How to choose colour combinations for living room
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Colour is a mighty powerful tool. The combination you choose for your living room decor walls can set the mood, open the space or make it cosier. Most importantly, it can give your home a unique stamp of distinction. Here are a few tips you need to bear in mind when you go through our home decor ideas.
Break those Rules
Certain colour combinations are considered are taboo. If you ask us, there is no such thing as an off-limits colour pairing. Don't be afraid to go beyond your comfort zone.
Certain colour combinations are considered are taboo. If you ask us, there is no such thing as an off-limits colour pairing. Don't be afraid to go beyond your comfort zone.
Decode the Wheel
Look towards the wheel and its potential to unlock a plethora of combinations. A small colour wheel is a great reference tool to modify and intensify a space.
Look towards the wheel and its potential to unlock a plethora of combinations. A small colour wheel is a great reference tool to modify and intensify a space.
For starters, colours opposite to each other are complementary colours with the sharp contrast between them. They can make a space pop but an overuse can get visually tiresome. Analogous colours sit next to each other on the wheel. In a three-colour analogous palette, one colour should dominate, one should support and the third should accent.
Consider the Size
For a small, sun-deprived living room, too muted or too cool hues can feel uninviting. Play it up with warmer shades to visually expand dark spaces and create a welcoming atmosphere. Have a sprawling living room flooded with natural light? Well, more space means more combinations. Bright complementary colours might come on too strong, so sprinkling them against a white backdrop to soften the effect. For instance, colours like navy, turquoise and pink pop well when teamed with white.
For a small, sun-deprived living room, too muted or too cool hues can feel uninviting. Play it up with warmer shades to visually expand dark spaces and create a welcoming atmosphere. Have a sprawling living room flooded with natural light? Well, more space means more combinations. Bright complementary colours might come on too strong, so sprinkling them against a white backdrop to soften the effect. For instance, colours like navy, turquoise and pink pop well when teamed with white.
Pick by Personality
For a more active space, introduce stronger, more intense colours. For a calmer room, choose colours that are more intense than off-white or light pastel. Extremely light colours can feel bright and stark on all walls. Instead, two or more medium-light, closely related pastels can create a luminous effect together. You can also add drama with a stronger colour on the ceiling.
For a more active space, introduce stronger, more intense colours. For a calmer room, choose colours that are more intense than off-white or light pastel. Extremely light colours can feel bright and stark on all walls. Instead, two or more medium-light, closely related pastels can create a luminous effect together. You can also add drama with a stronger colour on the ceiling.
Take on Textures
Mix textures to break the monotony of a single colour. The wall and trim colours can remain the same but consider using an eggshell finish (that’s matt and less reflective) on the walls and a satin or semi-gloss finish on trims. The same colour will appear slightly different on each surface. Perfect for creating a cohesive look in a living room, with many windows and doors and relatively lesser wall area.
Mix textures to break the monotony of a single colour. The wall and trim colours can remain the same but consider using an eggshell finish (that’s matt and less reflective) on the walls and a satin or semi-gloss finish on trims. The same colour will appear slightly different on each surface. Perfect for creating a cohesive look in a living room, with many windows and doors and relatively lesser wall area.
Light Matters
Natural daylight shows the truest colour. Incandescent brings out warm tones and yellows. Fluorescent casts a sharp blue tone. So, a strong colour might seem overpowering when used on all walls or next to a large window, but might be effective on an accent wall with indirect light.
Natural daylight shows the truest colour. Incandescent brings out warm tones and yellows. Fluorescent casts a sharp blue tone. So, a strong colour might seem overpowering when used on all walls or next to a large window, but might be effective on an accent wall with indirect light.
Go on, pick a shade that talk to you!
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