When decorating a room, whether it’s a kitchen or bedroom, the right colour and colour theme can make all the difference. It can change the mood and feel of a space. What is needed is the right balance of colour to create the effect you are trying to achieve.

If the design of the room is to emphasis a sense of calmness, the colour blue generally is associated with this quality ranging from powder blue through to dark blue. Muted hues of green, blue and brown help to create the feeling of bringing the outide indoors. These colours work well in a kitchen or study. Vibrant colours, such as, purple or pinks create the feeling of energy and excitement and warm colours include yellows, creams and neutral shades.

Once you have chosen the colour, the type of paint you chose is important to create the right effect. When painting woodwork a gloss paint is usually used but on walls emulsion paint is recommended. Chose from Vinyl silk, satin or matt and where ever possible chose an environmentally friendly paint with almost no paint smell. These paints usually dry mch quicker than regular paint there by speeding up the whole process and reducing smells.