Turquoise color combines two shades at once – green and blue. It got its name from the sky-blue with a greenish tinge of the stone with the same name. Turquoise is considered a stone that brings happiness, a symbol of eternal love, capable of protecting and increasing the wealth of the owner.
Designers often use turquoise shades in interior design. In the bedroom, turquoise gives the room coziness, comfort, promotes relaxation and pacification. Depending on the saturation of the shade, the room can be given a sky-oceanic brightness and airy lightness.
Color combination
Turquoise color has a large palette of shades from watery blue to blue with yellow and deep green with blue. In bedroom interiors, designers often use bright and gray-blue tones. The saturation of jade and azure shades depends on the predominance in the color of one of the subtones of turquoise, green or blue.
Having absorbed two colors at once, uneasy turquoise shades are perfectly combined with warm and cold tones. With the predominance of blue, the bedroom has a calming effect on its inhabitants, the coolness of the sea air is felt.
Turquoise color is universal, suitable for any style of decoration. The predominance of green tones is associated with nature, saturates a person with energy. The predominance of any of the subtones contributes to the relaxation of the body, full rest, restoration of vitality.
When decorating bedrooms with turquoise color, it is necessary to take into account the size of the room, the location on the cardinal directions (north, south), illumination, combination with colors of decoration and furniture. Small rooms look better in light shades of turquoise tones, which visually increase the size of the room. The disadvantages of sunlight in the bedrooms facing the north side are compensated by the decoration of the room in warm and light aquamarine tones. Special attention is paid to artificial lighting. Its disadvantage is reflected in the perception of color.
The perception of a bedroom in turquoise tones is influenced by the combination of additional colors in the surrounding environment. Too bright additional shades can come into contrast with the main color, this negatively affects the human nervous system. Contrasts contribute to her arousal, instead of the calming that the atmosphere of a relaxation room should have.
Aquamarine color can be diluted with white shades. With them, it will become less saturated and thick. The contrast of this pair is suitable for classic, modern, Mediterranean styles.
The combination of turquoise with green and blue tones acquires the properties of a lizard that changes the color of its body. The blue color in the setting gives turquoise blueness, and shades of green – green. Therefore, in order not to violate the main color, the additional one should have softness, and not strive to capture superiority.
Pink shades of additional colors will saturate the bedroom interior with softness, comfort and give the whole atmosphere a touch of romance. The combination of pink with aquamarine is often used in the design of rooms in the Provence style.
Light turquoise combined with orange creates a warm combination reminiscent of the juicy shades of the south. Accessories and white textiles will be able to smooth out the saturation of colors. The white color can be replaced with pale blue, peach tones close to orange.
To dilute the sultry combination of turquoise with orange, you can use cool emerald and malachite tones. Classic styles of the last century, the union of a bright combination is easily diluted with reddish shades. Do not abuse the orange color, it is better to use it in the decoration of some elements.
But with bright shades of yellow, red, blue tones, you have to be extremely careful. They are able to negate the turquoise tone, dragging all the views to themselves. Red in combination with turquoise gives bright, expressive combinations.
Yellow shades combined with turquoise are less extravagant, but nevertheless give the composition a variety. They imbue the whole atmosphere with a summer mood, an abundance of sun and clear sky. In order not to weigh down the perception, it is better to choose light, almost pastel colors.
If you really want, you can paint the ceiling skirting board with yellow and choose bedroom furniture in bright yellow colors. In general, this option is more suitable for children’s rooms, for dividing them into recreation areas, games, places for lessons. The combination of turquoise and gold is more suitable for living rooms and corridors.
In a duet of saturated blue and turquoise colors, blue tones attract attention to themselves, and turquoise become their shades. The background of a bright turquoise color can be muted shades of blue, the main thing is to choose them correctly.
A calm, peaceful atmosphere in the recreation room can be created by a combination of azure and beige tones. Azure will look like sea waves, and beige is a sandy beach on the seashore. To create a calm atmosphere in the bedroom, any shades of beige are suitable: cream, vanilla, cream.
Turquoise colors are perfectly combined with all shades of brown: chocolate, coffee with milk, terracotta, cream. The interior of the combination of turquoise and brown tones will give the bedroom expressiveness. The brightness of the color combination will not prevent you from relaxing and having a good rest after a working day.
Many designers use this combination to decorate bedrooms. But in everything we must adhere to a sense of proportion. Without being careful in filling with chocolate color, you can give the interior excessive brightness and emotionality.
The combination of beige with turquoise gives the atmosphere of the room warmth, softness, dreaminess. Beige color can decorate one of the bedroom walls, paint the floor, pick up pieces of furniture.
The combination of turquoise with black is one of the most successful. In a bedroom with turquoise-colored walls, black accents can be made on pillows, bedspreads, vases, window curtains. The black decor emphasizes the nobility of shiny and matte azure coatings, giving the whole atmosphere comfort and tranquility.
