This year, interior design is all about color — and it’s not just limited to the walls. Color drenching is a popular design tactic to completely douse a space with one color: the walls, the trim, the furniture, and often, even the ceiling.

“Color drenching is a technique to create almost sensory deprivation. So, it creates a calming, just overall atmosphere that allows homeowners — or whoever is in this particular space — to feel like they can focus on exactly what is going on in their space without a lot of outside noise,” says Tracy Morris of Tracy Morris Design.

Excerpt from the Northern Virginia magazine article “Get Drenched” by Maggie Roth.