Overview

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  The color purple, once reserved for royalty, is now a versatile, favored color for interior design. Whether you like pale lilac, reddish purple or even eggplant purple-black, decorating your bedroom with your favorite shade of purple adds visual richness and may even make you feel like a king or queen.
  
  

Wall Stencil

• Follow the example of a room shown in the article "Purple! Violet! Plum! Aubergine!" on the Apartment Therapy website, and festoon purple walls with an elaborate stencil in a repeating pattern. While the article shows pink designs on a royal purple wall, you can choose any color. White, silver, gold and yellow all make for bold contrast, while burgundy, black or brown blends in well with a darker shade of purple for a subtle effect. Stencil a fleur-de-lis or heraldry-inspired "lion rampant" design on the walls if you wish to reinforce the "royalty" association. Other ideas for stencil designs are hibiscus flowers and simple geometric designs.
  
  

Purple Bed

• Spice up the bedroom with a lush velveteen purple bedspread and pillowcases. Bright purple works well for a teen bedroom, particularly when paired with animal print accessories. Those with more restrained tastes may opt for deep plum-purple sheets layered with a muted pinstripe bedspread.
  
  

Contrasting Color

• Combine purple with a cheery contrasting color--or a cool, mellow accent color--for a dual-color decorating scheme that is easy to implement. Color possibilities include red, yellow, silver, gray and black. The mood created can range from silly to sophisticated, depending upon the colors you use and the accessories you add. The article "Master Bedroom: Bright Idea" on the Good Housekeeping website advises pairing two bright colors "to give your room a unique spark and charm" and suggests adding bedding in the contrasting color. Accessories you might pick in a contrasting color include curtains, area rugs, lamps, furniture and wall art.