Color Selection Tips - Part 2

The color selection in our lives say something aboutinspiration. 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 easycolor you/re most comfortable with. Are they bright
one and I'd suggest you start with the room designand vibrant or pale and muted? In the same way
concept. Do you want the room to feel energeticthat you'd accessorize yourself, think of how you'd
and dynamic or soothing and subdued? The choice ofaccessorize 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 canThe fourth suggestion is to look at brochures or
pick out colors to create tonal or complementarywebsites of paint or wall covering companies. Since
schemes as well as accent color that will work withthey're selling you paint and color, these companies
your base color. However, some people will find itwould have invested time and money to create color
hard to pin down the right color with the color wheelschemes that inspire and keep up with current home
as they can't visualize the color for their room. In thisdécor 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 through1) Calm and neutral - represented by tonal shades of
the photos and tear out the ones which appeal tocolor like white
you. When you've about 20 of so photos, start2) Warm - consists of reds, browns, oranges, yellows
looking for a common thread in the photos e.g. there3) Fresh - using reflective white with contrasting hues
are flowers in every photo, everything is accented inthat are used in smaller amount
green and blue etc. This exercise is an important4) Vibrant - deep and rich color that can be
indicator on the direction you may follow for a room'soverpowering if not carefully selected
color selection.Hence, it helps to corporate these colors into your
Your wardrobe is another place to turn to forhome décor.