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Eight moody bedrooms with colour palettes that embrace the dark side
Our latest lookbook steps into the shadows with dark and moody bedrooms that use rich colour palettes to create a sense of tranquility. Making a dramatic departure from more minimalist bedrooms with light-toned interiors, these bedrooms embrace dark colours to form restful sanctuaries. Many use a mix of materials to add depth and warmth to The post Eight moody bedrooms with colour palettes that embrace the dark side appeared first on Dezeen.
Our latest lookbook steps into the shadows with dark and moody bedrooms that use rich colour palettes to create a sense of tranquility.
Making a dramatic departure from more minimalist bedrooms with light-toned interiors, these bedrooms embrace dark colours to form restful sanctuaries.
Many use a mix of materials to add depth and warmth to the moody interiors, including stained timbers, plush textiles and tactile plaster.
This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring transparent bathrooms, light-filled homes extensions in London and eclectic pizzerias.
Shkrub, Ukraine, by Sergey Makhno
Designed by architect and designer Sergey Makhno for his family, Shkrub is a home in the Ukrainian village of Kozin that features a garden and interiors inspired by trips to Japan.
The main bedroom has a dramatic atmosphere with an artistic headboard decorated in a smokey pattern, a low-slung bed with dark grey-blue bedding and dark wood walls and floors.
Colonia Condesa house, Mexico, by Chloé Mason Gray
A richly hued brown plaster coats the walls in the bedroom of this home in Colonia Condesa, Mexico, which was complemented with a leather headboard and forest green linen bedding and curtains.
The home was renovated by Mexico City interiors studio Chloé Mason Gray, which wanted to embrace the home's lack of natural light by creating dark and moody settings.
Find out more about the Colonia Condesa house ›
Prism House and Terrace Room, Chile, by Smiljan Radić
Architect Smiljan Radić designed an A-frame structure and a mono-pitched structure placed on either end of a stilted wooden deck for this home, which is located in a forest in Chile.
Beds were tucked under the sloping roof of the A-frame building on the upper floor, which features surfaces lined with blackened Oregon pine wood and a glazed gable end overlooking the surrounding woodlands.
Find out more about Prism House and Terrace Room ›
House 001, USA, by Melanie Raines
Interior designer Melanie Raines aimed to create a relaxing atmosphere in the bedroom at House 001, a family home in Austin, Texas.
Blackened walls and plush navy bedding add a sense of cosiness and are contrasted with orange-hued leather covering the bedframe and side tables.
Find out more about House 001 ›
Kawakawa House, New Zealand, by Herbst Architects
Surrounded by a canopy of pōhutukawa trees, Kawakawa House was designed by Auckland-based practice Herbst Architects to celebrate the dramatic natural landscape of Piha, New Zealand.
Birch wall panels in the bedroom create a dark backdrop against the views of the trees and dappled light filtering through the canopy.
Find out more about Kawakawa House ›
Shelter is a 55-square-metre prefabricated micro dwelling designed by Danish retailer Vipp as a nature retreat.
The dwelling is made up of a metal-and-glass rectangular box with two chambers protruding through the roof, one of which contains a compact, dark grey sleeping loft illuminated by skylights.
Modern log cabin, Ukraine, by Balbek Bureau
Architecture studio Balbek Bureau revamped this home in Ukraine, retaining dark-toned log walls and adding stainless steel and concrete elements to create a modern interpretation of a log cabin.
Two of the bedrooms feature grey upholstered padded sleeping nooks adjoining the existing log walls, with sloping roofs and soft textures creating a sense of cosiness.
Find out more about the modern log cabin ›
London Victorian terrace, UK, by Daytrip
Interiors studio Daytrip worked with architecture practice Studio 30 to extend and update this Victorian terrace in London, intending to give it a new aesthetic.
While the rest of the home was finished with white walls, the walls in the bedroom were decorated in a muted green, and linen curtains add a soft and tactile quality.
Find out more about the London Victorian terrace ›
This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring transparent bathrooms, light-filled homes extensions in London and eclectic pizzerias.
The post Eight moody bedrooms with colour palettes that embrace the dark side appeared first on Dezeen.
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