Pastel colors and their effect on your living environment

Designing Interiors with Pastel TonesDesigning Interiors with Pastel Tones

A mix of light grey, mint and light blue makes for a perfect combination with a cool atmospheric effect for your living environment. For a more feminine touch just add a few accessories in pink and light yellow.

A mix of all the pastel hues brings spring-like freshness. By adding pastel yellow and pink they will exude cozy warmth. If you are planning to deploy all of the pastel colors, be sure not to cover too large a surface with just one color.

You can achieve an interesting effect by creating different fields of color on the same wall. Create a wall design featuring a harmonious mix of mint, pink, yellow and apricot. With a bit of patience and practice you should be able to paint separate fields of color on a wall by yourself.

A wall design using several different fields of color

1. First you should pull a cord (or string) taut against the wall and tape it in place (top and bottom) with masking tape

2. Step back and look at the wall from a distance to ensure that you like the proportions of the marked fields.

3. Now use a pencil to mark points – at regular intervals - along the cord.

4. This gives you a good idea of where to place the masking tape.

5. Now you can remove the cord from the wall.

6. To avoid uneven or frayed edges, you should always apply a thin layer of paint on the masking tape. Do this either with your finger or a thin paintbrush. This seals the transition area from tape to wall and prevents the paint from running underneath the tape.

7. Now proceed to paint the large areas within the fields. Don’t remove the tape until the paint has dried completely.

Pastel tones are much more than just "girlie"

There’s a persistent rumor according to which pastel tones are girlie – and that’s despite the fact that the so-called "ice cream colors" are so versatile! The trick is in the combination! Combined with white and minimalist furniture, pastel-colored rooms are as refreshing as a day by the sea. Sage green, lemon yellow and antique pink are a perfect match and guarantee good cheer. The larger the surface pastel tones are applied to, the more intense the room brightening effect.

One possibility is to keep a room white and then add accessories just in pastel yellow. That will have the effect of bringing clarity, purity and summerly cheer into your living room.

Pursue a purist approach by using only delicate grey nuances and brightening them up with mint green accessories. This combination exudes a natural freshness and lightness.

Additional news blogs on additional colors – pink, pastel yellow, pastel green, pastel blue – and their effect will follow shortly.

Which color lends you wings?

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