What Color Curtains With Plum or Aubergine Walls
With a plum or aubergine wall, the curtain lightens this deep purple or extends its warmth. Off-white, cream and light grey bring the breathing space that avoids a dark effect. Linen and taupe create a cocooning, warm, urban-chic mood. To go bold, yellow wakes up the warm side of plum, emerald green creates a daring color block.
Plum and aubergine are deep, enveloping shades: the curtain lightens them or extends them. Kurtens makes your shade as a custom curtain, to the exact centimetre, in a range of colors and fabrics.
Plum or aubergine: a nuance that guides the choice
Plum leans towards red and raspberry, warmer and more vibrant; aubergine is darker, almost brown-purple, so more understated and deep. This nuance guides the curtain: a warm plum takes pale neutrals that lighten it, while a darker aubergine mainly needs light so as not to close the room. In both cases, an all-purple total look is rarely a good idea: the wall is enough, the curtain brings the breathing space.
Two logics work: brighten with pale neutrals (off-white, cream, light grey) that enlarge, or extend the warmth with linen and taupe for an urban cocoon. For choosing a color in general, see our guide on how to choose a curtain color.
4 effects by curtain color
On a plum or aubergine wall, the curtain produces one of these four effects. This table links each effect to its colors and its result.
| Goal | Curtain colors | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Brighten | Off-white, cream, light grey | Breathing space, enlarges |
| Natural cocooning | Linen, taupe, beige | Warm, urban chic |
| Vivid contrast | Yellow, ochre, mustard | Wakes up, bright |
| Bold color block | Emerald green, forest green | Rich, assertive |
The aubergine and taupe duo is the star pairing: two deep shades that make a cocooning, urban-chic mood, without falling into all-purple.
Avoid the total look: brighten and dose
The pitfall of plum and aubergine is the total look, which makes the room too dark and heavy. The rule: the wall carries the color, the curtain brings the brightness. A light curtain (off-white, light grey, cream) bounces the light and enlarges a room that purple closes in. Linen and taupe, instead, extend the warmth without darkening, for a soft cocoon.
For those who like boldness, a single bright touch is enough: a yellow that wakes up the warm side of plum, or an emerald green as a color block. Never two strong colors competing with the wall.
Match the curtain to the furniture and materials
Plum and aubergine love light wood, brass and natural materials, which soften their depth. Pick up a taupe, linen or light grey already present in the room for a curtain that lightens without betraying the wall's character. On a deep backdrop, the curtain brings the breathing space and the softness.
To dress a plum or aubergine living room, the first room concerned, see the living room curtains collection.
Make your choice real: the custom curtain
On a plum or aubergine wall, the curtain balances a deep color: the shade matters, the fabric and the drape too. A curtain that hangs straight, from ceiling to floor, structures the wall and brings the light or the warmth you are after.
Kurtens makes curtains custom to the exact centimetre, in a range of colors and fabrics, delivered ready to hang. You choose the shade that lightens or extends your purple wall, the fabric and the drape. For a room to insulate from noise, cold or light, blackout, thermal and soundproof models are available too. Compare the colors in the color guide, then the Kurtens custom curtains.
Frequently asked questions
What color curtains with a plum or aubergine wall?
Off-white, cream and light grey brighten and enlarge, linen and taupe create a warm cocoon. To go bold, yellow or emerald green add a contrast. Pale neutrals stay the safest option.
Does taupe go with an aubergine wall?
Yes, it is the star pairing. Aubergine and taupe make a cocooning, urban-chic mood, two deep shades that complement each other without weighing things down. Linen produces the same warm effect.
What is the difference between a plum and an aubergine wall?
Plum leans towards red and raspberry, warmer and more vibrant; aubergine is darker, almost brown-purple, so more understated. Plum takes pale neutrals, aubergine mainly needs light so as not to close the room.
Which curtain to brighten a plum or aubergine room?
A light curtain (off-white, light grey, cream) bounces the light and enlarges a room that purple closes in. Avoid the all-purple total look, which makes the room too dark: the wall carries the color, the curtain brings the brightness.
Which bright color with a plum wall?
Yellow wakes up the warm side of plum, emerald green creates a bold, rich color block. Keep a single bright color as an accent, never two strong shades competing with the wall.
A plum or aubergine wall can be brightened or extended depending on the curtain you choose. Have your chosen shade made as a Kurtens custom curtain, to the exact centimetre.
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