Using Colour in Your Home
Dear all,
Further to last week’s blog, and still very much amidst these rather strange times, we continue to aim to shine some light into your lives, and homes!
Here we share with you our top tips on colour within the home, perhaps a fun project for yourselves now that we all have a little more time on our hands. We often find the biggest impact when decorating is the colour of the walls. Below we have briefly described the effect that this can have in a room with a few of our pretty pics from past projects - enjoy!
How to use Colour in your Home?
How to make a room feel cosy?
Advancing colours are colours that are classified as warm tones of red, violet, orange and yellow as they give the appearance of coming towards you. Strong, warm colours can make a room feel cosy and intimate as shown below in our very own London showroom. We love this deep earthy orange which creates a ‘snug’ effect. You could also illustrate the same effect with cooler colours such as navy blue and emerald green but they need to be rich in tone.
The Kelling Designs Showroom, 3 Langton Street, London
How to create a bright airy space?
On the other side of the spectrum receding colours are colours that are classified as green, blue and violet and they give the appearance of going away from you. These paler colours are useful in helping to create an illusion of space. As such, these are often described as light and airy tones. We would recommend using these colours to tone down a room scheme. See picture below taken from one of our favourite country projects, the lovely fresh green reminds us of Spring.
Suffolk, England
How to make a space look larger?
In order to make a space look larger, use a pale receding colour on the walls and an even lighter colour on the ceiling. By also painting the joinery in the same shade as the ceiling colour, this will ensure that these details stand out and makes the most of the light in the room. The addition of the mirror gives the area more depth with light reflecting back into the room.
Dingwall, Scotland
How to warm up a north facing room?
To warm up a north facing room opt for sunny shades of yellow as shown in the hallway below as opposed to pure white which would cast shadows on dark Winter days. You could also add uplifting shades of apricot or peach to a room that is north facing to give the illusion of a bigger space.
Dingwall, Scotland
How to cool down a sunny south facing room?
To cool down a south facing room opt for a darker shade where a feeling of intimacy is desired as opposed to shades of yellow. Warmer tones make the room feel uncomfortable in the Summer months. We have demonstrated this in the illustration below by using a dramatic bold charcoal blue which contrasts with the fresher colours in the room, with the added benefit of the sunshine pouring in from the window.
Suffolk, England