Ever chosen the perfect paint colour, only to find it looks completely different on your walls? Welcome to the world of undertones, one of the most misunderstood concepts in colour
And this is exactly why it all comes down to context and preference. If you have an overhanging roof over a south facing room, they'll be no sunlight to balance, so warm tones sounds just right! 🙏
I love Sulking Room Pink! Its gorgeous and its muddy undertones make it the perfect partner for black. Do you find it fairly 'easy' to see the undertones in your colours?
I feel as though it's something I'm learning all the time - partly from you! I'm recognising now that I definitely favour warmer undertones, and maybe this is why I like quite deep colours on my walls - I want them to be warm in winter but to seem cool in summer! I would like to paint my living room (which gets morning light and a little bit from a side window in the afternoon) in Setting Plaster, which I hope wouldn't read too warm in the summer.
I love Setting Plaster and definitely think it’s popular for a reason! It’s one of those colours that I’ve found really changes in every space depending on the light. Have you tried a sample to see what you think? x
I was very impressed with myself for thinking of it! I have a few metal stools I use as stands for fans, or impromptu coffee tables, and one of them was looking a bit battered so i just painted it with a sample pot!
The majority of my apartment faces south-east, so I get some morning light in my living room, but the bedroom window is under an overhanging roof and the kitchen is set back - it's quite dark. When I bought it, it was predominantly painted pale grey (it was the end of the 90s) which just made it seem dimmer. Over the years I have tended to go for warm tones of cool colours (blues and greens) and have developed a dislike of cool tones in general, even in my wardrobe. I notice that in Italy in general, those soft blues and greys that look so calming in a cool Scandinavian light just don't work in a warm light, even in winter.
I was interested in what you said about mixing up warm and coll tones and how it can work - my (very dark) kitchen has a black floor and (only bottom) cupboards, with a white ceiling and tiles, and while my initial instinct was to paint the walls blue or green, in the end I colour-matched Sulking Room Pink, which works beautifully with the starker black and white.
And this is exactly why it all comes down to context and preference. If you have an overhanging roof over a south facing room, they'll be no sunlight to balance, so warm tones sounds just right! 🙏
I love Sulking Room Pink! Its gorgeous and its muddy undertones make it the perfect partner for black. Do you find it fairly 'easy' to see the undertones in your colours?
I feel as though it's something I'm learning all the time - partly from you! I'm recognising now that I definitely favour warmer undertones, and maybe this is why I like quite deep colours on my walls - I want them to be warm in winter but to seem cool in summer! I would like to paint my living room (which gets morning light and a little bit from a side window in the afternoon) in Setting Plaster, which I hope wouldn't read too warm in the summer.
I love Setting Plaster and definitely think it’s popular for a reason! It’s one of those colours that I’ve found really changes in every space depending on the light. Have you tried a sample to see what you think? x
Yes, I painted a stool In it, and move it around the flat. So far pretty happy with it.
Oh that’s a genius idea! I’d never have thought of that 😍
I was very impressed with myself for thinking of it! I have a few metal stools I use as stands for fans, or impromptu coffee tables, and one of them was looking a bit battered so i just painted it with a sample pot!
Bloody brilliant!
Really enjoyed this one
Thank you!
The majority of my apartment faces south-east, so I get some morning light in my living room, but the bedroom window is under an overhanging roof and the kitchen is set back - it's quite dark. When I bought it, it was predominantly painted pale grey (it was the end of the 90s) which just made it seem dimmer. Over the years I have tended to go for warm tones of cool colours (blues and greens) and have developed a dislike of cool tones in general, even in my wardrobe. I notice that in Italy in general, those soft blues and greys that look so calming in a cool Scandinavian light just don't work in a warm light, even in winter.
I was interested in what you said about mixing up warm and coll tones and how it can work - my (very dark) kitchen has a black floor and (only bottom) cupboards, with a white ceiling and tiles, and while my initial instinct was to paint the walls blue or green, in the end I colour-matched Sulking Room Pink, which works beautifully with the starker black and white.