Building a palette from warm neutrals
A neutral room can feel flat or quietly rich. The difference usually comes down to undertone and texture.
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Neutral doesn’t have to mean plain. A palette of sand, stone and greige can feel rich and settled when the tones are chosen to work together.
Check the undertone
Every neutral leans somewhere, usually towards yellow, pink, green or grey. Compare samples side by side, on the wall and at different times of day, and keep the main surfaces leaning the same way.
Use texture in place of colour
When the colours stay close, materials provide the interest. Try combining a wool rug, linen curtains, a timber table and a plaster wall. One darker note, such as a black frame or a dark table, gives the eye somewhere to rest.
