Using colours around at home in an interesting manner highlights your home’s personality and architecture. We all love to see colourful pictures of homes in magazines, but when it comes to real life experimenting, we hesitate. Why? Because they are colours and as much as they look good we do not want them to be overwhelming. What if it’s the wrong tone, what if it’s a bit too much all over the wall? What if it’s not the way you visualized it to be? And, what if it only looks good in magazines? After a long list of ‘what ifs’ we ultimately settle on plain whites and beiges because of course, there is no risk here.
Keeping all that aside, if you are planning to change your home’s look from bland to interesting, here is a colour theory to check out – painting the unusual places. The unusual areas are ones you would not expect to be colourful. This not just keeps the balance by keeping the rest of the place in neutral tone but also adds a fantastic visual appeal to your home without going over the top. Check them out.
Keeping all that aside, if you are planning to change your home’s look from bland to interesting, here is a colour theory to check out – painting the unusual places. The unusual areas are ones you would not expect to be colourful. This not just keeps the balance by keeping the rest of the place in neutral tone but also adds a fantastic visual appeal to your home without going over the top. Check them out.
Ceiling
Painting the walls are so passé. So why not try something different this time. And, since painting the walls colourful makes most of us nervous. Why not keep them neutral and colour the ceilings instead. They do not shout out the colour every time you enter the room and yet add to the detailing of your decor.
Door
I have been forever in love with painted doors. Something that you would find in rural Rajasthan or in a Moroccan neighbourhood. What if a bright coloured door could bring likewise charm into your home? I could go as bold as a bright yellow or as chic as a sea foam green on the front door with the rest of the walls balancing it.
Furniture
We are so used to having furniture in natural wooden tone that getting a painted one would seem quirky and unexpected. The trend is catching up and this is the best time to welcome it into our homes. What if you could get home a wardrobe that has painted murals on its doors or a rustic white storage chest doubled as a coffee table in your living room? It will add the much needed pop to your decor and keep things interesting.
Flooring
If you have ever been to a village in South India, you would have had the chance of seeing Kolam paintings on house floors. White painted patterns on wooden floors, such contrast yet beautifully blending with the theme of the house. So, instead of keeping your floor blank, why not use coloured tiles with neutral walls and ceilings. It’s as much of a statement maker as an accent wall, and yet unique.