Friday, April 24, 2009

Using A Color Scheme In Your Room

By Dan Hogan

When you set about to design a room, one of the most important things that you will need to tackle will be the color scheme you are going to use. The color scheme will set the entire mood of the room, making it into a light and happy place or a more serious place that you can use to get work done. Of course, you will want all of the objects that you are putting into the room to work well, so you may wish to begin selecting your color scheme by using an object which you already have and plan to include.

If you already have a patterned piece in the room you can choose a color off of this item. By doing so you'll notice the rooms style will pull together easier. If you currently don't have any items, why not base your design on a great pillow or area rug which you've found. Many patterned items have a few colors to choose from so your options won't be limited.

After you have picked the pattern based on the object that you are going to follow, you need to select three colors from that pattern to use as the base for your room. You will want a light color, a dark color, and something in-between. This will help to give you a good balance that will give the eye enough information to look over while it is scanning the room and can help find a healthy medium for the room to exist in.

The lightest color that you choose will be set to be the background of the room, hopefully the colors of the walls. This is usually not hard to achieve because most rental spaces come with white walls and white is the lightest color you can find. Therefore, when you choose the light color, you should find something as close to white as possible because it can provide a great background for the rest of the room to exist against.

The middle color can be used for furniture pieces and other fabric in the rooms design. If you aren't too fond of larger colored pieces, try using the middle color in blankets and drapes. This way you can change them if it's too much or just to get a different look into the room during the seasons change.

Finally, the darkest color in your color palate should go toward the accessories in the room. This means the end tables, the lighting fixtures, and the accents that you place around the room. The eye will be more naturally drawn to these accessories and you will want to arrange it so that they are placed sparingly around the room, so that they eyes aren't overwhelmed with all of the items it is being attracted to. Following this pattern can give anyone a great color-coordinated room!

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