Using Bedroom Paint Colors To Create Illusion

Different bedroom paint colors can help you hide imperfections in your room and create an illusion of a larger, or smaller more cozy room. The needs of your room and the look you want to create will dictate the paint colors you choose for your dream bedroom.

All colors (except the neutrals - white, black and gray) are a mixture of the basic 3 colors - red, yellow and blue. Every color can be made from these if you mix them in varying amounts - add some black or white for different tonal values. Luckily for you, you can select the bedroom paint colors from swatches at the paint store and you don’t need to experiment with mixing colors yourself.

Make a large room appear more cozy

Colors can make objects appear closer or farther away. Colors that are mixed from the reds and yellows and even into the violet range are advancing colors. When you paint a wall with one of these colors it will appear as if the walls are "advancing”. If you use these colors on your bedroom walls, it will make the bedroom warm and inviting but will also make the room appear smaller. This is a good solution if you have a large bedroom and you want it to look more cozy.

Make a small room appear bigger

The greens, blues and deep purple colors are called "receding" colors. If you paint your bedroom with these colors it will make the walls look further away, and thus the room appear larger. If your ceilings are low, using a subtle vertical stripe on your bedroom walls by painting the wall a matt color, masking off stripes and painting a glossy finish or glaze in between can have the effect of lengthening the walls. Adding lots of mirrors can also add to a small bedroom.

When choosing colors for your bedroom, make sure your accessories and bedding look good with your wall paint. Having too many primary colors in the same room might be too busy for a bedroom, but using 2 complimentary colors of the same tonal value can present a nice soothing effect .