SLEEP-INDUCING COLOURS
Bedrooms are deeply personal spaces and should be decorated accordingly, believes Farrow & Ball’s colour curator Joa Studholme. ‘If you are a morning person who likes to jump out of bed and attack the day, then you are probably more suited to having a clean, light, uplifting colour on the walls,’ she says. ‘Evening people will more likely embrace the dark, womb-like shades. For a bedroom used purely for sleeping, serene colours will induce a good night’s rest and a sense of calm.’
To bring an extra element and lift to a bedroom, use an accent colour on the wall behind the bed – this will ground the room and feel nurturing. To retain a peaceful feel, use two tones of the same colour with the darker on the feature wall. ‘In these circumstances it’s best to use the same colour on both walls and woodwork to contain the quantity of different tones within a space that you want to be relaxing,’ says Joa.
Bedroom ceilings garner more attention than those elsewhere in the house. ‘For the ultimate in calm, use the same colour, or even
