Colour drenching

[Nel81]

Hi, after some opinionsoncolour drenching my living room. It gets lots of natural light. I was thinking a rose pink. If I was to do it, What colours would complement this for curtains and sofa?

In my personal opinion, colour drenching may look nice for a few months but once wear and tear kicks in, it’ll start to look naff and cheap. This would especially be the case if you have young (grubby) children!

In terms of complementary colours with rose gold, do you want a warm and relaxing vibe, or maximalist?

I would pair with green tones. I have green walls with a multicoloured carpets, mainly pinks and greens and it's lovely.

@WhenTheyComeForYou I’m intrigued why this would apply to colour drenched rooms particularly? I thinking of doing the playroom specifically so will be an area with more wear and tear.

It won’t. All rooms will see wear and tear. Just choose the right paint and materials and you’ll be grand.

I don't get what @WhenTheyComeForYou means about looking naff after wear and tear. I've colour drenched a couple of rooms. One light and one dark. The dark one was done about 18 months ago and there's no wear and tear. Not sure how painting a ceiling makes that more likely to happen anyway.

I’m not a fan, it makes me feel like I’m inside a box.

I find rich colours don’t fair well over time, especially around children and pets.

Also, to go as bold as colour drenching, you also need to ensure all the woodwork, so skirting, coving, furniture as well as walls are neat and exact. If you have very crisp and neat lines, then it can look great but if the bones if the room at cheap, the intense colours can just highlight that and end up making a room look naff.

Same with room size, unless you’re colour drenching an intentionally small room, such as cloakroom, it only really works on generous rooms. In my opinion.

I like it! And who cares if it’s a trend you can always change your mind later and paint the ceiling white again