How to use colour in your home in 2024
What would life be like without colour? In particular, what would your home be like without colour?
In more recent years there has been a desire (probably more a trend) to create spaces that are pared back, whether that be minimalist in furniture and décor as well as in colour palette. Search Pinterest or Instagram and you will find an abundance of images of homes decorated in neutral shades from white, bone, beige and cream set against timber palettes. Yes, these are lovely and I must admit, I have an all-white bathroom however, injecting some colour through paint, textiles, art and accessories creates a more unique, layered and interesting space.
Sometimes it’s a fear of getting it wrong, anxiety of being too bold. With my experience in personal styling I have seen plenty of wardrobes in all shades of grey and black -it’s a fear of trying something new so you stick to all shades of the some colour. Colour can be scary, however it brings personality to a space and is emotive (colour psychology).
I like to introduce colour into my interior design - not your primary reds, blues or yellows, but colour that sets a mood and can be paired alongside other amazing hues. There are truly so many to pick from.
So, if you are going for that white bathroom look, try and balance it out with colour either through tapware, towels, flowers or art (yes, I love art in a bathroom).
Don’t know where to start with colour in your home? You’ll often hear about looking to nature - which yes, is a good place to start. I like to look at art, a painting for example - you will find perfectly paired hues that can help you make a colour story for any room.
Below shows an inspirational example of using colour in home interiors.
Also, check out this article in Your Home and Garden, NZ where I also talk about colour.
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Stacey Gillies is a Auckland interior designer, writer, and former fashion stylist. Stacey brings an international design sensibility to her Auckland interior design projects through beautiful materials, quality finishes and painterly colour palettes. Her expressive spaces extend beyond mere decoration; they capture the clients’ unique identity translating this into a physical form.