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25 Room Color Ideas From the AD Archive
The Archive
These living rooms, bedrooms, libraries, and more add a vibrant burst with unabashed color
By Jennifer Fernandez and Alia Akkam
Outside Los Angeles, Reath Design infused the midcentury home of Katie Jordan, a cofounder of the youth aid organization Foster a Dream, with color at every turn. The kitchen, for example, mixes cabinetry painted in Benjamin Moore Lafayette Green with a banquette wrapped in soft purple Knoll plaid and shaker chairs invigorated by red and black.Photo: Laure Joliet
Tony Duquette had it right: More is definitely more. And if you’re on the hunt for room color ideas—especially on the bright and bold side—there are few resources better than the pages of AD.
Although most modern-day design lovers shy away from using saturated swaths of color at home, opting instead for the Scandinavian neutrals that have become so of-the-moment, there’s something to be said for making a statement, whether your tastes skew toward the minimalist or you consider yourself more of a traditionalist.
When splashed on walls, accented through accessories, or used to cover furnishings, vibrant hues have a way of infusing a space with cheerful energy, invigorating the senses, and prompting creativity with just one look. To prove our point, we took to the AD archives and came up with a collection of inspiring living rooms, bedrooms, libraries, and more that will have you seeing red, blue, green—every color of the rainbow.
From purple kitchens to turquoise powder rooms and pink staircases, here are 25 room color ideas to bookmark for your next project.
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Photo: Ken Hayden
Interior designer Todd Black conceived the bone-inlay desk and chair in the living area of the home shared by model, actress, and writer Veronica Webb and her husband, George Robb, and family, located in Key West, Florida. The dome ceiling was produced in Morocco.
Photo: Pieter Estersohn
The studio doubles as guest quarters in the upstate New York home of photographer Pieter Estersohn thanks to a tester bed hung with Turkish and French textiles.
Photo: Roger Davies
The São Paulo living room of architect and interior designer Sig Bergamin and his partner, architect Murilo Lomas, is a cocktail of colors and cultures. Fringed sofas clad in a Rubelli velvet are laden with vibrant pillows, and shelves showcase Murano glass vessels; a Vik Muniz painting is displayed against the mirrored fireplace wall.
Photo: Luke White
For the drawing room of an English country estate, designer Mark Gillette designed the Claremont fabric window treatments to match the dusky pink he used on the ceiling. The sofas are also by Gillette. The one at left, upholstered in a Brunschwig & Fils damask, is placed next to a Vaughan floor lamp, whereas the other is flanked by Vaughan lamps on Soane Britain side tables.
Photo: Simon Upton
A 19th-century Persian light hangs in the green bedroom of a Marrakech riad designed by Chilean artist Claudio Bravo; the bedspread is Gujarati mirrorwork embroidery, the chest is 19th-century Moroccan, and the desk and chair are embellished with bone inlay.
Photo: Pieter Estersohn
In the library of a Brooklyn townhouse, designed by Nick Olsen, picture lights from Circa Lighting top the bookcases; the sofa is by Dune.
Photo: Roger Davies
In a home designed by architect Marc Whipple, located in Beverly Hills, California, wenge wood panels enrich the primary bedroom, which is furnished with a chair by Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia, a custom-made bed and sofa upholstered in a Maharam fabric, and a headboard in a Sandra Jordan Collection alpaca; the bedding is by Deborah Sharpe Linens, and the painting is by Charles Arnoldi.
Photo: Pieter Estersohn
The getaway designed by architect Peter Pennoyer and decorator Katie Ridder, in Hudson Valley, New York, has a pendant light with a shade by Shades from the Midnight Sun, installed above the primary bedroom’s Charles H. Beckley bed, which is upholstered in a Manuel Canovas wool and dressed with Leontine Linens bedding.
