Bedrooms, Blue Curtains, Colour Schemes, Interior Design, curtains

Blue Curtains For ‘Manned-Up’ Bedrooms

Traditionally blue is associated with boys and men from the day they are born! Despite stereotypical perceptions dispelling this, there is no getting away from the fact that blue is still used in male bedrooms!

From the palest baby blue curtains used in the nursery to dark shades for teenagers and single men, blue remains a firm favourite. Today’s contemporary and modern interior designs lend themselves fabulously to rich blue colours as they coordinate effortlessly with the latest in-trend use of metal furniture and accessories.

Take a look in any jeweller’s display window and nine times out of ten you will see dark blue velvet backgrounds for displaying silver jewellery! These colour combinations have stood the test of time for providing chic and elegant styling.

As well as blue being associated with males, specific shades of blue are also a known as a cold colours and whilst this may hold true, with coordinated planning blue of any shade or hue can create stunning interiors.

Modern eyelet curtains lend themselves to blue as the ‘eyes’ have a metallic finish which compliments blue so perfectly, along with the ability to hang them from a wide range of chromed, polished or brushed metal curtain poles. This modern curtain heading makes it easy to hang curtains and are simplicity itself when it comes to opening and closing the curtains as they always fall into neat wave effect pleats, offering a chic and stylish look without having to fuss and tweak!

In ‘manned-up’ bedroom designs plain walls, curtain fabrics and bedding are the ideal partners. Opt for fabrics which have an incorporation of textures which shimmer in different lights to add interest as well as tactility. Other furnishings can revolve around topical themes of interest or reflect hobbies or interests to make the bedroom personalised and as individual as the person themselves!

Neon colour are in-trend this year, neon blue would be ideal as a young person’s bedroom curtains as they can be coordinated with a wide range of other exciting bright colours such as red or orange to provide a funky contemporary styled look, add blue neon lighting to create a ‘club’ theme or use white to create a crisp clean look.

There are so many different shades of blue to choose from, fabulous bedroom designs can be achieved without having to spend a fortune simply by selecting blue bedding and coordinating curtains!