Color Trends in the Bedroom

By Jennifer Haupt

Princess Room

"Natural shades of lavender and green are huge for girls' rooms this year — it's the next pink," says Zoya Bograd (www.BogradKids.com), who designed just about everything in this "Princess Room:" from the whimsical brown doggie bed, right down to the purple beads and lace on the linen sheets.

Note, however, that not just any green will do; it has to be just the right hue. According to Bograd, the shade on this royal bed, picked up in the rug and the wallpaper, has its roots in forest green, but it's lighter and fresher to match the soothing tone of the lavender. She describes it as an earthy spring green.

Bograd says these colors are sweet and traditional when used in a child's room, but considered more modern when it comes to interior design for adults. "It's all about the colors combined with the fabric patterns," says the designer, who has her own furniture line as well as lighting line. "For adult bedrooms, I prefer something more soothing; different shades of blue in soft fabrics."

Photograph by Peter Page