Lime Green & Navy Bedroom Ideas

Lime and Navy Color Scheme

• Choosing navy as the dominant color for the bedroom and using lime as an accent color creates a soothing, yet vibrant effect. Navy walls can create the illusion of a larger bedroom, by making the walls almost disappear. Lime as a dominant color is more difficult to pull off, because of lime green's intensity. A toned-down shade of lime can work for bedroom walls. If you want to try this, hanging lime curtains first can help you get a feel for the effect, so you can see if it's too stimulating for the bedroom.

Navy with Lime Accents

• Painting one wall of the bedroom navy gives the color prominence for this color scheme. Use a neutral color on the other three walls to keep the room light. Solid navy blue bedding, including a flat-panel bed skirt, cotton comforter and pillow shams and linen bed curtain give the room a stream-lined and soothing effect. Adding two lime or lime-edged accent pillows, a lime armchair or chaise and lime sheers to glow when the light hits them between classic navy drapes offers a balance between dark and bright elements. An area rug in lime and cream can brighten up a bedroom dominated by navy blue.

Lime with Navy Accents

• One pale lime wall -- or painting the entire bedroom in a medium lime with a neutral ceiling and trim -- creates a bright bedroom. Using cream, white, tan, taupe or pale gray paint for your second color suits the navy and lime color scheme, offering a soft contrast to the bold colors. This can help to keep the lime from overwhelming the room. Navy or dark lime bedding with matching pillow shams and navy window treatments gives the room a dramatic effect. Navy bed curtains can create a more restful atmosphere in a bedroom dominated by lime.

Lime and Navy Considerations

• Availability of lime accessories can vary by season -- spring and summer collections tend to offer the widest selection of decorative items in lime. Check for related colors such as apple green and spring green as options for a secondary color in a lime green and navy color scheme. Navy is time-consuming to cover if you change your mind about the paint color. Bring color samples home and look at them in your bedroom light to guide your color selection.