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How to Use Colour Accents to Add Character to Living Spaces : In the last ten years, Manila has seen a steady rise in condominium living.  Between traffic issues and the increase in real-estate prices, many whose lives revolve around central business districts have chosen smaller homes that are easily accessible to schools and places of work.  This trend results in having friends whose apartments or townhouses are similar in look.  So, how does one inject uniqueness and a personal touch to a space usually 30 to 200 square meters in size?  

A dash of colour in a living area instantly reflects the collective personality of those that dwell in it.  Because a condominium space is on the small side, it would be best to stick to just one colour even if various shades are used.  One might also consider practicality and opt to infuse colour in just the accessories or artwork or splash colourful paint in only a part of the room.  In this way, when one tires of a colour, one can easily purchase different accessories or  paint over a portion of the space.

Make Your Door Pop Up

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Make Your Door Pop Up

Making your door a different colour, from those of other units in a building or a townhouse complex, immediately signals a uniqueness.  Your choice of colour reflects your personality and is a teaser to what may be found behind this door.  If you have children, you open the possibility of having a particular colour represent part of your kids' youth.     

Making your door a different colour, from those of other units in a building or a townhouse complex, immediately signals a uniqueness.  Your choice of colour reflects your personality and is a teaser to what may be found behind this door.  If you have children, you open the possibility of having a particular colour represent part of your kids' youth.     

Add an Unexpected Coloured Accessory to the Entrance

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Add an Unexpected Coloured Accessory to the Entrance

Adding an accessory like a stool or a flower pot by your front door also makes your space more alive and interesting.  You may even have unexpected colour matches like the use of fuchsia accessories against brick.  In order to maximise space, apartment units tend to stick to safe and traditional combinations.  A small diversion from the norms,  like neon touches in classic furniture or throw pillows with romantic prints on metal sofas, shows the individual inclination of the dweller.

Adding an accessory like a stool or a flower pot by your front door also makes your space more alive and interesting.  You may even have unexpected colour matches like the use of fuchsia accessories against brick.  In order to maximise space, apartment units tend to stick to safe and traditional combinations.  A small diversion from the norms,  like neon touches in classic furniture or throw pillows with romantic prints on metal sofas, shows the individual inclination of the dweller.

Splash On Accessories with the Same Dominant Colour

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Splash On Accessories with the Same Dominant Colour

 The easiest way to add colour to your space, without long term commitment, is to use bright coloured pillows around your home.  They may be added to your living room furniture, your dining chairs, while big ones may be sat on or may be the base of stacked magazines.  To tie the look together, different designs with the same dominant colour may be used.  The photo shows how a print in orange picks up from the solid orange of other pillows.  Accessories like ashtrays or vases, in the same hues, will further add to the unique essence.

 The easiest way to add colour to your space, without long term commitment, is to use bright coloured pillows around your home.  They may be added to your living room furniture, your dining chairs, while big ones may be sat on or may be the base of stacked magazines.  To tie the look together, different designs with the same dominant colour may be used.  The photo shows how a print in orange picks up from the solid orange of other pillows.  Accessories like ashtrays or vases, in the same hues, will further add to the unique essence.

Add Bright Artwork to a Monochromatic Space

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Add Bright Artwork to a Monochromatic Space

There is a growing interest in works by Filipino artists.  Many successful contemporary painters focus on non-pictorial interpretations that compliment the minimalist and monochromatic look of apartment units.  Bright coloured art serves as  an aesthetic contrast to the use of neutrals like grey, brown and beige in smaller spaces.  Not to mention, art is a portable investment.  So whether you are inclined towards the more traditional abstracts in reds and greens of H.R. Ocampo or the mysterious scarlets of Jose Tence Ruiz, you might be surprised at how art pieces define your home.

There is a growing interest in works by Filipino artists.  Many successful contemporary painters focus on non-pictorial interpretations that compliment the minimalist and monochromatic look of apartment units.  Bright coloured art serves as  an aesthetic contrast to the use of neutrals like grey, brown and beige in smaller spaces.  Not to mention, art is a portable investment.  So whether you are inclined towards the more traditional abstracts in reds and greens of H.R. Ocampo or the mysterious scarlets of Jose Tence Ruiz, you might be surprised at how art pieces define your home.

Use Colourful Tiles for Your Kitchen

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Use Colourful Tiles for Your Kitchen

Growing families tend to make their kitchens predominantly white.  Who can blame them?  It calls for immediate cleaning and reflects the much needed light during breakfast before school.  One may devote a wall space for colour however.  Paint can be used but for practical purposes, tiles may be better as they are easier to clean.  Coloured tiles below the cabinets, for instance, immediately change the atmosphere.  The use of celadon green can give a feeling of refreshing tranquility while cooking after a hectic day.  And, when the need or mood shifts, one may use tiles in red, indigo or in the current pantone colour.

Growing families tend to make their kitchens predominantly white.  Who can blame them?  It calls for immediate cleaning and reflects the much needed light during breakfast before school.  One may devote a wall space for colour however.  Paint can be used but for practical purposes, tiles may be better as they are easier to clean.  Coloured tiles below the cabinets, for instance, immediately change the atmosphere.  The use of celadon green can give a feeling of refreshing tranquility while cooking after a hectic day.  And, when the need or mood shifts, one may use tiles in red, indigo or in the current pantone colour.

Add a Piece of Furniture with Colour

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Add a Piece of Furniture with Colour

 A piece of furniture, in bright colours or in a unique print, is another way to add your personal touch to a room.  A small space in white and maple with touches of grey is immediately enlivened by a yellow leather couch.  Apart from the unique aesthetics, the warm colour provides a cozy and homey atmosphere.

 A piece of furniture, in bright colours or in a unique print, is another way to add your personal touch to a room.  A small space in white and maple with touches of grey is immediately enlivened by a yellow leather couch.  Apart from the unique aesthetics, the warm colour provides a cozy and homey atmosphere.