Neon colours add a sense of adventure
WHEN neon colours jived their way back into room-scapes, I was shocked. My immediate thought was that a group of erudite interior designers in an upper room of the ivory tower are having yet another private celebration. Here we go — another covert, couture trend, mouth-watering staged at screaming expense in some cavernous Berlin penthouse which could never translate in any practical sense to the scale of a standard house. Happily, new acid brights in small zesty quantities present a perfect punch of joyful colour. Young? Yes. Fashionable? Yes, but in painted accents and ornamental additions — so easy to undo, so relax. This is get-happy, glowing colour adventure for everyone, with plenty of up-cycling, accessorising and straightforward DIY potential to tickle up a well behaved room.
