Embracing Colour Drenching in Your Home
Using colour drenching within your interior projects is a great way to bathe your home in shades that make you happy. Bolder hues in an all-over scheme help to saturate your home, evoking joy within a space. Ultimately, painting all walls of a room in your favourite colour is a truly decadent, immersive experience.
Inspiring Brights: Painting Walls in Block Colours
Surrounding yourself with juxtaposing colour combinations will invigorate your mind and create a frisson of excitement within the space you live. These colours are ideal for reception rooms designed for conversation or entrance halls created for greeting guests. They also work well in playrooms designed for mischief-making.
Choose two colours like Atomic Red and Brighton and use them in equal measure, use pale Lupin on the window wall and paint Green Verditer on the adjacent wall. Alternatively, choose a combination of three colours and weigh them differently within the space. Use Obsidian Green on woodwork, Leather above the picture rail and the calming Pea Green on the main section of the wall.
Back Wall: Atomic Red 190
Front Wall: Brighton 203
Cornicing: Slaked Lime 105
Highlight Stripe: Leather 191
Wall: Pea Green 91
Skirting and Panelling: Obsidian Green 216
Left Wall: Green Verditer 92
Right Wall: Pale Lupin 278
Window Sill: Linen Wash 33
Door: Urbane Grey 225
Dark Side Indulgence: Colour Drenching with Deep Shades
For lovers of deep hues, saturate dining room walls with mysteriously dark shades to create instant intrigue. This works especially well in areas with panelling, alcoves and cabinets painted in the same deep hue. These features create added depth in the shadows as incident light emphasises the architectural features and recesses. Try to avoid painting walls and ceilings the same colour in any areas that do not receive much natural light as this can create the appearance of a small space.
Turn the kitchen, the most practical of rooms, into a luxurious space by painting cabinets and walls in Chimney Brick. For an impactful finish, paint your bathrooms in Vulcan for the most relaxing way to finish your day.
Wall & Sideboard: Chimney Brick 247
Wall And Panelling: Mid Azure Green 96
Skirting: Royal Navy 257
Immersive Reds: Using Red Throughout a Space
For a truly immersive experience, the colour red in all its glorious variations creates a feeling of luxury, energy and indulgence. Sink into a bathroom painted in Cordoba – an aged aubergine colour. For a softer hue, paint all walls of a living room including the skirting boards in nostalgic Ashes of Roses. For something more playful, combine Bronze Red with Deep Space Blue above the picture rail and Yellow-Pink on skirting boards.
Wall (from top): Deep Space Blue 207, Bronze Red 15
Skirting board: Yellow-Pink 46
Sun-Drenched: Using Yellow on Walls & Ceilings
Transform neutral areas and bathe rooms in a sunshine glow with the use of yellow hues across all four walls. Keep this colour contemporary with dark accents and fresh white accessories. Use the charming colour, Giallo in your kitchen to start each day with fresh enthusiasm.
Create a convivial entrance to your home using Yellow-Pink on all walls. Balance this bold colour with a white ceiling and woodwork painted in Lamp Black. Or paint your guest room in the most welcoming of ochre yellows – Bassoon, another of Little Greene’s covetable new colours.
Ceiling: Giallo 337
Walls: Giallo 337
Cupboard: Giallo 337
Left Wall: Bone China Blue – Faint 325
Wall: Yellow-Pink 46
Door frame and skirting: Lamp Black 228
Arch: Bassoon 336
Panelling: Nether Red 315
Table: Jack Black 119
Floor: Bassoon 336
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Sublime Greens: Painting the Ceiling Green
For full effect, paint all woodwork, walls and ceiling in Puck, an enigmatic colour inspired by Midsummer Night’s Dream.
For kitchen spaces, use Garden on walls and cabinets – a colour newly revived from the Little Greene archive. For a fresh, lively green, use Sage & Onions to create a summer feeling all year long.
All: Puck 298
Ceiling: Pea Green 91
Walls: Garden 86
Larder Cupboards: Garden 86
Inside Cupboard: Dock Blue 252
Far Walls: Scullery 318
Door: Scullery 318
Dive into the Blue: Coordinating Woodwork with Walls
Dive into deep shades such as Hicks’ Blue and paint both kitchen walls and cabinets in this deliciously deep colour. For a relaxed look, Etruria is the blue for you and pairs seamlessly with Bone China Blue and Hicks’ Blue. In hallways and on landings, use Thai Sapphire under the dado rail and paint consoles this colour too.
In living spaces, paint Mazarine across all walls with ceilings in the fresh Wood Ash. Add a wide band of Cool Arbour to add a touch of flair to this scheme.
Walls and cabinets: Hicks’ Blue 208
Stool: Green Verditer 92
Ceiling: Hicks’ Blue 208
Walls: Etruria 326
Cupboards & Panelling: Etruria 326
Right Wall: Bone China Blue 107
Potting Shed: Juniper Ash 115
Bench: Atomic Red 190
Ceiling: Wood Ash 229
Wall: Mazarine 256
Stripe, Skirting and Cornice: Cool Arbour 232
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Neutrals: Colour Drenching in Muted Palettes
To create spaces that are awash with light and a place where thoughts can drift away, opt for soft, neutral shades. For a pared back feel, layer tranquil shades from the same colour family in wide bands across the width of the room. Take a look at the Dorchester Pink Colour Scales for this.
For a gentle and natural warmth, opt for an all-over colour scheme using Silent White Deep on walls, paired with Silent White Pale on woodwork, these shades satisfy the quest for the perfect warm neutral.
For a warmer look still, use variations of Masquerade on walls. Add interest with textural elements and allow the walls to remain the focal point.
Wall: Dorchester Pink – Pale 285
Detail Outer Stripe: Dorchester Pink 213
Large Inner Stripe: Dorchester Pink – Deep 287
Left Bowl: Acorn 87
Right Bowl: Drizzle 217
Ceiling: Julie’s Dream 26
Left Wall: Masquerade – Mid 333
Right Wall: Masquerade 334
Panelling: Masquerade – Light 332
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Go-with-the-flow Pastels: Softer Colour Blocking
For a softer finish, combine pastel shades in the same room to give your space a sense of quiet fun. Use pastels to create a light-hearted ambience with a nod to retro interiors in kitchens. Consider combining colours such as Lemon Mivvi, Cupboard Green, Spearmint and Milk Thistle.
Alternatively, use pastels in a sophisticated combination of Boxington, Perennial Grey and Dorchester Pink in hallways and look-through rooms.
Walls: Lemon Mivvi 195
Units from top left: Cupboard Green 201, Spearmint 202, Milk Thistle 187
Worktop: Grace 193
Backroom: Left wall: Perennial Grey 245
Top shelf: Dorchester Pink 213
Skirting board: Grey Moss 234
Chimney Breast: Stag Toile – Moss
Middle landing: Bottom: Knightsbridge 215; Top: Boxington 84
Front door right: Perennial Grey 245
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