Photo: Pieter Estersohn
In the study of Katie Ridder’s Hudson Valley getaway, the decorator used a Jobs Handtryck linen for the curtains and the club chair at right; the antique armchair opposite is clad in a Christopher Hyland tartan.
Photo: Pieter Estersohn
A Larrea Studio cocktail table centers the living room of a Brooklyn family home that was renovated by Baxt Ingui Architects and decorated by Nick Olsen; the room’s walls were custom finished by Chris Pearson. The sofa is upholstered in a Fabricut velvet and accented with pillows made of Clarence House fabrics; the deer artwork is by Harrison Haynes, and a floor lamp from Circa Lighting stands in front of a George III bookcase-on-cabinet.
Photo: Björn Wallander
In the home of banking-heir-turned-top-decorator Pedro Espírito Santo, located in Lisbon, Portugal, a sitting room that also serves as a guest room features a circa-1890 Italian painting of a Native American and a pair of Scottish landscapes; Espírito Santo designed the chair.
Photo: Tim Street-Porter
Upholstered in velvet with Scalamandré tiger stripes, the Mérida study’s antique Jacob-Desmalter sofa is surmounted by a 1917 Henri Ottevaere portrait.
The chandelier is 19th-century Italian, Serrano devised the tête-à-tête, and Démiurge New York made the wire chairs.
Photo: Björn Wallander
Photo: Thomas Loof
In a family room in Houston designed by Miles Redd, a Louis XV–style sofa is upholstered in a Larsen linen, and an Art Deco club chair acquired at Doyle New York is cushioned with the same Turkish velvet used for the throw pillows. The walls are dressed in a Holland & Sherry wool felt, and the sisal is by Patterson Flynn Martin.
Photo: Thomas Loof
A vintage Warhol-style Marilyn Monroe lithograph from Todd Alexander Romano overlooks the primary bedroom of the house; the wool curtains, are by Oscar de la Renta for Lee Jofa, the wallpaper is by Iksel Decorative Arts, and the sisal is by Patterson Flynn Martin.
Photo: Scott Frances
In a home located in Louisville, Kentucky, which was renovated by architect Joel Barkley and designed by Todd Klein, the powder room’s sconces are by Chameleon Fine Lighting, and the washstand has brass sink fittings by Waterworks; the walls and ceiling are painted in a high-gloss Sherwin-Williams turquoise.
Photo: Scott Frances
The blue striations on the living room’s handmade silk wall covering by Gracie inspired the rest of the space’s palette. Arranged near the fireplace are a sofa in a custom-colored TylerGraphic linen, a Regency armchair in a Pierre Frey solid, and a club chair in a TylerGraphic floral linen; at far right is a pair of green 1960s resin lamps by Silvano Pantani, from Swank Lighting.
Photo: Roger Davies
Red-lacquered walls and a leopard spot Stark carpet make a glorious statement in the living room of Elizabeth and W. Clarke Swanson’s San Francisco apartment, which was designed by Thomas Britt; John James Audubon swan prints are displayed above a sofa.
Photo: William Abranowicz
Kate Rheinstein Brodsky, owner of KRB, a New York store that sells quirky homewares, turned to Borries & Shearron Architecture to transform her Hamptons beach house. In the living room, exemplified by an uplifting palette of yellows and greens, the sofa and armchairs enveloped in Lee Jofa chintz surround a capsule-shaped ottoman.
Photo: Laure Joliet
Outside Los Angeles, Reath Design infused the midcentury home of Katie Jordan, a cofounder of the youth aid organization Foster a Dream, with color at every turn. The kitchen, for example, mixes cabinetry painted in Benjamin Moore Lafayette Green with a banquette wrapped in soft purple Knoll plaid and shaker chairs invigorated by red and black.
Photo: Trevor Tondro
The madcap former home of British model and actress sisters Poppy and Cara Delevingne, designed by Line Architecture, was filled with color. Pink and green played well together in the sunny living room showcasing a velvet sofa and armchairs by Bakarian Studio gathered around a vintage cocktail table.
