Decorating Ideas for Bedrooms With Black, Red and Khaki

Color

• Color sets the mood for a bedroom. The color palette that is chosen for a bedroom's walls, floors and furnishings creates the room's ambience. It's about trying to keep a balance between neutral colors, such as white, beige, black and khaki, and contrasting or bolder pops of color. Reds, blues, greens and oranges can add energy or drama to a bedroom. Accessories are an ideal way to inject limited quantities of more intense colors that make a statement without overpowering the room.

Khaki

• If you hear the word khaki, the image of a pair of men's casual slacks often comes to mind. Khaki is a light shade of brown or tan. Painting bedroom walls a soothing khaki color can impart a restful ambience and provide a neutral backdrop for bedroom furnishings. Khaki-colored toss pillows in assorted sizes and textures can provide visual interest. Add a khaki throw over the back of a chair or the corner of a bed to add warmth and texture to a bedroom.

Black

• Black provides a striking, designer-savvy contrast for other colors. Creating a sense of intrigue, depth and drama, black is classic and sophisticated. It can enhance and complement a red and khaki color palette. Black leather or wood makes an ideal headboard. Lacquered black bedroom furniture with straight lines can enhance the contemporary or Asian style. Distressed black chests, dressers and night stands are ideal for a rustic, cottage or more traditional decor.

Red

• Red is a powerful and passionate color that should be used sparingly in a bedroom. Bright shades of red are stunning in a contemporary decor when incorporated in lampshades, artwork or bed linen ensembles. Rustic or traditional styles that infuse earthy shades of red such as terra cotta complement black and khaki color schemes. Earthy-red draperies, area rugs and framed art are ideal for the rustic decor.