House Tour: Best use of colours in a 915sqf three-room apartment and how grey-colour walls can be done four ways

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Here at Home & Décor we see plenty of nice apartment homes, but this particular one we feel ought to get the 2017 award for the apartment home with the best use of colours. Here’s why we think so…

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As soon as you walk into the living area, you see that the home is filled with colours. Yet it’s not in an overwhelming way, with different hues coming at you in all directions. Design firm Belyakov & Karayani Design Studio cleverly worked the colours in through the selection of furnishing. To draw the eye to the furniture, the walls in the living room are left white. What they did leave on the walls, however, is a cool brick texture.

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In keeping with the bare-coloured wall concept, the opposite walls are painted in a light shade of grey. This opticial illusion helps to create the impression that the room looks bigger than it really is! But on top of that, wow, the punch of bright yellows and greens just bring the whole room to life. Now this look can definitely be achieved for those on a budget. What you should think about investing on, like this homeowner, is a wall-mounted flatpanel television because it does save lots of space in a small apartment. 

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The grey palette is used in the walls of the kitchen too, but here instead of paint the design team opted for small mosaic tiles. The grey is broken up, resulting in a lighter tone. 

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Complemented by the grey cabinetry, what the walls and cabinet panels really do is help the bright colours to stand out even more, making the space feel like it has got more depth and character at the same time. 

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Notice how the design team used contrasting colours of yellows and blues to create this contrasting effect? 

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For the bedrooms, the grey colour is used in the form of stripes along the walls. The wallpaper expands the visual length of the space and presents an ideal canvas on which to bring out the colours of the bedding and accessories. 

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While it looks like the colours and all randomly mixed in this room, make sure that when you are trying to achieve this effect you should mix colours of the same ‘intensity’ together. Deep reds should go with deep greens and bright yellows. 

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There’s a lot more to take in when you let the furniture tell the story. 

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In the bathroom, the grey base tone is used in the slate tiles on the walls. Again, the bright colour notes come through in the soft furnishing. 

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For homeowners who prioritise functionality with aesthetics, this look is definitely something that can satisfy their needs.

Images courtesy of Belyakov & Karayani Design Studio.