Planning on a home makeover this spring? Whether you’ve just moved into a brand new luxury abode or want to breathe new life into your existing pad, one of the best places to start is with your living room – and something as simple as changing up your colour scheme with an inspired combination is enough to make all the difference.
The colour scheme you choose for your home can make more of an impact than you might think, and can make or break the overall atmosphere of your living space. A living room should always feel warm and inviting as opposed to cold and clinical to make it a space you’ll love spending time in all year round – but if you enjoy changing things up with the seasons, then spring is a great time to lighten things up a bit with nature-inspired hues, lots of plants and, of course, plenty of natural light.
Colours have the power to impact your mood, in ways you might never have considered, and the last thing you want is for your home to feel dull, dark and depressing – so an uplifting colour palette is essential. Here, we take a look at some of the biggest trending paint colour combinations for 2023 to get you inspired. All that’s left to do is get the painters and decorators in and allow them to transform your living room for the better.
Calming neutrals
Neutral tones are a more or less a fail-safe choice that will create a versatile backdrop lending itself to a variety of different aesthetics – but the spectrum of colour choices even within this category is huge, and knowing how to combine them to create a sense of opulence and sophistication can be tricky.
For 2023, warmer neutrals like milky and almond hues are enjoying a surge in popularity, with cooler greys left well and truly behind. These are great for creating a light yet cosy look and feel, and choosing two or three shades from this range makes for a gorgeous combination that is simple enough to allow your furnishings and accessories to do all the talking. So, if you’ve got a statement chaise lounge or a dramatic piece of art that you want to show off in all its glory, then warm neutrals are the perfect choice.
Serene greens
As the trend for bringing the outdoors continues to dominate the interior design world, verdant shades of green are big news for this spring and summer, bringing an element of nature into our homes and the much-needed calming qualities that come with them.
We can’t be outdoors all the time, but multiple studies have shown that being close to nature has a positive impact on our wellbeing – so choose lighter, leafy shades like sage green over rich forest greens for an up-to-the-minute look and add plenty of house plants and foliage to create your own haven of tranquillity at home.
Vibrant orange-reds
For the bolder luxury homeowner, raspberry blush is set to be a hot pick for spring and summer this year. A sunset-inspired fiery red-orange hue that certainly isn’t for the faint-hearted, it’s a warm and uplifting tone that you can use to add pops of colour through feature walls and accented accessories – although avoid going all-in on it and painting your entire space as the key to making it work for you is using it in subtle ways.
This particular shade works best in rooms that enjoy plenty of natural light and is an example of the gradual shift away from pastel hues and towards bold brights that we’ve been seeing over the past couple of years. If you’re feeling particularly brave, choose a clashing colour, like one of those gorgeous greens or a deep blue, to add contrast and a sense of artistic flair to your living space.
