Choosing colors to redecorate your interior is an important and crucial step for any project. While home interior design is often associated with painting, it can be a sensitive subject: the layout of the space to be painted, its exposure , or even taking into account existing elements (furniture, decor, etc.) What shade should you use in a living room? How can you maintain and optimize the brightness in your bedroom?
If you're on this page, it's probably because you're wondering about the decor and style you want to achieve in your home: that's great! To answer these questions, we're offering you the opportunity to book a free, personalized 30-minute color consultation.
Between the constraints imposed by each unique interior and trends in decoration, you may hesitate: take advantage of our support.
The impact of colors in your decor
The choice of colors is not just a matter of taste: we think about it during important stages of life such as a move or simply when we want to redecorate our interior.
Color plays a major role in your home, and it influences many of its interior elements. For example, it changes the way light is perceived: a feeling of warmth or coolness can lead to a different perception of space and volume.
The use of colors is also conditioned by the room in which you want to carry out these works: if neutral shades can be used in all rooms, the most vivid shades can be recommended for a particular room: whether it is the kitchen, the dining room or the bedroom, it is almost a given that you will not use the same shades of color.
Light tones like beige or white are widely used due to their advantages: they reflect light optimally, making it possible to enlarge the space. This makes them a great choice for narrow rooms that don't have enough natural light. Conversely, dark colors will initially reduce the space, but they can create a more intimate and personal atmosphere.
The emotional impact of color is also important: while some shades evoke calm and relaxation, others stimulate creativity and energy. Consider this before deciding on your home decor.
A good layout, but also a good harmony in colors, can only favor the decoration and style of your interior.
Common mistakes in choosing colors
We often think (sometimes rightly) that we can choose our colors alone, and that it is within everyone's reach. However: paint is a semi-finished product only when it is applied to a wall surface. As such, certain errors can cause a certain disappointment, whether on the harmony of the shades according to the furniture or the decorative elements, or if the consideration of the criteria for choosing the color has not been sufficiently taken into account.
Underestimating the impact of light on the perception of hues can happen: a soft color on a color chart can be too bright applied to an entire wall, or in a living room with little sunlight. We adopt a color before applying it, and to avoid any unpleasant surprises, nothing beats testing a sample or a tester before committing to painting your room. Ideas about shades on a screen or on a piece of paper will surely not have the same effect in your interior with your decor but also the particularities of the space and the room.
Color advice: tailor-made support for your interior design
Color consulting is a free, unique, and personalized service that provides you with peace of mind and guarantees you'll have the perfect shades for your interior, specific to each room in your home.
Considering the room's exposure will be factored in with the presence of natural light and the existing furniture, whether it's the furniture but also the floor and textile elements that can play on color. Without imposing a style, this allows you to create an ambiance that meets your expectations.
Our consultant, Anne-Sophie, will help you better visualize the design while presenting the colors you can use in your home. Additional help with contrasts and volumes can also be helpful and guide you in your color selection.
You will gain confidence but also clarity in your choices, allowing you to avoid mistakes in choosing shades.
How does a color consultation take place?
Obtaining a color consultation is a simple, seamless way to receive assistance that's focused on your needs. Handled over the phone, this time spent discussing the project is essential to understanding the project and creating a style that best suits your needs.
When filling out the reservation form, you can send photos of your interior and more specifically of the rooms you wish to paint (living room, kitchen, bedroom, etc.)
During the appointment, the configuration of the room is reviewed: desired atmosphere and style, light, existing furniture to define a selection of shades and colors consistent with your space.
How to properly prepare your decorating project for the living room, bedroom or dining room?
Even with Anne-Sophie's help to optimize your interior design, successful color advice requires good preparation beforehand.
This involves defining your style, anticipating constraints and adapting according to the room in which you need color advice, which will allow you to save time and avoid unpleasant surprises.
Redecorate your living room
We've already mentioned it in several guides: the role of a room like the living room in the interior of the house is a very important space where inspirations can literally determine the style of the space in question. It is therefore legitimate to want to optimize the decoration of your living room, whether with paint but also with other materials or elements like wooden furniture or simply arrange your living room differently.
Redecorate your kitchen
The kitchen is a special room in the house, as it's one of those spaces that should be welcoming yet functional. You can consult us to review the style and decor of your kitchen by booking a color consultation. The kitchen allows for more freedom in choosing colors, especially if it's open or if it contains high-mounted elements that can be combined with the colors applied to the walls.
Redecorate your bathroom
The bathroom is a special space: intimate, it should exude freshness, calm, and well-being. The design of this room can be difficult to consider, as there are so many styles available to make this space welcoming.
Not all bathrooms have windows, which is why using light, soft colors is often considered important.
