Double Drenching for Different Rooms
Embracing colour drenching can help to transform your schemes with enveloping, all-over colour. Consider evolving the colour drench aesthetic by incorporating two or more related colours to bring sophisticated nuance to your scheme.
This technique – called ‘Double Drenching’ – can be used to decorate any room in the home. Create beautiful interiors that showcase a joyful use of colour.
Explore ways to tailor your approach to Double Drenching for living rooms, bedrooms, kitchens and bathrooms. Embrace this decorating style in different ways, to create a living environment that combines comfort with design impact.
Tailor the ‘Double Drenching’ Look to Your Interior Design Scheme
Living Rooms: Embrace Warmth and Add Depth
Your living room can have many functions. It is a space where you can relax at the end of the day, as well as somewhere to socialise with family and friends. A living room is the perfect setting to introduce a bold colour scheme that makes your room feel cosy and comforting. It’s also an ideal setting for a statement feel that will captivate your guests.
Don’t be afraid to embrace a rich, dark and sumptuous shade like Hopper all-over to create a sense of wraparound warmth.
Walls: Hopper
Woodwork: Citrine
If you prefer a space that feels a little more understated, try an elegant, earthy pink like Masquerade. This shade works wonderfully on living room walls. For a Double Drench approach, consider the complementary pink, Blush, for the ceiling. By introducing a deeper, richer hue at the top of the space, you will create an inviting, cocooning atmosphere.
Walls: Masquerade
Ceiling: Blush
Woodwork: Light Gold
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Double Drench Bedrooms: Instil Serenity and Intimacy
Your bedroom is your personal sanctuary, so you have a chance to create a scheme that reflects your own style. Choose a colour palette that speaks to you – one that will encourage restful sleep, peace and calm. Deep blues like Royal Navy and Dock Blue provide the perfect combination of boldness and tranquillity. Add personality with a vibrant pop of Smalt on the window frame as a colour highlight.
Walls: Royal Navy
Ceiling: Dock Blue
Woodwork: Smalt
Lighter blues are an excellent choice for a bright and uplifting monochrome bedroom. These shades evoke the serenity of blues in our natural environment.
Consider fresh shades like Brighton and Sky Blue to provide a charming backdrop for your child’s bedroom. Paint the bed frame or another piece of furniture in the coordinating muted mid-blue, Etruria. This deeper shade will help to ground the scheme and provide a focal point.
Walls: Sky Blue
Ceiling: Brighton
Bed frame: Etruria
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Kitchen Schemes: Create an Energising Atmosphere
Kitchens are often bustling, high traffic family spaces. In your kitchen design, you can afford to embrace warmer, brighter, bolder shades. In stark contrast to the cool grey and white colour schemes of many contemporary kitchens, warmer shades will evoke an energetic, homely atmosphere.
The rich, confident yellow, Yellow-Pink, is a fabulous choice, creating a joyful, sun-drenched feel. Incorporate golden brown and burnt orange colour highlights on the ceiling, woodwork and trim. This combination will soften the brilliance of the yellow and bring added warmth.
Walls: Yellow-Pink
Ceiling: Middle-Buff
Trim: Affogato
Window Frame: Bassoon
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Bathroom Schemes: Design an Oasis of Colour
We can often view bathrooms as purely practical spaces, painting them in white or neutral tones out of habit. But by using bolder colours instead of a neutral palette, you can transform your bathroom into a luxurious haven. You will be creating the perfect environment to indulge in self-care and relaxation.
A soothing dusky pink like Hellebore will bring warmth and intimacy. This warm, inviting hue softens the white porcelain fittings found in many bathrooms. Coordinate with Blush on the woodwork, ceiling or a piece of furniture for a double-drenched look.
Whilst you may spend lots of time in your living room or kitchen, you’ll often spend less time in the bathroom. So your bathroom is the perfect room to use strong, statement paint colours that may feel a little overwhelming in other spaces. Mid Azure Green is a sumptuous teal that provides an element of luxury on bathroom walls and woodwork. Consider painting your bath in Dock Blue to create resplendent, uninterrupted colour.
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