7 colours you shouldn’t have in your house

Picking the perfect colour for your humble abode could be the most challenging part of home decor. The stakes are high since an unpleasant shade could easily diminish the economic value of your real estate.  

Although the ‘perfect colour’ is highly subjective, there are a certain don’ts that we don’t always know about. As compiled from Reader’s Digest, here is a list of seven colours and colour combinations that you should avoid painting your house.

There are two colours that should never be used on interior walls: Red and yellow. You should stick to warmer, neutral tones such as greys and blues. These projects will actually hurt your home’s resale value.

Any white with a warm undertone can look dingy, especially in the wrong light.

The neutrals that can help sell a home can also give off a dirty cast. If you want a nice neutral, consider something that toes the line between taupe and gray.

Pale greens can sometimes feel like sickrooms or cast a pallor upon your favourite faces. Instead of worrying about the relative minty-ness or sage-like qualities of light greens, consider cashing in on one of the latest trends, which looks flattering in both modern and historic homes: hunter green.

Pink can be a struggle. Too light and it feels sickly-sweet. Too muddy and its dirty. But the current pink trend has turned into using pink as a neutral, so choosing the right one may be in your future.

A study by Appetite found that people ate more snack foods and drank more soft drinks that were in blue packaging so that could extend into the kitchen if you decided to use that colour.

Zillow came out with a paint analysis that took a look at the best colours for different parts of a house and found that kitchens should not be painted brick red, terracotta, or copper-red. Try a white instead. Again, most people start their days in the kitchen, white will surely energise the room.

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