It was Kelly Wearstler who threw me upside down with her Farrow & Ball cooperation into the world of colored tempers. I came across that almost six years ago and it felt like I was plucking the most delicious rabbit hole.
Color wets is the practice to immerse yourself in a unique color and demand a symphony of shades, colors and tones to create a deeply layered experience. Whether brave and brave or soft and calm, the art lies in balance.
With real colors, it is not about creating a flat color box. It requires the structure of depth through the careful overlay of materials, textures, surfaces and tone shifts that are sufficient, feel tactile and wonderfully delicious.
Here are some ways to approach the color to do the balance right:
Set the mood:
The mood or intention of the room should always lead the color in which you immerse you.
If you are looking for softness and calm, muddy tones are your friends. Studies even show that the saturation of a room in a single gentle color can alleviate stress and promote a deeper feeling of peace.
Take a look at the jewelry tones when you pursue boldness and impact. Rich, saturated colors have a natural cocoon construction to wrap the room, and everyone in it, in detail and dramatic.
In my experience, colors that are borrowed from nature always create the most soulful, grounded interior. Earthy green, warm ocher and tonal terracottas, these are the colors that invite you and make you stay a little longer.
How much color?
As soon as you have landed in color, let it go to your northern point, the guiding star for everything that follows.
If you work in a spectrum of shades, tones and colors of your chosen shade, a visual rhythm builds through the room and creates an immersive repetition that feels both considered and effortless.
How far they take the water is entirely with them. It could be a unique moment like the red staircase in Brahman Perera's Henne Fiveways, where a zone is saturated in color. Or it can be a full immersion, a blanket, walls, floors and furniture such as the brave ST-Kilda residence of Studio Doherty.
Personally, I prefer an approach that corresponds more with Simone Haags Weeroona House, where color plays a gentle supporting role. It acts as a background for furniture, art and lighting that sit in the same tonal family without competing.
If you really feel it, you can also “double”. Choose an unexpected color to throw a small turn into the room. This color can have a lighter color or a contrasting color to choose the impact!
Taking into account one last thing is easy. Rooms that are bathed in natural light can wear deeper shades and cooler tones with grace, while rooms with less natural light often feel more inviting if they are dressed in warmer, lighter colors.
Hug layers:
There are so many ways to transfer the texture into a room, depending on your budget and your appetite for details. The balance lies in the introduction of a symphony of colors, colors and tones to build depth.
Ideally, we would live all of our Venetian Gipträums and ended with a shiny beeswax gloss. But unfortunately the reality (and budgets) often demands creative alternatives.
A nice way to soften and structure their walls is with Limewash and creates this subtle, cloud -like buffer effect. The texture can also be presented by tonal wallpaper such as a grass loop or wooden strips such as the walls. However, it does not stop there, the color in different surfaces can also play a strong role and combine the mat and shine across different details to build depth.
From there it is about laying with curated materials. Combine a structured carpet with a high loop under your feet with velvet and boucle pads and end with linen curtains that catch the light. Don't forget to include wood hoses and a scattering of metals.
Kennedy Nolan's Melbourne Place project is a master class in this: masonry, carpet and sculptural furniture to create a guest lounge that feels extremely immense and lush.
Use the advantages!
Color shift can completely change your space perception. Small rooms feel larger, while extensive rooms are packed in a feeling of intimacy. By removing sharp contrasts, the eye no longer fixes the edges and limits, but blurred the lines that we instinctively associate with the size and shape of a room.
If you both blankets and walls that soften the corners, dissolve the edges and create an atmospheric backdrop in which furniture, art and objects can really sing. The room feels curated and not chaotic.
A few tricks to maintain the sleeve:
-Paint the integrated robes the same color as the walls to create a seamless mixing effect and visually enlarge the room.
– Use color to blur unpleasant crossings or architectural details that you prefer not to highlight.
Color selection can feel overwhelming, but remember: you are not married to the color. You can reduce, refresh and develop it further at any time.
First focus on making the foundations correctly, the intention, the feeling before falling too far into the rabbit hole. However, select what makes you happy. This instinct is never wrong.
Additional Moodboard credits (from left): 'Ceramic sculpture' by Anna Parsons from Pepite. Snake Valley pillow in Fenton & Fenton chocolate. Zula pillow in the Spice Road of Fenton & Fenton. 'Naked' by Julia Trybala from the Gallery station. “I look at the one you look at” Mirror by Jordan Fleming 'Spike Catchall' Dish, in red by Theodosius ng from Craft Victoria. 'Destiny' by James Lemon by Craft Victoria.
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