See some elegant pale green & yellow bedroom decor from the 1920s

Elegant pale green and yellow bedroom decor from the 1920s
ClickAmericana-Retro-Inspo-logo-350
SCROLL DOWN FOR THE FULL-SIZE IMAGE

Note: This article may feature affiliate links, and purchases made may earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. Find out more here.

Facebook
Pinterest
Twitter
LinkedIn
Reddit
Email

In this lovely English-style bedroom in New Jersey, the elegant pale green of an old Chinese-style wallpaper was used as the foundation color.

Very cool and delicate in color, it had a background of soft green, and traceries of white flowers and birds and birdcages — with notes of violet, yellow, and rose in the fruits and tassels which occured here and there in the design.

If this vintage room had been completed with vividly-colored curtains, carpets and upholsteries, its whole delicate beauty would have been destroyed. Instead, the colors of the other furnishings were kept the same value as the paper.

The curtains were of oyster white taffeta. The pillows and lampshades repeated the attenuated rose and yellow in the paper, which were re-echoed in the embroidered flowers of the grayish-white silk bedspreads. The carpet was gray-green.

Strengthening notes in the room were the dark walnut beds, the pine mantel, and the gilt Chippendale mirror over the dressing table.

With this treatment, this classic bedroom decor from the 1920s had a refreshing and restful quality that could not have existed had strong colors been used.

View of English bedroom style from the 1920s

Above: This view of the bedroom gives a better idea of the room’s proportions, and of the care exercised to maintain in every detail the ideal of delicate loveliness, which was its motivating principle.

Elegant pale green and yellow bedroom decor from the 1920s
Facebook
Pinterest
Twitter
LinkedIn
Reddit
Email

PS: If you liked this article, please share it! You can also get our free newsletter, follow us on Facebook & Pinterest, plus see exclusive retro-inspired products in our shop. Thanks for visiting!

More retro inspo

Because the fun never ends!

Comments on this room

Leave a comment here!

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

See some of our books!