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Shared living: ideas for your own breakout space
Create breakout space to breathe new energy into the shared spaces in your home.
Open-plan home life may be the new normal, but it doesn’t mean we all like to do the same thing all the time. The secret to effective communal living spaces is to make sure they are versatile enough to cater for everyone’s needs – no matter what time of the day.
Small break-out spaces are beautiful
Open spaces are free flowing and sociable, but we all want to feel cosy or do our own thing sometimes. Creating a communal room with breakout space to relax or to study will really make the most of its potential. The tools that will achieve this are paint and simple furnishings.
The hidden corners of your home
“Every home has a few awkward corners,” says Marieke van der Bruggen, Senior Colour Designer at AkzoNobel. “Don’t ignore them, make them your focal points. Too often, an alcove painted the same base colour as the rest of the room simply gets forgotten. Try painting recesses in strong, complementary accent colours. I used salmon pink, rosy pink and ochre for three little bedroom alcoves.”
Which paints?
Desert Dawn - Dulux 50YR 44/287
African Tulip - Dulux 30YR 25/463
Honeysweet - Dulux 10YY 49/378
Getting into break-out spaces
Even if you don’t have any nooks or crannies, you can zone your breakout space in other simple ways. “The most compelling way to divide space is through the use of colour,” Marieke explains. “A large room can perform many different functions by using the colour on the walls to define separate areas of activity.”
Which paints?
Desert Dawn - Dulux 50YR 44/287
African Tulip - Dulux 30YR 25/463
Floral Twist - Dulux 10RR 75/039
Set your mood using colour
“This can be done to create a little area of calm to rest in, by painting a feature wall with a soft accent colour. I tried salmon pink and faded up into the neutral base shade to increase the serenity. Zoning works just as well for active or working breakout spaces – try painting circles in a grid pattern of recurring shades to demarcate an energetic creative area.”
Which paints?
Desert Dawn - Dulux 50YR 44/287
African Tulip - Dulux 30YR 25/463
Honeysweet - Dulux 10YY 49/378
Apple Valley - Dulux 66YY 61/648
Jamaican Smile - Dulux 90RR 27/440
Surreal Blue - Dulux 30BB 45/015
Unicorn White - Dulux 10YY 64/048
Make a break-out space
Find the colours to set off the hidden spaces in your home. Download the Dulux Visualizer app to get an instant impression of how your break-out space could look once it’s finished.
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