Archive for the ‘Color Theory’ Category
Chocolate brown and turquoise is definitely a good color combination. Take a look at this fantastic open plan living- and dining room solution, put together by interior designer Jane Hall. She picked a rich chocolate brown for the living room walls, white sofa and turquoise accents. In the dining room area, she went opposite with a light creamy beige wall and dark furniture. To keep the theme consistent, the turquoise accessories continue throughout the dining area too:
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Light walls, dark furniture.
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Accents are turquoise.
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Love the blue paint in this shelf!
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Pretty flowers never hurt a room.
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Dark walls, light furniture and turquoise accents.
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Pretty.
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Lovely contrast between the brown and the white. The turquoise really liven it up.
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A corner in the living room.
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You can see more beautiful designs on Jane Hall’s site!
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If you love bright happy colors, Palmer Weiss shows you how to do it right. In this living room Palmer has used a cream color on the wall, and keeps the framework crisp white.
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On the soft neutral background, the living room is composed of three colors; green, coral pink and acid green, all of which are found in the floral patterned sofa chairs.
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Symmetry in pairs. Two simple acid green side tables are used as coffee table, and is matched with two olive green table top lamps in the window sills.
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You can distinguish a part of a room as functionally different by keeping the general color scheme, just in different quantity. In this reading nook, a super light blue is introduced in both curtains and lounge chair. The space looks separate from the living room seating area, but still a part of the room.
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You can visit the website of Palmer Weiss here for more colorful inspiration!
Yellow is a pretty intense color, so the safest way to use it is as an accent color to a neutral background. If you choose a more neutral tone of yellow, like mustard, you can use it as a background color. Lets take a look at some great ways to use yellow:
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This shade of yellow has a golden mustard tone as it contains a bit of black, making it more neutral and suitable as a background color. Here with black and light blue, black being the accent color.
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Gorgeous tan walls and a bold black carpet makes a dramatic backdrop for a classic piece of yellow furniture.
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Beige daybed on black carpet. Painting the wall halfway up in yellow creates a low, cozy space around this little nook.
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This neutral room of grey and white is made interesting and modern with a pop of yellow.
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A good rule is that the stronger the color, the less you need of it. But remember there are always exceptions to these rules, and playing with different shades and tones of color can give fantastic results!
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All these hot pictures are borrowed from equally hot site House to Home!
Greige is the wonderful combination of grey and beige. A good shade of greige is the perfect backdrop for a modern home, as it had the quality of warmth and cleanness all in one. Check this out:
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Beautiful linen curtains and tablecloth in a warm grey-beige tone. Pretty lilacs adds a splash of color to this room.
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Warm and clean gerige on the wall, wouldn’t you agree? The rust-red is a real spicer!
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Greige linen curtains calms this sunny yellow living room.
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The raw stone feature wall in this rustic bathroom is contrasted with the soft and calm qualities of greige.
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Do you like gerige?
A warm rich brown looks good with most other colors, of either warm or cold tones. Lets take a look at some ways to use brown and blue together. Blue is generally considered a cold color, but is warm if yellow or red is added. This will make the blue more green (aqua/turquoise) or more purple (indigo/violet), respectively:
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