How to add drama through colour-filled interiors

Go Bold with the Art

“I have filled my house with beautiful art pieces from around the world. I find art to be calming, beautiful and a great way to add colour and life to the walls,” says Randhawa. The two colour combination for living room is a testament to his taste in art bending towards bold, bright and fun. His taste in art tends towards bold, bright and fun. As a medium to add colour, a large-sized piece that features various shades will work well, especially against a neutral wall. Even if your own style runs in a more subdued direction, consider adding at least one such piece, as a way to get a pop of colour into a minimalist-leaning home. On the other hand, if you love colour, then go bold and go big.

While that’s a great idea and a failsafe one at that, think outside the box and have some fun with colour. The best way to brighten up a living room design  would be to add in a bright and colourful rug under your seating arrangement or opt for a brightly patterned curtain. Perhaps upholster the chairs in different colours. But while you do this, be sure you don’t go overboard or do it in a space that is too compact and doesn’t receive enough light. If that’s your concern, then go really bright on a smaller scale.

…And the Furniture

While you can certainly use the upholstery to make your space bright, how about incorporating a colourful furniture piece or two? A floating shelf in a siren red, for example, will really stand out against a white or beige wall. Or a TV unit in a glossy, coloured laminate or veneer is another option. To enliven your bedroom design , you can introduce an interestingly coloured side table  The options are wide if that’s the route you choose to take. Even consider mixing it up. Place different-coloured chairs around the dining table, for instance, or use complementary but different shades for the sofa and armchairs. But mixing and matching can go very wrong very fast if the colours are too different and disrupt the general vibe of a room. So tread carefully and be sure of your choices.

Complement Colour with Pattern

Bright colours don’t only mean solid hues. You can use them in conjunction with patterns and create more of a dramatic space. Use smaller prints because bolder ones paired with bright colours will make your space look over the top and too dark in a compact room.

Play with Quirky Accessories and Objects

“I want all the objects on my shelves and walls to talk about colour,” says Randhawa, and in his, it rightly does. There are as many attention-grabbing objects as there is eye-popping art. The model-sized colourful vehicles that speak to his fondness of cars, the busts and figurines of animals and other objects, for example, all add vibrancy to his space.

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