Peach color in the interior has always been very popular in the Far East. Local residents wanted not only to improve their home, making it comfortable and functional, but also to bring a certain harmony. We started using this kind of home decoration not so long ago.
Peach, white, green and beige colors in the bedroom interior
Peach walls in the dining room
What colors to combine with in the interior
Despite the versatility of peach color and its easy compatibility with almost all colors of the rainbow, the choice of companion shades still depends on several criteria:
1. Interior design style.
Some styles involve the use of certain color combinations and combinations. For example, in the Scandinavian style, white elements are required for such details as ceiling and floor skirting boards, window frames, doors, etc. But an oriental or Moroccan interior will require adding peach with rich terracotta, red and ocher shades.
2. The effect to be achieved.
If the designer is faced with the task of expanding a small room or making a large space more intimate and cozy, then it is worth resorting to color tricks suitable for these purposes. Complementing the peach shade with an abundance of dark and saturated colors will visually reduce the area of the room, and diluting the light peach with lighter and airier tones will give the interior a feeling of airiness and spaciousness.
In addition to this, there are practically no restrictions in the selection of additional shades - there are examples of successful combinations of peach with the most inappropriate colors at first glance - dark blue, purple, black and gray.
Shade properties
Peach color refers to some shades of orange mixed with light tones of red and yellow. Interiors decorated in this color scheme can be described as gentle, cozy and warm. In terms of popularity among pastel shades, they take second place after caramel-beige interiors.
Shades of peach in the interior promote peace of mind, harmony and balance. If the color is light, close to beige, it evokes a feeling of security and reliability. If orange shades predominate, people staying in such a room will always be in a good mood.
Always peach surfaces, even if they are glossy, visually appear velvety. This property gives the interior a feeling of luxury and wealth. This perception of color is due to the association with peach fruits, which have a rough surface.
The interior of a room in peach color is suitable for almost any style of room. It doesn’t even matter what its purpose is - it can be a living room, an office, a bedroom, or a kitchen. The only difference is the use of different shades of peach, as well as its combination with other colors.
The light peach color in the interior envelops a person with affection and care, it helps to restore strength at the end of the day. That is why designers recommend using this palette to decorate bedrooms and recreation rooms.
If we talk about styles in which shades of peach are applicable, then the most successful are the following directions:
Ethnic style. Rich shades of peach are often used in the design of bedrooms and living rooms, designed in such ethnic styles as Moroccan and Mexican. In Moroccan interiors you can most often see a combination of peach with white, gold and dark wood and wrought iron colors. When decorating Mexican interiors, a combination of peach with any bright colors - blue, purple, green, indigo, red and others - becomes acceptable. All shades of peach fruit - delicate, bright or dark - will be appropriate in any interior with ethnic motifs.
Minimalist style. In living rooms and bedrooms designed in a minimalist style, the use of peach color avoids the coldness and lifelessness of the interior. This undesirable effect usually occurs when designers use achromatic colors - white, gray and black - for minimalist bedrooms and living rooms.
Empire style . Peach fruit shades are ideal for revealing the luxury of antique interiors. This could be peach-colored walls in the interior, curtains, bedspreads or some pieces of furniture, such as armchairs, sofas and chairs. Having chosen this color scheme to decorate a room, you should know which colors go best with peach in an Empire style interior. To convey the spirit of the Empire era as accurately as possible, designers recommend using exclusively delicate peach tones, combining them with white.
Art Deco. Delicate peach shades will help smooth out the coldness and soften the conceptual delights of the Art Deco style. The rooms, designed in Art Deco style with generous use of light peach shades, will give the interior an atmosphere of tenderness, warmth and homeliness.
Pink is considered the most feminine color, however, not every woman dares to decorate the interior in this color scheme. The ideal choice for gentle and romantic personalities is peach color. Based on this, when choosing a color scheme for decorating a room, bedroom or office of a woman or girl, you can safely give preference to delicate shades of peach.
In these photos, peach-colored interiors for different rooms of the house look harmonious and attractive:
However, in order to achieve such a result when arranging your home, it is important to know some of the nuances of using peach shades in the interiors of different rooms.
Peach color in the living room interior
The relaxed and calming atmosphere created by the abundance of peach shades is ideal for creating a cozy and relaxing living room. Options for classic living rooms with peach walls and light furniture look extremely good. And the use of this color to create bright spots - sofa cushions, textiles and accessories enlivens more modern interior options and softens the severity of even such brutal styles as loft or industrial. Even peach-colored upholstered furniture is subconsciously perceived as more comfortable than similar models of other shades.
If the lighting is poor or the living room is small, it is recommended to avoid the brightest and darkest tones of peach so as not to make the space heavier. It is preferable to decorate small rooms in pastel and light colors, leaving bright peach for accessories and details. A spacious room with good light allows you not only to use bright peach as the dominant color, but also to combine it with dark, even black, shades.
