Choose a colour
Choosing colours can be the most exciting and most important part of decorating your home. With a little thought, planning and application, the effects of painting can be quite stunning and original.
- Don’t rush into choosing a colour scheme, pick up paint colour cards from your local retailer or call our Paint Talk hotline 0870 240 1127 and they will send you our brochures. Browse over them at home and look at them in relation to the room and its furnishings. Above all, look at them in both artificial and daylight, as different lighting can change the appearance of colours.
- The floor coverings and furniture are the items you don’t change every time you decorate. If you have an off cut of carpet, furnishing fabric or curtain, take them with you when choosing the paint as it makes planning a scheme much easier. Alternatively take one of our Berger testertubes home with you and paint a section of your walls.
- The size and shape of a room must be taken into account when deciding on a colour scheme. So must the aspect – warm colours will make a cold room seem cosy, while cool colours can create a fresh atmosphere in a small room.
- It is possible, by using colour schemes in the right way, to make the dimensions of your room appear different. Strong or warm colours will make the walls appear nearer, as will strong patterns. The opposite happens if cool pastel colours are used, creating the impression of more space.
- If you think a ceiling is too high, a strong colour will make it appear lower. The more colours you use, the warmer and cosier the effect will be.