Photo: Douglas Friedman
Inside Michelle Nussbaumer’s centuries-old hacienda, in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, the AD100 designer covered a wall of her daughter’s pink-dominated bedroom with a mural referencing a 1940s Mexican plate pattern.
The motif is juxtaposed with the bed’s canopy, spawned from striped Rajasthani hangings.Photo: Jason Schmidt
Cuban-born artist Jorge Pardo enlivened the lounge of his Mexican retreat in Mérida by painting a mural inspired by one of Willem de Kooning’s works. The swirl of yellows, blues, and reds is complemented by Pardo’s bright furniture selections, including the sofa and table of his own design.
Photo: Douglas Friedman
An entertaining-loving family tapped architect Víctor Legorreta and designer Ken Fulk to create their 30,000-square-foot fantasy compound in Mexico’s Baja Desert. It’s packed with vibrant details like the two-story courtyard, painted hot pink, where breezy dining takes place on a Sutherland table and chairs by Rooms and Christian Astuguevieille.
Photo: Simon Upton
A once-abandoned 16th-century palace in Malta’s capital of Valletta has found new life as London-based AD100 designer Francis Sultana’s Mediterranean getaway.
Sultana, a native of Malta, was reminded of the nearby St. John’s Co-Cathedral when he spotted the dining room’s carved limestone architrave, formerly the entrance to a knight’s bedroom. So, he buoyed the dark blue walls with tactile Maltese crosses and towers, a fitting backdrop to the Garouste & Bonetti table and Mattia Bonetti chairs.
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50 original dorm room decor ideas
Visitors to the Dorm Room Interiors site are offered some DIY designs to consider.
Dormitory rooms are small in nature.
The limited space makes it almost impossible to bring big ideas to life, so use small designer touches that will add personality to your home. Below we will present some of them.
Decorating with pictures and photographs
How to decorate walls with photographs in an unusual way? Take, for example, a lace used in jewelry and make a geometrically irregular holder. Use paper clips to hang photos.
If you're looking to create something a little different, try immersive picture frames. Usually make several of these pictures. Peel off the top half with painter's tape, and dip the bottom half in paint of the desired color.
Or you can use twine, clothesline, yarn to hang your favorite photos over the table. For fastening, use clothespins.
Instagram display. Make a grid with sticky tape and attach photos. To do this, use double-sided tape or strips of masking tape. Glue them to the corners of each photo so they stick tightly to the wall.
Other wall decorations
Instead of pictures or photographs, use a herbarium or plant drawing.
Make a frame for them and hang them on the wall. Take this idea as inspiration, if you want to completely change the theme.
Another simple idea is to use clipboards. This is a neat trick that comes in handy for attaching calendars, schedules, and other things, including as a display for photos and pictures.
Make a typographic wall. You will need a cloth, cornstarch, water, masking tape and brushes. Choose the font you like, smooth out the fabric, cut out the letters.
Use masking tape to create a straight line on the wall. Apply cornstarch to the back of the first letter. Position the letter on the wall and press firmly. Repeat these steps for the rest of the letters.
Hang the rug on the wall. It can look really good above the bed, going behind an unsightly headboard. Carpet will also give the room a cozy and comfortable feel. This is a good way to add texture to the decor and give the bedroom a unique look.
Use colored paper, felt or cardboard to make giant confetti, colorful polka dots.
Use them to decorate one of the walls in your dorm room.
Don't be afraid to mix materials and colors, pair them however you want, they look chic and cute. Look at weebirdy for use cases.
Room decor with flowers and plants
Take a lot of cardboard cones. Make holes each on the left and right sides, thread a rubber band through them, and hang the cone on the wall anywhere you like. It will make a great place for small flowers.
Make a beautiful outdoor terrarium with plants. You will need a container, which should be in the form of a glass ball, moss, gravel, pebbles and plants.
