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Interior Decorating Tips for April
Use of Color in Interior Decorating
Last month, we talked about learning your color preferences and choosing a color scheme
for your interior decorating project. I recommended choosing your color scheme from an
area rug or another “inspiration piece”. I further advised to pick out a medium tone neutral
color from the inspiration piece (cream, white, tan, taupe, or gold) and using that as your
wall color. To view the complete article please see “previous articles” on the lower left side of
your screen.
Continuing on from our last discussion on choosing accessories for your home decor, I
would once again pick neutral colors for the furniture, but in deeper shades than the walls—
if wall color is cream, tan or gold, use brown sofa and chairs. If you’ve chosen taupe walls,
think about using a deeper shade of taupe or grey for the furniture. For a dramatic,
contemporary look, choose white (or off white) walls and black furniture. These are just
suggestions, not hard and fast rules. Use your own color preferences as your guide. In
general: The more expensive pieces should be neutral in color: Lamps, furniture, and
window treatments. These are the pieces that are least frequently changed; indeed, if
chosen carefully, they can last a lifetime.
Now comes the fun part. Watch your rooms come to life as you add color through the
decorative accessories such as pillows, throws, vases, and prints. Pick two or three colors
from the area rug. If the dominant color is warm (yellow, red, or orange, red-violet, pink)
choose a warm color for most of your decorative accessories (pillows, throws, vases, silk
florals, tassels, candlesticks, and wall art). Pick a cool accent color from the rug (green,
blue, blue-violet, and aqua) for contrast and relief from all that heat and use it sparingly.
Here’s a scenario: You’ve chosen an area rug that has a red background as the dominant
color and a border of red and orange. Accent colors of orange and blue/green are woven
throughout the body of the rug. Choose some red and orange pillows and perhaps smaller
pillows in blue/green. The pillows can be a solid color or if a pattern, can have blue/green for
an accent color. Choose a red throw, orange candlesticks, and a woven fabric piece or print
using all of the rug colors for the wall. Add a blue/green vase.
Place the color evenly throughout the room, so your color is not all grouped together. This
will help balance a room and create a pleasing environment. Interior decorators are good at
this because they get lots of practice. You can practice by going to a department store,
picking out an area rug (or print or tapestry) and imagine how you would use the colors in
the rug in choosing your accessories. Practice builds confidence, so practice, practice,
practice.
Next time, we’ll talk about the use of texture in accessorizing your interior décor.
Use of Color in Interior Decorating
Last month, we talked about learning your color preferences and choosing a color scheme
for your interior decorating project. I recommended choosing your color scheme from an
area rug or another “inspiration piece”. I further advised to pick out a medium tone neutral
color from the inspiration piece (cream, white, tan, taupe, or gold) and using that as your
wall color. To view the complete article please see “previous articles” on the lower left side of
your screen.
Continuing on from our last discussion on choosing accessories for your home decor, I
would once again pick neutral colors for the furniture, but in deeper shades than the walls—
if wall color is cream, tan or gold, use brown sofa and chairs. If you’ve chosen taupe walls,
think about using a deeper shade of taupe or grey for the furniture. For a dramatic,
contemporary look, choose white (or off white) walls and black furniture. These are just
suggestions, not hard and fast rules. Use your own color preferences as your guide. In
general: The more expensive pieces should be neutral in color: Lamps, furniture, and
window treatments. These are the pieces that are least frequently changed; indeed, if
chosen carefully, they can last a lifetime.
Now comes the fun part. Watch your rooms come to life as you add color through the
decorative accessories such as pillows, throws, vases, and prints. Pick two or three colors
from the area rug. If the dominant color is warm (yellow, red, or orange, red-violet, pink)
choose a warm color for most of your decorative accessories (pillows, throws, vases, silk
florals, tassels, candlesticks, and wall art). Pick a cool accent color from the rug (green,
blue, blue-violet, and aqua) for contrast and relief from all that heat and use it sparingly.
Here’s a scenario: You’ve chosen an area rug that has a red background as the dominant
color and a border of red and orange. Accent colors of orange and blue/green are woven
throughout the body of the rug. Choose some red and orange pillows and perhaps smaller
pillows in blue/green. The pillows can be a solid color or if a pattern, can have blue/green for
an accent color. Choose a red throw, orange candlesticks, and a woven fabric piece or print
using all of the rug colors for the wall. Add a blue/green vase.
Place the color evenly throughout the room, so your color is not all grouped together. This
will help balance a room and create a pleasing environment. Interior decorators are good at
this because they get lots of practice. You can practice by going to a department store,
picking out an area rug (or print or tapestry) and imagine how you would use the colors in
the rug in choosing your accessories. Practice builds confidence, so practice, practice,
practice.
Next time, we’ll talk about the use of texture in accessorizing your interior décor.
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