I am a millennial, born into an era characterised by its magnolia-painted walls and greige carpets. Among an addiction to oat milk flat whites, a wardrobe of exclusively high-waisted garments and a dusty collection of late-nineties tapes from which I could never part, I also harbour a weakness for colour in the home, a quiet act of rebellion against the clotted cream walls of my childhood home. My parents’ generation is still reeling from wallpaper borders, brightly carpeted bathrooms and their parents’ penchant for matching wallpaper to curtain to cushion, so much so that each anachronistic instance of the 1960s and 70s style today feels to them a personal affront. Having been spared this same aesthetic hangover, I see colourful expression in the home as something to celebrate, not cower from. According to interior designers, the best and simplest way to begin to bring colour into the home is with paint, so here are a few tips from the best in the business to get started with paint in interesting and impactful ways.
