How to use the colour slate in furniture ideas and images

Nowadays, slate colour is an increasingly popular colour in the world of interior design. The colour’s name derives directly from the stone of the same name, also known as the slate stone, where the dominant shade of intense grey meets some reflections of blue. Here are some tips, ideas and images for using slate colour in interior design.

The term slate comes from the French word ardesie, referring to the French town where the first traces of this particular stone were found around the 12th century. Slate is an increasingly popular colour, especially in modern and minimalist style homes, where the essentiality of the décor is accentuated by the sophistication of the colour. Here are ideas and photos to draw inspiration from for incorporating slate colour into your home decor.

The meaning of slate colour

Slate is a colour capable of diffusing tranquillity and calmness in its surroundings. Presenting itself as an intense and continuous shade, slate is capable of dilating spaces and conferring maximum elegance and refinement to the environment. The colour is a mesmerising and striking grey, characteristics that make it one of the most popular shades for interior and exterior decoration. Used to decorate the home, this charming shade is ideal for modern or contemporary style rooms.

Slate colour in the living room: tips and ideas

When you decide to decorate the living room of your home with slate colour, it is possible to create fascinating or impressive environments, where the colour, whether it is the protagonist or not, is capable of conferring great elegance. Generally, slate is used to decorate the walls of the room or, alternatively, it is possible to incorporate the hue through the main furnishing accessories, such as the sofa, armchairs or, perhaps, the bar coffee table. To make the most of the colour, a good idea could be to play with the various shades, creating surprising chiaroscuro effects. In this case, however, to avoid limiting the brightness of the room and flattening it, it is a good idea to choose a light colour such as white for a wall or, for example, for the ceiling. As it is very versatile, moreover, among the many proposals, colour is a perfect match for wood, so inserting furniture that recalls the material can be an excellent design solution. Finally, to liven up the room, one could insert accessories such as cushions, carpets or pictures with brighter coloured frames, so as to create pleasant contrasts from an optical point of view.

Cattelan Italia Nido Keramik Bistrot Table

The Nido Keramik Bistrot Cattelan Italia table features a steel base and a flat surface made of ceramic. It is a product, available in the Arredare Moderno catalogue, absolutely elegant and refined, where the design is accentuated even more thanks to the slate colour.

Slate colour in the bedroom: tips and ideas

For the sleeping area, a particular and classy idea could be to use the slate colour to decorate the main wall where the bed rests. Furthermore, for a rustic environment, an impressive and extremely delicate solution could be to choose a wall made of slate stone. Alternatively, to decorate a bedroom in a contemporary style, one can opt instead for a chromatic reference between the painted wall and some furnishing accessories such as the wardrobe, bookcase or bedside table, which recall the colour. If you decide to decorate only one wall with this colour, to avoid suppressing the ambience and give a touch of brightness, a good idea is to decorate the remaining walls with other softer shades of grey, with pastel colours or, to stay on the theme, with light blue, to create a perfect chromatic pendant. Other tones of colour, to make the room more lively, can be inserted through the various fabrics and design accessories.

Musa Pezzani Composition 21 bookcase

Among the various solutions proposed in the Arredare Moderno catalogue, the bookcase Musa Pezzani Composizione 21 is presented as a set of shelves that, intersecting perfectly with each other, compose a bookcase with modern and clean lines. The steel structure and essential design distinguish the bookcase and make it ideal for enriching home environments.

Slate colours in the kitchen: tips and ideas

Furnishing the kitchen with slate shades means creating an elegant, modern and refined environment. A good idea could be to opt for walls painted in neutral and light colours, such as ivory, and concentrate the slate colour in the furnishing complements or accessories. Some examples could be: the table, chairs, lamp, cupboards or the kitchen itself. To create a more intense effect, a second contrasting colour can be added, perhaps orange, green or purple.

Eliot Keramik table Cattelan Italia

The Eliot Keramik Cattelan Italia table, available in the Arredare Moderno catalogue, was designed by designer Giorgio Cattelan. The product is characterised by a structure with a painted steel base and a slate-coloured ceramic top. It is a solution of pure elegance, to be inserted in an environment where design and high quality are the main protagonists of the furnishing.

What colours to match slate?

Slate is an extremely versatile shade that can be combined and matched with different colour nuances. Capable of lending class and elegance to any room in the home, the colour blends perfectly with various shades, but colour combinations with ivory, gold, ruby red, sand and earth colours and turquoise blue stand out in particular. In general, however, it can be placed within palettes where neutral and muted colours predominate, among them white.