Study Rooms Design

A study is a quiet room in the home used for reading, homework, computer tasks and relaxation. You can easily convert an extra bedroom in your house into a study. Tranquil paint colors, comfortable furniture and plenty of book shelves are all you need to create a perfect study for your family.

Colors

Choosing the color for your study is an important task. You want your room to promote peacefulness and tranquility. It should be a place to get away from life's craziness and read a book, or study for a test. Studying often evokes stress, so a calm room is best for studying.

Warm blue tones are best for evoking a peaceful feeling in the room. Avoid light blues, which can feel cold on the walls. Green is another good option for a study. Green is believed to be a calming color as well. Avoid reds and yellows, which create energy and sometimes frustration. You want to sit quietly and read and relax, so energetic colors should be saved for a family room or den.

If you fall in love with a dark color that would overpower the room, consider painting half of the wall the dark color and the other half a creamy neutral. Hang chair rail to divide the two colors. Another option is to paint just one wall the dark color and the rest of the walls a similar color, just several shades lighter.

Books

No study is completely without books. Fill an entire wall with bookcases to hold all of the family's favorites. You might not be able to fill all of the shelves right away. The empty space can be used to display knickknacks or picture frames.

Choose a bookcase that fits the overall style you are going for in the room or in your house as a whole. Purchase enough of the bookcases to fill one wall of your study. Be sure to measure carefully and check to see that all doors will be able to open fully once the bookcases are in place.

Always attach bookcases to the wall with anchors and screws. If children or animals climb on the shelves, they will not tip over. Even if you do not have children of your own, it is a safety precaution you must take just in case a child is ever in your house.

Furniture

Your study now needs furniture. Look for a comfortable couch or a set of recliners first. Reading is much more enjoyable when you have a comfortable place to sit. Look more for comfort than style when it comes to couches and chairs. You want your family members to be able to relax and enjoy themselves.

Look for a desk next. You will probably want to set up your desktop computer or have a place to set your laptop. A desk with file drawers and shelves built in works well. Find a desk that matches the wood of the bookcases you installed to give the room continuity.

Finally, search for small tables to use as end tables and a coffee table. Look for woods that match the desk and bookcases, but do not necessarily buy a matching set of two end tables and a coffee table. Look for different pieces that coordinate without matching. This will make your study more relaxing and casual rather than stiff and formal.