An unusual direction of design - a children's room in gray

The use of gray shades when creating modern interiors is gaining more and more popularity every year. This is a well-known fact. However, everything is not so clear when it comes to the interiors of children's rooms.

Russians are very wary of using this color in rooms where a significant part of the time of the smallest households passes. Why? The answer to this question, most likely, everyone should look for independently. For some parents, gray tones in a room are associated with dreary life, boredom and mediocrity. Others believe that this color can reduce the level of psychological protection of the child, leading to depressive disorders. Is this really so and how true are the arguments of those who are against the design of children's rooms in gray tones? Let's try to figure it out.

Question No. 1: "Benefit or harm?"

First of all, it is worth remembering that the nursery is a special room for the baby. This space at the same time contains a bedroom, a territory for school activities, a game and sports corner, a place for storing toys, books and other accessories. The child spends a lot of time in the children's room; the most exciting memories of his life are often associated with this space. Here he goes through all stages of growing up and psychological development.

The choice of color scheme when organizing personal space should be carried out taking into account many factors. First of all, it is the gender of the child, especially his character and temperament, interests and color preferences. Parents who have chosen gray tones for the interior of a child’s room, but are still in doubt about their choice, should consider several important points.

Five reasons to choose gray

1. Gray color is very appropriate where you want to create an atmosphere of calm, security and stability. Ideal for decorating rooms in which excitable and extremely active children live. The gray color of the wallpaper and furniture will not annoy the child, distract him during the rest. This color scheme will help the kid concentrate on school activities.

2. The predominance of gray shades in the interior of a child’s room is not only convenient, but also very practical. This color scheme is an excellent alternative to white or too light decor. As you know, in the room of the youngest tenants of the apartment, the ideal order is infrequent. The gray interior will greatly simplify the cleaning process.

3. Gray tones look advantageous with almost all colors. For children's space, this is of great importance. The gray color used as the main tone, goes well with small details of bright colors.

4. Due to the variety of shades, the gray interior is suitable for both boys and girls. For each child in such a room there will be something interesting, attractive, appropriate to his taste.

5. The children's interior design can be not only classic, but also sustained in one of the modern styles, for example, high-tech. In addition, the gray color is amazingly suitable for creating retro-interiors of rooms designed to accommodate the young inhabitants of the house.

Question No. 2: "What color combinations should be used in a gray children's room?"

Gray color is considered the most neutral tone that exists in nature, in some way the border between white and black. Designers argue that gray is the most grateful hue when decorating a living room. Most often, such varieties of this color are distinguished as smoky, steel, bluish, silver, lead, mouse, ashen, mother-of-pearl, pearl gray, slate, anthracite and a shade of wet asphalt.

The process of selecting shades of gray for the interior of a children's room is not as simple as it might seem at first glance. When combining gray inks with other colors, be careful. Do not paint all the walls in dull tones. The best combination of colors in the interior of a child’s room is considered the proximity of white and gray. Just do not take too bright a shade of white paint. A pale lemon or muddy version of this color is best. Such components will help to fully complement and reveal the gray color palette.

The combination of grayish shades with black and brown colors can also be used in the arrangement of children's rooms. Such interiors look very elegant and noble. However, do not overload the room with too dark colors.

The neighborhood of gray and yellow tones will create a feeling of warmth and sunlight in the children's room. This combination should be used when decorating children's rooms located on the north side of the building.

Shades of gray in combination with pale pink, as a rule, are used when decorating rooms for young ladies. This design will not look boring and joyless. When creating the interior of a girl’s room, it is not recommended to give the walls a pure gray color. To paint surfaces, just select a pale gray or off-white shade. The created interior will be extremely harmonious.

A variety of pink is considered purple. Delicate lilac shades along with gray tones will make the children's room very stylish, give the room an originality and nobility.

The main color scheme can be supplemented with soft shades of green. Keep in mind the fact that too saturated shades of green will tire the baby.

Many parents are wary of using red and orange shades in children's rooms. Their doubts are well-founded, since too bright colors can cause irritation and anxiety in children. However, light and soft reddish tones will not only be appropriate in the interior of the nursery - they will create a very comfortable color scheme for the kids.

The gray-blue nursery will look airy, since the combination of these shades visually expands the space. Such an interior is recommended to supplement in moderation with several other colors.

Question No. 3: "What accessories are best for a child’s room in gray tones?"

So that the interior of the room for the baby in gray does not look boring and joyless, you should choose suitable furniture, lighting, curtains, bedside rugs and other related accessories. Bright accents will make the room more expressive, “inject” a little joy and positive mood into the interior.

Spectacular sofa cushions in rich shades, as well as decorative pillows in the shape of cushions, perfectly dilute the gray interior. For the same purposes, you can use bright pictures posted on the walls of the nursery, and original wall clocks.

With gray wallpaper, cream-colored curtains and furniture are perfectly combined. Textiles in the children's room can be a continuation of the main color palette. True, gray shades of various shades should be used for this. So, for example, wraps on beds and curtains can be lighter than wallpaper. In such cases, gray fabric with a pattern is appropriate. Large mirrors look great in the gray interior.

When decorating a children's room, gray paints can be used in a completely different way - in the form of light furniture and various accessories of the same tone. Gray cabinets and sofas will look great in interiors, which turned out to be brighter than originally planned. Dark gray furniture will help to muffle the riot of colors in the children's home. Lamps and floor lamps must also comply with the general design idea: they can be either contrasting or silver-gray - to match the color of the furniture.

When organizing lighting in rooms where gray color prevails, it should be remembered that such an interior requires a sufficient amount of natural light. If the children's room is dominated by artificial lighting, then it should be very good. In such residential areas, many different light sources are recommended. It can be not only chandeliers, but also all kinds of lamps of different types.

Do not be afraid to experiment with gray - the effect of combining it with other shades can exceed your wildest expectations. In any case, you will not lose, because the gray color scheme due to its neutrality will allow more than once to make adjustments to the already created interior of the children's room, will make it possible to improve the appearance of the room as necessary.