Decorate flower pots, make them more attractive. For decor, take a ribbon and acrylic paint. Choose bright and bold colors to make the containers stand out in the overall design.
Flower vases. For them, glass beer bottles or any cans that are suitable in shape and color are suitable. When making, use a glass knife to make a clean cut, sand the edges with sandpaper so as not to cut yourself.
Creating a memo board
A memo board can be useful in a dorm room if you put an exam schedule, tasks to complete, etc. on it.
This is actually a type of geometric art that includes memo boards. You will need Velcro for mini fasteners, bright tape, small gold nails and a hammer.
Or set up a whiteboard for notes. You will need polystyrene foam, fabric ribbons, regular and double-sided tape, Velcro dots on the back.
Cut the board to size and decide how you want the tapes to be positioned. Wrap the ends around the back of the board and secure with tape. Add Velcro dots to the corners and hang the memo board.
Light up
Create a USB powered lamp with a glass, metal or even 3D printed bottle.
Decorate it a bit with art tape or acrylic paint. And, of course, you need a USB LED cable for touch lamps. Decorate the bottle, keep it as a base, and then add a lampshade.
Add elastic band lights to your interior. They are perfect not only for Christmas and New Year.
Use string lights to create a really beautiful view on the wall behind the bed. They also serve as nightlights. You don't have to worry about a table lamp.
Make a small table lamp using a miniature camera tripod, a USB computer light, a USB extension cable and a mesh pencil holder.
You'll get a beautiful lamp with an industrial look and feel.
Design table accessories
Personalize your table in the room. You can draw some accessories yourself using containers of various sizes. You will need paint to change their appearance, thread for decoration, trimmings of fabric, leather, twine and other things.
Decorate the walls and floor with colorful tape
You probably won't be allowed to repaint the walls in your room. But that doesn't mean you can't change the look of your walls or floor.
Use colorful tape to make temporary wallpaper. Create a variety of geometric patterns using bold colors.
Knit your own pom-pom rug
A pom-pom rug will add some color, texture and wit to your room.
It is relatively easy to build. You will need a lot of colorful yarn and patience.
Tie the pom poms one by one, leaving a long thread on each to join them together to create an unusual rug.
Design a jewelry holder
Use an old grater to store your jewelry. It's designed for grinding, but will hold a bracelet or two. If you decorate it, then it will take on a vintage or just a more interesting look.
Or build a jewelry stand out of wood and decorative paper or a gift bag. Small boxes on a large wooden frame will look good.
Old sewing spools and door handles can be used as hangers for beads and bracelets.
Bush jewelery stand. The whole project is extremely simple. Find a branch you like, clean it up, and paint it to make it colorful. Then attach the branch to the wall with a screw.
Comfortable chairs for you and your guests
Not enough chairs in a narrow dorm room? Don't worry, make good stools using drawers, fabric and a pillow top mattress.
You will also need some plywood. Take a glue gun to attach the fabric to the plywood - the chair cushion is ready! It remains only to place it on the top of the box.
Wouldn't a hammock chair look great in your room? Cozy and comfortable and you will never want to sit in any other chair again. Make your own hammock chair using oak dowels, woven polypropylene, canvas, and stiff elastic.
Decorate the door
The dorm room door is inconspicuous, but you can change it with colored tape. You can use the tape to give the drawing a geometrically correct shape, draw an inscription.
Put together a bedside table
Attach wheels to the bedside table so that you can easily move it around the room. Cute and practical trolleys are sold at IKEA.
They are usually used in the kitchen, but will be useful here as well, as now you will have a three-tier shelf for storage.
Would you like to build your own nightstand? Foam concrete blocks will come to the rescue.
It will be like playing with building blocks.
Concrete products will give you more storage space for a variety of things - a small plant, books, a glass of water, a phone, etc.
