Colour library

Keep a record of paint colours, brand names, and places used, as well as a paint sample on wood paint stir sticks hung on a beaded chain. Now you can take your paint library to the shop with you to match colours or choose complementary or contrasting ones.

Moving the walls

Colour can also create optical illusions. For example, light colours reflect light and make the small room seem larger. Warm colours seem to advance and ‘fill’ space, whereas cool colours tend to recede. A white ceiling will seem higher; a dark ceiling will appear lower.

Complementary colours – in this case apple-green and violet – make for a striking decorative effect.

One room, four ways

Same room, same furniture, these four pictures show just how easy it is to create different styles simply by changing the colour.

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