Trendy solutions: how to combine furniture of different colours?

Combining colours in the home to best express one’s style

To match furniture of different colours and best express one’s own style with taste and without forgetting relaxation, it is enough to follow simple and practical trend solutions.

Colour, if well used, gives surprising results, in fact it is able to project one’s personality into the home environment.

However, it is good to remember that to furnish a room harmoniously it is essential to choose a restricted palette of naunces, otherwise the final effect will be chaotic.

The ideal is to choose two neutral tones and place one or at most two more vivid colours alongside them. Here’s everything you need to know not to get it wrong!

How to match furniture of different colours

Colour matching is an extremely delicate subject in the field of interior design. In fact, each colour not only has a precise meaning, but is also able to convey particular feelings. Therefore, the choice of different colours must be considered carefully.

It is also true that the choice of colours for home furnishing is a matter of personal taste, but there are some rules that can help you identify the most suitable colour combination for your home.

When matching furniture of different colours, it is also necessary to consider the colour of the walls, furnishings, flooring and fabrics. Elements such as brightness and room size influence the final effect of the home.

Colours to match furniture: neutral shades

Neutral colours go well with practically any shade. Furthermore, by enhancing the nuances and playing with different shades you can create really interesting rooms. The easiest colour to use by far is white. This is the neutral shade that matches all others perfectly. In fact, the white hue balances a chromatically varied environment and brings a touch of tranquillity to every room.

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Colours for the kitchen

The kitchen is a living space where tranquillity never reigns. The most suitable colours for the kitchen are bright and sunny colours, such as yellow.

Combinations for the living room

There is no one colour that is particularly suitable or not for the living room. This is an eclectic room. Here one relaxes in front of the TV, receives guests and devotes oneself to hobbies. The trendy solution is not to go overboard with bright, vivid colours, but to prefer neutral shades as a base to be mixed with a few brighter elements, such as a modern sofa, a knick-knack and a rug.

A relaxing colour for the bedroom

The bedroom is the place in the home for resting. Therefore, the most suitable colours for this environment are those that stimulate mental relaxation, pastel colours such as light blue and green.

It is essential to choose a pastel shade, such as powder pink, sugar paper pink, or light dove grey.

Colours that are too dark, such as black, and colours that are too strong, such as red, should be avoided because they do not stimulate the mind to rest.

The ideal shade for the bathroom

In this environment dedicated to cleanliness, the most suitable colour is white, but also light blue and green, which instinctively remind us of water and nature.

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Matching wall colour to furniture for consistency and harmony

In order for the decor of the entire flat to be harmonious, it is good to maintain internal consistency in the furnishing of the house. You can choose different shades, but the important thing is that they have one common thread that can create a connection room by room.

If you want to include furniture and furnishings with a particular design and eccentric colours, the advice is to use neutral tones and sober colours such as white, beige and dove grey on the walls and floors. This avoids making the room too heavy.

On the other hand, if you prefer minimal and essential furniture with light tones, you have more freedom on the walls to liven up the room. Indeed, they can be embellished with colour and decorated with wallpaper.

Experts, including Johannes Itten famous for his colour circle, recommend using no more than three colours when decorating. In fact, the important thing is not to overdo it, but to aim for a dominant colour, a secondary colour, and a complementary one for the details. It is no coincidence that the 60-30-10 rule can be used as a basis for the best dosing of colours with which to match furniture. 

The 60-30-10 Rule

This rule provides guidelines for the use of colour in interior design.

• 60% is the percentage for the dominant colour, not necessarily the same shade, but also in different shades of the same hue. This usually includes walls, floor, some furniture and windows
• 30% is the percentage of the secondary colour. It can be complementary to the primary, or in contrast, to create a lively effect, This colour, which must stand out from the primary, serves to create depth in the décor, increasing its attractiveness. It should be reserved for a few pieces of furniture or structural elements, such as a wall, a sofa, a cupboard.
• 10% is the contrasting colour. A lively tone, or one that is completely different from the other two, of a complementary type. This accent colour should be used wisely to create contrast or analogy effects, which are eye-catching and make the first two colours stand out, and at the same time harmony and balance. This colour must be neutral, never the same as the dominant colour, or white or black.

Thus, starting from a soft base, you can insert different coloured elements into the room that make it lively and cheerful.