Tie or decorate the curtains yourself
If you want to create a place for a relaxing holiday, weave a curtain. In the macrame technique, they usually take a rope and a wooden crossbar. This is a simple project, you just need to understand how to place the curtain, what type of knot to take and choose a weaving pattern.
If something goes wrong, buy a ready-made curtain and decorate it. You will need fabric, glue, tape and scissors. Attach a thin tape, stick a wide one, so continue until you achieve the desired image.
Decorate your mirror frame
If you have a mirror, we'll show you how to make it glamorous. Take a simple design consisting of two
colored geometric patterns. Stick the tape around the areas, then paint the desired areas with gold.
Decorate your pillows
Do you take good care of your pillows? Do they look like they need a makeover urgently? If yes, then try to implement this idea.
Wash, dry and iron the pillows. Take some gold paint, a champagne cork and paint polka dots on the pillowcase. Leave to dry.
Add a shoe rack
Space is always a problem in a tiny dorm room. The door will be a great option for storing shoes, just hang an organizer on it.
Another interesting solution for keeping shoes in order is simply to hang the moldings on the wall or in a closet. You can create a simple display that shows all of your shoes.
Canopy over the bed
Of course, four-poster beds really look great, but what if there is no room to move around the bed? You already have the item below to create a canopy over a bed.
Sew a hanging basket
Don't throw dirty things in an ugly trash bag, but sew a chic hanging basket. Take an embroidery hoop, fabric, twine or ribbon. The type of fabric you choose should reflect the style of the room.
Make a Charging Base
The base needs a wooden box, a piece of chipboard, a knife, paints and wood glue.
Leave a ledge for the possibility of placing a chipboard sheet.
Then drill a hole in the back of the box, make holes for the cable, then paint the box the color you want.
Increase storage space in your first aid kit
Everyone has the ability to create extra space. Add a hanging shelf on the inside of the medical cabinet door and you have room to store your toothbrush, nail polish, etc.
Decorate open shelves
Use colored tape to finish the edges of open shelves. They will look much prettier, and besides, this is an inexpensive project. In addition, the repair will be reduced to a simple replacement of ribbons.
Make hanging shelves
Add something different to your interior. For example, make hanging shelves using thick rope, clips, paint, and two rectangular pieces of plywood.
Take a piece of wood, clamp it with two sheets of plywood. Drill in four places at equal distances. Cut the ropes of the required size, fasten the shelves, hang them from the ceiling.
Make interesting book holders
They will hold at least a few books from your collection. To make the books stand straight, you need to make limiters. You will need half a log, a brush, multi-colored paints, a sanding block, a saw and some varnish.
Choose multifunctional furniture
It is important to have such furniture in order to combine many functions in a limited space. For example, this cabinet can be used as a bookcase or for storing gadgets, also as a bench.
The one in the photo has wheels, so it will be easy to move around the room.
DIY headboard
For this you will need old wooden pallets. Turn them over and nail them to the bed. If you want to keep the worn look, just leave it as is, if the headboard doesn't seem to fit in with the design, use paint.
Plate Coasters
To make these cute little coasters, you will need the following materials: clay plates, colorful paints, a blank board.
First, the darkest color is applied to one of the plates.
Then white paint is gradually added so that in the end all shades of the same color are obtained. Apply two layers of a special coating to the center of each saucer and you can write and draw on them.
Homemade mug
A beautiful mug is made from a glass with a lid and a straw. All you need is a wide-mouth jar with a tight-fitting lid. Drill a hole in the center for the straw. And everything is ready.
Label your cables
This is a great idea for keeping your room clean and tidy without cords or cables. A simple idea is to use a toilet paper roll to twist the wires and put them in a drawer. This keeps them from getting tangled and makes it easier for you to find the right wire.
Or label the resulting spools. You will immediately see which one can be disabled, which one can not. Write the letters with a black marker, it does not fade for a long time.
Designer thread
Colored thread designs are quite popular these days. The whole idea is to create any drawing you want.
