Combination of two opposed tones in terms of characteristics and “visual attitude”, as white and red are, this colour goes on being popular also in interior decoration, where it recalls rétro-glam atmospheres, between eclecticism and nostalgia.
In Feng-Shui, pink represents creativity and it is used in interiors where one wants to convey quietness and sweetness. It is therefore a colour which speaks of romanticism and which, thanks to its endless tones, also provides wittier and more astonishing notes that easily conquer the most elegant interiors.
In this guide you will find recommendations and ideas for a pink interior decoration: which tones to choose and how to combine them, some recommendations about the way to use this colour in the various rooms in the house and the mistakes to avoid if you want to decorate with pink.
Interior decoration with pink details: which tones to choose?
We are accustomed to genereally speaking of “pink colour”. Actually this nuance contains a palette which varies from warm to cold tones, with shades which can characterise interiors in very different ways.
Pale pink interior decoration
Refined and elegant, pale pink is the colour of charm. It is perfect for sofas and armchairs, where it can be successfully combined with wood. 
It is always impactful in the decorations, which it embellishes with a dreamy aura.
Antique pink interior decoration
Although “antique”, this pink tone can actually fit different styles, from classic to modern.
Perfect for vintage and rétro interior design, necessary to shabby interiors, it can be embellished to create combinations which are suitable even to more contemporary projects.
Antique pink matches
- When used with metallic colours like gold and brass, it will provide the interior with a very elegant allure
- Together with tones like wood green, sage green, deep blue, burgundy, it offers classic, refined solutions
- When used with wood, light grey or pastel colours like light blue, it completes projects made with Scandinavian design
- Together with metal pieces of furniture, it is perfect to decorate a room with an industrial taste, where it can lighten up even very structured interiors.
Bright pink interior decoration
Through the use of pink in its brighter tones you can create exciting looks and original chromatic solutions. It should, however, be carefully used, choosing the elements among textile furnishings and furnishing objects, to avoid a disharmonious 'Barbie effect'.
Pale pink living room
An idea to decorate your living room with pink can be to combine it with grey and to play with textiles alternating matching patterns and embroideries, contrasting decorative accessories, metal lamps and botanical wall papers that bring the warm dustiness of this colour also onto the walls.
Pink bedroom
If pink colour is naturally and first of all associated with calm and relax, the bedroom is surely the room where it can perform at best. You can choose whether to use it in decorations or textiles, or in bigger, more important furnishing objects, for instance in velvet armchairs in “glam” style.
Pink kitchen decoration
In the kitchen, pink can be mostly used behind the cooktop, on coatings and tiles. It is interesting when it appears in accessories, in wall clocks, for instance.
An extra chic touch? The match with mint green appliances.
Pink bathroom decoration
Pink decoration in the bathroom permits to create bolder combinations than the ones this colour allows to have in other rooms of the house.
The combination with black, first of all: the “sweetness” of this colour can be softened, for example, by coverings such as marble and taps and fittings with a matt black finish
Pink interior decoration: the mistakes to avoid
As we have seen, pink interior decoration permits to create lots of different types of decorations, where both the tones you use and the combinations you make are important.
There are, anyway, some situations which it is better to avoid, not to risk to change the colour which expresses refinement and elegance into pure, fruitless eccentricity.
- Choosing a too intense shade of pink for the walls. When you want to use this colour for the walls, it’s better to use it in limited areas and employ a neutral colour for the rest of the walls
- Making matching combinations: the “Barbie effect” would be around the corner
- Forgetting to lighten the environment with touches of gold and silver. Metals are the first allies of pink interior decoration. It would be a pity not to exploit them!
Are you looking for some ideas of pink interior decoration? Discover L’Oca Nera’s proposals and get ready to bring the perfect “idea of ecstasy in frivolity” in your house.
