Most people only see coffee when it is dark brown, commonly seen in lattes, cappuccinos or even the humble filter coffee. However, the coffee beans, in its original form are red, yellow and green before they are roasted and become brown. At every stage of processing, coffee beans change colour, transforming to a darkly coloured brown beans. The longer they are roasted, the darker the coffee beans are likely to be. If you are looking for an unusual colour combination for your home, look for inspiration in different hues of coffee beans, from the original green bean to the darkest Italian roasts.

While bright coloured flowers make our gardens bright and beautiful, there is a scientific reason behind this colour significance. And a lot of it has to do with the process of pollination. Since most pollinators fly, the colours of the flower must attract them from a distant. The flower colour significance also depends on a specific pollinator, bees are attracted to bright blue and violet colours whereas butterflies enjoy bright colours like yellow, pink, red and orange.

If you’re thinking about designing a home office, remember to use colour theory to create a space that energises, sparks creativity and alerts the mind. Green is a fantastic colour for the home office to add a refreshing feel and keep the mind focused and alert. You can use a contrasting colour like violet in addition to green. Too much of purple can be overwhelming but when used in micro doses, it can help draw out creative thought and balance an overly analytic mind. Perhaps an accent wall in purple can have a similar effect. Remember to stay away from distracting colours like red and orange for this space.

When painting your home, you don’t want to spoil your favourite chair or sofa, so empty the room of all the furniture. If you do not have enough space, push everything to the centre. Cover the furniture with a drop cloth or lightweight plastic sheeting. Don’t forget to cover the floor too. To save the headache of furniture and floor covering, contact Berger Express Painting. The painting experts use special furniture and floor cover to ensure paint spills do not ruin your favourite furniture, ensuring a dust-free and spill-free painting experience.

When deciding on a paint for your home walls, it is just not the colour but also the finish that will determine the end result of the paint job. Picking the right sheen level for your space is important. Not only will it impact how the colour looks during certain times of the day (that green might look more blue in certain lights!), but darker colours will have more sheen since they contain more colourant than lighter paints. If you want to hide the imperfections in a room, opt for less sheen paints. To give walls a rich and elegant finish with anti-pollution and bacteria-fighting properties, opt for Berger Silk Breathe Easy.

Painting the exteriors of your house requires time, patience and money. Since it is not an easy task, you want the exterior paint of your house to be durable and long-lasting. There are several things that can be done to increase the longevity of your exterior wall paint, one of them being choosing a weather-resistant, long-lasting paint. Berger WeatherCoat Long Life is designed using PU and Silicon technology, ideal for heavy rainfall areas. It also comes with a 10-year long performance warranty so once you get your walls painted, you don’t have to worry about any exterior wall issues for almost a decade!