Your living room should be a sanctuary to unwind and create lasting memories with loved ones. Choose the perfect colours to set the tone for a peaceful and inviting atmosphere where you can relax at the end of a hectic day.
We’ve picked out shades that, when used in a living room, create a serene ambience to help you recharge. Here are seven calming colours that you should use to build the perfect tranquil living room retreat.
- Canary Yellow
- Olive Green
- Midnight Blue
- Golden Ecru
- Blush Pink
- Dark Charcoal
- Cloud Grey
Canary Yellow
Bring shades of yellow into your living room to encourage positivity and energy. Canary yellow is a bold hue that can brighten any room. Because it’s a bright shade, canary yellow is most effective when used as an accent or as a splash of colour to complement existing, more neutral decor choices.
Ideal for dark winter nights, canary yellow adds vibrant colour and vital light to your living room. This ensures it’s a space you’ll love for entertaining guests and relaxing and unwinding at the end of a busy day.
Olive Green
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Shades of green evoke nature, peace and tranquillity in a living room. Use olive green and bring the serenity of the outdoors into your home. Whether you choose to make green the core colour of the room or use it as an accent, it’s a calming colour ideal for a cosy, relaxing space where you can take a breath and recharge.
Whereas lime green is playful and emerald green is grand and exotic, olive green is an earthy tone that will put you at ease. Pair with natural accents and wooden furniture to create a spa-like ambience that will let you forget the worries and struggles of the day.
Midnight Blue
Although popular in bedrooms, midnight blue is just as effective in living rooms. It’s a dark blue shade named for its resemblance to a night sky around a full moon. It also evokes the mysterious depths of the ocean. Whether it reminds you of the sky at night or the sea, midnight blue is a fantastic shade for escaping the chaos and stress of everyday life.
Create a warm, cosy living room that feels welcoming to you and your guests. Metallic finishes on the furniture will add a sense of grandeur or choose bright splashes of lighter colour to contrast beautifully with the dark blue.
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Golden Ecru
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Ecru is a colour that doesn’t sit on the traditional colour wheel. It can mean different things in different places, but typically, it’s a neutral colour close to beige and cream. It can appear to have an almost yellowish or grey tinge, but it’s always described as neutral.
Golden ecru is an ideal calming colour for living rooms because it’s elegant and sophisticated without ever feeling busy. It can give your living room an earthy, grounded feel, perfect for a home sanctuary. Add plants and other natural materials for the perfect finishing touches.
Blush Pink
There’s no need to be afraid of pink. Blush pink is a subtle shade that’s bright and beautiful, perfect for creating a calm living room space for you to relax and unwind. Soft pink shades like blush pink are cool, so they won’t overwhelm your room and will soothe you as you put your feet up at the end of a busy day.
Blush pink is a versatile shade, which is why it’s growing in popularity in living room decor. Make it the feature of your living room with a wallpaper mural, or choose it as an accent colour to complement your existing decor.
Dark Charcoal
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Light, bright colours are ideal for creating a calm environment. However, that doesn’t mean dark shades can’t accomplish the same thing. You can create a peaceful, cosy living room with dark charcoal, a warm, contemporary shade of black.
Add golden metallic finishes or create a monochrome living room with white furniture to create a living room where you can shut out the rest of the world. There’s a slight green tinge to dark charcoal, which you can bring out further by including indoor plants in your living room retreat.
Cloud Grey
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Grey is a colour that has a bad reputation. It’s sometimes associated with negativity or bygone eras. However, lighter shades are soothing and sophisticated, making something like cloud grey the perfect calming colour for a living room.
Stick with greys and white for your living room and create a minimalist living room that feels calm and serene. Or, add your favourite colour as an accent with cushions, lamps or wall art. Grey is such a versatile base colour you can’t go wrong.
Is your living room a calming and relaxing retreat? Share with us how you've created the perfect home sanctuary. We'd love to hear which colours help you unwind and feel at ease in the comments below.
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