Bright living room
When arranging a living room in peach color, you can give free rein to your imagination - use absolutely any wallpaper and combinations, or make the walls in the usual soft and calm style. At the same time, as a small decoration, it is worth adding a couple of rich shades. This room interior simply overflows with sunny mood and delight.
But the bright peach color in the living room interior goes perfectly with wood. The latter has a brownish-orange tint, which will complement the peach interior favorably - beautiful, cozy and very stylish. You can slightly bring the peach design of the walls closer to orange with the help of wallpaper, which will make the decor in the house as similar as possible to the oriental one. It would also be a good idea to decorate the peach living room with green curtains.
Bright peach living room
Peach walls in the living room
Peach color in the kitchen interior
Peach is a fruity, natural color, so it looks great in the interior of the kitchen and dining area. Its bright shades can increase appetite and create a festive feeling.
Most often, peach color is used in modern kitchen sets with glossy facades, complex-shaped cabinets or unusual glass splashbacks. But as a background or companion color in the kitchen, peach is more versatile and suitable for completely different styles - from classic to industrial.
Peach walls are an excellent partner for a light kitchen unit, and bright details of this color can transform an existing interior, making it sunnier and warmer. So, complementing a neutral, light kitchen with rich peach curtains, dishes and, for example, table napkins, you can completely change the mood and atmosphere in the room.
Kitchens that use several shades of this color at once seem incredibly warm - from the most neutral to burning, almost orange or coral. Such a room becomes so sunny that even in the cold season it retains the feeling of a hot summer. You can enhance this incredible effect by adding a little pistachio or soft green color to the interior.
Materials
The kitchen requires special care in choosing finishing materials. This is due to sudden changes in temperature and humidity in the room during cooking. For this reason, it is worth focusing not only on the appearance of the furniture or facades, but also on the material from which they are made.
Paint or washable wallpaper is chosen for the walls Both options are fairly easy to care for and will retain a presentable appearance for a long time. If contamination occurs, simply wipe the stain with a sponge and dishwashing detergent.
Stretch fabric is most often stretched onto the ceiling The material for the facades is selected based on the preferences of the housewife. Recent trends recommend choosing plastic, since it requires easier maintenance, and durability is only increasing thanks to technology.
Apron
The wall next to the work area is called an apron and is additionally protected. Best option:
- glass;
- tile;
- MDF panels.
A glass apron is good because it allows you to put almost any material underneath: from wallpaper to fabric. This way you can quickly and cheaply modify the interior by removing the glass and replacing the base underneath. This is a very practical option, since glass has no seams, is easy to clean and does not allow the growth of bacteria.
The most popular option for a backsplash, tiles , are used not only on the backsplash, but also on the floor. It comes in different designs and sizes, so you can always choose an option for your interior: there are dozens of shades of the usual peach color. The disadvantage of such an apron is its seams - over time they lose their presentable appearance, darken, and also serve as an excellent haven for microbes, since the grout most often has a porous structure.
If you really want to decorate your backsplash with tiles, you should pay attention to epoxy grout - this is a new material that does not allow the growth of bacteria and maintains a fresh look for a long time. But there are also disadvantages: it is expensive, and only a master can handle the application.
The previous two materials will last a long time: you can replace the kitchen set, but the apron will still remain and will perform its functions. MDF panels cannot boast of this because of their manufacturing technology: they are compressed glued wood shavings, on top of which a plastic film is applied. This apron will last 10–15 years. But it has a number of advantages:
- most often there are no seams where microbes could settle;
- low cost;
- ease of installation and dismantling;
- easy care.
This is an inexpensive option that can be quickly replaced with your own hands.
Table top
There are many materials from which a countertop can be made. But the most popular remain:
- chipboard panel;
- a natural stone;
- fake diamond;
- natural wood;
- glass;
- stainless steel.
Natural materials are used less and less due to difficult care. If natural stone really lasts for decades (which is reflected in its cost), then the massif may swell during the first ten years.
The choice most often is between laminated chipboard panels and artificial stone. It's quite easy to make a decision, since these are too different price categories. But both materials meet the requirements for resistance to mechanical and chemical influences and moisture.
Peach color in the bedroom interior
Soft peach color options are the most suitable for creating a calm bedroom. In the recreation area, it is undesirable to use too bright and flashy shades, so as not to interfere with the process of relaxation of the human nervous system.
To create a closed, intimate sleeping space, you can complement peach textiles and dark gray walls with coffee furniture and details. This technique will make the interior heavier and more conducive to sleep.
If the room has sufficiently abundant lighting, then you can achieve a feeling of lightness and freshness by adding light shades - blue, beige or turquoise . Such combinations are traditional for Provence and Mediterranean style. Combinations of plain objects and textiles with various prints also look quite cozy.
Children's room
This color would be more than appropriate in a children's room. And it doesn’t matter at all how old the owner of such a room is - he is still a child or already a teenager.
