Experimenting with colour

Get inspired

If you’re unsure how to start, collect inspiration from all around you. Make a mood board with colours you like, getting inspiration from everything – artwork, painted buildings or even food packets. You’ll be able to find a paint colour that replicates them so test out patches on the wall to see how they work in your room.

Blank canvas
See your space as a blank canvas and have fun experimenting with different possibilities. Keep an eye on the latest trends as colour palettes are created and updated on a seasonal basis. It’s just as important to work out what you don’t like as it is to recognise what works well for you, so stay open to all ideas and give anything a go.

Express yourself
The colours that you choose are usually associated with your personality, your life stage or even your mood on that particular day. Different people are drawn to different colours and shades so make sure that your home reflects you and those you share it with. If the kitchen is your domain, make it yours with colours that capture you and your aesthetic preferences. If you have children, involve them in the painting process and let them test out ideas and visions in their bedrooms. If you’re really feeling brave, you could even let them help out and paint a wall themselves (with a little supervision!).

Bright blue bathroom
When experimenting with colours, think about how you want to feel in each room. For shared family spaces, you may want to combine natural stone colours with technology-based metallics. Or you might want to step out of the shower to a bright blue wall symbolising freshness and vibrancy. A bachelor pad is going to require different shades to a girly apartment, so take all of these things into consideration and play around with colour, testing it out at different times of the day and in different lights.

Still unsure?
If you want to go bold but you’re not feeling brave enough to splash experimental colours over the whole house, choose a small room like a toilet or utility area to experiment with. If this isn’t practical, you can even use the inside of a wardrobe or a cupboard to get inspired and start trying out your new ideas.

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