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A real living Wattyl / Home Hardware solution

Real Living Magazine

RICHIE STEVENS interior designer & stylists. For more colour and paint advice go to http://www.wattyl.com.au
or visit your local Home Timber and Hardware store.

COMBO 2 How to do grey. Grey is one of the most fashionable colours right now. But it’s not the chilly tones of the past. No, grey has gone warm. For a subtle look go for a soft grey on your walls and use deeper, richer tones for trims. Richies tip “Grey can be a hard colour to use and sometimes can leave a room feeling cold. But a room in these tones looks great when warmed up with soft feature lighting and lamps, and comfortable-looking textured furniture.”

COMBO 3 How to do neutralsNeutrals don’t have to be all about beige. You can still create a subtle and subdued colour palette using on-trend grey. Richies tip “A really bold modern scheme. Don’t be afraid to mix these colours on the one wall. A wall painted in Wattyl Silver Shadow looks great with fat horizontal stripes of Wattyl Scandinavian Grey.” Wattyl snowy owl (A2w) Wattyl English castle (A73w) Wattyl copp er moon (B81w)

COMBO 4 How to do rich colours When a room lacks light sometimes you are best off embracing the dark tones and shadows. Richies tip “In this very traditional scheme stick to the old-fashioned rule of 70 per cent of the room being one colour (Wattyl English Castle), 20 per cent of the room being another colour (Wattyl Copper Moon) and the rest of the trims and skirtings in another colour (Wattyl Confetti Shower) for foolproof ratios.”

COMBO 5 How to do nautical. You can’t go wrong with a sea-inspired colour combination. It’s timeless and suits modern and traditional homes alike. Richies tip “A great colour combo to give a seaside feel to a room without the need for a ship’s wheel above the bed. Team furnishings in the room with the feature wall colour (Wattyl Paradise Bay) with neutrals to make the room hang together.” Just visit your local Home Hardware store to use the unique 3 step Wattyl Colour Designer system. Each designer card gives you inspiration and a proven colour combination that will allow you to easily transform your home. Wattyl Interior Design i.d has virtually no odour, excellent stain resistance and low environmental impact making it the perfect paint for the job. where to get started: Painting is one of the most popular DIY jobs and at Home Timber and Hardware, we have everything from preparation materials to all the paint products and accessories that you need to do a proper job. And of course you’ll get the all the proper service and expert advice that Home Timber and Hardware is famous for. Home Timber and Hardware, the Proper Hardware Store. Richie uses bold and dramatic colour palettes from the Wattyl Colour Designer colours to add the wow-factor to any room. Here are four more combo’s that show you how: Loupe Images/Andrew Wood Wattyl magnesium (A1w) Wattyl confetti shower (C9w)