Inspiring paint colours for 2011
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It\'s amazing what a difference a lick of paint can make. We\'ve compiled our top 10 interior colours for 2011 so that you can treat your hall, bedroom, living room or bathroom to a trendy New Year facelift
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By Elspeth Pridham
Blue lagoon
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Blue is set to be the big fashion colour this year. Choose a rich, green-tinged shade for warmth in the bedroom.
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Crown Originals 1952 Grey and 1997 Aqua matt emulsion, £15.98 for 2.5 litres, crownpaint.co.uk
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Fashion favourite
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pr fired earth green paint
It was last season\'s must have nail colour and now it\'s set to dominate our walls, \'greige\' looks classy with glossy white woodwork.
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Wades Lantern from the National Trust collection, £31.50 for 2.5 litres, firedearth.com
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Simple stripes
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pr laura ashley paint
Fancy something a bit more adventurous? Try painting fashionable paint shades in broad, horizontal stripes.
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Pale Parisian Blue, Duck Egg and Eau de Nil matt emulsion, £18 for 2.5litres, lauraashley.com
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Lovely lime
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Citrus colours bring a sense of drama to a scheme. But you can have too much of a good thing, so tone it down with a more muted background colour.
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1952 Grey and 1997 Lime matt emulsion from the Originals range, £15.98 for 2.5litres crownpaint.co.uk
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Go gothic
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pr purple paint
There\'s nothing wrong with injecting some drama into your life. So why not paint a dark corner in bruised shades of purple and red.
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Sanguine and Vampire matt emulsion, £25 for 2.5litres from the Barbara Hulanicki collection, grahambrown.com
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