Words by our colour consultant Fiona de Lys I’m often asked what makes a good entrance hallway colour. It’s a tricky space to manage because, like a spine, it often runs through the house, connecting the top floor to the ground floor and has to comfortably lead into the colours of the adjoining rooms. Hallways have two main purposes to greet and transition through, so an almost unnoticeable shadow like colour often works. Here is an east entrance, so softness of the morning and stronger mid daylight. Edward has created a delicate and warm homecoming using a very popular colour in the range, ‘Lilac Pink’ and the reason it works is because it is the more yellow of the soft pinks and therefore avoids turning cold. From the blueness of the mid-afternoon light, with the ceiling painted in ‘Plain White’, the tall panelling presents an opportunity to introduce a third colour to the scheme that comfortably links back to the ‘Lilac Pink’ by using ‘Fair White’, which is the warmest of the first three whites, an alternative colour to pair with is another hallway favourite, ‘Paris Grey’. Lilac Pink Order a Sample 100 60 40 20 Fair White Order a Sample Plain White Order a Sample Paris Grey Order a Sample 100 60 40 20 'Lilac Pink', 'Fair White' on the woodwork and 'Plain White' on the ceiling. Photography by Paul Whitbread @paul_whitbread_photo 'Lilac Pink', 'Fair White' on the woodwork and 'Plain White' on the ceiling. Photography by Paul Whitbread @paul_whitbread_photo 'Lilac Pink', 'Fair White' on the woodwork and 'Plain White' on the ceiling. Photography by Paul Whitbread @paul_whitbread_photo No matter which room, aspect or lighting, these blogs along with the reels over on our Instagram page @edwardbulmerpaint will be your starting point to building an interior scheme with complete colour confidence. If you already have one of our natural paint colours in your interior but are looking for a woodwork or a ceiling colour to pair it with, or perhaps you would like to paint a wall, woodwork colour and cabinetry all different then this is the guide for you. We shall simply help you ‘get the look’ and you can drop all the samples into your basket with just a click. BOOK YOUR CONSULTANCY APPOINTMENT HERE
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3 for £10 on Summer Samples Get your 3 for £10 on sample pots this August. Mix and match to get your perfect Summer palette from terracotta pinks to fresh greens or get planning for an Autumn project.
Colour is King: Edward Bulmer’s first interior design book In his very first book published by Rizzoli, The Colourful past: Edward Bulmer and the English Country House, Edward takes readers through the keyhole into his most memorable work in some of Britain’s finest buildings, including: Althorp, Princess Diana’s childhood home, the Prime Minister’s official country residence, Chequers, Goodwood and Pitshill House, as well as his own Queen Anne House in Herefordshire.
North Facing Rooms Deciding how to decorate a North facing room can be a conundrum. The lack of direct sunlight and resulting cooler muted light has earned North facing rooms the unfair reputation of being hard to decorate. But no longer! With helpful advice and inspiration from our colour consultants we can help you embrace North facing spaces.
4 Colour Ideas for Your Kitchen Colourful kitchens have been enjoying rather a renaissance, from rustic farmhouse to more modern sleek designs, we have been seeing more and more colour on walls, cabinets & woodwork and even ceilings!
