NANDIX Tools · Painter
Colour and pattern room
Try a colour and a pattern on each wall and the ceiling, turn the room, and see it in daylight, evening and tube light. Then get the litres and tins for each colour.
Drag to turn · tap a wall to pick it
Ideas to start from
Room size
Assumptions used EDIT ▾
Per litre per coat: use the number on your tin.
Each surface is painted in its colours; a pattern’s second colour takes its share of that surface, estimated from the drawing. Litres = area × coats ÷ coverage, plus wastage, rounded up to half a litre. Doors and windows come off the four walls in proportion to their size.
1. Surface
2. Colour
WHITES
GREYS
WARM NEUTRALS
YELLOWS
ORANGES
REDS AND PINKS
PURPLES
BLUES
GREENS
TEALS
3. Pattern
A painted arch behind a bed, a desk or a pooja shelf.
Pattern colour
PAINT FOR THIS ROOM
14.5litres
2 coats · 100 sq ft/L · +5%
- Ivory447 sq ft
- 9.5 L · 1 × 10 L
- Terracotta36 sq ft
- 1.0 L · 1 × 1 L
- Soft white168 sq ft
- 4.0 L · 1 × 4 L
Colours on a screen are only a guide: your light, wall texture and finish change them. Check the shade card, or paint a 2 × 2 ft patch with a tester, before you buy.
Light changes colour
A north-facing room makes colours look cooler; warm bulbs make them yellower. Look at a tester patch in the morning and at night.
Dark colours need more coats
Deep reds, blues and greens often need a tinted primer and a third coat to cover evenly. Ask the shop which base the shade uses.
Patterns need tape and time
Arches, blocks and stripes need masking tape, a level and a steady painter. Paint the lighter colour first, the pattern colour after it dries.