How to Pick the Perfect Color Palette
In choosing a color palette for your home it is best to start out in
your main living areas, such as your living room, dining room, kitchen and entry.
Pick your color scheme from major pieces
in those areas. Look at your
sofa,
rugs, and
artwork. Pull colors that move
you. Look for colors in the largest pattern, then choose your palette. A
great rule of thumb is to divide it up 60-30-10. For example you choose
Taupe, Sage Green, and Burnt Orange then an appropriate color combination would be:
- Taupe 60%: Wall color
- Sage Green 30% Sofa & Window treatments
- Burnt Orange 10%: Accents & Accessories
Once
you've finished one room you can move easily into adjoining rooms by
simply choosing a color from that room and flowing it to the next,
applying that color to maybe the fabric of the dining room chairs will
bring the rooms together.
Source: HGTV.com
-M. Hamiton
