In the process of choosing colours for the house (the process is not complete yet!), I realized that I have a colour commitment phobia.
So for instance I love the colour on this wall and the resulting look of this room. Isn't it BEAUTIFUL?
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| Pic courtesy An Indian Summer, Thiru S, Elle Decor India |
BUT will I go ahead and paint a wall at my place in that colour??? Umm, errr, ahem.... no.
Why not, you ask?
I am too scared to commit to it. How will it tie in with the look and style of the rest of the house? What if it doesn't look good after it is done?
Paint over it. Simple!
Not that easy. What about the cost, budget overshoot and extra time to change it? What if the next colour I choose doesn't look good either?
Ughh! Frustrating thought process.
So what do I do to steer clear of this phobia? I decide to stick to neutrals and bring in the colour with the soft furnishings and accessories. All you brave colour lovers must be going "Scaredy-cat", "Chicken". I know!
But the neutral camp ain't bad at all. It's got its advantages, charm and lovely options. Must add flexibility as a trait.
Take the room below for instance, Neutral, minimalistic, colour added via art work, the carpet, the cushions, accessories.
What's not to love I say!
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| Pic courtesy Bluekrit |
That said, my heart still tugs me towards the colour loving party! Maybe an accent wall, a niche that stands out with a favourite colour, a ceiling done in a bold hue. I can always change it right?
These pictures below make it tougher for me to decide. Colour or Neutral?
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| Pic courtesy Houzz.com |
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| Pic courtesy Houzz.com |
What path did you take? How did you decide? Any advice, learning or sharing of experience is welcome.
This post is a part of the Blog-a-Prompt week at Marathon Bloggers. Today's prompt is Colours.
By God Simran... you have a stunning eye for detail. Love the selection :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Pallavi!! :)
DeleteWow ! I was just staring at the room pics foreva! I cannot see myself living in such rooms but I totally love them! Paradoxical :D
ReplyDeleteThat paradox is the crux of the problem! Wondering which side should I lean towards.
DeleteMy hall is an L shape, Sim. with a few doors and empty slots for woodwork(rented house like yours).
ReplyDeleteI did the hall a combination of light green and light yellow and you could check out the result in my facebook albums(recent ones - like princess dress up party 2013).
The idea is to have the closest combination from the color pallet and combine it as opposed to an accent wall with contrasting color. Also see the mirrors that are used to pep up one of the empty slots, see the bird cage and my nephew standing next to it picture. (I ll tag).
The effect is neutral and takes any kinda decor well.Me not too much into photography, so this may not speak up well in the pictures, but I am taking this combo with me to my next house as well.
Saw the pics di! And it looks really nice. This has given me one more option to explore, will try out more combos like this. Thanks!! :)
DeleteHey, my post is on similar lines :-))))
ReplyDeleteLoved all the pics. I am leaning towards a combination of neutral and accent walls.
Loved going through your ideas, was drooling on the warm , cozy decor pics :) I guess, I am waiting for the inspiration to come to me or signs for which path I should take. I believe in signs :)
DeleteThis is so very confusing! And all the options look wonderful! Its essentially how you end up doing the rest of the things apart from the wall colour.
ReplyDeleteI am totally scared about the new place we have got... have to furnish and do all the colour detailing in another year, and this is going to be a stressful time for sure!
I know! It totally is but sooner or later the right look for your taste and like comes to you on its own. So breathe in, breathe out and let the colour winds blow :)
DeleteSimz I know your amazing sense of taste, and coloured wall or not I don't think you can go wrong :) !!! And I have a couple of orange/ochre walls in my living room plus in the last paintjob we also painted one wall in every room in a different colour. Again not very bright/overboard, but I like the chirpiness. Come home and see!
ReplyDeleteAww, thank you so much Aparna!! That makes me feel confident :) Would love to see that done in your house. Lets plan to meet one of these days.
DeleteSimran, love your taste. Please do let me come over once you are done decorating your space..
ReplyDeleteSure AJ :) Party pukka, once the place is ready!!
DeleteIts fun having dark colors on one side of the wall.in my living room i have pista green on 3walls n dark green on one wall..with beige n green print curtains n beige doors n windows...playing with color reflects on moods
ReplyDeletedont be afraid to try out :))
That sounds so pretty! Thanks for the inspiration and push that is much needed. Will let you all know what I end up doing :)
Deletei so agree to that can i adjust to it for long... u named it well, what i have seen thru time is a light pastel color on the walls in bangalore homes, where space is a constraint helps in making it look bigger.. and if its a paint with some self pattern on one wall of the room, it looks even better...
ReplyDeleteSwati, so far light pastels it is but the thought of bright attractive colours always peeps from the corner :) Thanks for the ideas :)
DeleteMy elder sis is an architect and I remember, my dad use to buy inside outside magazine for her as we grew in a small place and we all sisters use to go through those pretty houses and discuss that one day I will decorate or paint my house like this... lovely blog Simran...
ReplyDeleteI so did that too, r'ber flicking through all those magazines at one time. And now that the time has come, it is so difficult to make those decisions :( But am sure whatever finally comes out in the end, it will be something that I like! Thanks for stopping by Sohni! :)
DeleteI guess you should go with what best defines you... colors we love are a reflection of us and many a times they translate well into the decor around us.. why not think of it from that perspective.
ReplyDeleteHmm true Ruth! In the end thats where the heart pushes us, towards things, colours, people that we love :) Thanks!
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