Colouring Your Home

Five quick, low cost, hassle-free tricks for an instant makeover

• Think Themes
  
  Deep red is ideal for dinning areas, it suggests intimacy and makes the perfect backdrop for entertaining. Living rooms are better in relaxing creams, blues or other pastels. In fengsui, sleeping is a yin activity, so try a soft, pale yellow for bedrooms.


• Throw On Interest
  
  Drape bright rugs, shawls or pieces of fabric over sofas or chair to change the look of your room in an instant. Sew small weights into the corners to keep them in place


• Create a Feature Wall
  
  A feature wall is one which is painted a strong colour -like yellow while the others walls in the room stay natural. It’s a great way to define the dining space from the living area in an open plan flat


• Revamp Furniture
  
  Give an old sofa in new look with bright cushions or re-upholster it. For a coordinated look, pick up one of the shades in your rugs or a favourite painting and use that as the accent colour.
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• Spotlight Stars
  
  Our eye is drawn to the brightest colour, so this antique daybed looks stunning in rich silk. Or pick a dominant coulor in your favorite painting, and echo it in cushions and rungd