Autumn colour schemes for bedrooms

AD | Bedrooms in warm, autumnal colours are joyous. Our first thought of autumn is usually falling leaves and harvest, but autumn is primarily symbolic of change, whether it’s shorter days, cooler weather or migrating birds.  

The richness and vibrance of autumn make it the perfect colour palette for bedrooms, especially if you adore warm colours. Rich greens, golden yellows, orangey reds and lots of golden browns are synonymous with the season.

However, it’s crucial to balance those warm, rich tones with light undertones to represent the sun, blue skies, and whitewashed picket fences. Too much warmth can make a bedroom sickly, especially when it’s heavy on red and orange.

Here are our favourite autumn colour schemes for bedrooms:

Cool autumn colour scheme

This colour palette uses cadet blue and metallic seaweed blue to inject a dose of freshness into the carmine, bronze, and golden autumnal colours.

We love this colour scheme’s balance of warmth, with the robust claret balanced by gold and a lighter blue rather than grey or white.

Try painting the wall behind your bed in a two-tone claret and Vegas gold, with a splash of cadet blue in artwork and wall décor.

Summer fades to autumn

If you want your bedroom to evoke a sense of change and movement in the seasons, you can’t get any better than this one.

The summer fades to autumn palette uses warm green, mild yellow, tepid orange, light red and maroon to showcase seasonal changes.

The lighter colours in this autumn colour scheme make a great feature wall, and you can balance them with maroon bedding.

Pastel autumn colour palette

Do you know what’s missing from autumnal colour schemes? Purple! A dash of purple represents Liriope Muscari’s gorgeous violet-purple flowers.

This pastel autumn colour palette ditches green for purple, echoing fields of lush purple and pink wildflowers, trees, and hay bales.

A purple feature wall, gold décor and maroon, pink and reddish fabrics will transform your bedroom with a stylish, modern autumn theme.

What are the colours of autumn?

Autumn has so many colours, including yellow, orange, red, purple, and brown, which are synonymous with the change in deciduous tree leaves.

Lusher shades of purple and pink symbolise wildflowers that bloom in autumn, while white symbolises Wild clematis with its feathery appearance.

Green is a balancing colour in autumn, linking the decay and change seen in deciduous trees with the year-round lushness of evergreens.

Blue, while not synonymous with autumn, is crucial for interior decorating because it helps to balance warm, vibrant autumnal colours.

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Top tips for decorating in autumnal colours

• Rich colours like maroon and carmine eat light and can make spaces feel smaller – keep darker colours to a minimum to maintain airiness.
• Reds, oranges, yellows and browns are available in so many shades and tones, so go shopping for the perfect colours.
• Blue captures the essence of clear blue skies on autumn days, but avoid light blues, for these contrast with autumnal colours.
• Green is the best balancing colour to cancel out rich reds and oranges but beware of using too much green to avoid a farmland vibe.
• Purple and violet are feminine colours that add a sense of playfulness and freshness to autumn colour schemes.
• If you don’t like paint, wallpapers that depict flowers, trees, animals and insects in autumnal colours are an excellent choice for feature walls.
• Your bed should have a neutral or lighter colour scheme to balance the dark colours of autumn. Look for cream and light green bedding.
• Light can transform the appearance of colours, so always consider how the light in your bedroom will change the ambience.
• Try and create a timeless colour scheme that blends in all-year – pastel shades are a great option, as is a white base colour.
• Play with textures – thicker, weaved, and knitted fabrics are excellent for instilling a sense of comfort and warmth into your bedroom.

If you enjoyed this article, read our piece on 2022 bedroom colour trends.