How to use colours when painting and decorating
The power of colours should not be underestimated. Having been interesting to research the last three decades, it is now proven that colour can have an impact on your emotions and mental health. It can even go as far as affecting physiological responses such as eyestrain. The use of colour in your own home can be achieved through the colour schemes chosen for interior design and painting walls.
If you are unsure in which colours to do the painting, our painters and decorators offer Colour Consultation services. These are some colours we have chosen, that can help you create a relaxing environment in your own home.
Blue
Blue is a colour, that unlike red, affects our mental health rather than physical. It is a very tranquilizing colour that can be used when painting the walls of the bedroom to improve sleep. It is a colour that can help you relax and calm your mind. You can also use blue with different undertones in the bathroom to create a relaxing atmosphere.
When painting and decorating in blue, it also enhances concentration and communication, which makes it a perfect colour for improved socialising in the living room.
If you chose to paint the walls in lighter blues, it can give the appearance of more spacious rooms whilst if you use darker rooms you should use neutral colours for decorating to create a sense of balance.
Recommendations by our painters and decorators:
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Blush
While nowadays pink is considered a feminine colour, it wasn’t always like that! Historically, it was a colour of wealth and luxury, mostly worn by men. However, if used correctly through painting and decorating, it can be used and fitting in almost any room.
Pink is another colour that can help calm the mind and bring harmony to a room. Our painters and decorators recommend this colour as an alternative to red, as it is softer, takes less commitment and is easier to combine with other colours. Also, unlike red, it is a colour that spreads harmony and promotes relaxation. If you decide painting your walls in pink, do this in a room where there is plenty of natural light to make the most of the colour and reflects.
These are some selected from our painters and decorators:
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Green
Green is a very versatile colour that can be used in many ways when painting and decorating. It symbolises the natural world and environment that surrounds us and brings peace, freshness and harmony. It is supposed to symbolise good luck, bring tranquillity and improve health. It is also supposed to have a physical effect, which is why it is used to enhance concentration and vision in offices.
However, it is also a good colour for your home. For example, olive green is a classic colour for painting walls and makes decorating simpler as it can easily be combined.
Our painters and decorators use this colour often for living rooms. It is a colour can make a room more welcoming and create a more comfortable atmosphere in rooms where there is socialising. This is especially the case if you have guests over or spend most family time in the living room.
These are some colours our painters and decorators recommend:
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Grey
To many people, grey can seem a strict and uninteresting colour. However, using greys with different undertones can really help set the mood for a room. You can easily combine it with other colours for a more sophisticated look. You can simply choose any neutral grey, which will allow you use the furniture you already have for decorating.
For people who see grey as too dark, our painters and decorators use white paint and mix this with a grey colour, so you don’t have to use either of the two colours in their pure form.
Grey is a relaxing, calming colour, that also acts as a stress relief. Different textures and materials will help create a sense of balance and outweigh the grey.
It is a perfectly balanced colour for painting and decorating your bedroom, that will give you a relaxing moment to end your day.
These are some colours our painters and decorators recommend:
Violet
Violet is considered the colour of spirituality and wisdom and being a mix of red and blue it brings together aspects of both colour, creating a unique combination. The energy of the red combined with the calmness of the blue, is creating a colour that promotes concentration, enhances medidation and self-reflection. It can easily be introduced into a room by decorating it with elements of violet or simply painting the walls. When choosing the colour of violet, our painters and decorators recommend going for colours that have more of a blue hue rather than being too dark.
You can try and use a lighter colour like violet, which has cooler undertones and balance this out by using warmer toned decorations throughout the room to create a peaceful atmosphere.
Our painters and decorators recommend the following:
Remember that when you select a colour for painting walls, that the orientation of the room matters and the amount of natural light that the room is exposed to. Therefore, it is useful to use paint samples like our team does. If you are still unsure about what colours to use, our painters and decorators offer Colour Consultation services. Consultation is available as soon as the next day, so if you have any questions, contact us today!
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