavender fields, sunset skies, abstract photographs with purples) or purple actual that photographs beautifully. Never resort to the heavy-handed purple stuff (such as purple flower painting) unless it is extraordinarily beautiful.
Purple spaces are livened up by plants. Green and purple are complementary colors thus even a simple potted pla