Ovolins color matching advice

Choosing a color for a room or an entire house can be tricky for anyone, and the whole family needs to agree, not easy!

The best thing is to borrow color samples home and look at them in peace and quiet. At home, you get the right conditions for the different colors, as you have your light intake and your lighting.

Something to consider when choosing a wall color is to take a slightly lighter and 'dirtier' tone than the one that looked best on a small color sample. Color grows on large surfaces, it almost always becomes more colorful and darker than you imagined. For smaller details and furniture, you can think the opposite and preferably go a bit stronger instead, as a strong and saturated color often works very well.

Now to an important and common question, what makes a room harmonious? I have an answer that some shy away from; -Dare to mix warm and cool colors! It is very important not to only choose warm colors, as it easily gives a dull and unremarkable impression. A mix is needed to create harmony. For example, cooler colors on the wall go well with warm yellow/brown wooden floors. While a warm wall color looks nice with a cool gray tile or a light whitewashed floor.

If you want to make it easy for yourself when choosing colors for a room, then choose a color series you like and take a lighter and a darker shade from the same series, then you know they harmonize with each other. After that, it is important to choose an accent color for furniture, floors, or textiles, so you achieve that mix of warm and cool.

Last but not least, this is not a law, it is our opinion based on our experiences. Feel what is you, what gives you good memories and associations! The home should not be a furniture store that must follow every trend. Let it be a free place that reflects your reality, your dreams, and fantasies. There is no ready-made template.., your home is yours!