Wander in for Winter Winners at Oz Design
Colour preferences vary as much as personalities – some people prefer to be surrounded by bursts of boldness, while others long for subtle serenity of neutrals.
Fill your home with hues of colour that you enjoy – choices that will resonate with your personality. Experimenting with different colours and schemes can be a wonderful way to breathe life and personality into your home. However, too much colour can make your interior appear busy and overwhelming. Creams, blush and earthy tones can help tone down the space and restore balance.
A great rule to follow when deciding on an interior colour scheme is the 60:30:10 rule. 60% is the main colour of the room.
This will usually be the wall colour or large accent pieces like the Byron rug or the Salotto sofa. The idea is that the 60% colour anchors the space and also serves as a backdrop for what comes next. 30% is the secondary colour. This could include accent chairs, cabinets and small pieces of furniture. The 30% colour supports the main colour but is different enough to set them apart and give the room interest. 10% is your accent colour, the little pops that give your room life and energy. This can be your throw pillows, décor or artwork. The 60:30:10 rule can make choosing colour simple and help achieve balance in decorating.
For this season, OZ Design embraces romantic, warm hues. Terracotta’s versatility can serve as a neutral backdrop or a statement colour in any home, with different tones of the colours spanning trends for all seasons. Terracotta is a rich, warm and tactile orange that has the power to add instant warmth to any home. It is a great accent colour to subtly introduce through cushions, throws, décor or artwork. For a space that is predominately white and looking for a pop of colour, adding terracotta tones through fabrics will add depth and personality without the brashness of a brighter shade.
Create a collection of handmade terracotta vases, like the Bindi vase from OZ Design Furniture and display them on a bookshelf, sideboard or console table, or if you’re a plant lover, rehome your favourite plants in a terracotta pot.
Although it may not seem like it, terracotta is surprisingly versatile and can be combined with a variety of colours. Terracotta combined with dusty pink is very modern, elegant and feminine.
Styling with the different tones of terracotta is ideal for those who like to furnish playing with shades, while the results of combining terracotta and grey are very contemporary and perhaps easier to dose than others.
Terracotta matches well with light grey for a sober, elegant and luminous effect. In this case, terracotta helps to warm a cold colour like grey. Lastly, terracotta and blue is a combination that is perhaps a bit more difficult but very chic. Just like with grey, terracotta helps to warm a cold colour like blue, which results in an interesting graphic effect that plays with contrast.
Winter is….wandering into OZ Design Furniture’s boundless collections and creating a home that you will fall in love with more and more each day!
