Choosing the Right colors for your Home

LHM December 9, 2014 Comments Off on Choosing the Right colors for your Home
Choosing the Right colors for your Home

Choosing the Right colors for your Home

They say, “Home is where your heart is,” and how can you your heart be somewhere with a lifeless and gloomy look. Your house is your literal sanctuary and the place where you find comfort after a long tiring day. How can this comfort zone provide you the warmth and comfort you need, if everything in your home are just things without any sense of vivacity in them. The color scheme you choose for your home plays a vital role in defining your own aesthetic sense and taste. Choosing colors without giving any thought to the theme and color palette which will best suit your taste or give your house a fresh new feel, is something you can easily do. But this mindless choice where you ruin the entire look of your house never works for anyone. It doesn’t matter if you have a big house or a small one, even a one room studio apartment can look grand if you try consulting some interior design experts or do a little research on your own.

Mastering the Art

Mastering the Art

Here’s how to keep a balanced color coordinated look in your home sweet home, without throwing a real expensive makeover for your house; a few changes will do the trick.

Mastering the Art

The coordination of colors is a key aspect of choosing the right colors for your home. The art of building a connection in your overall color scheme is no rocket science. All you need do is remember some basic rules and you can do it on your own.

1. Before you finally decide the color scheme for any part of your house, make sure you have a theme in mind, e.g. a casual or rustic feel, or a dreamy look. You can find a number of ideas on the internet to choose from.

Thematic Room

Thematic Room

2. Pick something which will dominate the whole look of the room in fabrics, for example curtains. Since you have a particular theme in mind, you can go for some customized roller shade in place to add a personalized feel to it.

3. The dominant element of your entire room will now decide the color palette for this particular part. Pick the most prominent back ground color from here. It is better to choose light colored curtains or shades so that you don’t have to throw some distracting, bright colors all over your place. This hue will define your wall color.

Dominant Elements in the Room

Dominant Elements in the Room

4. Now you can choose from the mid and undertones of the fabric and divide the main furnishing and flooring. If you can’t utilize this color in your flooring then add a center carpet or rug with the mid tones.

5. The rest of the accessorizing goes with the brightest color from your main fabric. Pillow covers, frames, and other accessories will play a great part in giving your theme flamboyance and life. It’s not necessary for you to use plain and boring accessories, play around with prints and patterns n pillows or paintings.

Pillow Covers, Frames, and other Accessories Givingiving Life to the Theme

Pillow Covers, Frames, and other Accessories Givingiving Life to the Theme

Your home is where you spend most of your time and the colors, however unimportant they seem play a key role in influencing your mood and defining your taste. When you choose colors, keep a harmonious and even look with them.

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