Colour & walls
Should skirting boards match the walls?
Matching skirting to the wall quietens the lower edge; a contrasting colour makes the room’s outline more visible.
Colour & walls
Paint, pattern and the details that change how colours sit beside one another.
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Colour & walls
Let colour connect an open-plan room
A shared palette can connect sitting, dining and kitchen areas while still allowing each part to have its own emphasis.
Colour & walls
The grey that turns lilac after sunset
Before replacing a grey paint that looks purple, check the surrounding colours and the light that reveals the change.
Colour & walls
Terracotta without turning the whole room orange
Use the size of the coloured surface to decide whether terracotta becomes the background or a smaller point of warmth.
Colour & walls
Green walls beside existing kitchen cupboards
Green paint needs to be tested against the cupboard doors, worktop and splashback as one group.
Colour & walls
Small black details in a pale room
A few dark lines can give a pale room definition, provided their placement follows the furniture and architecture.
Colour & walls
Take a room palette from one patterned fabric
One fabric can suggest a palette, but you can choose which of its colours deserves the largest role.
Colour & walls
Check the view from one room into the next
An open door puts two colour schemes together. Test that shared view before painting either side.
Colour & walls
Make a white rented room feel deliberate
Use the size and position of movable objects to give an unchanged white room a clear direction.