Interior Redecorating: When You Want Changes But Not a Renovation

There are homes where literally from the door any visitor understands: people living here are full of creativity and very vivid imagination. A stylist from 'Leroy Merlin' Alena Podmasco tells how to fill the interior with colors without breaking harmony of comfort and style.

Alena Podmasco — Stylist at 'Leroy Merlin'. Decorates spaces, works as a decorator, loves using bright colors in interior design

What is redecorating?

Redecorating a room means adding accents to your familiar interior without radical changes or re-planning. Redecorating is needed if you want to refresh the atmosphere and prepare the space for new furniture or decor items you'd like to buy and perfectly fit into the interior.

If you want changes but are afraid of starting a major overhaul, limit yourself to a small area. A hallway, bathroom or balcony is perfect for trying an accent color. In other rooms, the color should be supported with decor items.

When a bright color is the main role in the room, it's better to minimize patterns, ornaments and complex shapes. Choose wooden or metal furniture and simple geometric light fixtures.

Principle of Combinations

Bright walls and textile accents work better with neutral furniture. That way, you get an interior with character but stylish and restrained.

Proportionality

To avoid making the room too flashy, when choosing colors for the interior, limit yourself to a maximum of three. They should combine in the following proportion: 60% — main color, 30% — second and 10% — third. The floor should remain neutral, for example, a white wood tone. Color wheel by Johannes Itten helps find the perfect color combination and avoid blandness. A great example of color mixing is blue, yellow and violet. They will fill your home with joy, warmth and positive energy.

Zone Creation with Redecorating

In a small space, colored patches can help define different functional zones. In a child’s room, they can highlight rest and study areas; in a studio apartment, separate sleeping space, kitchen, friends’ gathering area and reading nook. The colorblock technique can make a room visually larger and break the usual perception of flatness. Simply paint one wall white, hang white frames on it, put up a white cabinet and, standing on the frames and furniture, draw a bright blue rectangle that makes people wonder where exactly is what. We spend more time figuring it out, so the room seems bigger.

Let There Be Light

For a bright interior, choose neutral or cool lighting, as warm light usually distorts colors, making them muddy and dark. More light can be added with bright table lamps from the 'Just' collection, resembling Tetris figures. A bright interior in a large living room will look great with a white electric fireplace from the 'Diamond' collection. It becomes a family gathering spot for friends and family, a cozy corner for engaging conversations and hot tea time.