Have Pets? Understand your home’s colour palette

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Do you share space with your pets? You might want to be strategic about your home’s colour palette. Here’s what you should consider before you paint and decorate.

Over years and years of evolution, humans have developed receptors that enable us to experience millions of colours. This is not just pleasant for our eyes but different hues can also impact our emotions. While bright hues can make us feel energised and upbeat, soft muted shades can make us feel more calm.

Sadly, however, our animals don’t experience – and their brains don’t process – colour the same way we do. Yes, they have superior night vision to us, but both cats and dogs see the world in pastel tones without the same richness and intensity that we see. Both species also interpret colour much like people with red-green colourblindness. This means that warm colours all look like shades of yellow and cool tones are all seen as varying blues.

The best hues to make objects easily identifiable are blues and yellows. You can also easily blend into the background and become less visible to your animals by opting for plain clothing over patterns and prints.This means that the humans of the household can be completely selfish when it comes to the palette of their property. But, if you have pets, you might want to be more strategic if you want to keep your space looking fresh.

Finishes that are easiest to wipe clean from dirt and smudges are satin or semigloss as these can be washed down easily with soap and water. Another great thing about them is that they have enough lustre to deflect attention away from scratches on the walls.Even if your animals aren’t technically allowed on the couch, sometimes they manage to sneak onto them anyway!

 

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