It can be challenging to find the right color scheme for your home, whether you are moving into a brand-new house or want to redecorate. While color schemes are a great tool to help you organize your home, choosing the right color combination for each room can be difficult. Each room serves a specific purpose. If you use a consistent color scheme throughout your house, the task of redecorating can be made easier. How do you choose the right color combination? Find out more…
Choose Your Starting Point
It is never easy to start. You can choose the color scheme for your home in two ways. You can either choose the room that is the largest and centrally located or select the room with the most vibrant color.
The largest and central room:
This is likely your living room or the kitchen. Warm and neutral colors are popular color schemes for these popular rooms. White, beige, and cream walls are the best warm and neutral color combinations. Brightly colored furniture and other accessories, such as rugs, can add color to a room.
After choosing the color of your first room’s walls and ceiling, it is important to use the same palette in the adjoining rooms. This method is simple but very effective. It not only adds depth to your home, but it also ensures that all rooms complement each other and gives your home “flow.”
Select your bold room.
You should definitely let your interior design dreams run wild if you have an idea for a room. Use complementary combinations of bold colors to bring out your room’s best features. This will make it stand out in the best way possible. The following are some of the best complementary bold color combinations:
- Orange and blue
- Yellow and purple
- Red and green
Choose softer colors for the areas surrounding your bold color room. The colors chosen should be similar to the originals but in more delicate hues. This will enhance your boldness even more. It is possible to place more vibrant colors together, but at your peril!
Open Spaces Strategy
It is important to choose colors that go well together if you live in an open-plan house. These spaces are best suited to lighter or darker neutral colors, like blues, grays, and whites. It would be best if you paired darker shades with brighter pieces such as rugs, curtains, and furniture. If you choose a lighter color scheme, such as beige, it will suggest softer tones. Therefore, areas with beige walls should be accented with textures that are different. This can be achieved with shaggy rugs and blankets.
Separate the Upstairs from the Downstairs
You can create different moods in your home by choosing the right colors for each floor if your house has more than one level. Check out Amara’s post, ‘The Lux Pad,’ for more ideas on the best color combinations for your bedroom. Focusing on just one floor can make the sometimes overwhelming task of redecorating seem much more manageable.
Neutralize hallways and connecting spaces.
If you’ve chosen bold colors for your home, neutral colors like beige, white, and green will give your eyes a rest between rooms. If you have selected neutrals for your main rooms, hallways, and landings, it can be a great way to add some color without going overboard. Just a few shades darker can make all the difference.