Masculine Bedroom Design
While boy babies usually end up spending most of their hours in a nursery with blue walls, adorned in blue accessories and sporting the latest layette in… you guessed it – blue, once they are ready to hit the ground running, you might really want to re-think that monotone blue look. It’s a sure bet that while your young lad is growing, he’s sure to get into mischief in his room, and he will not give much thought to the scuffs and mars he puts with an errant foot or backing up his chair against the wall, so a darker choice of wall color is in your favor. As a teenager, he hardly gives one whit about the color combos in his room either.
But, finally there comes a time in a young man’s life when he starts to care about his haven – the room where he goes to sleep, relax and enjoy the company of his significant other. Whether a guy is single, or just is interested in creating a masculine-looking bedroom for himself, it seems that the trend is toward darker neutral choices for the bedroom walls. For the master bedroom, the safest choice to please both the masculine and feminine eye are what is termed “gender neutral colors” which would be the softer neutral shades like light gray, greige or sage. These may be paired with accent colors like darker gray or mocha (for both griege and sage). For a room that is exclusively masculine, one would look to the darker colors of the spectrum, and those shades would typically be dark gray, black and brown. A very trendy look today is steel gray with white accent trim which is quite stunning or you may choose concrete gray or light blue which pair nicely as well.
If dark colors on the wall are really not your style, but you want to retain that masculine look, then an alternate selection might be a more naturalistic approach. Colors found in nature, like in the brown and green palettes, allow decorating with wood features as well as adding such naturalistic items such as rustic beams, or artfully constructed repurposed natural stone, brick and even metal to the room. Lastly, as to darker colors – if they make you seem like you’re going over to the dark side, remember that you can lighten up the look with lighter-colored accessories. Artwork in vibrant colors on a white background, or a vivid wall hanging, where it becomes the very focal point of the room, will do much to enhance what would otherwise be a boring and darkish hole, instead of the vibrant room that you really intended it to be. There is nothing like a big and bold graphic print to grab your attention.
Though you certainly have the ability to pick your room color based on personal preference, why not consider consulting with a residential painter in San Marino; that person can better advise you on what color would be perfect for your bedroom based on the style, shape and size of the room? Otherwise that steely gray you have in mind might just turn out to be a sinister-looking light black and all this planning and revitalization of the “man pad” will be wasted.
The furnishings may be spare or even look a little austere in a large room. The bed becomes the main player in the room with non-traditional, streamlined-looking furniture to house clothing and accessories. The tops of each piece of furniture remain sparse and uncluttered, further giving the room an even more perfect look.
With the exception of the artwork on the wall, the only other item on the wall might be a huge, flat-screen T.V. A massive rug settles down onto a natural wood surface.
Accessorize the bedroom
You’ve got the colors down pat, and the furniture just right, but you must accessorize to complete the look. As to lighting, the darker the wall color, the more you need to infuse a little light into the room, beyond relying on the natural sunlight to filter in during the daytime hours. And speaking of windows, your very best bet for window treatments would not be the traditional curtains but shades or blinds are a much better choice and complete the masculine, somewhat austere, look you are aiming for.
For lighting purposes, please don’t think of using those old-fashioned table lamps with the cream-colored shades because they tend to cast funky shadow around the room and don’t give off enough light for reading or small task purposes. Your better bet would be to install one or more very moveable, masculine-looking, matte aluminum Tolomeo lamps in wall-mounted, desk or floor lamp styles. Combine that look with LED lights operated with a dimmer switch. A nearby nightstand in a chrome tone with just the light and alarm clock keeps the look simple and masculine looking.
This is a room that cries out “manly” and is a masculine look that says it all.
But, finally there comes a time in a young man’s life when he starts to care about his haven – the room where he goes to sleep, relax and enjoy the company of his significant other. Whether a guy is single, or just is interested in creating a masculine-looking bedroom for himself, it seems that the trend is toward darker neutral choices for the bedroom walls. For the master bedroom, the safest choice to please both the masculine and feminine eye are what is termed “gender neutral colors” which would be the softer neutral shades like light gray, greige or sage. These may be paired with accent colors like darker gray or mocha (for both griege and sage). For a room that is exclusively masculine, one would look to the darker colors of the spectrum, and those shades would typically be dark gray, black and brown. A very trendy look today is steel gray with white accent trim which is quite stunning or you may choose concrete gray or light blue which pair nicely as well.
If dark colors on the wall are really not your style, but you want to retain that masculine look, then an alternate selection might be a more naturalistic approach. Colors found in nature, like in the brown and green palettes, allow decorating with wood features as well as adding such naturalistic items such as rustic beams, or artfully constructed repurposed natural stone, brick and even metal to the room. Lastly, as to darker colors – if they make you seem like you’re going over to the dark side, remember that you can lighten up the look with lighter-colored accessories. Artwork in vibrant colors on a white background, or a vivid wall hanging, where it becomes the very focal point of the room, will do much to enhance what would otherwise be a boring and darkish hole, instead of the vibrant room that you really intended it to be. There is nothing like a big and bold graphic print to grab your attention.
Though you certainly have the ability to pick your room color based on personal preference, why not consider consulting with a residential painter in San Marino; that person can better advise you on what color would be perfect for your bedroom based on the style, shape and size of the room? Otherwise that steely gray you have in mind might just turn out to be a sinister-looking light black and all this planning and revitalization of the “man pad” will be wasted.
The furnishings may be spare or even look a little austere in a large room. The bed becomes the main player in the room with non-traditional, streamlined-looking furniture to house clothing and accessories. The tops of each piece of furniture remain sparse and uncluttered, further giving the room an even more perfect look.
With the exception of the artwork on the wall, the only other item on the wall might be a huge, flat-screen T.V. A massive rug settles down onto a natural wood surface.
Accessorize the bedroom
You’ve got the colors down pat, and the furniture just right, but you must accessorize to complete the look. As to lighting, the darker the wall color, the more you need to infuse a little light into the room, beyond relying on the natural sunlight to filter in during the daytime hours. And speaking of windows, your very best bet for window treatments would not be the traditional curtains but shades or blinds are a much better choice and complete the masculine, somewhat austere, look you are aiming for.
For lighting purposes, please don’t think of using those old-fashioned table lamps with the cream-colored shades because they tend to cast funky shadow around the room and don’t give off enough light for reading or small task purposes. Your better bet would be to install one or more very moveable, masculine-looking, matte aluminum Tolomeo lamps in wall-mounted, desk or floor lamp styles. Combine that look with LED lights operated with a dimmer switch. A nearby nightstand in a chrome tone with just the light and alarm clock keeps the look simple and masculine looking.
This is a room that cries out “manly” and is a masculine look that says it all.