How to choose colour combinations for your living room

Pick by Personality

For a more active space, introduce stronger, more intense colours. For a calmer room, choose colours that are slightly more intense than off-white or light pastel. Extremely light colours can feel bright and stark when applied to all the available walls. Instead, two or more medium-light, closely related pastels can create a wonderfully luminous effect together. For an alternative living room colour idea, consider adding a splash of drama with a stronger colour on the ceiling.

Take on Textures

Try mixing textures to break-up the monotony of a single colour. The wall and trim colours can remain the same, but consider using an eggshell finish (that’s matte and less reflective) on the walls and a satin or semi-gloss finish on the trims. The same colour will appear slightly differently on each surface. This is perfect for creating a cohesive colour combination for the living room, in which there are many windows and doors and less wall surface area.

Light Matters

Natural daylight reveals colours at their finest. Thus, incandescent hues bring out warm tones and subtle yellows. Fluorescent shades provide a sharp blue tone. Consequently, a strong colour might seem overpowering when used on every wall, or when utilised next to a large window, but it might prove to be most effective on an accent wall with indirect light.

Go on, pick a shade that talks to you!

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