Colourful living

Marie

Fun and lifestyle - When Marie is not working on ideas for new content, she spends her time with friends enjoying a glass of wine, playing cards or watching a show. After graduating in business studies, she immersed herself in the world of branding and managing online shops to give her creativity free rein. Beautiful decorations and interior design ideas always put her in a good mood.

• Black: The all-rounder par excellence. Black accessories can be found in almost every home and complement any interior style and are a great contrast to white walls, wooden floors or naturally coloured textiles. Large furniture such as sofas, wardrobes or beds in black should only be used in large rooms, just like using black as a wall colour. Otherwise, a dark cosiness can quickly seem constricting and sad.
• White: As a wall colour, white dominates many homes. And that's a good thing because it expands rooms and makes them look open and clear. With wooden furniture or unprocessed materials, white home accessories also become total eye-catchers. You can combine white with all colours and materials, but be careful not to overdo it. White walls, white furniture and white textiles together can often appear clinical. Make it cosier with dark or colourful highlights.
• Grey: Just like black and white, grey is a classic in the field of furnishings. Grey furniture loosens up white-painted rooms and looks nice and bright next to black furnishings. The colour tone is timeless and provides the necessary calm under flashier elements.
• Brown: Those who like it natural and comfortable at the same time choose brown for the living area. Nothing beats a comfortable leather armchair, shelves and side tables in dark wood or brown cosy blankets. Brown blends perfectly with a rustic interior but is also extremely calming in other styles.
• Blue: Cool and maritime. Blue is and remains an all-time favourite in interior design. Walls or home accessories in dark blue let you unwind, while lighter shades of blue visually enlarge the room. Blue decorative elements and textiles look clean, fresh and reminiscent of a short wellness holiday. If you are aiming for a maritime interior or are a fan of the Skandi style, blue is a real essential for your home!

• Green: The colour green stands for harmony, hope and nature. With green plants, textiles or lamps, you can bring balance to your four walls. In addition, a green environment can help to increase concentration and be more creative. Set up your own Urban Jungle or create a peaceful environment with sage green decorations.
• Yellow: Wherever you want to work productively or in exchange with others, the colour yellow is recommended. Yellow tones are soothing and good for the nerves, they can increase the ability to learn, reduce anxiety and contribute positively to the conversation. A sunny wall enlarges the room and yellow textiles or decorative elements embellish every room. Depending on the intensity of the colour, caution is advised, but you can still warm up your home with small accents of yellow.
• Orange: A warm orange also makes you more cheerful and active, counteracts tiredness and is especially suitable for sociable as well as small rooms. Orange-coloured accessories in the kitchen or dining room spread a cosy atmosphere and invite you to linger. Combined with earth and red tones, you can create a cosy and warm home.
• Red: If you want to make a statement, use red. Red radiates energy and encourages you to be active. In addition, you create a much warmer mood with red than with blue or green and create a real feel-good place with darker tones such as Bordeaux. But caution is advised with red in particular, because its intensity can make you restless or overwhelm the room. So choose your red home accents wisely and add a few elegant touches to your home.
• Pink: Pink offers the optimal relaxation and calming. Like other pastel shades, the colour lowers aggression, soothes you and is therefore the optimal colour for all bedrooms. Pink goes perfectly with a décor dominated by white and light-coloured woods, but can also lighten up the mood in more masculine home styles. Plush cushions, blankets and storage stools in soft pink are perfect for any room.
• Purple : Totally in vogue and rightly so: Purple. Just like blue, light purple tones radiate wellness and relaxation and bring the ambience of fresh flowers into your home. Whether as a wall colour, for curtains or for vases - you're always doing something right with purple. However, if you choose a strong violet to aubergine and plum blue, the whole thing becomes much warmer and cosier. Dark cushions and blankets look both extravagant and inviting. So find the perfect shade of purple for you and beautify your home.

1. Unity through matching: If you coordinate individual textiles or pieces of furniture with the floor or wall colour of a room, everything looks very uniform and well thought out.
2. Using pastel colours: Pink, purple, baby blue, mint green or delicate vanilla yellow. Not only do they provide the necessary reassurance in the nursery, but they can also invite you to snuggle up in the hallway, living room or bedroom.
3. Natural shades for the kitchen: Depending on the colour of the kitchen unit and the tiles, your cooking paradise can quickly appear cold or sterile. However, if you use curtains, spice racks or textiles in warm earthy tones, everything looks much cosier.
4. Colourful accents in the bathroom: Similar to the kitchen, the bathroom can also quickly appear boring. If the entire room is tiled in white, it yearns for a few colourful influences. Bath mats, towels and bathroom sets in radiant colours make your small sanitary unit much more homely.
5. Green accessories for a good mood: As we already know, green stands for hope and harmony. In the form of plants or home accessories and textiles, it improves the mood in any room and reminds us of nature.

6. Coordinate dining and living area: If you don't have the luxury of a dining room, dining and relaxing TV evenings will probably take place in the same room. For perfect unity, match the corresponding furniture in colour and create a harmonious living area.
7. Ocean ambience in the bathroom: If not in the bathroom, then where. Swim right out to sea in your bathtub by creating a nautical look with shades of blue and turquoise. Use sea decorations with lighthouses, shells or anchors to put you in the holiday mood when you get ready for work in the morning.
8. Warm colours for cosiness: A tried and tested tip, but still extremely useful. If you want to make your four walls a retreat for cuddling and dreaming, go for warm colours. On the walls, on the furniture or in the form of textiles - it doesn't matter. Brown, red, orange and red-violet always welcome all guests with friendly warmth.
9. Light, cool colours for small rooms: Not only do light shades enlarge small rooms, but also cool nuances. Paint your walls a light blue, blue-grey or blue-green to create a deep effect and give your mind space to unfold.