Often when we go through glitzy pages of high end interior design magazines or builder made residential flat brochures most of them always have white walls. It might look clean and easy to mix n match with a white background but then to many it can be just too monotonous or dull. If you are one of those who love their colours and a white Scandinavian picture perfect room is not your style, then this story is for you. As we break in the psychology behind the colours and get you easy tips to get colours in your home.
Lets face it, being an Indian we are not a typical white and grey loving country. There are enough colours and their shades that we use. From beautiful varied shades of spices in south to bright colours used in the weaving techniques of the north east. We got them all. Then why to just be stuck with an egg shell white? It’s a fact that not every colour works the same for everyone and hence we are here to help you get it just right.
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To start with, the basic things that you need to consider before you choose that blue-ish mint are:
The amount of sun light that room gets is a very important factor. As things can go really awry if you choose a dark shade for a room that hardly gets any sun.
Size does matter, surely when it comes to a big room with good morning light a dark colour like emerald green would work great. However, a small study with enough books around already, won’t look great.
Third factor would be about the purpose of the room. A living room can be bit more dramatic than the bedroom. As a bedroom is about relaxation and something too stark might not fit in.
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Once you have the above factors considered and colour chosen, it might be a great idea to get the neutrals. Most of us face an issue when it comes to how to marry different colour rooms together to not make the house look like a paint company shade card. That is where the neutrals will work. How about keeping your doors and frames in white and just playing with the walls, so that the colour does not get very overwhelming and the doors all over the house keep it all together. You can even go for pastel shades story with little colourful accessories around and white being the anchor colour.
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Feel like going bold? Well then get a colour wheel and pick any two shades on the opposite side. Colours like red and green, blue and orange or yellow and purple. However, when doing such a contrast you need to ensure the amount of each colour is just right. A yellow wall room with purple lamp shades and accessories can look great. As the purple will pop out well. But before you get into this split personality order, do consider using a neutral shade that should help you in keeping it all look balanced.
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Still confused about where to start? Then try going online and create your own colour scheme. With website like colours.co , colourlovers.com or palletefx.com it just cant get any easier. Or still call a colour consultant from Asian paints to help you out.
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Do let us know your questions and we will surely try and help you. For more inspirations and tips to get colours in your home do follow us on our Insta page or like us on Facebook. A very Happy holi y’all!
