Benefits of a colour consultation by an interior designer

What is a colour consultation and how does the process work with Interior designers? Here is some clarity on exactly what a Colour Consult is and the value is of engaging an Interior Designer for your home.

Choosing colours for your interior and exterior is not easy! There are rules when using colour and there are practical and logical reasons when making selections. All principles of design are applicable to specifying colour in ones home - balance, proportion, shape, space, structure, pattern, texture, repetition and rhythm, and harmony can all be achieved with colour.

How to create successful colour schemes?

A good interior designer will do a thorough consult with you and ask you many questions about your style. They may ask to see your favourite clothes as often colours you wear are those you associate with in your home. They may ask for you to choose 10 items in your house that you love, as often these will be based around a colour scheme you affiliate with. They may ask you to look at various home images and focus on the colour in the pictures only.

After the consult the interior designer will have a clear picture of what colour scheme you associate with. It could be monochromatic (one colour using various shades), Achromatic (grey, white, black), Complimentary (colours from opposite side of colour wheel - think blue & orange), Clash (2 colours with one of them sitting to the left or right of it’s complement (think green and pink), or Triadic ( 3 colours located equal distances from each other on the colour wheel - think blue, yellow, red).

 

Monochromatic

 

Achromatic

   

Triadic

 

Complimentary

     

Clash

Once your colour scheme has been determined, your interior designer will start specifying exactly where to use the colour and to what proportions throughout your home. This is where their expertise comes to the fore.

SEACHANGE INTERIORS STANDARD COLOUR CONSULT

Paint schedules outline the colour scheme and paint / wallpaper for your interiors. It will show exactly what paint to use in different areas and where to use it throughout your home.

   

SEACHANGE INTERIORS GOLD LEVEL COLOUR CONSULT

The Gold Level will provide you with paint schedule for both interior and exterior. It will give you the same detail as the Standard Level PLUS tile specification for bathrooms and kitchen splashbacks, wallcovering options (including wallpaper, textured wall coverings, specialised interior cladding options) and kitchen cabinetry colour & benchtop options.

   

What a Colour Consult does NOT provide:

• Specific kitchen design such as location of cabinetry, tapware or handle specifications, appliances. We only specify the colours.
• Specific Bathroom design such as bath and shower specs, tapware, mirror or vanity specs. We only specify the colours.
• Flooring choices
• Soft furnishings such as curtains, upholstery or furniture
• Lighting plans
• Floorplans

All of the above is available through a Full Service Design Package with us.