Find your interiors personality

IF YOU don’t have the money, here’s a little personalising exercise inspired by those people at Dulux who have created a range of colour palettes for 2018, based on three personality types.

Do you: (a) Minimise the amount of technology in your home? (b) Use communications tech to keep touch with people you care about? (c) Own the latest device before anyone else?

(a) Take refuge at home from the outside world? (b) Like to gather friends and family around you? (c) Think of your home as a launch pad for new ideas?

(a) Buy Slow Food from the local farmers’ market? (b) Spontaneously cook for whoever turns up at dinnertime? (c) Often use ready meals and takeaways?

(a) Like vintage hardwoods, leather and velvet (b) Prefer an open-plan home with lots of natural light (c) Enjoy clever design hacks (and have a bicycle hook on the wall)

If your answers are mostly (a): you’ve got a warm-hearted persona and you’ll be happiest in a ‘Comforting Home’. That translates into warm earth tones like terracotta and blush pink, with plenty of handmade texture. If your answers are mostly (b): you’ve got an open-hearted persona and you’ll thrive in an ‘Inviting Home’ — think easy-going neutrals, high windows, and a giant sofa. People who answer mostly (c): have a light-hearted persona. They need a ‘Playful Home’ with sparky colours and wall-hung plants. On one level, this is just a fun way of selling paint. On another, it’s a bit more perceptive than most research. That’s because it’s based on an understanding that people’s tastes are steered by their personalities. The more awareness of your personality, the more successful your interiors will be.