Palette · Bedroom

Burgundy & Blush Bedroom Color Scheme

A moody, romantic bedroom palette that wraps deep burgundy walls in soft blush and warm ivory, all matched to real paint you can buy.

By Jessica Williams · Color Stylist & Interior Editor
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Start with Deep Burgundy on the walls. It is the kind of dark, wine-soft red that turns a bedroom into a retreat, the sort of color that feels good to come home to at the end of a long day. In the evening it glows under lamplight and makes the bed feel like the center of everything. This is the color that sets the whole mood, so let it carry the biggest surfaces and do most of the talking.

To keep the room from feeling heavy, lift the edges with Soft Blush on the trim. It is a quiet, powdery pink that softens the burgundy and adds a little romance without going sweet. Then bring in Warm Ivory as your accent, on the ceiling, a dresser, or bedding, to add a calm breath of light. Burgundy on the walls, blush on the trim and frames, ivory overhead and in the soft furnishings, and the room settles into something warm, moody, and easy to sleep in.

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Questions people actually ask

Questions

Will deep burgundy make a small bedroom feel too dark?

It makes a small bedroom feel cozy rather than cramped, especially at night. To keep it from closing in, save the burgundy for the walls and let the lighter blush trim and ivory accents catch the light around the room.

Does this palette work in a bedroom with low natural light?

Yes, it actually thrives there. Burgundy reads rich and intimate in soft light, and the warm undertones in the blush and ivory keep the whole room feeling inviting instead of flat.