How to use colour in your home in 2023

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 and layered space.

Sometimes it’s a fear of getting it wrong, anxiety of being too bold. With my personal fashion styling work I have seen plenty of wardrobes in all shades of grey -it’s the same thing with interiors - 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 (you know all that colour psychology science!).

I like to introduce colour into my interior design - not your primary red, blues or yellows, I should point out, 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 - here you will find perfectly blended 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.

Arent & Pyke