Using a Color Scheme in Your Room

By Dan Hogan

Before designing a room you’ll need to consider the colors you’ll be using in the space. By choosing the colors before the design is made, you can base the dcor around it. You’ll also need to make sure what type of mood you want to set in this specific room. If you didn’t know, color is the way many feelings are set including the mood of someone. If you already have items in the room which you’ll be keeping in there, try basing the color off of those.

If you love patterns you defiantly have a few colors to choose from since many have two or more colors in them. By choosing a great pillow or even a bed set will provide you with a plan and even establish the rest of the rooms design.

Three colors is the best way to start a room’s color scheme. It either can come from a great pillow or even a drape to determine which colors will best suite that room. Try choosing something from the dark family, light family, and in-between to give your room a great color palette. This will give your eyes a great balance without making you feel overwhelmed.

Always use the lighter color as the base of the room. Try painting the walls a light cream or even white to begin the color scheme. This way down the line if you get bored with the theme which you chose it’s easy to purchase other items to accommodate the style without having to paint the room over.

That middle color you chose can be used for the linens and also the area rug. This will balance out the lighter walls and make those items stand out more. Placing decorative pillows around the room and on the furniture pieces in the lighter color will also help balance out the existing furniture’s pattern.

Finally you’ll have the darker color. This is saved for last since darker colors may make a room or area seem small. Place the darker color periodically around the room. Using too much of the dark color to design a room may seem overwhelming to some. You always want your rooms to be cozy and inviting to others. - 23546

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