9 Ideas for Designing a Navy Blue Living Room
Tempted to choose dark tones for your living area? Try these nine ways to work navy blue walls into your scheme
Deep hues can work wonders in a living room to create a snug, inviting feel, and navy blue is a stylish choice. Use it as a backdrop for bold colour and pattern, or complement it with soft neutrals for a space that looks warm and harmonious. Check out these nine navy colour schemes for inspiration on how to use this hue in your home.
2. Create a gallery
If you really want to show off the vivid colours in artwork, choose a dark-toned wall as a backdrop. Here, navy is the perfect shade to highlight the bright reds and yellows in these paintings.
The blue accents in both pieces tie in with the wall paint, and the soft woods in the rest of the room provide muted tones to balance the space.
If you really want to show off the vivid colours in artwork, choose a dark-toned wall as a backdrop. Here, navy is the perfect shade to highlight the bright reds and yellows in these paintings.
The blue accents in both pieces tie in with the wall paint, and the soft woods in the rest of the room provide muted tones to balance the space.
3. Blend it all in
If you’re painting the walls, why not paint everything else while you’re at it? The designers of this living room have gone the whole hog and given a lick of blue to the skirting boards, the shelves and storage, and even the fireplace.
Worried they’ve gone too far? Well, the blue only appears here and behind the sofa…
If you’re painting the walls, why not paint everything else while you’re at it? The designers of this living room have gone the whole hog and given a lick of blue to the skirting boards, the shelves and storage, and even the fireplace.
Worried they’ve gone too far? Well, the blue only appears here and behind the sofa…
…The other walls have been decorated in a very pale grey with crisp white woodwork.
By painting all of the architectural features on the fireplace wall, the designers have created a striking focal point that contrasts with the rest of the space.
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By painting all of the architectural features on the fireplace wall, the designers have created a striking focal point that contrasts with the rest of the space.
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4. Soften with grey
It’s not all about bold contrasts when it comes to navy blue – the dark shade looks just as good in a neutral scheme.
Here, a mid-grey sofa and plenty of wooden finishes have been teamed with a deep blue wall. The effect is calm, grounding and wonderfully relaxing.
To recreate a scheme like this, go for pale woods and add some lighter blues to give a soft, layered look.
It’s not all about bold contrasts when it comes to navy blue – the dark shade looks just as good in a neutral scheme.
Here, a mid-grey sofa and plenty of wooden finishes have been teamed with a deep blue wall. The effect is calm, grounding and wonderfully relaxing.
To recreate a scheme like this, go for pale woods and add some lighter blues to give a soft, layered look.
5. Put up a pattern
To make a real impact in your living room, try a bold patterned wallpaper like this one. The navy background helps to highlight the branches, leaves and birds.
The designers of this space have been clever with colour, picking out the brighter blues and yellows from the paper for the accessories to create a cohesive look despite the disparate patterns and shapes.
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To make a real impact in your living room, try a bold patterned wallpaper like this one. The navy background helps to highlight the branches, leaves and birds.
The designers of this space have been clever with colour, picking out the brighter blues and yellows from the paper for the accessories to create a cohesive look despite the disparate patterns and shapes.
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6. Prettify with pink
When it’s teamed with pink, navy blue takes on a gentle tone. In this living room, a navy wall and sofa help to set off the pinks in the cushions, rug and artwork. The cool blue brings out the dusty grey tones in the pink, and the rose hues warm up the deep blue.
If you’re going for something similar in your home, think about layering the pink shades with more earthy hues to give depth to the scheme.
When it’s teamed with pink, navy blue takes on a gentle tone. In this living room, a navy wall and sofa help to set off the pinks in the cushions, rug and artwork. The cool blue brings out the dusty grey tones in the pink, and the rose hues warm up the deep blue.
If you’re going for something similar in your home, think about layering the pink shades with more earthy hues to give depth to the scheme.
7. Max out
Not much of a minimalist? Neither is the owner of this striking space. The cosy living room is filled with an eclectic collection of artwork, interesting pieces and plenty of pattern.
It’s a disparate selection of objects and could have looked quite haphazard if not displayed well. But the clever positioning creates a harmonious feel, and the dark blue walls form a backdrop that grounds everything for a cohesive whole.
Not much of a minimalist? Neither is the owner of this striking space. The cosy living room is filled with an eclectic collection of artwork, interesting pieces and plenty of pattern.
It’s a disparate selection of objects and could have looked quite haphazard if not displayed well. But the clever positioning creates a harmonious feel, and the dark blue walls form a backdrop that grounds everything for a cohesive whole.
8. Glam it up
Make the most of the decadent feel dark tones can create by mixing your navy walls with luxurious materials. Here, for example, the designers have decorated by adding velvet fabrics in shades that cover the blue spectrum, from dark navy to bright turquoise.
They’ve teamed this with metallic finishes in the furniture and accessories. The navy walls that surround the space add to the snug, opulent feel of the room.
Make the most of the decadent feel dark tones can create by mixing your navy walls with luxurious materials. Here, for example, the designers have decorated by adding velvet fabrics in shades that cover the blue spectrum, from dark navy to bright turquoise.
They’ve teamed this with metallic finishes in the furniture and accessories. The navy walls that surround the space add to the snug, opulent feel of the room.
9. Cheat with floor-length curtains
If you’re just testing the waters with navy, why not try bringing in the colour with a few soft furnishings rather than committing to paint?
This bright white living room has been teamed with floor-to-ceiling velvet curtains that form a wall of dark blue when drawn. A couple of matching cushions help to tie the curtains into the otherwise neutral scheme.
The combination of rich colour and soft fabric has brought warmth and cosiness into the stark white room.
If you’re just testing the waters with navy, why not try bringing in the colour with a few soft furnishings rather than committing to paint?
This bright white living room has been teamed with floor-to-ceiling velvet curtains that form a wall of dark blue when drawn. A couple of matching cushions help to tie the curtains into the otherwise neutral scheme.
The combination of rich colour and soft fabric has brought warmth and cosiness into the stark white room.
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The soothing tones of inky blue work beautifully teamed with a bold hit of mustard. Here, the navy walls and dark timber storage unit give the space a formal feel, while the mustard armchair creates a playful contrast that adds a contemporary twist.
To bring in a cooler but still harmonious note, the designers have chosen a pale grey sofa in the same velvet as the yellow armchair.