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Colour & Finish Inspiration

Find colours and finishes that work for your home.

Explore coordinated colour schemes for Kenyan homes, starting with the roof, floors and fittings you already have. Understand what each finish looks like, where it suits and what it needs, before you choose.

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Illustration of a bungalow with black or charcoal roof sheets, Warm Plaster White walls, Taupe Clay bands, Charcoal trims and a Walnut Brown door and gate.

Screen colours are approximate. Final appearance depends on lighting, surface, sheen and paint formulation. Always approve a physical painted sample before making your final selection.

Three ways in

  • Colour Charts

    48 original FinishGrid reference colours in eight families. Filter by undertone and lightness and see which colours pair well.

    Browse the colour chart

  • Colour Inspiration

    20 coordinated palettes: 12 for outside walls, chosen around your roof colour, and 8 for common rooms. Each one explains why it works and where it doesn't.

    See all 20 palettes

  • Finish Guide

    Eight finish types, from everyday matt and silk to Venetian plaster and microcement: how each looks, where it suits and what can go wrong.

    Compare finishes

Start with your roof

Most homeowners repaint a house with the roof already in place. Choose your roof colour to see two schemes built around it.

All exterior schemes
Illustration of a bungalow with maroon roof sheets, Buttermilk Cream walls, Toasted Almond bands, Chocolate Brown trims and a Walnut Brown door and gate.

Maroon roof

Cream and chocolate

A warm cream house with chocolate-brown accents that repeat the roof's depth.

Illustration of a two-storey house with grey roof tiles, Pale Dove Grey walls, Concrete Grey bands, Charcoal trims and a Charcoal door and gate.

Grey or black roof

Light grey with charcoal accents

A crisp modern scheme: pale grey walls, a concrete-grey band and charcoal trims.

Illustration of a bungalow with terracotta clay tiles, Warm Sand walls, Honey Oat bands, Soft Ivory trims and a Walnut Brown door and gate.

Terracotta roof

Warm sand with light trim

Sandy walls, a honey band and soft ivory trims under a clay-tile roof.

Ideas for common rooms

Schemes chosen around the floors, furniture and light you're likely to have, with the finish each room usually needs.

All interior schemes
Illustration of a living room with Soft Wheat side walls, a Toasted Almond back wall, a Warm Plaster White ceiling and Soft Ivory skirting and door, above beige porcelain tiles.

Interior

Warm Neutral Living Room

Wheat walls, a toasted-almond feature wall and a warm white ceiling, for beige tiles and timber furniture.

Illustration of a bedroom with Pale Eucalyptus side walls, a Muted Sage back wall, a Whisper Sage ceiling and Warm Plaster White skirting and door, above timber or warm laminate.

Interior

Calm Bedroom

Soft eucalyptus walls with a muted sage wall behind the bed.

Illustration of a living room with Chalk White side walls, a Deep Teal back wall, a Brilliant Ceiling White ceiling and Chalk White skirting and door, above light timber-look tiles.

Interior

Two-Tone Feature Wall

A calm Chalk White room with one Deep Teal wall.

Understanding finishes

The same colour looks different in a flat matt, a sheen, a texture or a polished plaster. The finish also decides how much preparation the wall needs and how easy it is to clean and repair.

Open the Finish Guide

Before you choose

A palette is a starting point. These five things decide how it will actually look on your walls.

  1. Screens are approximate

    Every screen shows colour differently, and none shows paint exactly. Use the colours here to narrow down a direction, not to place an order.

  2. Light changes colour

    The same colour looks different in morning and evening light, on sunny and shaded walls, and under warm or cool bulbs.

  3. Fixed elements lead

    Your roof, floor tiles, stone, timber and window frames are already there. Choose wall colours that work with them, not the other way round.

  4. The surface matters

    Damp, cracks and uneven plaster affect which finishes will work and how a colour looks. Sort out the surface before choosing a finish.

  5. Approve a painted sample

    Paint a sample board (or a patch on the wall) in the actual product and sheen, and look at it at different times of day before buying all the paint.

From inspiration to a plan

Once you have a direction, these free tools help you plan the work. If you'd like a person to look at your choices, that's a paid service.

  • Free tool

    Project Estimator

    A planning budget for interior walls, exterior walls or a textured finish.

  • Free tool

    Paint Calculator

    How much interior paint to buy for your rooms.

  • Free tool

    Check My Wall

    Damp, cracks or peeling? Check what the wall needs before choosing a finish.

  • Free tool

    Check My Quote

    See whether a quotation includes the preparation and system your finish needs.

  • Free tool

    Guides

    Preparation, new plaster, damp and silk vs matt, explained.

  • Paid service

    Paint, Colour & Finish Consultation

    A paid FinishGrid Advisory service: written, brand-neutral advice on colours and finishes for your actual property, scoped with you first.

Looking for someone to carry out the work? Request project help. FinishGrid provides brand-neutral information, planning tools and quotation guidance to help property owners make informed painting and finishing decisions. Professional project services may be delivered by Paint Pros Africa, a related business, or other disclosed service partners.