How To Add Colour To Your Home

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Since doing our house extension I’ve happily added colour to our home, from painting all the walls pink in the lounge to a pop of colour in the light fittings in the dining room. I love having colour around me, brightens up the day! So I thought I would suggest a few ways you can colour into your home easily to brighten up your home. 

How To Add Colour To Your Home 

Painting 

The biggest most instant change would be to paint the walls, you may think that it’s a big expensive job, but if you’re doing it yourself it’s just the cost of the paint and your time. Once you set up and move the furniture into the middle of the room it takes less time than you think but gives the biggest change and impact. Once I’m painting I am always surprised at how quickly I get it done. You could go all out and paint every wall in the room a colour or just pick out a featured wall or two. Or if your nervous, just do the featured wall and see if you like it. 

A cosy living room reveal with a small electric fireplace beneath a wooden mantelpiece, a large mirror above it, two silhouette portraits on either side, a grey sofa, potted plant, and light streaming through sheer curtains.

Colourful Wall Art 

Adding colourful wall art is a very easy way to add colour to your walls, and you can mix it up, add to it and change it super easily. I was super impressed by the selection at Fine Art America which is an online marketplace for buying and selling original art, prints, home decor, apparel, and more. They offer a large collection of products like posters, canvas prints, and even tapestries, so your sure to find something that appeals to your taste and how much wall art you would like in your home. 

Houseplants

My husband is wondering when the next houseplant is going to arrive! They seem to be multiplying in our house, but I’ve realised just how rewarding they’re when you get them growing and also how much colour and interest they add to a room. An empty little corner or a shelf that needs some interest is perfect for a houseplant. You can get them in all shapes and sizes, so you’re bound to find one you love. 

A trailing string of hearts plant in a speckled white pot on a wooden stand sits on a wooden surface, adding charm to this pink lounge with a blurred white object in the background.

Lighting 

Lighting can be super fun now, there are so many options out there that you don’t have to stick with just the basic lighting anymore. We have quite a few smart lighting systems in our home, which is great fun as you can change up the colours! Adding strip lighting under shelves gives interest to the room, lights up the objects on the shelves and colour to the room. 

I love my kitchen lights over the worktop, they aren’t your typical kitchen lights! With a decorative glass pink lamp shades hanging off a gold rose and ivory cabling. I was able to customise these completely so you can add a shot of colour to the room like this too. 

Three spherical glass pendant lights with a subtle violet tint hang in a row from the ceiling, each featuring a gold metal fitting and textured surface, adding elegance to this blue and gold kitchen.

Soft Textiles 

Adding colour using soft textiles could be anything like cushions, table cloths, curtains and blinds. My kitchen is full of flat colour items, so I decided to add a bit of interest in my blinds and went for pattern roman blinds. I think it’s really added some colour and interest to the room. 

A close-up of a window with a fabric Roman blind decorated with a botanical pattern in muted colours. The scene, part of our Dining Room Reveal, shows raindrops and blurred greenery outside for a cosy touch.

Furniture 

Now I went big with my colour and went for blue kitchen units! I love them and love how different they are, but that’s a big commitment as its expensive to change anything like that. However, it makes the biggest impact!

Modern kitchen with light blue cupboards, a white worktop island, three pendant lights, and a pink velvet chair—perfect to add colour to your home and enhance your interior design with a small potted plant on the counter near the window.

I also went for pink velvet chairs which add a shot of colour and texture to the room. You could look into bringing a colourful sofa or armchair to make a big colourful impact in the room. The high street furniture shops are really getting on board with colourful interiors too. 

Patterns and Textures 

If you’re not sure about adding colour to the room, how about bringing some pattern and textures into the room. You can use the same colour palette that you have but a patterned wallpaper or I’ve really enjoyed seeing the limewash paint people have been using. It adds more interest to the walls and some more colour tones. 

I think after this year we all need a bit of colourful cheer in our lives! So I hope this has given you a few ideas on how to add colour to your home

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14 Comments

  1. Mairead Reply

    Great ideas for adding a bit of colour to your home! I always find it so difficult to settle on a design scheme.

  3. Jean Reply

    Wow! I am so impressed with your kitchen – that is so lovely. And those lights! I don’t have a designer bone in my body so am grateful for your tips. (Might just have to paint the lounge.)

    • Steph Post Author Reply

      Ahhhh thank you very much, I loved being able to inject a colour into the house!

  5. Claire Reply

    I am a huge plant fan, I tend to have a lot of succulents as they are gorgeous and all so unique. They are also easy to look after with minimal care which is always a bonus.

  6. Emilie Reply

    Love these ideas, I’m a huge fan of a house plant to add a little something. Love the colours in your house!

  7. Claire Lomax Reply

    I love the pops of colour in your home. The kitchen and the lighting in particular are gorgeous!

    We’ve gone with a deep blue in our house and I love it x

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