Wallpaper was once very common, but it's less common today. It's even to place wallpaper and exposed brick together in a single room, which means that if you decide to decorate with wallpaper, you have a chance to create a unique bedroom environment. This daring decision will surely make your bedroom stand out in the memory of your friends and other guests.
Matching the Brick
Choose a wallpaper that features a color or colors related to the red brick by looking at the color wheel. For example, on the color wheel, red is located between the colors orange and purple. These colors are the analogous colors, which fall side by side with red on the color wheel. The color across from red on the color wheel is green, which is red's complement. Or you may wish to reduce the effect of the red brick by choosing a neutral wall paper, such as warm brown or khaki. In any case, avoid wallpapers that have a very busy pattern, because the brick is a pattern unto itself, and too many patterns placed together may look like a war for attention is taking place on your walls.
Appropriate Bedroom Colors
Bedrooms are meant for privacy and relaxation. Cool colors such as green, blue and purple are commonly used to establish these sorts of environments. Other colors known for their relaxing properties include gray and, sometimes, cool shades of gray-brown. Choose a subdued wallpaper that utilizes one or a few of these colors to create a peaceful, pleasant environment. Avoid wallpapers that place too many colors together, because this can create a hectic, busy environment.
Matching to Room Size
The size of the bedroom and the amount of light the bedroom gets during the day will affect the color you want to use on the walls. The red brick wall already darkens the room with its presence, so if your room is small, choose a lighter-colored wallpaper to help push the walls back and open up the space. For a very large room with a lot of windows and daylight, consider much darker wallpaper. Wallpaper can be a very high-end, sophisticated wall treatment, and darker colors can create that feeling of sophistication better than lighter colors. In the case of a very large bedroom, consider a very simple, single-color dark wallpaper with alternating stripes of sheen and matte finish.
Matching to Other Colors In The Room
You don't have to match the wallpaper to the exposed brick, as long as the color doesn't clash. You can match the wallpaper to the bedroom furniture and fabrics instead. This is recommended if your bedroom is already furnished and a color scheme has already been established. Pick out two or three prominent colors in your bedroom, and look for a wallpaper that will match.
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