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Color advice at Sweet Stripes nougat: wall paint & styling

Color story/Sweet Stripes - nougat

Sometimes, coziness lies precisely in a subtle color contrast. Sweet Stripes nougat combines warm, neutral stripes to create a calm base for the room. You can keep it very light or bring out the caramel-like side a bit more. These paint colors help you choose, with plenty of room for wood, soft fabrics, and the items that make your room personal.

Rustige bureauhoek met warme nougatkleurige strepen op de wand
Quiet desk corner with warm nougat-colored stripes on the wall. Image: ELLIE Studio.
Your color palette

Soft together, beautifully balanced

These 3 paint shades form a beautiful palette with Sweet Stripes - nougat. Choose one base and optionally an accent.

First, order a paint sample or color swatch of your favorite shade. View this at home next to a wallpaper sample, in daylight and with the lights on. This way, you can see which combination works best in your room.

The basis of the little room

Let the wallpaper be the beginning

The straight stripes provide structure without telling a busy story. This is nice when there is already a lot going on in the room: a desk, open toy shelves, or a bookcase. Give the wallpaper a clear place and leave a large adjacent area calm. The pattern can also work beautifully above or below a painted surface. Determine the height based on the furniture in front of it, so that a horizontal transition does not accidentally disappear exactly behind a headboard. See also Sweet Stripes - nougat wallpaper for the available versions.

From color swatch to wall

Which wall paint matches Sweet Stripes - nougat?

LAB Quiet Blush
no. 67

This very light, warm shade allows the nougat pattern to stand out subtly. Use it as a connecting color on the other walls. With cream fabrics and light wood, an airy whole is created, in which the stripes maintain sufficient contrast without standing out too strongly.

LAB Velvet Fudge
no. 380

A warmer beige accent complements the cozy side of nougat. It looks beautiful alongside the wallpaper when you want to give the room a more intimate feel. Keep the ceiling and larger curtains light, so that the warm tone doesn't dominate every surface of the room.

LAB Epic Tiger
no. 246

This deeper brown accent gives the light palette solidity. Think of a smaller painted area near a play corner, or a standalone piece of furniture. A little goes a long way: alongside the neutral stripes, a modest dark detail can give the entire combination more character.

Two nice directions

This is what your room can feel like

01Light and natural

Choose Quiet Blush for the painted wall, with the nougat stripes as a soft focal point. A wooden bed, a light bedspread, and a woven basket bring different textures within the same palette. Leave the floor visible as much as possible so that the room continues to feel spacious and the vertical lines retain their calm rhythm.

02Warm with a dark detail

Use Velvet Fudge for a cozy background and repeat a deeper brown on only a small area. Epic Tiger is one possibility for this. Keep the duvet cover and curtains plain.This creates a warm room with depth, without having to come up with a new color for every piece of furniture.

Speelhoek met houten speelgoed en Sweet Stripes nougat behang
Play corner with wooden toys and Sweet Stripes nougat wallpaper. Image: ELLIE Studio.
The finishing touch

Furniture, fabrics & small details

The wallpaper already has a clear line, so let texture provide the variation. Think of a soft rug, cotton bedding, and a wooden stool. A round lamp breaks up the straight stripes in a friendly way. If you want an accent, first choose one existing item that you both like. Let a shade from that item reappear, instead of collecting various small accessories separately.

Our tip for home

Look first, then choose

Beige and brown may look close together on a screen, but turn out very differently at home. Therefore, test Quiet Blush and Velvet Fudge separately next to the wallpaper sample. See how the floor affects the colors. Also place a piece of curtain fabric next to your combination. This way, you choose not only a beautiful paint, but a palette that works with the existing materials in your room.

A small start for your dream room

A wallpaper sample and two paint samples are a great start for a warm little room in nougat tones.