Whether you choose lilac, aubergine, plum or violet, a purple bedroom indicates that you are not afraid of color. Once you've painted the walls, however, you may be at a loss as to how to decorate the rest of the room. Rather than being limiting, purple offers ample decorating options. By adding a secondary accent color, you will break up a monochromatic look and increase the ways to personalize your room.
1 Accent your purple bedroom with white. Paint the trim and ceiling white to lighten a room whose walls are a deep, dark purple. Place vases of white flowers such as dogwood blossoms around the room, and choose white lace curtains to flutter gently in the breeze. Select a white duvet and pillows and a dust ruffle made out of white eyelet. Place fuzzy white throw rugs on the floor for a clean, crisp look.
2 Add yellow touches to your purple room. Select a painting of a field full of daffodils and hang it over the mantel of your bedroom fireplace. Choose buttery yellow throw pillows for the settee in your room. Sew a skirt for your dressing table from a floral-patterned fabric that incorporates purple and lemon yellow. Create an interesting array of candles on the top of your dresser in one or more shades of maize.
3 Intersperse items in a variety of green shades into your purple room. Place a border with an ivy pattern around the top of the room. Place live plants in purple planters on your nightstand, dressing table and dresser. Choose forest green runners to place along either side of your bed. Choose mint green curtains to accent your windows in a fresh and pretty way.
4 Create a bold, contrasting look by using red in your purple boudoir. Situate a vase of blood red roses on top of your bookcase. Hang a red hat on the wall, select a painting of a lady in a red dress to decorate an empty wall and choose a bedspread that has a red and purple pattern.
5 Select contrasting shades of purple for your room. Situate several small terracotta pots filled with violets on your windowsill. Choose an armchair made from eggplant-colored leather for a room with lilac walls. Lighten the mood of aubergine walls with amethyst trim. Throw deep purple pillows onto a floral lilac bedspread.
