Yellow is the color of sunshine, smiley faces and cheerfulness. The color is often used in kitchens but is overlooked to use in other rooms in the home. The color yellow can add vibrancy to non-traditional spaces as well. Here are some ideas on how to use yellow throughout your home. With black and white… Continue reading Decorating with Yellow
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How to Use a Color Palette to Make a Room Pop
If you are thinking of updating a room in your house choosing a new color palette is one way to add a new look to a tired room. The trick is, how do you use a color palette once you have picked one out? In this article we will walk you through the steps of… Continue reading How to Use a Color Palette to Make a Room Pop
Use an Area Rug for Choosing Accessories
Choosing accent colors for a room can be difficult. One way to do this is to use the colors from an area rug. Designers spend time and research on choosing the right colors for their creations and you can use this to find a color scheme for your own room. This room has a neutral… Continue reading Use an Area Rug for Choosing Accessories
The Starry Night Color Scheme
If your interested in creating a new color scheme for a room, but don’t want to use color wheels or color theory, a great way to choose colors is to use colors from a piece of artwork. Artists spend many hours cultivating the color scheme for a painting. Choosing your colors this way creates an… Continue reading The Starry Night Color Scheme
Color Schemes
If your interested in color schemes or need a quick review, here is a list that describes the basic schemes used in art and design. Monochromatic This is the use of one color. In decorating this doesn’t mean that the room and accessories are all one color. Using shades, tints and tones of the single… Continue reading Color Schemes
Color Wheels
There are many ways to choose color for your rooms. If you want to experiment, using a color wheel is a fun option. Gather as many paint chips as you can from your local paint store then using the color wheel to find complimentary and harmonious colors you can create a custom color palette for… Continue reading Color Wheels
Triad Color Scheme
The triad color scheme is similar to the split-complementary in that it uses three colors. However, the three colors are spaced equally apart on the color wheel forming a triangle. If blue is your base color then the two additional colors are the two equal distance from blue on the color wheel. The pillows on… Continue reading Triad Color Scheme
Split Complimentary Color Scheme
The split complimentary color scheme is similar to the complimentary color scheme but uses the two colors on each side of the opposite color from the base color. It results in a softer contrast than the complimentary scheme but the use of three colors adds to the quality of interest in the room. If your… Continue reading Split Complimentary Color Scheme
Analogous Color Scheme
The analogous color scheme is represented by three adjacent colors on the color wheel. It creates a vibrant, yet extremely harmonious effect in a room. This color scheme works well if you want to create a lot of color interest in the room but not create intense contrast. It is harmonious but yet very interesting… Continue reading Analogous Color Scheme
Complimentary Color Scheme
The complimentary color scheme uses two colors directly opposite each other on the color wheel. The two colors are harmonious but create a lot of contrast when used in interiors. If you choose for example blue as your base color then orange is the compliment. To reduce the intense contrast, use shades and tints of… Continue reading Complimentary Color Scheme
Monochromatic Color Scheme
The monochromatic color scheme is the use of one color. Using shades, tints and tones a harmonious room can be created that still has interest and style. If your chosen base color is blue, then available to your design are the tints and shades of blue to create an interesting room. Here is a sofa… Continue reading Monochromatic Color Scheme
The ColorSnap App
Sherwin Williams has introduced a Android and IPhone App called ColorSnap. It’s a great tool for helping you choose a color palette and wall colors for your home. Find it in the App Store or on Google play. Below are highlights of some of the great features that the app has! You can select a… Continue reading The ColorSnap App