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The Best Colour Combinations to Spruce Up Your Home

As much as redoing and redecorating a home sounds like a lot of fun, picking out the right colour for your home can be a stressful task. From sieving through all your favourite colours to choosing on that will complement your interior design scheme, narrowing it down to just one hue that will fit your home interior is no easy feat. 

Here in Singapore, it is common for homeowners to opt for neutral colours since it is a well-known interior design tip that light colours will make a room look more expansive. Although the physics behind this is true, a true-colour lover would find a way around this to inject some excitement into their homes. But how do you go about finding good colour combinations that work well together? Splashing your walls with every colour of the rainbow most obviously would not be fitting unless decorating a kid’s playroom. So, to help you along your way to finding the best hues for your abode, we’ve put together a list of classic colour combinations that are fail-proof. Better yet, to make sure you find the perfect match during your colour matching ventures, especially with that of your sofas and wall colours, HomestoLife has over 400 colour options for both leather and fabric upholstery. So, skip collecting all those paint sample cards from your local hardware store and freshen up your home with these colour pairings instead!

Colour Combination #1: Teal & Camel 

WISH | Genuine Leather Sofa

The colour wheel is often used for interior design and scheming. When designing a home, designers follow either a harmonious or a contrasting scheme. The former makes use of hues that sit next to each other on the wheel while the latter are located directly opposite each other. Also known as complementary colours, taking on the contrasting approach will bring dynamism and excitement to any room – this brings us to the first combination. Teal and camel. 

How to incorporate them?

Camel tones are reminiscent of the colour orange, and teal leans towards the blue end of the wheel. Although they balance each other out, it is best to opt for modern furniture of these shades and offset them with a neutral background. A genuine leather sofa like the WISH in its signature dessert orange is the perfect way to add a dash of camel tone to your home. Throw in a few teal pillows or have a feature wall that has blue undertones, and the best colour combination will be brought to life. 

Colour Combination #2: Turquoise & Tangerine


Another type of orange and blue combination, but brighter, is turquoise and tangerine. This will radiate an exotic feel, making your home resort-like. Like the previous pairing, throw in a few white decorative elements, and it will not be too overwhelming. 

How to incorporate?

Never set eyes or heard of turquoise furniture? If it has been a challenge finding modern furniture or even genuine leather sofas that are of a specific shade, fret not! HomestoLife is the ultimate place to shop for unique pieces. Offering customising solutions, you can choose from a wide range of leather and fabric colour swatches to design your perfect sofa. Be it a 3-seater sofa or 2, create a couch that is ideal for you, and all that will be left to do is to scatter a few tangerine accent pieces throughout your home. 

Colour Combination #3: Red, Olive Green & Browns


SEASIDE / HomestoLife

A more muted option, this utilises colours inspired by the holidays without making it look too kitschy. By heavily relying on creamy tones and whites to set the foundation, the room will have a more sophisticated feel. This is especially so if darker and richer reds, greens, and browns are used – avoid the standard Christmas reds and greens but instead opt for a warm maroon and ocean or olive green. 

How to incorporate? 

When it comes to adding tones of brown, adding wooden furniture will be the best yet simplest way forward. From bookshelves to small side tables, there are many options to experiment with when it comes to this tone. If you think the colour red and green is too much of a commitment, then singular pieces like an armchair or accent pieces on a display shelf will too. For example, the SEASIDE fabric sofa that is warm green will pair well with the UPWARD wood bookshelf and SEVILLE small side table

Colour Combination #4: All White



Not so much of a
colour combination but a theme – homeowners can try out different shades of white. Definitely a daring move, experimenting with colours such as off-white and cream, will be a nod to the less is more motto that many people tend to follow. 

How to incorporate?

If you’d like to go all out, then be prepared to take things to the next level. From tables to sofa beds to armchairs, opt for all white-furnishings and paint your walls white too. But note that this might not be the best option if you’ve got kids running around. Another factor to consider is the material of the furniture. Instead of fabric sofas, opt for genuine leather sofas that can be wiped clean.

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