How to use colour in your home

Whether you’re exploring a traditional, timeless look in whites and neutrals, or a contemporary style in playful hues; the colour scheme you select plays a significant part in the way your home feels. Discover ways to create mood with colour, explore popular interior colours, and get inspiration from real homes to help you choose the right colours for your space with our guide. Credit: @weavehomeau.

Create a mood with colour

Understanding how different colours work together can help you set the mood for your entire home. When it comes to looking at the vast range of paint colour selections available to you, it can be difficult to narrow down your options. Thinking about how you want your space to feel is a great place to start.

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White & Neutrals

Fresh, natural, and timeless; whites and neutrals are classic, versatile colour choices that form the basis for many interior styles. These shades are often used in shared spaces of a home such as kitchens and living rooms as they are timeless and a simple backdrop to our daily lives. With so many shades to choose from, it can be tricky to find the perfect white for your home. Rooms flooded with plenty of natural light suit cooler tones, while warmer whites and neutrals can help to brighten up a darker space. Always trial colours in your own home using a Dulux sample pot to confirm your colour choice.

Explore popular whites and neutrals

Greys

From welcoming warm tones through to cooler swatches, a grey colour palette creates a flexible backdrop that suits both natural materials and man-made additions. A popular colour choice for both interior and exterior surfaces, greys can help to open up a space, or create a soft, cocooning environment.Use deeper tones in spaces such as bedrooms or bathrooms where you're looking to add depth. Lighter tones are great for living spaces to bring together other colour accents.

Explore popular greys

Browns

Create a peaceful, serene sanctuary in shades of brown. From rich chocolatey tones, through to tan, toffee and taupe — browns evoke a sense of decadence that suit both classic and contemporary styles. The natural, earthy hues add a grounding element to your home, ripe for relaxation. Browns work well in communal areas of the home such as kitchens and dining spaces as they are neutral enough to pair well with timber and metallic elements, yet still give your space an edge.

Once you’ve chosen your colour — don’t risk the result. The only way to bring your favourite hues to life at home is to mix Dulux colours with Dulux paint products. With Dulux Wash&Wear®, you’ll get exact colour accuracy as well as a finish that will look freshly painted for longer.

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