Teal Color Ideas and Inspiration

[Tiara]

Teal is a beautiful color - a deep mix of blues, greens and petrol blues - it takes all the best qualities of both blue and green - and this is what makes it so versatile and striking.
Although teal is actually quite a dark color, it can be used without too much difficulty in quite small rooms, without being too overpowering...
This is because teal is a cool color - in the 'blue family' - this makes walls painted in this color appear further away when you look at them...
Because it is also quite a deep color, it won't reflect too much light around your room, so take care if you'd like to use teal in a dark room

The blue tinges make teal a lovely restful and relaxing color - suitable for rooms where you want to feel calm, such as bedrooms and living rooms.

The green tinges in teal make it feel not too cold and unwelcoming - as some pure blues can sometimes feel.
The teals I've used are delicously deep, rich and luxurious and will give a striking and dramatic feel in any room.
You can use teal as an accent color in your home - in fact, it does make an excellent accent color, but here I've chosen to show how to use teal as the basis of your decorating color scheme.