Beautiful living rooms don't just happen. Those are the wise words of my mother, who meticulously chose artwork to match furniture and carpeting intended to complement wall colors. She also spent more money on a single room than I could afford. My interior designer suggested going a different route: picking a room colour that was future proof. For me, that meant staying with neutral colors like subdued beiges, dark grays, and antique whites. Using colors like this means I don't have to repaint when fire red loses its favor or bright green goes out of style. Colour combination for living room designs is easy when you go this route. Neutral colors deliver on value and match any accent wall, piece of artwork, or style of furniture you can imagine.

Popular paint colors 2019 have trended toward neutral shades. I'm an interior designer by trade and can't get enough of this look! I see clients often making the costly mistake of replacing their living room paint colors each year to match a new painting, follow a soon-to-disappear fad, or blend with updated carpeting. This is an expense that is wasteful and expensive. Room colours that fall in the tones of beiges, grays, and whites are considered neutral. Whether you go with a dark gray, light beige, or an ivory white, you will have no trouble fitting a bright red chair or black table into the room's color scheme. The same can't be said for yellow or maroon walls. So, when choosing colors for your next redesign, keep one thing in mind: it's less expensive to buy a throw rug than it is to repaint a room year after year.

As a builder, I'm often asked for advice about room colour. One area I see clients overlook when designing a new home is forgetting about colours. The room colour combination you ultimately pick should be tones that you can live with for many years. Instead of going with the colour trend of the month, I often suggest picking neutral shades that can match any style of furniture, any shade accent rug, and all types of artwork. Living room paint ideas online will point you to bright, bold colors. The problem with this idea is that color fads change more quickly than your budget may appreciate. Always remember that it's more cost effective and far less work to add an accent wall or brightly colored throw pillows than it is to repaint an entire room.

The room colour you choose for your bedroom can make a big difference in sleep quality. Imagine trying to get some shut-eye while staring at a hot pink wall. Doesn't sound calming, does it? The best bedroom colour ideas are shades that promote a relaxed state. Science has shown that certain tones put your mind at ease and allow you to sleep more restfully and deeply. Neutral paint colors top our list of favorites, and they're backed by sleep studies. Beiges and grays, for example, don't excite the mind or disturb sleep. Neutral colors are also budget and design-friendly as they lend themselves well to matching any shade in the colour wheel. Gray or beige wall paint offers a timeless look that can be coupled with bright bedrooms, pastel wall coverings, and colorful rugs or toned down carpeting.

When we began our remodel, I swore I'd never settle for dull living room colors. And I haven't. The room colour I've chosen may be considered neutral, but it's not without character. And as my interior decorator has told me time and time again, neutral colors allow you to more easily change the look of a room with different colored pillows, new styles of furniture and throw rugs. Home colour experts swear by this idea, as well. It's simpler and a whole lot less expensive to add a few accent pillows or a new piece of art than it is to repaint a room. Once you've chosen your colors, you can get down to more exciting prospects like shopping for rugs, art, and furniture.

While our new house was under construction, we struggled with the usual big decisions like room colour design choices. We were stuck between going with bold and bright colors that make a statement and more subdued, conservative hues. Then our contractor made a few suggestions. Taking his advice, we picked bedroom colors that were calming. Neutral colors like beiges and grays have proven to promote better sleep and ease worries. We've found this to be true. And when room colours are neutral, you can add any bright pop of colour you'd like by using colorful accent pillows, accent walls, furniture, throw rugs, comforters, and artwork. Thanks to our contractor, we're enjoying our new home and the colors we've picked for our living space. And we're finding it much easier to match bedspreads to the season than to repaint an entire room.