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Ellen Finch

5 colors you should never buy bedroom furniture in – and what to choose instead for a restful space

a rust colored bed with striped linen

If you're familiar with color psychology, you'll know that there are certain associations with different hues that make them more or less suited to spaces in the home. The best colors to use for a kitchen, for example, will be very different to the best shades for a living room. 

So it follows that there are certain bedroom furniture colors to avoid, or at least limit, if you want the space you sleep in to feel calm and restful. Since bedroom furniture – bed frames, wardrobes, bedside tables and dressers – is often big, bulky and dominating, the colors you choose for it are really important. 

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