Close-up of kitchen walls and cupboard doors drenched in the vibrant yellow shade 'Giallo'.

Embracing Colour Drenching in Your Home

Using colour drenching within your interior projects is a great way to bathe your home in shades that make you happy. Using bolder hues in an all-over scheme helps to saturate your home, evoking joy within a space. Ultimately, painting all walls of a room in your favourite colour is a truly decadent, immersive experience.

Hallway with a pale blue-green (Brighton) wall in the foreground and a bright red (Atomic Red) wall in the background.

Inspiring Brights: Painting Walls in Block Colours

Surrounding yourself with juxtaposing colour combinations will invigorate your mind and create a frisson of excitement within the space you live. These colours are ideal for reception rooms designed for conversation or entrance halls created for greeting guests. They also work well in playrooms designed for mischief-making.

Choose two colours like Atomic Red and Brighton and use them in equal measure.

Back Wall: Atomic Red

Front Wall: Brighton

Living room painted in light green 'Pea Green' with a bright pink contrast stripe and pale pink chair.

Alternatively, choose a combination of three colours and weigh them differently within the space. Use Obsidian Green on woodwork, Leather above the picture rail and the calming Pea Green on the main section of the wall.

Crown Molding: Slaked Lime

Highlight Stripe: Leather

Wall: Pea Green

Baseboard and Panelling: Obsidian Green

Garden room with purple blue (Pale Lupin) wall, a contrasting green left wall and blue armchair surrounded by potted plants.

For a vibrant yet sophisticated scheme, use Pale Lupin on the window wall and paint Green Verditer on the adjacent wall.

Left Wall: Green Verditer

Right Wall: Pale Lupin

Window Sill: Linen Wash

Door: Urbane Grey

Deep brown paneled living space (Chocolate Color) with constrasting dark yellow armchairs sat next to a fireplace and lamp.

Dark Side Indulgence: Colour Drenching with Deep Shades

For lovers of deep hues, saturate dining room walls with mysteriously dark shades to create instant intrigue. This works especially well in areas with panelling, alcoves and cabinets painted in the same deep hue. These features create added depth in the shadows as incident light emphasises the architectural features and recesses. Try to avoid painting walls and ceilings the same colour in any areas that do not receive much natural light as this can create the appearance of a small space.

Turn your living room into a luxurious space by painting cabinets and walls in Chocolate Colour.

Walls & Woodwork: Chocolate Colour

Living space featuring walls and paneling painted in dark green (Mid Azure Green), a matching velvet sofa and a stripy rug.

Alternatively, create impact with a rich jewel-toned green such as Mid Azure Green, or choose a profoundly deep green such as Invisible Green and contrast with bright magenta furniture painted in Leather.

Wall And Panelling: Mid Azure Green

Baseboard: Royal Navy

Dining space painted in dark green 'Invisible Green' with bright pink ('Leather') chairs and a wooden table.

Walls: Invisible Green

Chairs: Leather

Shelves: Cool Arbour

Living room painted in primary colors, red, blue and yellow with an armchair and a wooden table.

Immersive Reds: Using Red Throughout a Space

For a truly immersive experience, the colour red in all its glorious variations creates a feeling of luxury, energy and indulgence. For something playful, combine Bronze Red with Deep Space Blue above the picture rail and Yellow-Pink on baseboards.

Wall (from top): Deep Space Blue, Bronze Red

Baseboard: Yellow-Pink

Living room painted in mid pink shade 'Ashes of Roses' with a lime green sofa on a wooden paneled floor.

For a softer hue, paint all walls of a living room including the baseboards in nostalgic Ashes of Roses.

Wall: Ashes of Roses

Table: Light Peachblossom

Geometric Vase: Citrine

Bathroom with muted pink walls in 'Blush' and a bright white window frame in 'Loft White' behind a freestanding bathtub.

Sink into a bathroom painted in Cordoba – an aged aubergine colour.

Wall: Córdoba

Inset Shelf: Blush

Window Sill: Loft White

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Kitchen color drenched in vibrant yellow shade 'Giallo', with a wooden table and chairs.

Sun-Drenched: Using Yellow on Walls & Ceilings

Transform neutral areas and bathe rooms in a sunshine glow with the use of yellow hues across all four walls. Keep this colour contemporary with dark accents and fresh white accessories. Use the charming colour, Giallo, in your kitchen to start each day with fresh enthusiasm.

Ceiling: Giallo

Walls: Giallo

Cupboard: Giallo

Left Wall: Bone China Blue – Faint

Hallway painted in mustard yellow (Yellow-Pink) with a wooden side table and chair.

