Want more action between the sheets? Then decorate your bedroom with this colour

People with red, purple or black wallpaper in their bedrooms have more sex than people with lighter coloured rooms, according to a new study.

Researchers carried out an in-depth look into people’s bedroom designs and discovered a direct correlation between how much sex we have and the colour of our boudoir.

People with red bedrooms have sex on average ten times a month, while couples with black wallpaper get intimate nine times a month and people with purple shaded rooms eight times a month.

Those polled considered red to be the most erotic colour (45 percent) followed by purple (20 percent).

Dark green was seen as the least sexy colour with just 1 percent of people voting for it.

The studies were also used to create Kinky Vintage wallpaper created by Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen which has been hailed as the ultimate in erotic design.

Sexpert Tracey Cox said: "No matter what stage your relationship is at, you need to ensure you make time for your partner sexually. In the bedroom, the last thing we need is 50 shades of grey.

"Sexy surroundings make us feel like sex - it's as simple as that.

"This is one reason why couples consistently have more sex and better sex when staying in a posh hotel - bring in a sexy environment is a libido booster.

"Kinky Vintage wallpaper features rounded shapes, opulent colours and a touch me texture which can all help to get us in the mood for sex.

"There is a definite connection between colour and mood, some therapists even use “colour therapy” as part of the healing process with clients. purple is a great shade for helping us to feel sexier.

"It's often described as mysterious, imaginative and as it doesn’t occur very often naturally in nature, it's seen as rare, exotic and intriguing."

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, who designed the print, said: "Every element of the Kinky Vintage wallpaper has been designed to inspire couples to feel sexy and passionate on date night.

"The voluptuous pattern reminds us of both male and female erogenous zones, the colours are regal and indulgent and the texture is soft and sensual.

"For years designers have been promoting understated bedroom decor, but this is nearly always a bad idea.

"The bedroom is a personal, indulgent space and somewhere you should feel empowered with your partner.

"The environment should embody the most passionate version of yourself.

"To put it bluntly, people with bland walls have less sex."

The study of 1500 Brits also revealed that 45 percent of the nation’s bedrooms are currently either white or cream with light blue the second most popular colour (12 percent).

Just 6 percent of hot blooded Brits have red rooms, 12 percent purple and just 2 percent black.

It also emerged one in ten Brits take erotic ambience into consideration when choosing a colour for the bedroom.

While the bedroom is still far and away our favourite location for physical intimacy (73 percent), many of us are managing to broaden our horizons – to the utility room, garage – and even the garden shed.

One in ten (10percent) Brits have got down and dirty in their garage, while seven per cent have had sex in their utility room.

Just under ten per cent (9 percent) have even managed to sneak into the garden shed for a romp.

Alarmingly, six percent claim they have had sex in the loft.

Alan Kemp from British wallpaper brand Graham & Brown said: "Being in business for 70 years means that we've championed a whole host of different colours and styles of wallpaper over the decades.

"Yet in the last six months we've seen a sales of grey shades of wallpaper increase by 300%.

"While grey is bringing a sophisticated and calm feeling to living rooms up and down the country, we’re concerned that the shade is seeping into too many bedrooms.

"It's certainly not a shade that’s going to get pulses racing, but deep purple tones like the Date Night shade have been proven to do just that.