Wall colours: how to make the most of purple

Colour plays a role of primary importance in the decor of our spaces. Whether it's our home, our shop or our office, the emotions a space conveys come largely from its dominant shade. That's why it's especially important to choose the right colours for our walls carefully: warm colours give us a sense of welcome, cool colours evoke space and the serenity of the sky, and neutrals create a sense of order and cleanliness.

In this article we'll look at how to decorate our spaces with purple and its shades, such as lilac, to create elegant, fashionable interiors.

We'll also suggest a number of art prints that go well with this colour scheme and that you can buy online directly from our photo gallery.

1. Purple for your walls

Purple is a colour widely used in the English-speaking world, but one that has had little success in Italy. Its limited use there certainly stems from the colour's association with mourning and with superstition (it's considered bad luck on many occasions, in the theatre for example).

On the other hand, precisely because it's so little used, it has today become a particularly sought-after and exclusive colour, very popular in fashionable interiors.

Used in bright shades, whether in wall paint or on furnishings, it's ideal for modern-style decor. Take a look at these art photo suggestions you can use in your modern spaces!

In its pastel shades purple becomes lilac, a colour that retains a refined elegance without the intensity of bright purple. Lilac works very well with classic interiors and romantic motifs, such as Provençal style or country chic.

2. Decorating purple walls

Purple is a particularly bold colour, deriving from bright red tempered by blue. For this reason, it's best used with care to avoid creating an overly aggressive atmosphere.

A very quick and elegant way to decorate our spaces in this shade is to use posters and art prints that complement the colour. We have 2 options.

2.1 Using purple posters and photos

The quickest way to add a touch of purple to our home is to use posters and art photos inspired by this colour. As it's a fairly bold shade, we recommend creating colour schemes based on the "tone-on-tone" principle, keeping purple and its variations as the only colour and adding neutrals such as white or grey.

Take a look at these suggestions from our gallery, perfect for creating a stunning tone-on-tone effect with purple!

2.2 Decorating with black and white art prints

If the colour of our walls is already very strong, one solution we recommend is to hang black and white pictures to lighten the atmosphere.

Below are a few black and white art prints available in our online collection.

Remember that in our gallery you'll find posters of all the images we've shown you in this article. And if you have any doubts, get in touch: we'll be happy to help!