157: Colour Scheming

The Great Indoors

Kate Taylor

Arts, Design, Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Episode 157: Colour Scheming Sophie and Kate are back with the fourth part of their Back to Basics series… and this one’s all about colour. Some people are all for bold Crayola vibes - others prefer a calming neutral. Either way, this episode has you covered. Sophie shares her go-to method for starting a scheme (hint: it usually begins with a cushion) and explains how to layer colour in a way that feels personal and pulled together. Kate flies the flag for powerful neutrals… even if it did take her five repaints to land on the right greige! Laughs, colour mishaps, and loads of brilliant advice on undertones, contrast, and how not to choose your wall colour from a tiny swatch. Oh, and Sophie’s hatred for beige carpets is very real. Join the chat over on Instagram @thegreatindoors.podcast @sophierobinsoninteriors and @mad_about_the_house. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Great Indoors.
0:10.8	The podcast which reveals everything you've ever needed to know about interiors and explains
0:15.8	how to make it all really work for you in your home.
0:19.2	I'm Sophie Robinson and I'm Kate Watson's mind.
0:22.4	And today for the fourth episode of our six part back to basic series, we're diving into
0:28.1	Sophie's favourite subject.
0:30.4	There's no need for a drum roll.
0:31.7	There are no surprises here.
0:33.3	It's colour scheming for mood and style.
0:36.7	Oh, there's a book title in that, isn't there?
0:39.5	There, well, you know, maybe it's time.
0:42.6	I haven't got round to doing one of those.
0:44.1	Anyway, well, yes, it's true.
0:45.3	We've done the bits that Kate loves to geek over.
0:48.3	You know, she loves a floor plan, a layout.
0:52.0	I mean, we haven't quite gone full blown on lighting yet, but that's also your
0:55.8	mastermind topic, isn't it? Yeah, I like a bit of lighting. It loves a bit of lighting. We've always
1:00.3	talked about budget, which quite frankly no one loves, but it has to be done. This week,
1:05.7	we open the tin of paint, and talk about the transformational power of colour.
1:13.0	But we are going to be throwing in a few other elements as well because the colour does
1:16.7	seep into everything we talk about. So it's not just which colours make you happy, but thinking
1:22.4	about the other people you live with and also how do you account for changing tastes over time?
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