Brown & Blue Room Ideas With Black Furniture

Brown and Blue Color Scheme

• Creating a brown and blue color scheme for a room requires choosing which of these colors will dominate. Because black furniture is neutral and brown and blue both go well with black, the choice of whether to select blue or brown to dominate is a matter of taste. For example, paint the walls light brown, mocha or a deep espresso for a restful bedroom, or use a pale turquoise or robin's egg blue for a bright bedroom or living room.

Brown and Blue Living Room

• A soft shade of blue or brown works well as a dominant color in the living room for the walls and an area rug. Medium shades of brown and blue, such as a warm brown and a Delft or slate blue work well in a well-lit living room. The brown and blue color combination add warmth to the room to counteract the cool effect of the black furniture. Adding brown and blue accent pillows to a black couch creates an inviting effect. Dark shades of brown or blue can be too dark for a dominant living room color if the room doesn't receive much natural light.

Brown, Blue and Black Bedroom

• Although it's a daring choice, an extremely dark dominant color for the walls, such as midnight blue or deep espresso, can make a small bedroom feel larger by making the walls appear to recede visually. Turquoise offers one of the warmest shades of blue due to the yellow in it. Turquoise bedding and window treatments playing off dark walls creates an unusual and vibrant color combination. Light to medium blue walls and curtains paired with chocolate bedding offer a tranquil atmosphere and strong contrast to black furniture, such as an Asian-style lacquer bed, dresser and nightstands.

Considerations for Decorating with Brown, Blue and Black

• Bring paint samples home to see them in the room's light. Use colors you're interested in decorating with as curtains or sheets before investing in furniture or painting. As with clothing colors, something that looks appealing in a magazine or shop may not have the same effect when you try it at home. Dark paint colors can be time-consuming to cover, so be certain of your color choice before you paint. Check the colors for your blue window treatments, accent pillows, rugs and accessories for compatibility with any built-in elements of the room, such as a fireplace, floor tiles or light fixtures. For example, cool shades of blue such as slate go well with red tones such as brick, and shades of blue with yellow tones such as aqua and robin's egg blue combine well with gold, brass, sandstone and other warm colors.