Create a convivial entrance to your home using Yellow-Pink on all walls. Balance this bold colour with a white ceiling and woodwork painted in Lamp Black.

Wall: Yellow-Pink

Door frame and Baseboard: Lamp Black

Or paint your guest room in the most welcoming of ochre yellows – Bassoon.

Arch: Bassoon

Panelling: Nether Red

Table: Jack Black

Floor: Bassoon

A door and wall color-drenched in the dark green shade 'Puck' with a contrasting white side table in front.

Sublime Greens: Painting the Ceiling Green

For full effect, paint all woodwork, walls and ceiling in Puck, an enigmatic colour inspired by Midsummer Night’s Dream.

All: Puck

Deep green (Garden) dining space with constrasting brown door and a dining room table with chairs.

For kitchen spaces, use Garden on walls and cabinets to create a fresh, lively space with a feeling of summer all year long.

Ceiling: Pea Green

Walls: Garden

Larder Cupboards: Garden

Inside Cupboard: Dock Blue

Far Walls: Scullery

Door: Scullery

Dining area in deep green shade 'Jewel Beetle' with a wooden table and a rich brown 'Chocolate Color' dresser.

Wall: Jewel Beetle

Dresser: Chocolate Colour

Window Frame: Silent White

Kitchen painted in dark blue (Hicks' Blue) with a contrasting bright green (Green Verditer) stool underneath a window.

Dive into the Blue: Coordinating Woodwork with Walls

Dive into deep shades such as Hicks’ Blue and paint both kitchen walls and cabinets in this deliciously deep colour.

Walls and cabinets: Hicks’ Blue

Stool: Green Verditer

Laundry room painted in muted blue 'Etruria' with a sink, staircase and checkered floor tiles.

For a relaxed look, Etruria is the blue for you and pairs seamlessly with Bone China Blue and Hicks’ Blue.

Ceiling: Hicks’ Blue

Walls: Etruria

Cupboards & Panelling: Etruria

Right Wall: Bone China Blue

Living space with rich blue (Mazarine) wall and a contrasing neutral (Cool Arbour) stripe with a tan leather sofa.

In living spaces, paint Mazarine across all walls with ceilings in the fresh Wood Ash. Add a wide band of Cool Arbour to add a touch of flair to this scheme.

Ceiling: Wood Ash

Wall: Mazarine

Stripe, Baseboard and Crown Molding: Cool Arbour

Bathroom painted in a different shades of warm neutral 'Travertine' with a free standing sink, white mirror and small table.

Neutrals: Colour Drenching in Muted Palettes

To create spaces that are awash with light and a place where thoughts can drift away, opt for soft, neutral shades. For a pared back feel, layer tranquil shades from the same colour family in wide bands across the width of the room. Take a look at the Travertine Colour Scales for this.

Upper Wall: Travertine – Mid

Dado Rail: Travertine

Lower Wall: Travertine – Light

Baseboard: Stock

Pale pink living room in varying shades of Masquerade, alongside a rocking chair, sofa and Aztec rug.

For a warmer look, use variations of Masquerade on walls. Add interest with textural elements and allow the walls to remain the focal point.

Ceiling: Julie’s Dream

Left Wall: Masquerade – Mid

Right Wall: Masquerade

Panelling: Masquerade – Light

Living room in 3 different neutral shades (Silent White) with a sofa, table and lamp next to a window.

For a gentle and natural warmth, opt for an all-over colour scheme using Silent White - Deep on walls, paired with Silent White Pale on woodwork, these shades satisfy the quest for the perfect warm neutral.

Ceiling: Silent White – Pale

Walls: Silent White – Deep

Panelling: Silent White

Kitchen featuring bright yellow (Trumpet) walls and pastel-colored units in Aquamarine, Hidey Hole and Pink Slip.

Go-with-the-flow Pastels: Softer Colour Blocking

For a softer finish, combine pastel shades in the same room to give your space a sense of quiet fun. Use pastels to create a light-hearted ambience with a nod to retro interiors in kitchens. Consider combining colours such as Sunlight, Aquamarine, Hidey Hole and Pink Slip.

Walls: Sunlight

Units from top left: Aquamarine, Hidey Hole, Pink Slip

Worktop: Silent White

Children's nursery painted in pale green (Hidey Hole) with a rocking chair next to a round table and a chess board.

Alternatively, use the pastel mint green, Hidey Hole, on walls, ceiling and woodwork to create a nursery scheme that feels nurturing and soothing for your little one.

Wall & Ceiling: Hidey Hole

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