When introducing colour into your home, purchasing colourful linens is a great way to test how different colours attract positive energy to your environment. Colourful curtains, pillows, throws, towels and bedding can all enhance the ambience of a room without the permanence of investing in colourful paint or furniture. Linens typically last for about 5…
Category: Colour basics
Colour basics: how to budget for interior paint
Making a budget for home upgrades like interior paint is an important part of shopping for any new home, whether you’re renting or buying. How much you need to budget for interior paint depends on the size of your home. As a rule of thumb, you’ll want to count the number of “standard rooms” in…
Decorating 101: how to decorate a new home with neutrals
If you’re not sure how to decorate a new home, a neutral colour palette is the best decorating choice you can make. Even the top luxury interior designers use neutral colour palettes when staging $25-million contemporary homes. By starting with a predominantly white, black, or grey space, you will have a home that’s ready to…
Colour basics: how to mix a custom white paint
Mixing your own custom white paint is probably the closest thing there is to a “secret” for creating beautiful interiors. The lavender-toned wall in the kitchen photo is a premixed white Benjamin Moore paint, while the true white on the ceiling and on the walls outside the kitchen is a custom white. The premixed whites…
Colour basics: choosing new paint before you move in
There are a few things where you’ll get a lot of bang for your buck if you splurge on quality and interior paint is one of them. There are quite a few benefits to a fresh paint job, but we’ll focus on the colour payoff. What’s the one thing that takes up the most space…