![]() Also, slightly darker colours in hallways make the rooms you live in feel brighter and airier, if you’re after that. That way when your dirty dog/ partner shakes mud up it, you scratch it with the bike/ pushchair, or it gets crayon on it after one of your wild nights in, it can be cleaned up. We usually always recommend some kind of aged looking mid-tone colour as your base colour for your hallway something that looks like it’s been there forever (and unless it’s a really old building, in a washable finish). The real question is, are you a Monet or a Dali? ![]() Like a picture frame, this creates a real-life still-life of the beautiful room you’ve already decorated. Secondly, that beautiful dramatic dark you’ve just done your spindles with, also use on just the door frames and architraves in that colour too. Ĭheck out our Moody Dark colours for more inspiration. For neutrals: Taupes- use Gumption, Greige- use Hardback or Green- use The Ranger. If you’ve got cool colours or greys, go for something like David Rose, or for warmer colours use The Record Store. You’ve never seen a space with black spindles that you didn’t love. But this blog is to help create drama right? So drama you shall get.įirst thing’s first, if you’ve got bannisters, spindles, lots of flouncy woodwork around your stairs, let’s paint it dark. Depending on the architecture of your hallway, this can dramatically change how you would decorate it. Right, we’ve stepped through the front door and entered the hall. Voltaire walls and Brasserie Brown featured in home, the dream pairing. Colour psychology is probably the most important at the front door, as it tells visitors what kind of experience they’re about to have, and reminds you of how you want your house to feel, when you get back from a naff day at the office. Cooler hues are great for creating a calm space outside, settling your guests before you answer the door. Warm colours are going to invite conversation, warmth and are great if you’re a dinner party house. Warm colours like Ciao, Sofia and Factor Fifty are inviting and conversation starters. You’re setting the mood for how you would like people to encounter you and your chosen family… This is the perfect way to give a small glimpse into the minds of the people that live there. We recommend choosing one of your accent colours inside the house. This is a super easy fix, all you need is a 1L tin of exterior paint. ![]() This makes the first impression much more dramatic, lush and inviting. The door and its surround (sidelights, toplight, frame etc.) should all be the same colour. It makes your door look pokey, like an under drawn lip on the face of your house. The cardinal sin for front doors (imo), especially if they’re impressive or beautifully detailed, is to have a colourful door with a white frame. The front door is the first thing seen when anyone comes to your home. First Impressionsĭark colours like The Record Store & David Rose can really make a statement. *Image above featuring Baked walls in home. Also, you want to decorate the hallway once all the rooms are kinda put together, so you don’t get scratches all up your freshly painted walls”, says Aaron Markwell, COAT’s Colour Lead.įor the purposes of this blog though, we’re gonna talk about the decorating journey in reverse, as a journey through your home. These spaces tie together the whole scheme and means that you have more flexibility in the rooms coming off of it. The hallway, landing and stairs always come last when choosing colours. These are the key functions of your home, so nail those first. “When it comes to decorating, I always start with the rooms that you live in, the living room, kitchen and the main bedroom. Let’s roll through some easy ways to create homes that have impact and character. Sometimes though, you need that extra injection of drama and personality in your home. COAT is known for its timeless but modern colour palette and we’ve probably got the best neutrals in the business.
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