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Ruth Mottershead is Little Greene's creative director. In her role, she is responsible for developing new colour tones and designing the wallpaper collections. She comes from the family of owners of the long-established English family business in Manchester and has been involved with colour since she was a child. Master interior decorator Kai Bergen from MEINEWAND spoke with her.
The skilful combination of colours and textures is a central element of perfect interior design. This also includes the combination of glossy and matt surfaces in the same colour. The juxtaposition of matt and gloss creates dynamism and gives the room depth, character and a touch of avant-garde elegance.
Matching walls and interior tone on tone has a long tradition in Scandinavian interior design. The effect is restrained and timeless.
A good starting point for this very Nordic colour concept are the wallpapers of the traditional Swedish brands Sandberg and Boråstapeter, many of which are in subtle colours. Clear white or grey components in all colour tones allow the wallpapers to recede visually in the room.
The new Sweet Treats special colour collection from Little Greene focuses on warm honey, caramel and chocolate tones. A total of 9 colours can be used to create cosy interiors. They are named after well-known desserts and sweet baked goods.
Finding the right combination of wallpapers and colours is a major challenge in wall design and colour consulting. At the same time, it makes a decisive contribution to creating a coherent room concept in the end.
Matching wallpaper and interior tone on tone creates a calm, relaxed atmosphere in the children's room that leaves plenty of room for imagination.
If you combine wallpaper and interior in a contrasting way, you create freshness and liveliness in the room. This is easy with the right choice of wallpaper and colour.
Walls, ceilings and floors do not always have to be in pure white tones. Off-white tones offer many design advantages. In England, for example, they have a long tradition in interior design.
With a new coat of paint in a matching colour, aged wood panelling can look fresh in no time at all and suddenly appear ultra-modern. We explain the few steps that are necessary to turn old wood panels into a design highlight.
“If you don`t like green, you don`t like green”
meinewand.com founder Sebastian Stahl and meinewand.com colour consultant Kai Bergen had the chance to talk to Patrick O’Donnell, international brand ambassador and VIP colour consultant of Farrow & Ball, about his approach for perfect colour-based interior designs and the new, reformulated Dead Flat finish by Farrow & Ball.
