Painting your home may not be an annual deal, but if you have been contemplating on giving the old walls of your living room a colour makeover, check out the hues and colours trending this year to put the sparkle back in your home. A new coat of paint can work like magic if you know just what shade has the power to complement the furniture and accessories in your living space.
No more is it only about blues and greens and greys and whites; the painting industry has injected dollops of romance and creativity into everyday colours to turn walls into conversation starters. Some of the hues and shades that have found a foothold in the trend counter are designed to captivate you with their sheer depth and warmth and make visitors stand and admire the perfect moods it can whip up.
Here you go…
Brown It
Earthy browns and caramel hues are big this year. The clay look is in with shades ranging from terra cotta to honey hues; cavern clay is another inspirational tone to check out. With décor experts elevating the shade to the fashion black – some even calling brown the new black – brown does look like it has made home on the colour wheel of this season.
Green Out
Dark and green – that’s the way to decorate the walls this year. Deep greens are expected to inject a tinge of nature into your home with the lush foliage look setting the mood in your living room. This shade is best expressed in your larger living room, as it needs natural light to enhance its presentation – reserve lighter tones of this colour for other rooms in the house.
Blue Love
Blue has a timeless feel about it; one that has endeared interior decorators for many a season. But this time around, the focus is on a new shade of blue, an elegant blue that has a ubiquitous touch to it. This blue has been described as one that has been inspired by the everyday work-wear clothes. Blues with soft misty hues are also big this season for a dose of quiet energy in your home. It has an inclusive appeal, which makes it adapt to any and every room in the house, even the kitchen.
Muted Look
Turn down the colour tones to mute it into an expressive soother. Pastels in muted shades are all the more better, as they infuse a modest milieu, particularly in rooms that are shared by everyone in the house. Muted pastels can also add a special sheen to the decorative pieces placed in the room.
Neutral Takes
The colour neutral has been defined by interior decorators as one that will help throw the spotlight on other colours accompanying it in a room. And it is this very trait that makes it a trendy shade every season. Use neutral shades like warm greys on the walls, while furnishings and other accents in the room occupy bolder colours. Dove grey with an undertone of lilac is another calming neutral shade to check out. With pastel shades getting a neutral flavour, some of the new shades trending are French vanilla (cream with a touch of yellow), wood coloured hazelnut, aqua mint…
Coral Touch
Living Coral, that’s the shade that the Pantone Color Institute describes as a colour that is reflective of every man’s innate desire to be optimistic about life. The colour is basically a coral hue with a golden undertone.
So, if a new home is on your agenda, turn the colour wheel to dip the brush into one of these exciting shades.