Trend lists are easy. The wall treatment ideas that actually hold up aren't chosen for how they photograph — they're chosen for what the wall is doing spatially. Nic Kaiko on the analytical layer behind the aesthetic decision.

Most clients spend weeks choosing paint colour and give almost no thought to finish. That's consistently the wrong order. At Kaiko Design Interiors, finish selection is part of every colour specification — because the same deep sage green reads as sophisticated in matte and clinical in semi-gloss. Here's what we actually specify in residential projects, and why.

Choosing paint colours for your home starts before you touch a swatch. Kaiko Design's framework covers light direction, undertones, and the decision sequence that makes colour work in a real room.