Creating a scheme - Part 1: Starting with a paint colour

Creating a Scheme – Part 1: Starting with a Paint Colour

When it comes to creating an interior scheme, paint is a fantastic starting point. Learn with Gabby as she shares how you can begin your next scheme with a small pot of paint.

Paint and Fabric Sources

1. Caddie by Paint & Paper Library
2. Rose Cummings from Dessin Fornir
3. JP-6420 by Jasper Devonshire in the Blue/Green colourway
4. Bellevue by Manual Canovas in Emeraude
5. Underground Olive by Dominique Kieffer

Paints are quite straightforward. You can get paint samples from Homebase or B&Q, Farrow & Ball, and Little Greene both online and in store. I recommend brushing them out on bits of paper to get a sense of which colours you like together. Most fabric companies' websites allow you to order fabric directly. A larger piece of fabric is referred to as a returnable.

Experiment to Find What You Love

Experimenting with putting things together and trying to work out what you like is really important. You already know you like a certain paint colour, so the next stage is finding fabrics that work with that colour to create a cohesive scheme.

Pulling in a fabric that incorporates the colours of existing furniture pulls a space together, really waking up something else in the room that was dormant.