There’s something about an austere grey-toned room that fills you up with a sense of absolute boredom; but today all your perceptions about the colour will be challenged. Perhaps the most eloquent way of describing this colour is calling it a chameleon. Much like the animal, the colour adapts to its surroundings if used with the right hues. Grey can be used to create a spectrum of new themes, from gracefully sophisticated to glamorous and contemporary to terrific traditional and funky playful, grey has it all. This compilation of bedroom design ideas by us will let you explore a side of grey that you have never noticed before and perhaps make you fall in love with the severely underappreciated colour.
Choosing what’s right
All greys may look the same but there are actually too many shades of grey that vary in depth and intensity. The first step to creating the perfect grey room is choosing the grey that is right for your design needs. It is a helpful practice to swatch many samples on your walls and to observe them in different lighting to pick the one that matches your requirements. A soft grey can create a bright, graceful room and a dark intense grey with depth to it will give you plenty of shadows filling your room up with character.
Wow without much colour
It doesn’t take a lot of colours to make a good room; it just takes the right ones. If you are someone with a sophisticated sense of style and don’t appreciate too many colours, then grey lies just inside your comfort zone. Incorporate grey with other earthy tones to create a soothing but chic look for your bedroom.
Artistic grey
It turns out that grey is the perfect canvas to showcase your unique, artistic and colourful side as well. An artsy grey room will consist of vibrant artworks or some bold furniture choices against the backdrop of your favourite shade of grey. Play around with a lot of colour and balance it with grey to give your room a very cosmopolitan look.
Rustic grey
So far we have been talking about using grey to provide a modern, suave look for your room, but grey can also be used in a charming rustic theme for a room full of character. Reminiscent of dark stone walls of an ancient castle you can take your grey in a direction that is historical for a room that looks like it has a story to tell. Light greys with distressed furniture will create an exquisite shabby chic vibe.
Accessorize with grey
If painting your walls grey is too much commitment for you to handle, grey can also be used to accessorize. Luxurious grey accessories go well against many a backdrop of colours especially all-white. You can also add in grey metallic to take your room in a whole other direction.
Hotel-room glam
Picturing hotel rooms may bring a very contemporary glamorous interior into mind, and you can replicate all this glam in your bedroom just by using the right shades of grey. Use sleek metallic fixtures and perhaps go all out with a grey monochrome scheme by using varying shades of grey throughout the room.
Hopefully these design ideas have showed you a side of grey that a very few people get to explore. So, gear up with some grey and a lot of imagination to create a fabulous theme of your own and have fun doing it!
Shruthi Madhuri
Interior Designer
Rever Design Studio
Ph.92460 89903
dream@reverdesigns.in
