Colour coding your home

9 years ago

last modified: 9 years ago

Let's play a game. If you had to pick two colours to decorate your home with, which ones would you go for?

Would it be black and white? Yellow and grey? Blue and white?

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Helena Dennison

9 years ago

Shades of blue with white, and splashes of lots of colour in paintings, cushions etc

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honeypoppet
9 years ago
Grey and White (but I'd have a splash of colour - different one in every room)
Matthew Decorator
9 years ago
Grey and white
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headers13
9 years ago
White & a stone colour.
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Stella Michael
9 years ago
I love colour too much to restrict myself to 2 colours ... they would have to include the hot colours red, pink, eggyolk yellow, orange and more !!
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ASVInteriors
9 years ago
Depends which country I was with and the light of that country. In a warm country the base would be black and white. In a cool country it would probably be taupe and pale grey - again as the base but with strong colour accents
everdebz
9 years ago
If it had to be grey then apple green. I love a warm sunset tangerine with light tan.
oliviaamywicks
9 years ago
Yellow and Grey! I know the trend has been around for a while now but I have a serious addiction to yellow.
Sarah Alcroft
9 years ago
I'm with honeypoppet - white and grey but with one strong colour (turquoise/yellow/pink) in each room
Lady Tottington's Poodle
9 years ago
sensible answer ASVinteriors! i choose black and white so I can blend into lots of shades in between. dont think many rooms with just two colors work. You need three at least
fincahouse
9 years ago
Blue and white with accent colours in furniture rugs etc. Although my love of colour would find me going crazy wanting to use more than just blue and white.
nevenkamartin
9 years ago
All the colours in Lord Leighton's house :-)
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Two Rivers Estates
9 years ago
Put simply aubergine and olive!
littlelady58
9 years ago
black and white
Tony McIntyre
9 years ago
Black and white. It works in every room.
Freda Valentine
9 years ago
Grey/Silver and I too like splashes of vivid colour. My favourites are Purple,turquoise,Yellow and of course blue.
crystalstaloyork
9 years ago
White and purple. !!!!!
Mope Sheriff
9 years ago
love colours. But I'don't stick with green and white. AND other splashes of colour in every other relevant places.
Mope Sheriff
9 years ago
I would stick to green and white. error in my previous post.
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Tania Mariani Interiors
9 years ago
Midnight blue and chalk white. Extremely elegant.
jen2hands
9 years ago
Blue and White. I'm loving blue at the moment, I've painted my North facing living room a very dark blue, Farrow and Ball Hague Blue, and the fireplace surround and alcove shelving is white and I think it looks gorgeous. I love teal too, does that count as blue? I've painted the cupboards in my utility room teal (Fired Earth's Southbank) and I'm so pleased with it! Go on people, be brave!
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Stanza Design
9 years ago
Black and White - because they are striking but also allow you to add and subtract almost any other colours later if you want.
Sam Hill
9 years ago
Old English White and either a light yellow or a light green.
raineycarole
9 years ago
Blue and white
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L'Atelier Natalia Willmott
9 years ago
Several tones of grey with several tones of blue
lola4723
9 years ago
Black and white love it
cinderellaslipper
9 years ago
I could live with Pistachio green & Lavender pink in every room in differing proportions.
00ast
9 years ago
White and wheat. So many shades of white to suit any light and space, and the warmth and neutrality of a camel/biscuit shade is a good solid complement and together they are a foundation for colour in upholstery, furniture, everything else. If your tastes change or you have a turnover of renters then there's lots of opportunity to change and add character with objects - better not to narrow down that choice by using a more unusual palette.
everdebz
9 years ago
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@jen2hands, I've seen teal as 'teal blue' and 'teal green' - depends on those birds I guess? Well it might not be straight-on blue.... blue/green..... anyway...post a pic of your dark blue room...
r1haz
9 years ago
Grey and white, although I'm partial to navy and mustard at the mo too! Wouldn't want that everywhere though!
milfordmaid
8 years ago
Deep blue + yellow. Almost like the Clare colours!
Juliet Docherty
8 years ago
Olive and Teal.
Sherine Janei James
8 years ago
Grey and white
Melanie Machin
8 years ago
lola4723.....I've never been a fan of just black and white together, always thought it looked a bit harsh, but I think your photos have changed my mind...amazingly well done and every room looks fantastic. I especially like the black alcove by the chimney breast - an idea I may steal when I next re-do my lounge. Gorgeous.
lola4723
8 years ago
Thank you Melanie maybe you'll give it a try. You can always add a bit of colour with accessories if you think it's too harsh. I have a red heart chair in my bedroom.
Melanie Machin
8 years ago
Sounds good Lola....I like silver/chrome accessories at the minute; I think they'd look good with black and white. If positioned correctly they would bounce more light around. Thanks for sharing your photos :)
Laura
8 years ago
Impossible - I couldn't do it.
I once read a great comment on this site describing a house like a 'box of crayons'. It was used in a negative way, but it's the best way to describe my home. Every room is (and will be when it's finished) a different colour, each room is separate and not open plan and lead on to (what will be) a white hallway. And I'm only going with white because it has no natural light :-(
Melanie Machin
8 years ago
Laura - that sounds good to me too! if you've read my discussion with Lola then you'll know I'm debating black and white as her photos look wonderful. My lounge and dining room are open plan, so need to flow into one another; but all the other rooms are separate like yours, so nobody would know the colour scheme unless they were in there...2 of the bedrooms are children's rooms, currently very dark blue on one wall and near white on the other 3 and the girls' room is different tones of lilac. All my doors are white 6 panelled ones, so the hallway/stairs and landing could all blend in to my black and white living area. I love reading everyone else's ideas on this site as it gives my inspiration a bit of a kick start when I'm undecided...an English man's home is his castle after all and we are all individuals. I liked the reference to 'a box of crayons' too - all those lovely colours to play with and choose from! But I think my downstairs will be trying the black and white look out. Especially since I realised my kitchen is black and cream with chrome accents anyway! Thanks to all of you for your input and ideas :)

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