Calming Colours
Painting your interior walls in calming colours can help to create a relaxing and peaceful atmosphere in your home. Colour has a powerful impact on our emotions and can influence how we feel in a space. Calming colours, such as soft blues, greens, and neutrals can help to create a sense of balance and tranquillity.
Benjamin Moore’s
Balboa Mist gives this hallway a soft and airy aesthetic.
Using calming colours can also be a good choice for spaces where you want to create a sense of harmony and flow across multiple areas, such as in an open-plan living area or a home office. By choosing colours that are slightly greyed or desaturated, you can help to create a cohesive atmosphere that promotes relaxation and well-being as you move through your home.
Here are some calming colours I’ve selected from Benjamin Moore that you may also find soothing and relaxing:
Pale Oak OC 20 - Benjamin Moore
Pale Oak This is a soft, grey-neutral colour with slight lilac undertones that can create a peaceful and serene atmosphere in any room.
Soft Chinchilla 2135-50 - Benjamin Moore
Soft Chinchilla This airy teal evokes the feeling of the ocean and can help to create a calming atmosphere.
Stonington Gray HC-170 - Benjamin Moore
Stonington Gray This is an easy, muted grey colour with a hint of blue that can settle a busy environment.
Honey Hut 2102-60 - Benjamin Moore
Honey Hut: This is a pale pink colour, sharpened by grey and lilac undertones, that can add a gentle and soothing touch to any space.
Quiet Moments 1563 - Benjamin Moore
Quiet Moments: This is a gentle, muted blue colour that can help to create a peaceful and tranquil atmosphere with it’s grey-green undertones.
Ceder Key OC 16 - Benjamin Moore
Ceder Key: Using this warm yet desaturated neutral can be a great way to bring a lot of warmth to a room while still keeping a soft and reserved tone.
Silver Lake 1598 -Benjamin Moore
Silver Lake: This is a foggy, muted blue-grey colour that can help to create a peaceful and serene atmosphere in any room.
Off Whites: If you have a space with a lot of natural light and you love the look of white walls and trim, try using an off-white like Benjamin Moore’s Seapearl or Balboa Mist on the walls. It can tame the brightness and create a more cosy feel.
This extremely bright
and lively living room is calmed by Benjamin Moore's Seapearl on the walls.
It's important to keep in mind that the impact of colour on the mood and atmosphere of a room can be subjective, so it's always a good idea to test out a few different options before committing to a specific paint colour.
