Is my design idea for my bedroom good and how can I make it better?

I just moved into a new apartment. I'm having furniture delivered from Ikea that is black/brown, all with squared edges and simple lines. (Malm, Mikael, %26amp; Expedit) Walls are currently (and will probably stay) white. I want my design to be simple Japanese/Asian meets colorful beach house. Bedding, wall decorations, and accessories are to be colorful (think the color wheel from elementary school). By keeping the the colors to bedding and accessories, I want to be able to alternate it with a more zen-like/earth tone style whenever the mood hits me.





Would this design work? What colors should I concentrate on or avoid? Is there other advice you might have to make this space amazing?

Is my design idea for my bedroom good and how can I make it better?
If you are going Japanese/Asian, then, walls should be offwhite, taupe, then blend in accessories to be black with gold accents, followed with red and golds for bedspread and black and brass in bathroom. With the light beige or taupe, you will be able to keep your theme and change your comfort cover with browns, blues and dark blues when you want. Beach (Nautical)and Asian will not work together. Adirondack chairs will not go with a Japanese theme. You may mix it with Bamboo accents possibly, but these 2 themes are separate.
Reply:Hey, i briefly studied asian design. sounds ok so far. best colours to bring in are generally reds and oranges. dont go too OTT though and keep it simple.


other things can work well too, such as bringing glass into it, stone coloured things, plants etc.


if you want to keep it in this style, dont bring in too much colour. but again, if you dont want your room to feel 'cold' you wont want too much white. you need to be careful to get the right contrast.


good luck!
Reply:I definitely think you should just pick 2 or 3 colors to stick to as your main colors, or it will become too much to handle visually. You want your bedroom to be a calming place, not an overly stimulating one. I'm a little confused that you want to be able to alternate styles? I've heard of having reversible fabrics, like bedding and curtains so you can change the color temperature with the seasons....you know, like warming it up for the warmer seasons and cooling it down for the winter. So I guess you could get a comforter cover or make one that is one color on one side, and then you can turn it inside out when you want to change it. I saw on HGTV once that they made drapery that was a solid color and then when they wanted to change it up, they snapped another pattern over it. They also had pillows with covers on them that could be interchanged with other ones.


But if I were going to stick with one color scheme for your design theme, I would go with a vibrant teal color, mixed in with the browns and white. You could even add a hint of yellow here and there to make it really pop.


Anyways, I hope that this helps you atleast a little bit...good luck!