Bedroom design
Turquoise color is perfectly combined with various styles of interior design. The color is used as the decoration of walls, ceilings, other finishing elements, the selection of textiles (pillows, bedspreads, window curtains), furniture items.
Turquoise is most often used for painting walls, finishing stretch ceilings. The emphasis can be placed on a specific wall or the entire surface of the bedroom walls can be decorated in this way. With a turquoise accent on one wall, the design of windows with curtains and other interior elements should be matched in tone.
The use of turquoise as the main color will give the entire interior of the room a coldness. To make the room cozy, it is diluted with other colors of textiles, furniture, wallpaper with a contrasting pattern, elegantly shaped lamps and sconces with directional light at the head of the bed.
For bedroom floors, neutral colors of floor coverings in the form of parquet or laminate are usually chosen. The carpet should be combined with painted walls or window curtains. The rich shade of the wall covering will perfectly dilute the bed and armchair in pastel colors.
Stretch ceilings in the bedroom with their glossy shine are able to push the boundaries of the room, visually raise the height. The turquoise of the two-level ceiling will be effectively emphasized by the design of the box, made in white. The highlight of the interior can be an unusual chandelier in the center of the bedroom ceiling.
Furniture
In the selection of colors of furniture for the bedroom, you can focus on the color of painting or wallpapering. Light aquamarine color goes well with white and brown tones in furniture. These two natural colors are best suited to each other, creating a natural combination similar to the one we observe in natural conditions.
The main piece of furniture in any bedroom, of course, is a bed. When choosing a bed, you need to pay attention to the color of the headboard. Usually textiles are selected in the color of the main design of the walls, and the headboard with the body – for additional shades of the interior. With an emphasis on the sleeping place, the entire bed along with the headboard is decorated in turquoise tones. Window curtains, carpets, napkins are selected to match the color. The background for the bed and textiles will be different colors in the decoration of the walls, ceiling, floors.
Curtains
Window curtains give a cozy atmosphere to the rest room. Properly selected window framing can become one of the main accents in the selection of the interior. Their color scheme is selected in accordance with the chosen style, completed repairs and placement of furniture in their places.
Heavy fabrics with lining are usually used for sewing curtains. Their task is to protect the bedroom from overly curious people and the rising sun in the morning. Curtains can have one or two panels. Many modern curtains include in their design several canvases of different colors at once or one tone with a smooth transition from light to dark or vice versa.
The fabric for curtains is selected according to the chosen style. Heavy panels are sewn from velvet, tapestry, jacquard. The lungs are made of cotton, linen, viscose, natural silk. Light curtains are often hung on the windows with curtains. For curtains, saturated colors are mainly chosen, which are used as an accent or to match the overall color scheme of the interior.
Lighting
When choosing an interior in turquoise tones, it is very important to choose the right lighting. For example, in conventional incandescent lamps there is no ultraviolet radiation, but yellow and red rays predominate. In fluorescent lamps, ultraviolet radiation is converted into light, creating a different spectrum of cold and warm tones. This affects the perception of color. Warm light saturates turquoise shades with notes of yellowness, cold light is comparable to daylight. Halogen lamps came closest to the spectrum of sunlight. Under their illumination, turquoise shows all its natural range of aquamarine color.
Interior design style
Shades of turquoise color harmoniously fit into different styles of interiors.
Modern style
Turquoise bedroom in the style of modernity is characterized by comfort, elegance and coziness. It combines the traditions of the past years with a modern vision of the world. Turquoise background is better than any other suitable for multifunctional pieces of furniture in a modern style. Against the background of turquoise walls, textiles of different textures, wall paintings, creative decor look original.
Provence style
The Provence style, together with the elegance of rustic decoration, is able to fill the bedroom with romanticism. And turquoise will complement the atmosphere with notes of the summer sea coast.
A perfect addition to the turquoise color will be the white decoration of the room and a beige set of furniture. Textiles with a sensual floral pattern will decorate the bedroom in Provence style.
High-tech style
The hi-tech style is characterized by a commitment to high technology in the design of any rooms. The bedroom, made in this style, looks stylish, cozy, at the same time conservative.
New technologies in lighting, a clear layout are perfectly reflected against the background of azure walls, textiles, pieces of furniture made in different shades of turquoise. The harmony of the interior will be complemented by curtains made in the same color with textiles, and decor with elements of glass inserts.
Minimalist style
Minimalism has always been famous for its penchant for simplicity.
There are no cumbersome details in the decor, no refinements in the decoration. The bedrooms, made in a minimalist style, are characterized by simple furniture, shelves made of natural wood, a combination of metal and glass in the entire setting. The bedroom decoration can be an emphasis on textiles made in different shades of turquoise tones.
Mediterranean style
The Mediterranean style is characterized by the simplicity of fishing huts combined with the luxury of the sun-drenched sea coast.
It is distinguished from other styles by the smoothness of lines, celestial and emerald shades, mosaic decors, clay figurines. You can dilute the coldness of the color with the help of orange details in the finish.
