How To Decorate With Aqua
Picking the right color to feature in your room creates a sense of harmony. The color scheme ties together separate elements that represent the things you love and creates a unified area that is stylish and welcoming. Aqua is a bluish-green hue similar to turquoise, a color associated with good health, peace and lasting happiness. It’s also the perfect choice for your bedroom, lounge or even your study area, as it creates a soothing, relaxed environment while still energizing the space in a way that neutral tones alone won’t do. Aqua works with a wide range of colors, too, from vibrant purples to dark grays and blacks, to create looks that appeal to your personal taste. Take a look at these ideas from PBteen to learn how a pop of aqua can invigorate your space.
Aqua is a fresh, clean color that can be much more exciting than beige or gray yet still subtle enough that it doesn’t overpower your room. This is great if you share your space with a sibling or are preparing to live at the dorms with a roommate. It’s also as refreshing as bright white but doesn’t feel as much like a blank canvas, so it provides a more visually interesting backdrop for your creative decor while maintaining a welcoming atmosphere. It’s an especially smart choice for your bedroom because it simultaneously helps you relax after a long day at school or work and peps you up for those early-morning sports practices.
Aqua is something you can use most effectively in small bursts around your room, unless it’s one of your favorite colors — in that case, don’t hesitate to use it everywhere! If your room has neutral bedding, you can start incorporating aqua by tossing a few decorative pillows onto your bed in varying tints and shades of aqua. If you have a chair in your room, add an aqua throw pillow there too to balance the space. To continue using it as an accent color, consider adding a turquoise-colored glass lamp to your desk or hanging a few blue picture frames or mirrors around your room. In your lounge area or gaming room, an aqua throw blanket tossed onto your beanbag chair is a great way to include a spark of this color.
If you want to go all-out with your aqua theme, create an entire decorating scheme based on a color combination that features aqua. It feels bright and fresh paired with white furniture, but it also harmonizes well with pastel pink or green fabrics for a springy vibe. To really emphasize the lightness and brightness of aqua decor, you can pair it with darker colors. For example, aqua walls adorned with black-framed mirrors and pictures create a dynamic, elegant contrast that helps your space feel fresh and chic. Introducing red or orange elements, including decorative pillows and throws, provides a lovely balance between warm and cool colors that keeps your room feeling vibrant and welcoming.
Do you dream of days spent by the seaside? Aqua is the perfect color to help remind you of summer days spent on the boardwalk with friends. Instead of picking a full color scheme, go for a beach theme — aqua certainly fits right in. Start with an aqua comforter and add accents of white around your room. Distressed white furniture and seashells help turn your space into an island paradise. Bring in other tones that remind you of beach glass — a rich sea green lamp or chair, perhaps. Think about texture, too; a sisal rug brings in an element that will remind you of sand and add a perfect finishing touch.
If you want to revitalize your room without completely redecorating, or if you want to bring aqua into a shared space and still need to consider your sibling or roommate’s needs, art is an easy solution. Select pieces that feature aqua or turquoise that speak to your personality, and arrange them on a wall near your bed or desk to create a dynamic focal point. Use pictures of different sizes and shapes in different types of frames, and intersperse the art with mirrors to really open up the space. Aqua desk accessories are another way to brighten your study space too. Finally, consider having a parent help you hang up aqua drapes over your window as well to bring in this vibrant hue in an easy way. No matter how you choose to introduce aqua into your space, remember the most important decorating rule: have fun with it!