I'll Have the Same: The Way To Design Using Monochromatic Color
We are taught from a young age that overindulgence is a poor thing. But sometimes it could be very, very excellent.
Repeating one colour throughout an whole space can be not only amazing, but relatively simple to pull off. No worrying about whether the drapes go with the carpet. When what is the same colour, it a match.
Granted, the look can be overwhelming. It works best in spaces in which you do not devote a lot of waking hours, such as a bedroom. And while it’s possible to coordinate with the color just in every detail, it’s better (and simpler) to change the shade somewhat — in relation to both colour and intensity, and texture and sheen. That keeps the repetition interesting.
Amy Lau Design
One of the appealing things about a monochromatic inside is that colours you would think would be too overpowering in their become more demure when used en masse. The sheer amount dilutes their ability to shock and makes even a solid colour, like acid green, texture rested.
When working with bright colours, be conscious of the amount of light that the space gets: This space could be blinding when it got a lot of intense, direct sunlight.
Chambers + Chambers Architects
This charming bedroom combines shades of orange, pink and coral. They have more depth and visual attention together compared to one shade would have, and also contribute to the room’s casual feel.
Melanie Coddington
Although the patterns in the woman’s room do not match, they all work together since they share a frequent colour. Liberal additions of whitened stop the blue from overwhelming the space and add to the tranquil setting.
Kendall Wilkinson Design
The combo of white and blue is a seaside staple. However, in such a San Francisco house, the variations in hue and solid planes of colour banish some of their sweetness, making the scheme feel refreshing and more contemporary.
Pink has such feminine connotations, we’re often reluctant to use it out a bedroom. But inside a bedroom — see! Pink cloth upholsters the walls and bed inside this boudoir, making the headboard not only visual but tactile.
Sophie Azouaou
A monochromatic bedroom can be a welcome escape from the optical onslaught we experience in daily life. This sea-foam aerie located above the streets of San Francisco, offering a respite from the town below.
White Webb
Fashion editor Diana Vreeland superbly occupied an all-red interior decorated by Billy Baldwin. “I needed this apartment to be a backyard — but it had to be a backyard in hell,” she proclaimed.
There’s nothing hellish about this New York media space (unless, possibly, you’re stuck there seeing Howard the Duck). The walls are cinnabar-colored lacquer, with upholstery and carpeting to match. How could you sit and never feel like royalty?
Mark Ashby Design
Monochromatic rooms do not have to be glowing. This all-brown analysis is masculine and sedate, with only enough pops of comparison (the lampshades) and sheen (the side table) to keep it from feeling dull.
Among the most memorable bedrooms I have ever noticed was covered floor to ceiling in white and blue toile. The colour could differ here, but the effect is similar — like being wrapped into a grandma’s hug.
JMA INTERIOR DESIGN
Replace the toile with a stylized floral and you get a similar impact. The comforter, bench and seat are many different patterns, but they function together to form a cohesive whole.
Atmosphere Interior Design Inc..
At the other end of the spectrum (so to speak) is this all-black house office. It helps that the walls are coated in a patterned paper; had they’re solid black, the effect may not have been so luxurious.
Pepe Calderin Design- Modern Interior Design
This all-white Manhattan boudoir evokes the art deco appeal of Fred and Ginger. Touches of texture — the padded headboard, quilted coverlet, striped lace bench and toe-tickling rug — animate the monochromatic palette and also keep the eye participated.
Get more inspiration in the colour guides