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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Pip Rich

5 expensive color combinations designers use to make homes feel instantly more luxe

Expensive color combinations used in living rooms.

Expensive color combinations are those that designers are turning to most right now. The interior trend dial is set quite firmly towards spaces that make you feel wonderful, that exude a lavishness that is both opulent and inviting, allowing you to curl up in and feel comfortable in, while also giving you the sense of living your best life.

But in order to get that expensive feeling just right, tones need to be paired to perfection, colors contrasting in the most considered way. 'When balancing room color ideas, it is important to incorporate variations of shades and intensity,' says Lauren Svenstrup, founder of Chicago-based interior design firm Studio Sven. And it's this interplay that is where the notion of luxury truly comes in, a trick that these designers know exactly how to get right.

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