Colour Blocking

Paint brush at the ready! Prepare to colour outside the lines, add new dimensions to your home and bring a pop of personality with these creative and quirky decorating ideas

- By Amelia Smith And Emily Smith. Photographs by Melanie Lissack Interiors, Egle Ramanauske and Laura Hill

Work your panelling

Use your panelling as a frame to go wild with colour and turn your traditional space into a contemporary statement.

Enchanted Ivy and Satin Lining Flat mattemulsion, both from £37.99 for 2.5ltrs; English Fire, Mustard Jar, and Powder Blue mattemulsion, all £18 for 2.5ltrs, Crown

COLOUR CLASH

Put your woodwork in the spotlight by painting it in a contrasting shade to the rest of your walls.

Door and stairs painted in Bedford Square No. 229 and Proper Blue No. 67 Wood & Metal paint, from £33 for 1ltr; walls painted in Coral Orange No. 277 Marble matt emulsion, from £27 for 1ltr, all Mylands

CHILD’S PLAY

This striking feature by @melanielissackinteriors is a fun and funky way to embellish and frame a gallery wall. Match up the colours of your paints to the colours in your art prints for a statement feature.

Rainbow in Active Orange, Forest Festival, Pen Friend, Dynamite Red, Pink Prose and Sweet Citrus, £17.50 for 1ltr Mixing matt, Dulux

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