Burgundy Room IdeasBurgundy is the most flattering color a room can wear.

Wine, oxblood, plum. Under warm light it glows. Send a photo of your room and I’ll send it back designed, with every piece named and sourced.

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Home bar lounge with two burgundy velvet sofas, dusty rose blossom wallpaper over a vaulted ceiling, an arched antique-mirrored bar with brass shelving and purple-veined marble
Burgundy velvet sofas against dusty rose wallpaper and Viola marble.

Burgundy velvet

In a sitting room or a bar, burgundy is best as velvet. Two sofas facing each other, a rug with red in it, and walls a softer rose so the room doesn’t go heavy.

Burgundy cabinets

Burgundy cabinets in high-gloss paint, with marble and unlacquered brass, turn a kitchen, a butler’s pantry or a bar into a jewel box. Light the shelves and the glassware glows.

Home bar and kitchen with high-gloss plum burgundy cabinets, white marble counters, brass hardware, lit open shelves with glassware and chinoiserie wallpaper
High-gloss plum cabinets, white marble and lit shelves.

One burgundy piece in a pale room

If a whole burgundy room feels like too much, paint one built-in or a bar cabinet burgundy against cream walls. Repeat it once — in a cushion, a print or the flowers.

Arched burgundy bar cabinet set into a cream hallway, with lit glass shelves, a marble counter and two window seats in burgundy toile
A burgundy bar cabinet in an arched niche, with toile on the window seats.

A burgundy powder room

The smallest room in the house is the easiest place to go all the way: dark floral wallpaper, a burgundy high-gloss ceiling, marble and brass. More in burgundy powder room ideas.

Small powder room with dark burgundy floral wallpaper, a burgundy high-gloss ceiling, a marble sink, brass sconces and a checkerboard marble floor
Dark floral wallpaper, a burgundy ceiling and a checkerboard marble floor.

A burgundy bedroom

A burgundy bedroom feels like a library: wine-colored walls or a burgundy toile, the ceiling in the same color in high-gloss paint, cream linen and brass lamps.

What goes with burgundy

Rose, olive, ochre, navy and cream. Unlacquered brass, never chrome. Marble with warmth in it, like Calacatta Viola. Avoid cool grays: next to burgundy they look tired.

Light it warm, or it goes brown

Under cold light burgundy turns muddy. Use warm bulbs, sconces and lamps, and skip the recessed lights. In the evening the room should glow.

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What colors go with burgundy?

Rose, olive, ochre, navy and cream, with unlacquered brass and a warm marble. Avoid cool grays and chrome, which make burgundy look flat.

Which rooms suit burgundy?

Powder rooms, home bars, libraries, dining rooms and bedrooms: rooms used in the evening under warm light, where burgundy looks richest.

What metal goes with burgundy?

Unlacquered brass. It warms as it ages and glows against burgundy. Chrome and nickel look cold next to it.

How do you keep a burgundy room from looking dark and brown?

Use warm bulbs, sconces and lamps rather than recessed lights, choose a burgundy with some red or plum in it, and add cream, rose or brass so the room has light points.

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