Purple Interior Design | Introduction

by Phil · Published February 3, 2019 · Updated February 15, 2019

Purple Interior Design

Purple for interior design, especially when combined with other colours, stimulates creativity, and it inspires a positive mood. It is a bold colour allowing you to express your individuality and create a luxurious feel for any room in the home.

It is important to note that purple can easily dominate any colour or tone. Its strength can be easily manipulated through adjustment in shade and used in combination with other colours. So it is always worth investing a little time coordinating what goes with [your shade of] purple to ensure a perfect choice of colors.

Accent colors breathe life into an interior setting and purple with its many variants are perfect in this regard. Using a dash of purple can transform any room in your home in a significant and positive fashion. Balance, as always, is the key to getting it just right!

Purple Chic

Purple is the colour of the spring and a colour of the flowers. It is also a good colour for use in meditation offering a calming quality that promotes peace of mind. This in part is why, in interior design, the use of the colour purple is both popular and chic.

Every December for the past 18 years, the Pantone Color Institute has forecast the shade it believes will be trending across fashion, interiors and design over the next 12 months. In 2018 a shade of purple was chosen as Colour of the Year, and it was not for the first time.

2018
Ultra Violet
[PANTONE 18-3838]

A dramatically provocative and thoughtful purple shade, Ultra Violet communicates originality, ingenuity, and visionary thinking that points us toward the future.

2014
Radiant Orchid
[PANTONE 18-3224]

It is an expressive, creative and embracing purple — one that draws you in with its beguiling charm. A captivating harmony of fuchsia, purple and pink undertones, Radiant Orchid emanates great joy, love and health.

2008
Blue Iris
[PANTONE 18-3943]

Blue Iris best represents colour direction in 2008 for fashion, cosmetics and home products. As a reflection of the times, Blue Iris brings together the dependable aspect of blue, underscored by a strong, soul-searching purple cast.

Our aim is to share with you some great examples of how using shades of purple in decoration, furnishings or accents, can transform a living space to an exquisite, stylish room in your home.