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Choosing Colors for Your Home
The tricky part is to make the color scheme look ingratiating, even dramatic, without looking obvious. In a small apartment, one would be wise to use variations of a single color scheme throughout. In a larger home there is more latitude, however, adjoing areas should related to one another. Brilliant colors, such as red or orange or yellow, can be applied generously in a living room if you soften and balance with rich wood tones and large splashes of white. You can also vary the values of each color from bold and bright to light and muted.
But you should know that there are warm blacks and cool blacks. There are also warm whites and cool whites. Mix warm black/white combination with a warm accent color; mix a cool black/white combination with a cool accent color. If you're not sure whether your black and white combination is warm or cool, take a sample to your local paint store. Paint samples are usually divided into the two color keys of warm vs. cool colors. Hold your sample up against the warm side, then the cool side. You should be able to tell which set of colors the black and white combination looks best with. If you're still not sure, then the black and white might be "middle of the road" and will look fine with either cool or warm colors.
The repetition of the same basic colors will bring continuity to the room and create a sense of orderliness. It removes tension in the room and helps direct the eye throughout the room. This creates a feeling of harmony and peace. |
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I've never heard of a budget on color. It has no
price tag - it's only limits are your specific preferences, balance and good taste.
Try combining one bright color with black and white
for a very dramatic statement. This color can be an accent or major hue from an adjacent room. The
great thing about black and white, is that they can be combined with any other color of your choice
and look fantastic.
Generally speaking, it's best not to have more than
four colors in a room of any sizeable amount. If you do, the room can easily become overwhelmed and
it become much more difficult to divide the percentages of each color. Staying with 2-3 colors, balancing
them with white, is easier to manage and safer. One of the easiest ways to choose your color palette,
it to choose the colors from a pattern, print or floor covering that you want to feature in the space.
Then for variety, adjust the value and intensity of these same colors.