The interior is in peach color, the photo on the Internet confirms this, it will look interesting in a girl’s room. It is best to choose peach-colored wallpaper with circles, stripes of varying thicknesses, and other geometric shapes.
Peach color in the bathroom interior
The bathroom is a place that needs warmth and light more than others. A damp, very dark place, decorated in blue and gray tones, can turn water procedures into a rather unpleasant process. Therefore, when choosing a color scheme, it is worth considering the psychological aspect of the color used.
The combination of white sanitary ware with various shades of peach allows you to avoid the effect of sterility and turn the bathroom into a warm and cozy room. And the combination of plain and patterned peach tiles , panels and borders will help to enliven the interior, zone and play up the space and hide various communication irregularities and protrusions.
Peach color originally came to us along with oriental and ethnic trends in the interior, so you can make your bathroom really hot by decorating it in Moroccan, African or Asian style. In such a bathroom, it is appropriate to use colorful mosaics, bright orange, chocolate and red accessories, wooden and wicker furniture.
Such a bathroom can become not just a utilitarian place, but a favorite room for relaxation, hot and fragrant baths and long, relaxing spa treatments.
Traditional combinations
1) With brown
This combination is often used in rooms decorated in oriental style. It can also be complemented with milky and golden shades. Here, too, it is appropriate to use a rich olive color for contrast.
2) With beige
To prevent the interior from turning out faded, professionals advise adding rich shades of olive green, coral or brown for greater contrast.
Combination of peach and beige in the interior of the room
3) With white
Combinations can often be found in bedrooms. It looks somewhat naive and airy. By adding the necessary contrast, you can achieve a more solid look.
The combination of peach and white in the interior of a children's room
Peach and white in the bedroom interior
4) With “café au lait” color
This combination can often be found in living rooms, dining rooms or kitchens. It evokes positive emotions, stimulates appetite, and has a calming effect. The person feels very comfortable.
5) With terracotta
This combination has become at the height of fashion. Turquoise or dark gray shades are sometimes added to create contrast.
6) With green
An incredibly beautiful combination is obtained with olive or pine shades.
A very bold and bright solution - a combination of peach and green colors
Peach-colored wallpaper and walls: how to use correctly
Peach walls can be either a neutral background for a bright interior or a thick, rich solitaire in a minimalist design.
The lightest and most pastel shades of peach on the wall allow you to open up and expand the room. Such background colors are typical for classic and restrained interiors, remaining a canvas for brighter furniture and textiles. Photo wallpapers or wallpapers with prints of these shades are more lively - such walls will emphasize the advantages of plain light-colored furniture and at the same time will not allow the interior to become boring and inexpressive.
Dark wooden furniture looks more advantageous against the backdrop of rich and bright peach shades. This background will be perfectly complemented by metal and forged elements, photographs and paintings in dark frames, as well as mirrors, figurines and other decorative elements.
When choosing a shade, you should not forget about the geometry of the room - ceiling height, width and length, overall dimensions.
Important! A small room will become even smaller if you choose the dullest and darkest shades of color, and a large and spacious room with high ceilings can become uncomfortable due to the abundance of too light peach color.
Visually adjusting the size of a room to a psychologically pleasing level is a rather delicate job that requires an impeccable sense of proportion.
Also, painting walls can radically change the feeling of temperature and light in a space. The north side suggests the use of the warmest, but lightest versions of peach.
Character and features
It is very versatile, because it comes from several colors: orange and pink with the addition of yellow. Their quantitative proportions are what make it so different. It can be warm, rich or cooler (so-called “powdery” shades), but this does not affect the atmosphere that it is able to create.
With this color, comfort, softness and tranquility are guaranteed. Feng Shui confirms this effect and especially recommends it for the bedroom - a harmonious relationship will be a bonus. The intensity will affect the character of the room:
- Richer shades will give a boost of vivacity;
- Delicate, almost transparent will add air;
- Saturated and contrasting will provide dynamics.
Too much can lead to a feeling of cloying, and is strictly contraindicated.
Light representatives of the range of shades are suitable for small rooms. In combination with properly selected companions, they will not affect the space in the direction of visual reduction, even if large surfaces are allocated for them.
Peach-colored curtains in the interior
Window textiles are an important design element that can even play a leading role, as in a classic or provincial style.
Sunlight breaking through delicate peach tulle can warm up even a cool gray interior, and neat vertical folds of pastel-colored curtains can become a restraining detail for a bright and catchy room.
The choice of drapery shape depends on the style of the interior, and the length of the curtains can be dictated by the height of the ceilings and the size of the room. Curtains that start at the ceiling and fall all the way to the floor will visually increase the height of the room if necessary.
In addition to single-color options of simple shapes, multi-layer curtains that combine different shades of peach at the same time look good - such a set is harmonious and pleasing to the eye. Also, with moderate use of patterns in the rest of the interior, peach textiles with various patterns and designs are very effective. Provence, country and shabby chic styles are simply impossible to imagine without curtains with floral patterns and combinations of peach, pink and green colors.
