Now that you have figured out where to place the furniture, it is time to select the best colors for your room.
The colors you select set the tone for your home decor. The size of the room and the light the room receives will also play a part in the choices you make.
The trick is to create a harmonious balance between all elements.
Color is the easiest way to improve your space
Dark colors close off and reduce light in the room. It also makes the room feel smaller and cozier.
Light colors open up a room and make it feel more spacious. If you have a long, narrow room, paint one wall or both end walls (shorter walls) darker than the side walls (longer walls). This will help the room feel wider. Do the opposite to make a large room feel cozier.
Red, orange and yellow are warm colors and make a room cozy and welcoming.
Blue, green and violet are cool colors and are more subtle and sophisticated.
Black, white, gray, taupe, brown and off-white are all neutrals. Neutrals are considered to be safe combinations and are great for entryways and hallways.
Use warm colors in the kitchen to foster social interaction and add coziness.
Bedrooms are for rest and relaxation. Using colors like blue and green, muted colors or neutrals will help create a peaceful environment. Add pops of color with accessories.
Go wild in the kids’ bedrooms and let them have some input. Warm colors are usually used in girl’s rooms, and cool colors are generally used in boy’s rooms.
If you throw parties, use warm colors in the living and family rooms to encourage conversation. If you have a formal living room, look toward neutral colors. Use colorful art to add interest.
Feel free to use a strong color in the powder room and lighter colors in the master bathroom to create a spa-like feeling.
Select your color schemes with the 60-30-10 rule: 60% is the primary color (walls), 30% is the secondary color (furnishings), and 10% is the accent color for accessories.
Use a Color Wheel to get it right
This color wheel will assist you in choosing the right colors and will help you understand which colors work together and which ones don’t.
Complementary colors sit across from each other on the color wheel (red and green, blue and orange). This color scheme is most exciting and eye-pleasing, but it is also the most challenging to use. Use this scheme in active areas like living rooms and dining rooms.
Analogous colors are next to each other on the color wheel and contain 3 colors (green, yellow-green, and yellow or green, yellow, and orange.) This is considered to be a go-to option because it is easy to work with.
Triad colors are 3 colors spaced equally apart on the wheel (red, blue, yellow or green, purple and orange).
Monochromatic colors are the easiest to put together because you are using multiple shades of the same color. This scheme can be boring if you don’t incorporate pops of color or introduce patterns or lines in other ways.
Achromatic colors are black, white, and gray and are easy to use in modern designs.
Now that you know more about choosing colors, go ahead and pick one. It helps to select a color that is on something already in the room like artwork or a rug. Once you select the color, look on the color wheel, decide on a color scheme and pick an accent color or two.
You’re now one step closer to creating the room of your dreams!
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