Sunday, 19 April 2009

Using a Color Scheme in Your Room

By Dan Hogan

When you set about to design a room, one of the most important things that you will need to tackle will be the color scheme you are going to use. The color scheme will set the entire mood of the room, making it into a light and happy place or a more serious place that you can use to get work done. Of course, you will want all of the objects that you are putting into the room to work well, so you may wish to begin selecting your color scheme by using an object which you already have and plan to include.

If the object has a pattern, you have it rather easily set. Items with patterns already have a color palate included and you can use this to help you establish the rest of the room. This can be anything from pillows to drapes, area rugs to wall decoration. Any items which include different colors can be used to help you set the color palate which you will base the rest of the room around.

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.

The lightest color that you choose will be set to be the background of the room, hopefully the colors of the walls. This is usually not hard to achieve because most rental spaces come with white walls and white is the lightest color you can find. Therefore, when you choose the light color, you should find something as close to white as possible because it can provide a great background for the rest of the room to exist against.

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 is the darker color of them all. This should be used towards the accessories added into the rooms theme. It is easier to remove darker pieces rather than having to paint over them if it was on the walls. Try adding darker lamp shades and pillows to tie the theme together. Choosing a pattern to give you a great color palette is the best way to go if you don't have anything in mind.

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