For years, interior design has tended to focus around a series of different colours working in harmony to create a beautiful effect. In recent times however, there has been a shift toward colour drenching, a design philosophy that uses a single colour for pretty much every item and surface. In this blog, we’ll be exploring this explosion of colour, and demonstrate how colour drenching can beautifully transform any room in your home.
What is colour drenching?
Colour drenching is an exciting and stylish way to decorate a space where you pick one colour and find paints, fabrics and accessories in that theme. That said, colour drenching isn’t about picking a single, specific shade of a colour for everything. The fun comes with finding different shades of your chosen colour to add depth, cosiness and unity to the room.
What’s more, you don’t have to rigidly stick to your chosen colour. Adding pops of complementary hues will ensure the room doesn’t feel overbearing and help add movement, harmony and - in some instances - drama to your decor.
For example, colour drenching green throughout your room will add a natural ambience and can be achieved with a bottle green sofa, MDF wall panels painted in a soft sage shade, and leafy green curtains. Adding cream cushions or grey rugs won’t detract from the overall effect, but will help to better structure the room’s aesthetic. The same goes for colour drenching beige, blue, yellow or pink. Find the related shades for the space, then add carefully selected supporting colours.
Colour drenching living rooms
Living rooms are one of the best spaces for colour drenching. Colour drenching living rooms will reinforce their homely nature and when done well, will revolutionise the charm, sophistication and elegance of the space.
For the best results, consider a rich, bold tone of your chosen colour to paint half-wall MDF panels featuring a sophisticated vertical groove finish. This will add an eye-catching decorative element that remains understated. Above the panels, you can feature a lighter, juicer shade which will draw the eye up, adding a sense of height. Once finished, you can more freely play with different shades for your furniture and soft furnishings.
Colour drenching bathrooms
The core of any bathroom is peace and serenity. Where other rooms can benefit from loud, vibrant shades, picking soft, comforting hues are best for a bathroom.
Unlike living rooms and bedrooms, there aren’t many soft furnishings to contribute towards a colour drenched aesthetic. To enjoy a sense of movement and natural vitality, we recommend luxurious, easy-to-install shower panels. Capturing the intricate detail of natural stone, Elemence shower panels are available in a diverse selection of organic colours that are ideal as part of a colour drenched bathroom. Explore the range today and order samples to see your options first hand before you buy.
Colour drenching bedrooms
Bedrooms benefit from a similar approach to colour drenching but with so much potential for the blankets, pillows and other elements to share similar hues, details such as wall panels, bedheads and smaller pieces of furniture are all great vehicles for supporting colours.
Neutral shades of cream, off white and grey compliment a whole host of popular colour drenching options. With bedrooms in particular, be sure to consider light when picking your dominant colour. In a room often illuminated by artificial light, the details of darker shades can be lost so contemplate light, refresh tones.
Colour drenching hallways
As we’ve said before, hallways are an often overlooked part of the home when it comes to decoration. That said, your journeys between rooms can be made more enjoyable when you colour drench your hallway.
