Psychedelic Room Ideas

Bright Colors

• While you may be accustomed to using a palette of soft, neutral tones to decorate your home and using darker, richer shades as accent colors, a psychedelic room is all about bright, bold color. Don't be afraid to use a vivid shade for the walls, such as yellow, pink, purple or orange. For a truly intense look, consider painting each wall in the room a different color. Mix in bright shades of blue, green and red as well. You may also consider neon shades for a truly psychedelic feel.

Tie-Dyed Fabric

• No psychedelic room would be complete without tie-dyed fabric. The tie-dye process involves tying parts of a piece of fabric with rubber bands and dipping it in dye. The tying blocks the dye from reaching portions of the fabric, resulting in unique striped, spiral, circular and star-burst patterns. You can purchase fabric that has already been tie-dyed or tie-dye items yourself. For a bedroom, tie-dye your sheets or comforter in a rainbow of colors. In a living room or den, tie-dye curtains or fabric to make throw pillows. Create a tie-dyed cotton mat to use as a throw rug.

Beaded Curtain

• If you need a room divider for your psychedelic room, a beaded curtain is a fitting and era-appropriate option. Not only does a beaded curtain provide a lovely visual, but also it makes a distinctive sound when you pass through it, adding another sensory dimension to your psychedelic room. You can purchase curtains with beads in a variety of colors, shapes and materials. Bright, colorful beads in star, flower or butterfly shapes are ideal for a psychedelic room. Premade curtains usually come with all of the accessories that you need to install it, but you can also make your own beaded curtain for a personalized look. String brightly colored glass beads on strong beading wire to create a funky, random pattern. Attach the strings to a piece of metal pole or dowel that you can mount on the wall with curtain pole brackets.

Lighting

• Lighting is an important element for creating the mood right in any room. In a psychedelic room, it can bring the whole look together. Lava lamps hearken back to the 1960s and 1970s. They come in many colors that complement the bright shades of a psychedelic room. For a trippy feel, opt for a couple of black lights for your room as well. Black lights reflect lighter shades in a darkened room, so any traces of white in your psychedelic room will have a cool blue glow when you turn on your black light. Glow-in-the-dark star-shaped wall or ceiling stickers can also add to your psychedelic room.