Monochromatic Moments: Simple, Modern Bedroom Design Ideas

Living in a busy city like LA means you take in many audio, visual, and tactile stimuli daily. The sound of traffic, the jolt of the sidewalk as you hurry to work, that one guy who always has his music on so loud that you can hear it through his headphones on the bus, the bright colors flashing at you from billboards,, the sound of the neighbor’s TV blasting through the living room wall. Coming home and rolling into bed after a long day of city life should offer you a chance to relax all of your senses and calm your mind. If your bedroom design choices include busy prints and loud colors, you will find it difficult to fully relax in the space and likely find yourself drained instead of rested when you wake up every morning. Choose a fun design in the living room and the kitchen, but choose a monochromatic design for your bedroom to embrace all the chill you can get from your times of rest.

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Keep it simple

Monochromatic, neutral environments are scientifically proven to induce a feeling of far greater calm than their busy counterparts. Color psychology tells us to choose stimulating colors in rooms that require stimulation, such as an office or kitchen, but to choose soft pastels or neutrals for rooms that are used for periods of calm and introspection. If you’ve had a long search for Hollywood apartments for rent, or even if you’re just giving your current LA home a little facelift, picking the right colors will set the right moods for the rooms in your home. Many may think that monochromatic design tends to be dull. However, if you know how to work with the color of your choice and all the elements of design that you have available, your bedroom will end up as a warm, peaceful oasis, waiting to welcome you home each evening with open arms. Most of the buildings available for rent in Hollywood are modern, with large, airy rooms, so imposing your design sense onto such a blank canvas will be easy to achieve.

Design elements

Texture

Monochromatic design can look flat if you don’t take advantage of texture to add depth and interest to a room. Particularly in the bedroom, you can employ several different textures to keep the room relaxed but still offer enough interest to make it a happy place. First, consider your walls: will you use regular, satin finish wall paint, choose a neutral wallpaper, or summon all your creative skills to texturize the walls with spackle like an oil painting? Whichever of these you choose will dictate the textures you should use in the rest of the room.

If you choose a smooth wall, you can employ interesting textures with woven throw pillows, a knit blanket or quilt, a padded headboard, or textured window treatments. If you select a textured wall, it’s best to play it smoothly with most of the textures in the rest of the room. Choose smooth cotton sheeting, a microfiber blanket, and satin finish woods. If this feels too sparse, add a smidgen more texture with boucle throw pillows.

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Hue

While the phrase monochromatic implies that you will choose one color for your room (more often than a neutral color). It is not necessary to limit yourself to one exactly matching Pantone. Instead, you can implement a few hues or shades of one base color to bring high and low points into the room. If you have chosen white as your color, you may want to include black or gray accents.

Furnishings

It is possible to have a monochromatic bedroom and still be a maximalist. Employing a monochromatic color scheme if you are a maximalist means that you can hang onto your busy design sense without overwhelming your senses or allowing your room to look messy. Adding “unnecessary” but attractive furnishings like a blanket ladder or clothing rack can add interest to a room designed in one color. Conversely, the monochromatic palette is also a perfect choice if you prefer a very minimalist environment. Keep wardrobe drawers shut, turn all books around with their spines facing the wall, and choose all picture and TV or monitor frames in a similar shape and finish. Your space will be zen and clutter-free.

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Lighting

Instead of relying on overhead lighting, which can leave a room looking flat and uninteresting, use several small or standing lamps. Always choose a warm white bulb, mainly if you have chosen white, to keep the room looking inviting. Choose two layers of curtains instead of one substantial one to allow light to play on the walls during the day. Select zebra blinds instead of Roman ones for the same reason.

Monochromatic bedroom design will bring a measure of calm to a busy life in a bustling city like Los Angeles. Come home from a day of people asking for your opinions, taking up your time and energy, and filling up your cup by taking time out in the perfect bedroom.