The 'red thread' is the design trick I used to plan all the colour schemes in my new home – it puts an end to paint indecision

Green living room with black lamp and wooden lounger.

Despite working in interiors, I have chronic indecision when it comes to choosing a decor scheme for myself. Or maybe it's because I work in interiors, looking at stunning homes day in and day out, that I find myself dithering over trending paint shades. But I've recently discovered a method called the 'red thread' theory and it's made choosing colour combinations so much easier.

I discovered the red thread theory when I was in a sea of paint swatches trying to choose a living room colour scheme and a bedroom colour scheme. I was fighting every urge in me to give in and just paint the walls white, until I saw an Instagram video from Tash Bradley, the director of Interior design at Lick Paint, explaining how to find your red thread colour.