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Using warm neutrals to create cosy interiors

Using warm neutrals to create cosy interiors

October 10th, 2023
Little Greene

As we spend more time indoors, autumn/winter is the perfect time to embark on a seasonal refresh. Our neutral paint colours are ideal to provide your home with an atmosphere of calm and cosiness.

The warm neutrals found in our ‘Sweet Treats’ colour palette are presented in rich tones of honey, caramel and chocolate. Whether you embrace one warm shade all over or combine with complementary neutrals, these delectable hues will create warm and soothing living environments that still feel elegant and sophisticated.

Discover warm neutral paint shades to bring comfort to your home…

Walls & Cupboard Doors: Bombolone, Window Trim: Silt, Ceiling beam: Flint

Embrace Bombolone for a homely kitchen setting

Kitchens are often seen as the place to use brighter colours that reflect fast-paced energy. But consider bringing a sense of homeliness and calm to your scheme with a warm neutral kitchen wall colour like Bombolone.

Soft golds and honey tones reflect the desire to create warmth within our homes. As such, rich hues work well in both traditional family kitchens and more contemporary settings. Inspired by the signature Italian doughnuts, drench this classic shade across walls, woodwork and cabinetry to deliver a warm, comforting glow.

Keep the scheme pared-back with the warm off-white, Stock, on the ceiling. Or for a colour highlight, introduce the deep Marine Blue or muted indigo, Woad.

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Walls: Galette, Ceiling: Stock

Create an autumnal backdrop with Galette

Deep, rich and earthy tones based on umber or ochre deliver cocooning, restful and charming spaces. With innate warmth, these neutral shades are the perfect choice to provide your scheme with a confident backdrop that makes a statement without being too bold.

The mid-weight orange-brown, Galette, is both elegant and nurturing. Consider this shade to bring a sense of comfort to more formal areas such as dining rooms and spacious reception rooms. With its autumnal undertones, it is the ideal partner to natural materials such as oak and darker woods, as well as rustic wicker, rattan and stone.

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Walls: Affogato, Ceiling & Window Trim: Slaked Lime - Mid

Use Affogato for a cocooning living space

Living rooms – whether they are open-plan spaces or intimate snugs – are the perfect places to embrace cosy shades that invite you to relax and unwind. Warmer, earthier neutrals will deliver the calm and comforting scheme we crave, whilst also helping us feel connected to the natural world.

For an indulgent warm neutral living room atmosphere, consider a rich deep caramel such as Affogato. Used all over, this neutral paint colour will create an intimate and cocooning scheme without feeling too heavy or imposing. Pair with the complementary neutral, Slaked Lime – Mid, on the ceiling rather than a bright white, to benefit from an uplift in tone.

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Walls: Chocolate Colour, Bath: Rolling Fog - Dark

Consider the dark and sumptuous Chocolate Colour

Rich, chocolate browns are perfect for creating restful schemes that envelop your space. These deep neutrals work as a wonderful alternative to cooler black, charcoal or dark blue hues. Instead, chocolate browns bring an atmosphere of calm and warmth.

The darkest colour in the ‘Sweet Treats’ palette, Chocolate Colour is an almost edible shade of sumptuous dark brown. It is wonderfully evocative when colour drenched across all four walls for a cocooning, wraparound effect.

Chocolate Colour will deliver a real sense of luxury in your ensuite bathroom, creating a relaxing haven that feels truly indulgent. To soften the scheme, accompany this paint colour with Rolling Fog – Dark on the bath or woodwork. Use complementary wood finishes and gold accents for a harmonious finish.

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