How to Choose Wall Colors: Most Trendy Shades of 2014/2015

There are several color trends for the new season. First of all, earth tones and the entire range of gray are in vogue. Also, blue, turquoise, and pastel shades are among the most fashionable, increasingly used for decorative fabrics. Of course, yellow and green colors with their vibrant and unique energy are also in trend.

If you have already chosen a color but are unsure how to apply it in interior design, our tips will help you make the right decision.

Silence and Calm

Royal blue is one of the most fashionable colors of the season. It embraces, calms, and makes thoughts clear. Blue is ideal for decorating walls in the living room and bedroom – places where we usually spend most of our time.

It looks very well when combined with natural materials. The smooth transition from light blue to dark blue brings life to the surface. The combination of blue and orange not only revives the interior but also provides an energy boost.

I Dreamed of the Sea

Turquoise will likely never go out of style. It relaxes, calms, and refreshes our memories of seaside holidays, filling the day with only positive emotions. The sun-drenched coastal rocks, old dock, and picnic by the shimmering turquoise sea – this carefree atmosphere can be conveyed in interior design using turquoise for wall decoration.

It looks great when combined with sandy tones and earthy hues. Its main advantage is that it can be used not only in bathroom decoration but also in any room.

Everlasting Source of Joy

Green continues to remain a favorite in the fashionable palette. One of its main advantages is versatility. This color easily pairs with any other colors. However, when decorating interiors in green tones, it's important to consider which colors enhance it and which ones make it look less appealing.

Combining pale green with ocean wave color or the 'vitamin' combination of green and yellow looks great in a child's room. Classic white paired with green fills the space with gentleness and freshness. This combination fits any interior, especially one decorated in vintage style.

Given that green helps reduce blood pressure and boost productivity, it's suitable for use in the bedroom: deep and peaceful sleep is guaranteed.

For decorating a living room, unexpected combinations like red and green, pink and green, or blue and green can be used.

Sun of the Desert

The most vivid color in the spectrum – yellow – harmonizes well with other color palettes, but is rarely used in pure form. And that's a pity! Invigorating and energizing, it inspires thoughts only about the good things in life.

Bright yellow will look great in a kitchen interior, enhancing appetite. For the bedroom, a muted pale yellow tone works well. When combined with black decorative elements, yellow tones can inspire anyone who visits your living room.

Return to Roots

Earth tones are always relevant in interior design. Brown, ochre-yellow, and chestnut will fit equally well into any space. However, a room that is only in earth tones may seem somewhat monotonous, so it's useful to dilute them with terracotta or use metallic items – such as table lamps, frames for photos and paintings from antique shops, conveying the unique connection between past and present.

Valuable Colors

Metallic shine, mother-of-pearl luster, and vivid saturated colors are in fashion more than ever this season. Thanks to them, creating a luxurious interior with the magic of attraction is easy. Whether you choose precious golden or elegant pearl-like wall colors, your interior will be stylish 100%.

All Shades of Gray

Classic gray is the absolute hit of the season. Wet asphalt, silver, lead, smoky, ash – gray is rich in shades! Despite gray being considered a neutral color and often used in office interiors, it can also look just as interesting in home settings.

Thanks to its calming properties and ability to help focus on the main, all shades of gray are widely used in creating interior design in the living room and bedroom. If your child is hyperactive, it's useful to decorate the child's room in gray tones, adding bright details – for example, cushions in vivid yellow or orange.

The most successful combinations of gray with classic colors are white and black. To give the room a warm tone, gray can be combined with yellow and brown shades. Conversely, combining gray with purple and green tones creates a cool atmosphere.

Playing with various shades of gray in combination with an elegant ethnic style captivates at first glance. Eastern spices or exotic items brought from the shores of the Indian Ocean, set against classic gray, visually expand the space and add expressiveness.

Pass Through Copper Pipes

Copper color has been used in interior design for a long time and continues to strengthen its position. Copper has the property of bringing life to dark spaces, making monotonous items interesting, and highlighting details, creating an atmosphere of mystery.

Copper color looks particularly beautiful when contrasted with green, marshy, turquoise, purple, blue, and olive. In such combinations, it can be used for both the living room and bedroom. When paired with ochre, beige, coffee, khaki, and sandy tones, copper creates a feeling of comfort and warmth, ideal for the kitchen or hallway.

Rainbow in the Mist

Pastel colors, or as they are also called, diluted colors, are in high demand, as before. Because we live while dreaming. Although sometimes our dreams shatter against dark rocks or harsh waves of the sea, we still don't stop dreaming.

This philosophy of life is perfectly expressed by combining soft pastel shades with black and pure turquoise: dreams and reality are inseparable. Traditionally, pastel tones are used for bedroom or children's room decoration for little princesses. But one can dream anywhere, so this combination is also appropriate for the living room and even the bathroom.