Choosing your colour palette

Choosing the right paint colour for your walls or deciding on a colour scheme can be difficult.  Colour can set the mood for a room and work as a powerful base for style and personality. Each shade and colour has unique traits and knowing how to use each colour will help create room you’ll love.  Bursts of colour can be added into any room, including paints, windows, linens, furniture and home accessories as well as wall art. With these tips and Risenn’s wide range of monochrome and neutral pieces you can start reinventing your colour scheme.

Start right

Start by choosing your colour scheme for the largest space in your home – start from the top down. Your roof is generally the largest feature so the colour choice will influence other choices you make around the home. If you have bold features such as a large piece of artwork or linen patterns, take colour you like from the pattern and expand. For example choose colours that harmonise and blend together. For neutral wall paint colour, whites and beiges are the perfect pairing. After you’ve determined your colour scheme, start with the formal areas of the house such as the living and dining room.

Colour shades

Colours close together on the colour wheel will create a calm room whereas colours farther apart add drama and a statement to a room. Warm colours like red, yellow, and orange have an energizing effect. Blue, green, and gray are calming.  Warmer colours create the perception of nearness, while cooler colours make things appear to be further away. Consider this when choosing colours to highlight particular building features. Risenn’s Duke Headboards in Black and Glacier Grey add a very calming effect and will serve as a base to start your neutral palette. For a warmer colour, Risenn’s Andrew Martin Cushion in Fenton Red is an easy way to introduce red into your home colour palette, and compliment these tones with similar colours in the same space.

Your colour choice should also be influenced by the use of the room, mornings can be brighter and rooms used mostly at night or for entertaining can go darker for a glamorous and sophisticated feel. Strong colours work best for statement rooms that are smaller and not main living spaces, for example a powder room or guest room.