Choosing cohesive interiors can be tricky…
Here’s a cool, warm and vibrant scheme to get you on your way.
Cool Colour Scheme.
How to pull together a successful cool colour scheme.
So you love the thought of some cool vibes for your home?
Here’s some tips on what to consider to make this scheme work.
Paint Colours - Choose blue, green, greys and whites with cool undertones to set the foundation. Steer away from warm neutrals.
Bench Tops - Look for any bench top material with cool greys, blues or whites. Here I picked a subtle cool grey marble benchtop to bring some visual contrast to the bolder wall colours.
Tapware - Gravitate towards chrome, brushed nickel, power-coated white or black fixtures. Mix your metals within this parameter throughout your kitchen and other wet areas.
Handles - Include textural materials in choices such as handles, so things still feel cosy and welcoming. You may want to consider leather pulls in a deep olive or muddier grey to sneak in a hint of warmth without the obvious reds/pinks.
Tile - Consider muted or pastel blues, greens, whites, greys for tile. Choose at least 2 different cool tiles for within all your wet areas for interest (e.g. I chose the dark grey kit kat tile for a kitchen splash back, and the muted blue squares for the bathroom).
Grout - Stick to a white or any gradient of cool grey. Here I went with a light and medium toned grey. Again choose different grout for different areas in your home for interest.
Cabinetry - Investigate cooler stain colours in wood veneers to pull as much texture as you can into your space. Remember to contrast your tile with your cabinetry (e.g. a lighter tile choices with darker cabinets).
Fabrics - Mix block colours with pattern to create balance in your scheme. Here I’ve chosen a mint green, along with a charcoal/crisp white stripe and a mustard to warm things up a little.
Enjoy your pulling together your cool colour scheme!
2. Warm Colour Scheme.
How to pull together a successful warm colour scheme.
More of a warm palette person?
Here’s some tips on what to consider to make this scheme work.
Paint Colours - Choose from pinks, oranges, reds and warm yellows. Look for any warm neutrals such as biscuit, warm greiges, taupes and beiges and whites with warm undertones. Put all your paint swatches together to ensure they all look ‘warm’ together as a whole.
Bench Tops - If you’re choosing a bolder paint colour perhaps look for a warm neutral for a benchtop, or you could swap this around and go for a real statement piece on your benches. Timber is an option for a warm scheme too.
Tapware - Look for brass, bronze, gold fixtures. Mix your metals with some white or even some brushed nickel to add a hint of coolness.
Handles - If want to consider leather pulls a natural pink-toned leather a or tan would work beautifully.
Tile - Consider muted or pastel pink, yellow, cream or warm whites, alongside a warm brown or greige for some depth. Here I chose the dark greige small square tile for a kitchen splash back, and the muted pink bigger squares for the bathroom. Both warm options within a light-dark range.
Grout - Stick to an off white or any gradient of brown or warm grey. Again choose different grout for different areas in your home for interest.
Cabinetry - Peruse the many warm timber stains. With so many options such as light oak, honey and warm walnut, you’ll be inundated with choice! Contrast the timber with a matt laminate option in a biscuit, beige or warm neutral. You don’t have to use the same cabinetry choice throughout your space.
Fabrics - Look for some hues such as blush, rust, terracotta or beige. Equally you can go all out with a bold red or orange if that’s your thing. Mix block colours with pattern to create balance in your scheme.
Enjoy your pulling together your warm colour scheme!
3. Vibrant Colour Scheme.
How to pull together a successful vibrant colour scheme.
What about our colour lovers?
Here’s some tips on what to consider to make this scheme work.
Paint Colours - You have many options open to you, with the thousands of paint swatches available! Sit down and choose your 3-5 main hues so that you can keep things cohesive and connected through out your space. Consider using full strength, half and quarter strength of the same colour. Equally branch out with a strongly saturated colour for your walls if this suits you.
Bench Tops - If you’re choosing a bolder paint colour perhaps look for a more muted benchtop. It comes down to balance and not having too many ‘hero’ pieces competing for attention.
Tapware - Again you have your choice of metal fixtures. Mix your warm and cool metals for an added level of interest.
Handles - If want to consider leather pulls, a deep navy or black will help to ground other strong colours you may have chosen.
Tile - Consider a more neutral tile alongside a coloured grout (such as the blue grout and warm neutral tile in my scheme). This is such a playful use of colour and so effective. Equally you can go for a bolder tile for contrast in another space in your home.
Grout - With many grout options available to you, choosing a less typical colour is what an colour obsessed person would do here!
Cabinetry - Remember to use cabinetry to allow other stronger elements (such as wall colour) to really stand out. You can reverse this idea if you prefer. In my scheme I’ve chosen a light timber and beige option for my cabinetry, as I want the dominance to come from my paint choices.
Fabrics - Sometimes contrasting some beautiful patterns with some neutrals can add to that sense of balance in a vibrant space. Perhaps choose some more pared back options to side alongside a bolder colour choice here.
Enjoy your pulling together your warm colour scheme!
So there you have it.. 3 examples of different, but equally lovely, colour combinations for your interior.
You can use these tips to inspire you with a whole home selection, or you may just be working on your kitchen or bathroom. Once you have determined where you sit on the cool, warm or vibrant spectrum you can begin to make the selections that suit you best!
A helpful way to do that is to place your selections together in a flatlay (where you over lap samples and look at them all together), and determine how well they work as a whole. Really so much fun!
Don’t despair if you don’t find this enjoyable. I can help turn your overwhelm and confusion into clarity when it comes to all things colour schemes and selections - remember this is what I do! So reach out for a complimentary call as I’d love to hear about your project and any help you might need.
Until next time, Bec