How to make the interior of an apartment in Cyprus bright but not extravagant?

Vibrant colors in the interior are undoubtedly refreshing and energizing.

If you use them in moderation, you can get an absolutely stunning and unique design! Here are the top 8 lifehacks which:

will help to make the interior brighter and more expressive without pretentiousness and shouting;

1. will fit any budget and size of the place;
2. can be realized literally in a couple of days;
3. simple, understandable, and accessible to those who are far from design art;
4. can be combined with each other.
5. Of course, as examples, and for more inspiration, let's add illustrations.

"Scatter" bright spots on a light monotone background

This is just perfect for those who are afraid of overdoing it, or who are generally satisfied with the current design. Just suddenly feel like refreshing, updating, and adding some extra accents and spirit.

Generally, if the background is calm, light, monochromatic background. This includes all shades of beige and white, as well as gray. It is acceptable to take gentle pastel colors, but maximally lightened and pale: use peach, olive, pearl, or azure. Shades of lilac, pink and orange are not recommended. The main rule - the overall interiors in these colors will look very homogeneous and unemotional.

Bright spots are added point by point, trying to place them evenly throughout the interior. These can be sofa cushions, small rugs, lamps, curtain trim, paintings, parts of furniture (chair backs, coffee table top), decorative items (vases, interior tableware) and so on.

Important! Do not use all the colors of the rainbow at once. Choose either one color and apply its variations (for example, from peach to bright orange), or two or three companion colors (yellow + orange, magenta + turquoise).

One wall - for color experiments

If you give one wall to a bright design, you will get the optimal ratio of calm and vigor (3/4 and 1/4). This is the most harmonious and balanced solution, which is almost impossible to spoil. Even without being a designer, you can easily achieve a stunning effect.

It is enough to paint one wall in a bright color (monotone or with ornaments) or choose a suitable wallpaper. Photo wallpapers do not count. They are hopelessly outdated, besides they do not always add brightness. A cluttered wall, of course, is not worth it: next to it can stand light furniture or a small number of decorative elements. But all items should be combined in color and not be too patchy, otherwise, there will be a visual overload.

In the rest of the room, you can add a couple of things that will "echo" with the wall. The easiest option is to take the same color. This can be a chair, pillows or any other decorations.

It is recommended to choose a wall opposite the window for such arrangements. This will balance the space and at the same time solve the issue of daylight. But this requirement - is not mandatory, the freedom of choice still remains.

Hint: if you are a lover of everything unusual and are not afraid to conduct bold experiments, then you can do a colored ceiling.

Sharp corners and stripes

A good trick is to use a minimum of bright colors, but at the same time make them as visible as possible. Geometry comes to the rescue: angles and stripes literally catch the eye and make the design more bold and interesting.

It is not necessary to take very bright colors. You can decide on something relatively calm (olive, soft blue, violet, pale pink, natural yellow). All this will look spectacular.

You can play with corners and stripes in different ways:

1. as a textile finish on the edges;
2. as a pattern on the walls (preferably not on all of them);
3. as a decorative framing of windows and doors;
4. using stylish Art Nouveau furniture.

Do not forget about decorative elements: it can be a frame (even without a picture), a futuristic vase or mirror, or an unusual shelving unit.

Contrast is everything

If you are sure that bright and saturated colors will bore you, apply a clever trick - use the contrast of bright and dark. It will perfectly refresh the interior, make it visually more interesting and juicier. You can combine calm tones. The main thing is that the dark was slightly reduced than the bright. Otherwise, the contrast risks turning into a mess.

With what you can combine light warm shades (milk and cream, light beige, powder):

1. mahogany;
2. walnut;
3. wenge;
4. burgundy;
5. muted terracotta;
6. muted sea wave color.

And here is what light cold shades (gray, pearl, white with a blue cast) are combined with:

1. wenge;
2. moraine oak;
3. black and anthracite;
4. dim indigo or petrol;
5. deep lilac;
6. dusty dark green.

Pay attention to the fact that the "dark companion" does not catch the eye. Its task is to dilute and refresh, not to pull the accent on itself. If you can not dare to experiment with colors, use the classic: light tone + dark wood. But with black color, you need to be careful. It can create too sharp a contrast, which visually can bring fatigue.

Gilding for luxury style - and not only

And another technique for those who do not want to fill the interior with too bright colors. Golden shades are an excellent solution, especially for certain styles. You can use both saturated gold leaf and aged gold.

The main rule of all shiny details in the interior - is to be small and in moderate quantity. A sofa with gold upholstery - it is certainly luxurious but already pretends to have some special style. If you have a restrained interior, then you should add gold to it very carefully.

The most successful solution is to use gold fittings and 1-2 decorative elements. Make sure that there are almost no other shiny things - firstly, they can "eat" the whole effect of gilding, and secondly, the room will simply "overload".

Smooth transition - gradient in business

A good way to play something bright is to organically "fit" it into the surrounding world by gradually weakening the color. A gradient can be used on absolutely any surface and thing: on walls, ceilings and floor, on furniture, on textiles, and so on.

Gradient has one very big advantage: it adds color variety and brightness, but it is very dosed. Simply because there is little saturated color in it, the rest is occupied by weakened tones.

Gradient is also good because it does not require special coloristic knowledge: you just pick up objects of different color saturation. Difficulty may arise only in the selection of materials and ready-made things. To "get" in a particular shade, you need to bypass more than one store. And to buy them on the Internet and there is no point at all - you can easily miss, and then there will be dissonance in the interior.

Colorful illumination

For bold and daring solutions will perfectly suit colored backlighting, which has recently come into fashion. Yes, the interior in a sense can resemble a dance floor or an alien ship, but only at "full illumination". During the day, the interior will be quite classic.

The beauty of colored lighting is its versatility. You can turn it on once a week by mood, and the rest of the time the room will be the most ordinary. You can also divide the switches (which is usually done) and include not several colors at once, but only one. Blue - for calming, acid yellow - for parties, pink - to create a romantic atmosphere.

Also, colored illumination will really appeal to children and teenagers. Rest assured: the child will be delighted with such an idea. It can also act as a night light for those kids who are afraid to sleep in the dark.

Additional reading: How to organize a convenient storage of things in the children's room.

The great and mighty ornament

As in the case of stripes and corners, ornament brings significant variety to the interior. Even if it is made in calm colors. Therefore, it is suitable for those who want to stick to a more classic style.

A big plus of ornament - it can be used on just one large thing to revitalize the whole room. It can be a wall, a rug, a sofa or a couple of chairs, curtains, and so on. Another option is a small ornament on several things, but this solution is more complicated. Most likely, you will have to make a whole set of furniture or textiles to order.

An ornament can be not only in the form of a print on wallpaper or fabric. You can choose three-dimensional decorative elements (for example, lamps with vignettes, and wood carvings) and organically fit them into the interior. It will be very effective.

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