Any color in the rainbow may be the foundation of your color scheme
The nicest thing about choosing colors for your room is that you can luxuriate in the opportunity to serve only your own taste, no matter how tame or exotic it may seem to others. Proceed with caution, however. Filling your room with your favorite shade of pink, for example, may be too overwhelming to live with day to day. Choosing a workable color scheme means taking into account not only your preferences, but also what you intend to do with the space, according to interior designer Michelle Pollak in the HGTV.com article, "Combine Colors Like a Design Expert."
Instructions
1. Look at color in the world around you. Before you confine yourself to your current favorites, open your mind by observing color as you go about your day. Take in the blue of the sky or a body of water. Breathe in the green of trees and foliage in your area. Examine pinks, browns, reds and yellows in your everyday environment. Consider how each of these colors makes you feel. According to HGTV.com, understanding "the psychological effects individual colors have on our minds and bodies" can help us to "design rooms that foster health, well-being and prosperity."
2. Identify the chief uses of the space. If you are decorating a bedroom, even if your favorite color is vivid fuchsia, it may not suit a space meant primarily for repose. According to HGTV.com, "warm colors like orange and red...are best suited for active rooms, like the kitchen." On the other hand, if your room is a place where you visualize and create, you may want more stimulating colors around you. If your space has more than one purpose, be sure to take them all into account.
3. Identify one or two colors on which to base the scheme. Use your color wheel to help you visualize. For your restful bedroom environment, you might consider blue and green, both of which "have a soothing and calming effect," according to the above-cited HGTV.com article. If neutrals are more your speed, perhaps a beige and cream design will suit you. Remember that these colors are only the foundation. There are opportunities to add one or two other shades in small doses.
4. Choose accent colors. If you like, once you have selected your primary scheme, you may choose to enliven matters with an accent color or two. Accent colors typically provide significant contrast to your basic colors. For example, you can add pink or orange accents to a brown color scheme. If your basic colors are pastels, such as cream and pale yellow, chocolate brown or maroon accents will provide visual interest. In a scheme composed of brights, such as chartreuse or cranberry, black or gray will provide counterpoint.
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