These colours may be a little overpowering when used on their own, particularly in small rooms, however, adding an injection of colour by using cushions, throws, rugs or lamps is an affordable way to bring a room back to life.



Each of these colours look great when teamed with brilliant white but for something a little more unusual try mixing them with another vibrant colour for a chic and contemporary look.

Break the ‘colour wheel rules' and have two colours which in the past were considered unusable together because of the clash of colour. Nowadays these ‘rules' have been cast aside and colours such as orange and purple, green and blue are being used together, producing some fantastic interior design colour schemes.

While on your holidays make a point of seeing how other countries use colour to brighten their homes and living spaces. Mediterranean countries have a tendency to favour rich blues, sunflower yellows, terracotta and white both inside and outside of their homes.

These countries always have tiled flooring to help keep their homes cool, these are often used as a basis for clever use of picking out the patterns and accent colours to use on soft furnishings and wall colours. Beautifully patterned rugs are also used with great visual effect.

Their colours are predominately inspired by nature as they are fortunate to look at clear brilliant blue skies, fields of sunflowers, orange, lemon and lime groves, while we in the UK, for the most part look at grey skies and industrialisation!

However, there is absolutely nothing stopping folk in the UK from also being inspired with interior design styles and colours whilst they are on holiday or when out walking in the UK. There are many fantastic architectural designs in the UK which can be used effectively in modern homes as well as a plethora of colour inspired buildings to ignite the passion and enthusiasm to try something new or different in our homes.

Take a look at the latest designs in curtain and soft furnishing fabrics, which are widely available on the high street or online curtain fabric suppliers, for inspiration. Choose colours which you adore and feel comfortable with, as obvious as this may sound many people do try and emulate interior design styles purely to be in-vogue and trendy, in reality they actually don't particularly like the colour of their homes, they merely suffer it for fashion's sake!

This is not what good interior design is about! Your house is your home as such you should make it as homely and comfortable as is affordably and practically possible! Just by adding some wonderfully coloured objects you can easily inject the latest colour trends without having to completely re-decorate! This type of up-dressing is also a very viable way to keep abreast of current and emerging interior design trends!