Six Ways To Add A Splash Of Colour To Your Home

Disclaimer: This is a partnered post. Despite the prevalent Instagram trend of everything being grey, life needs to be a little more colourful than that! Crushed velvet grey, muted grey, mushroom grey, grey, grey, grey – it’s too much! The worst thing about it is that EVERYONE is jumping on the train of having a home that looks boring, with only the weakest of colours to contrast the grey. And it’s all in the name of being good enough for the ‘Gram.

Instead of jumping on the bandwagon, why not take the other route and learn to stand out with a home that oozes colour and sophistication? You need some life in your home if you want it to feel less showhome, more cosy home. With that in mind, let’s look at six new ways to add colour to your home this year.

Add Layers

Start with layering in the home. You need to consider rugs, throw pillows, throws – it all adds texture to your home. If you keep the main walls and floors of the house a pretty neutral colour (think creams and whites), then the colours that you choose for the rest are entirely interchangeable!

You can add bold colours throughout and then change them as your tastes adjust. Artwork always has a place in the home. From contemporary art pieces to the more original and quirky artistic murals, you can really allow your personality to shine through when you choose to add the artwork to your house.

Make sure that you choose pieces that aren’t too big; you want these art pieces to fit the space.

Consider Chalk Paint

Introduce chalk paint to refresh a boring piece of furniture. You can go for a pastel colour in the kid’s room to give the room a new look, and you’ll brighten up the furniture in a way that you can’t do when buying new.

If you have decorated your living room in cream and yellow, then consider finding and framing a fantastic piece of fabric and having that as a decorative feature for the wall. You could even place it on a canvas to create your own artwork for the space.

Accessorise Accessorise Accessorise!

One of the simplest ways to add colour to a room in the home is with accessories. Think toilet seat covers, bright vases, statues, and even replacing your appliances in the kitchen.

Utensils can complement your theme, so if you’ve chosen black appliances, olive greens and other green tones can really beautify the kitchen and enhance the look. Pops of colour are always a good option.

Use Plants and Flowers

Lastly, the best way to brighten up the home is always going to be with flowers! Whether you choose to focus on the colourful blooms or you are happy to go for the brightest vases you can find, you should really try to add flowers to every room of the house where possible.

Flowers will always add life to the home, and it will help to make the air cleaner, too. You need colour in your life – start with your home!