Creating a home that makes you feel comfortable and causes you to smile when you walk in the door is so important to many of us. Finding the perfect color scheme to help create your special brand of ambiance can be tough. Here are some tips that have proven invaluable both in our own homes and when making staging decisions for our listings.
What color do you usually wear?
People usually clothe themselves in colors that they like and that make them feel good, so starting with your prominent wardrobe hues is usually a good idea. Use these colors for furniture and accents, not just on the walls. To mirror the way the external natural environment looks use dark color values close to and on the floor, medium values on the walls, and light values on the ceiling.
The color wheel keeps on turning
Generally, if you want to create a room of relaxation and general coze, related colors work best. These are colors that live next to each other on the color wheel like blue and green. To create a feeling of formality and to invite a sense of drama, you should use complementary colors. These colors are opposite on the color wheel such as yellow and purple.
Dominant, secondary, and accent colors
Math is even helpful in artistic pursuits! In this case, use the 60-30-10 rule. Allocate the colors of a space into components of 60% dominant color, 30% secondary color, and 10% accent color. Applying this no-fail equation, use the dominant color on the walls (usually the biggest chunk of color in a room unless you live in a glass house!). Use the secondary color on the upholstery. Finally finish up with the accent colors for accessories, like throw pillows or mounted animal heads.
One last tip (that you might already know)
No matter what color scheme you choose, they say it is a good idea to put something black in every room. It doesn’t have to be a big piece - a picture frame or a lampshade will do. Black serves to anchor all the other colors within the room.
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| mother nature's something black = shadows |
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