Moody Bedroom Colors

Color With a Purpose

• Bright and pastel shades of pink and purple create candy-coated color schemes for little -- or big -- girls that inspire their fun, imaginative moods. Bright, primary colors like red, yellow and blue make good choices for a young boy's playful mood. An all-white room that is void of other colors instills a sense of purity and suggests moods associated with cleanliness, goodness and spirituality. A room with a strong black color presence represents maturity. Alternatively, use black to create a dramatic, nocturnal and injects a mysterious mood in your bedroom.

Cool Moods

• Use icy blue and mint green to keep the atmosphere in your bedroom on the cool side. Soft blues and greens mimic nature and the sky and help promote restful sleep. Add colors like violet, plum and eggplant on bedding and window treatments for noble and majestic moods that flourish with deep purple tones. Metals that complement a cool mood often have silver finishes, such as polished chrome, pewter and onyx. Mahogany, dark walnut and whitewashed wood finishes enhance cool moods.

Warm Moods

• Consider colors with names like tequila sunrise, tiger eye, terra-cotta and golden wheat to add warm, tropical moods to your bedroom. Medium wood tones like natural maple, bamboo and pecan support the warm mood. Select painted and metallic gold finishes for task and overhead lighting or anywhere a metal finish is used within the room. Amber lampshades and light bulbs that emit a warm glow further the warm mood.

Romantic Moods

• Red is the color of passion; scarlet, crimson and aubergine are complex dark red shades that suggest love, emotional strength and vitality. Even in small doses, red is a suggestive color within your bedroom. Walls covered in red demand attention and will enhance blush tones on your skin and any neutral colors in the room. Consider a red lampshade for a subtle accent or use lipstick-red velvet drapes to enhance the emotional impact of red's mood-setting abilities.