Playful but not chaotic

Colour is perhaps one of the most powerful tools we have at our fingertips for visually manipulating your interior design & feel & flow of your home design. It is one of the oldest tricks in the books and can be utilised really easily. Colour can shape & form a space and also completely transform the mood of a space.

HDB, 4 room

Dark Colours Advance

Using dark colours in your interior design will do several things. Firstly dark colours can help walls or a ceiling advance in a space. Using a dark colours such as navy or charcoal on walls will close in a space and make the walls actually appear to be closer to you. This is a good trick to use in an overly large space when you want to create a more intimate feel to a space. Painting a ceiling dark will significantly make the ceiling appear to be encroaching on a space and would be best used when the ceiling is very high.

Light Colours Recede

The use of pale or light colours in an interior has the opposite effect of using dark colours. Using light colours will serve to open up a space and visually appear much larger than the space may actually be. This is why most ceilings are actually white-to create the optical illusion of a higher ceiling! To open up a space such as a small powder room or study, it is a good idea to keep the walls painted in pale tones to avoid feeling claustrophobic in a small space!

Get Inspired

Using bright colours well can also create a myriad of different looks and feelings in your space. Bright splashes of colour can liven up an interior and really uplift a space if it is looking a little lacklustre.

Bedroom from [Mai Space]

• Bed frame

• Bed side table

• Lamp

• Painting

• Vase

• Salad glass container

Living & Dining from [Mai Space]

• High dining table

• High dining chairs

• Chandelier

• Mirror

• Flowerpot

• Sofa

• Coffee table

• Lamp

• Trolley

More from [Mai Space]

• Instant Heat Water Dispenser: Grossag X55A-1

• Wine Glasses

• Glasses

• Curtain

Get Inspired

Using too many clashing colours can be chaotic, while using a more restrained colour palette tends to create more harmony.

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If you are looking for similar ideas for your home interior design, you can find out more about our work from our Moodboard. We provide soft decor services, and help you choose the right products.

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