How to Pick the Right Interior Paint Colours for Your Home

Are you planning on renovating your home but struggling to find the perfect paint colours? Whether you’re aiming for a modern, simple look or want a bold pop of colour, getting the colour right is crucial to make any room look deliberate. In this post, we’ll show you how to choose the right interior paint colours for your home in Basingstoke.

1. Match Your Home’s Furniture

With hundreds of different shades of every colour imaginable available in DIY stores, it’s very easy to simply choose a colour you love without thinking about what it will look like in the space.

To narrow things down, choose a few colours you love before you even head to the store so you can stay focused on specific colour families.

If you’re struggling to narrow it down, look at the furniture in the room you’re decorating and work from that. If you have a grey sofa and wooden furniture, you’ll get away with more vibrant colours on the walls.

However, if you’ve got quirky, colourful furniture, you might want to stick with a more muted palette for the walls to balance it out.

2. Decide on the Finish

Choosing the right finish is just as important as choosing the right colour for a room scheme.

Conventionally, satin paint was best for walls because it was easy to wipe clean and didn’t draw attention to scuffs or marks. Whereas gloss finishes were always reserved for wood and trim.

However, today, the finish of the paint is less practical and more about adding to the story of the room.

For example, if you paint one wall in a matt finish and the opposite wall in a satin finish of the same colour, you’ll create an interesting velvet effect that can add drama to a room. Likewise, if you paint the ceiling in a satin or high-sheen finish but leave the walls matt, you’ll give the illusion of higher ceilings.

3. Evoke a Feeling

Don’t forget to consider the psychology of colour when choosing the right colour for a room in your home.

Cool tones like blues and greys evoke calm, peaceful feelings so these are best for bedrooms. On the other hand, warm tones like reds, corals, and yellow tones are more suited to social spaces where you want people to feel comfortable such as living rooms.

When you’ve narrowed down your colour choices, do some research into colour theory to make sure it matches the feeling you’re trying to evoke.

4. Know Your Whites

Whites come in a surprising number of shades all with different undertones. “Pure, brilliant white” doesn’t have any undertones and is the cleanest of the shades.

In general, whites are split into two categories: warm and cool. Warm whites have yellow, pink, or red undertones, whereas cool whites have blue undertones.

Warm whites make spaces feel cosy and so need a room with lots of natural light. Cool whites open up a space so are good in rooms which feel smaller.

Hire professional painters in Basingstoke

If you’re planning a renovation in Basingstoke but you’re struggling to find the perfect colour scheme, we can help. Our team of professional painters and decorators are experts in colour theory and will give you their expert advice on which colours would work best for your room. Call us today to book a free consultation: 01256 397111