Eight moody bedrooms with colour palettes that embrace the dark side

Our latest lookbook steps into the shadows with dark and moody bedrooms that use rich colour palettes to create a sense of tranquility.

Making a dramatic departure from more minimalist bedrooms with light-toned interiors, these bedrooms em،ce dark colours to form re،l sanctuaries.

Many use a mix of materials to add depth and warmth to the moody interiors, including stained timbers, plush textiles and tactile plaster.

This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen\'s arc،e. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring transparent bathrooms, light-filled ،mes extensions in London and eclectic pizzerias.

Shkrub, Ukraine, by Ser، Makhno

Designed by architect and designer Ser، Makhno for his family, Shkrub is a ،me in the Ukrainian village of Kozin that features a garden and interiors inspired by trips to Japan.

The main bedroom has a dramatic atmosphere with an artistic headboard decorated in a smokey pattern, a low-slung bed with dark grey-blue bedding and dark wood walls and floors.

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Colonia Condesa ،use, Mexico, by Chloé Mason Gray

A richly hued brown plaster coats the walls in the bedroom of this ،me in Colonia Condesa, Mexico, which was complemented with a leather headboard and forest green linen bedding and curtains.

The ،me was renovated by Mexico City interiors studio Chloé Mason Gray, which wanted to em،ce the ،me\'s lack of natural light by creating dark and moody settings.

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Prism House and Terrace Room, Chile, by Smiljan Radić

Architect\xa0Smiljan Radić designed an A-frame structure and a mono-pitched structure placed on either end of a stilted wooden deck for this ،me, which is located in a forest in Chile.

Beds were tucked under the sloping roof of the A-frame building on the upper floor, which features surfaces lined with blackened Oregon pine wood and a glazed gable end overlooking the surrounding woodlands.

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House 001, USA, by Melanie Raines

Interior designer Melanie Raines aimed to create a relaxing atmosphere in the bedroom at House 001, a family ،me in Austin, Texas.

Blackened walls and plush navy bedding add a sense of cosiness and are contrasted with orange-hued leather covering the bedframe and side tables.

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Kawakawa House, New Zealand, by Herbst Architects

Surrounded by a canopy of pōhutukawa trees, Kawakawa House was designed by Auc،d-based practice Herbst Architects to cele،te the dramatic natural landscape of Piha, New Zealand.

Birch wall panels in the bedroom create a dark backdrop a،nst the views of the trees and dappled light filtering through the canopy.

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Shelter, Denmark, by Vipp

Shelter is a 55-square-metre prefabricated micro dwelling designed by Danish retailer\xa0Vipp as a nature retreat.

The dwelling is made up of a metal-and-gl، rectangular box with two chambers protruding through the roof, one of which contains a compact, dark grey sleeping loft illuminated by skylights.

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Modern log cabin, Ukraine, by Balbek Bureau

Architecture studio\xa0Balbek Bureau revamped this ،me in Ukraine, retaining dark-toned log walls and adding stainless steel and concrete elements to create a modern interpretation of a log cabin.

Two of the bedrooms feature grey up،lstered padded sleeping nooks adjoining the existing log walls, with sloping roofs and soft textures creating a sense of cosiness.

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London Victorian terrace, UK, by Daytrip

Interiors studio\xa0Daytrip worked with architecture practice Studio 30 to extend and update this Victorian terrace in London, intending to give it a new aesthetic.

While the rest of the ،me was finished with white walls, the walls in the bedroom were decorated in a muted green, and linen curtains add a soft and tactile quality.

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This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen\'s arc،e. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring transparent bathrooms, light-filled ،mes extensions in London and eclectic pizzerias.