| The color selection in our lives say something about | | | | inspiration. Think about the color schemes of your |
| us - from the clothes we wear to the car we drive. | | | | room in a similar way and consider the tones and |
| So choosing color for your room should be an easy | | | | color you/re most comfortable with. Are they bright |
| one and I'd suggest you start with the room design | | | | and vibrant or pale and muted? In the same way |
| concept. Do you want the room to feel energetic | | | | that you'd accessorize yourself, think of how you'd |
| and dynamic or soothing and subdued? The choice of | | | | accessorize your room with cushions, curtains, |
| color will affect the feel in the room. | | | | carpets etc. |
| One place to start is the color wheel where you can | | | | The fourth suggestion is to look at brochures or |
| pick out colors to create tonal or complementary | | | | websites of paint or wall covering companies. Since |
| schemes as well as accent color that will work with | | | | they're selling you paint and color, these companies |
| your base color. However, some people will find it | | | | would have invested time and money to create color |
| hard to pin down the right color with the color wheel | | | | schemes that inspire and keep up with current home |
| as they can't visualize the color for their room. In this | | | | décor trends. |
| instance, read on for more tips on color selection. | | | | In general, the color schemes for home décor |
| Another good resource to turn to are magazines; | | | | fall into 4 key categories: |
| either in home décor or fashion. Scan through | | | | 1) Calm and neutral - represented by tonal shades of |
| the photos and tear out the ones which appeal to | | | | color like white |
| you. When you've about 20 of so photos, start | | | | 2) Warm - consists of reds, browns, oranges, yellows |
| looking for a common thread in the photos e.g. there | | | | 3) Fresh - using reflective white with contrasting hues |
| are flowers in every photo, everything is accented in | | | | that are used in smaller amount |
| green and blue etc. This exercise is an important | | | | 4) Vibrant - deep and rich color that can be |
| indicator on the direction you may follow for a room's | | | | overpowering if not carefully selected |
| color selection. | | | | Hence, it helps to corporate these colors into your |
| Your wardrobe is another place to turn to for | | | | home décor. |