This lookbook spotlights eight tranquil bedroom interiors layered with unexpected yet balanced combinations of warm and cool tones.
Achieving a visually comfortable room temperature can be a challenge. Using too many warm tones can be overpowering, while going heavy on icy hues can make a space feel sterile and uninviting.
Mixing tones from opposite ends of the spectrum is one way to strike the perfect balance, giving rise to home interiors that feel layered, cosy and calm.
The eight bedrooms below illustrate this concept and some methods for achieving it, such as mixing woods and metals, creating backdrops and using neutrals to bridge the gap between warm and cool finishes.
This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring retail stores that make a statement with metal, kitchens with shiny polished concrete floors and living rooms with famous Togo sofas.
Relogged House, Ukraine, by Balbek Bureau
A sculptural stainless-steel console bolsters the low-lying bed at Relogged House, a home in Ukraine designed by Balbek Bureau with a utilitarian aesthetic.
The unit is teamed with a polished concrete floor, a metal lamp and a chunky radiator, which sit against a backdrop of rich-toned wooden panelling that enshrouds the room. Though contrasting in tone, the concrete, metal and wood strike a balance that ensures no material is too dominant.
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At the Mayalogili house in Hyderabad, Nowhere finished the bedroom with a tactile lime wash made from the paste of a Jackfruit tree’s leaves.
The lime wash has an icy blue hue, which the studio has taken the chill off by using dark wooden flooring and furnishings such as the minimalist bed frame.
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Green House renovation, USA, by Schwartz and Architecture
Walls of concrete blocks create a cool-toned shell for this bedroom, recently added to the mid-century Green House residence by Frank Lloyd Wright’s protege Aaron Green.
Designed by Schwartz and Architecture as part of a wider renovation, the room is warmed by a boxy wooden volume containing a wardrobe, which incorporates a plush mustard-yellow headboard.
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Upper West Side apartment, USA, by Builtin Studio
In the bedroom of this New York City apartment, Builtin Studio married rich wooden millwork with statement oval-shaped wall lights that are backed by brushed-metal fixtures.
A bridge between the two contrasting tones is created using neutral walls and bedding, giving rise to a pared-back and tranquil space well-suited for relaxation.
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Casa de los Olivos, Spain, by Balzar Arquitectos
Cool dusky green wardrobes are paired with terracotta-toned floors in this bedroom at Casa de los Olivos in Valencia.
Neutral bedding helps retain focus on these two contrasting colours, while rustic wooden furnishings add texture to the space.
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Cabin House, India, by Taliesyn
To prevent the exposed concrete structure of this bedroom from feeling cold and uninviting, Taliesyn has adorned it with a range of rich natural materials.
This includes wooden bedside tables, a blocky stool and a textile headboard. Chunky wooden window frames also add a feeling of warmth to the cavernous interior, helping to provide its owners with a cosy space to unwind.
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Canal Saint-Martin apartment, France, by Rodolphe Parente
An unlikely combination of orange, green, purple and silver gives rise to an unexpectedly soothing interior for this bedroom in a Parisian apartment.
Rodolphe Parente used burnt-orange paint to create a warming backdrop to the room, which balances out the coolness of the silver-satin headboard, lavender-purple rug and moss-green blanket.
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Casa Tres Árboles, Mexico, by Direccion
Chunky wooden beams left exposed across the ceiling help bring a feeling of cosiness to this bedroom at Casa Tres Árboles in Mexico.
It balances out the otherwise cool-toned interior, which marries taupe walls with navy bedding.
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This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring retail stores that make a statement with metal, kitchens with shiny polished concrete floors and living rooms with famous Togo sofas.
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