What are the key spring colors? How can we combine them to create a balanced and vibrant atmosphere? To answer these questions, we called on Hélène, a color stylist and expert in intuitive colorimetry.

For Hélène (@nos.renaissances), each color tells a story. It heals, it moves, it shapes a space. Her vision? Color therapy as a tool for personal expression and a powerful lever to elevate our interiors.

Alongside us during our last trip to India with the amazing women, she explored the shades of Rajasthan like one explores a living language. This journey enriched her reflections on color as a vector of emotion and connection, in resonance with our universe.

Discover her favorite spring color pairings, her tips for combining hues with harmony, and her advice for creating an interior that feels good thanks to the magic of color.

Usha and Hélène during our trip to India

How do colors influence the atmosphere of a space?

In interior design, colors create an atmosphere even before we're consciously aware of what we feel. They shape a space as much as natural light or furniture layout. Psychologically, they anchor a room’s emotion: a spicy red warms and stimulates, a deep blue calms and recenters, a soft green soothes and regenerates. Warm tones bring coziness and invite togetherness, while cool tones add serenity and structure.

Culturally, certain hues evoke entire worlds: Majorelle blue suggests Morocco, a saffron yellow transports us to India. Today, after years of Scandinavian neutrality, we're seeing a return to more colorful, expressive interiors where color tells a personal, emotional story. Jamini’s universe perfectly illustrates this shift, towards a home that feels expressive and warm.

© Sophie Denux – Jamini Table Linen

What are your favorite shades in our new spring/summer collection?

I love the variations of spicy reds, slightly faded aqua greens, and that vivid blue paired with pink. At Jamini, red is never aggressive, it’s sensual, inspired by ancient vegetable pigments. The soft green balances the red’s warmth and brings freshness. And the blue, vibrant and alive, grounds the collection in something larger than ourselves, almost spiritual. Paired with pink, it resonates even more and feels fresh and full of life. These shades evoke the poetry of an Indian garden in spring, lush and soft all at once.

Paisley Red Cushion – Luna Light Green Cushion

What does midnight blue evoke for you?

Midnight blue is both majestic and quiet. Historically, it was the color of royalty, clergy, and grand ceremonies, due to the rarity of natural pigments able to produce it. It also represents the transition between day and night, between the visible and the invisible, ever-present in traditional textile arts, especially in ceremonial fabrics. To me, it evokes infinity, the comforting depth of the Indian night, silence, and introspection. Psychologically, it invites calm and inner listening.

Decoratively, it structures a room like an emotional load-bearing wall, it adds depth, highlights other colors, and brings mystery without overwhelming. It shapes the space and creates an intimate, cocooning mood. It invites contemplation and sets a scene without dominating it. Combined with warm tones like saffron or rich textures like linen or velvet, it creates an atmosphere of timeless elegance, where light and shadow dance delicately. In current trends, midnight blue has returned as a sophisticated alternative to black in bohemian, Mediterranean, or contemporary interiors.

Loni Blue Cushion

What kind of feeling does misty rose create in a room?

Misty rose is a powdery, soft pink that brings a tender and dreamy light. In a room, it acts like a veil that softens everything, angles feel less sharp, and the ambiance becomes cocoon-like. Psychologically, it’s a color of comfort and connection, associated with self-care and suspended moments.

Culturally, it evokes antique silks, faded flower petals, a tactile kind of refinement. Today, misty rose fits into the trend of “colored neutrals”, gentle tones full of subtlety, perfect for creating elegant interiors without coldness.

If it’s warm (leaning towards peach or rosy beige), it pairs beautifully with warm neutrals (sandy beige, cream, light camel), warm soft greens (warm almond green), or aged golds, but also with bolder colors like bright coral, burnt orange, or luminous saffron. If it’s cool (leaning towards grey-pink or blue-pink), it looks elegant with cool neutrals (pearl grey, snowy white, blue-grey), cool greens (cool sage, verdigris), or cool metals (brushed silver, nickel). To energize it, you can pair it with teal, cool emerald green, or plum purple. In general, it’s also lovely with soft blues or aged reds to create a delicate, radiant, and enveloping harmony. In short, it’s a versatile shade that pairs with many colors.

Paisley Pink Tablecloth

How would you describe saffron yellow and its effect on a space?

Saffron yellow is a warm, luminous, moderately light and saturated yellow, vibrant between the solar energy of spring and the spicy richness of autumn, with an earthy depth. In decor, it brings joyful and exotic energy. It immediately evokes the richness of Eastern cultures, spices, and the ochre light of warm evenings. Psychologically, it stimulates optimism and creativity, energizing without overwhelming. In today’s trends, it’s one of the favorites of chic boho design: perfect as an accent to warm up a neutral palette or to create gentle contrasts with sage greens, muted blues, or off-whites.

Loni Yellow Tablecloth

What colors to choose for spring? And how to pair them?

Current trends favor lively but not garish pairings: aqua green with saffron yellow for a light/nature contrast, deep blue with powder pink for a day/night effect, spicy red balanced by sandy beige for warmth with elegance.

The key is to dare to mix color vibrations while maintaining emotional coherence. Spring is, above all, the season of renewal, light, and cheer. It's the time when the sun returns and we feel an instinctive desire for freshness and vitality. It’s also the perfect time to listen to yourself and be guided by what brings you joy, whether that’s bright and bold colors or soft and muted shades, warm tones that cozy things up, or cool ones that soothe.

There’s no single rule, just an inner desire to follow. For pairings, I’d suggest staying free: combine tender greens with faded pinks, energize a soft blue with a hint of saffron yellow, or create a dialogue between a warm red and a luminous beige. What matters most is that your palette tells your own inner spring story!

Dare to mix and match!