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Ideal Home
Eilidh Williams

Should woodwork be lighter or darker than walls? The rules colour experts use to choose the perfect colour

Sweet treats Little Greene colour palette on hallway.

Woodwork no longer needs to be painted in simple shades of white or cream. More and more designers and homeowners are choosing to move away from traditional colour combinations in favour of bold and bright shades, and why not? The colour that you choose for your woodwork has a big impact, after all, it’s in every room in your home, so what’s best for your space? Should woodwork be lighter or darker than walls? Should you paint everything the same colour? Or is creating a contrast better?

Updating your woodwork is a fairly sizable task, so it’s important to make the right choice to create the look you want to achieve. If you wish to go bold with colour, make your rooms look bigger and brighter, or highlight the original features in your property, the colour of your woodwork is key.

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