How To Pick The Right Color Palette For Your Home

The process of colour selection for your space is very important. It is one of the vital elements that determines if you will fall in love with a particular space.

If you’ve had difficulty deciding which color palette to utilize when designing your home, then keep on reading to get some great tips on how you can create the color palette that best suits your taste, personality and lifestyle.

Choose your colours

If you’ve ever taken an art class, one of the first things they teach you is the groupings for colors. There are three groups of colors namely primary, secondary and tertiary. The primary colors are red, blue and yellow. They are pure colors and cannot be created from mixing other colors. The secondary colors are orange, green and purple. These colors are formed when equal parts of 2 primary colors are combined. For example equal parts yellow and blue make green. Tertiary colors are a mixture, in varying parts of secondary and primary colors to create different hues.

Choose your colour scheme

There are different color schemes one can choose from, the most common ones include:

Monochromatic: This involves the use of tone on tone of the same color with the addition of white or black to lighten or darken the color. An example could be the use of three shades of blue for three rooms in your home.

Analogous: This involves the use of colors that appear next to each other on the color wheel. For example, yellow will be used with green or orange, or blue will be used with green or purple.

Contrast: This involves the use of contrasting colors such as yellow-orange, green-blue and red-purple. This introduces more color and vibrancy into your home’s palette.

Complementary: This involves the use of  two opposing colors, such as blue and orange, which can be used together to create a dramatic and fun colour scheme.

Other things to consider

1. Lighting: The concept of lighting in a space should never be overlooked. Light reflects and deflects color, changing it constantly, throughout the day. A room’s truest colors are those found in the daylight hours so make sure to consider this cireteria while selecting your colour scheme and palette.
2. Make it a point to start from the formal areas of the home. These areas include the dining, living and entry area. Getting these areas sorted will help you clarify your vision for the other rooms in the home.
3. Separate upstairs from downstairs. Tackle the color scheme for the downstairs area before you head upstairs. Trying to handle both areas at the same time will frustrate your creative process, so don’t do it. Rather separate both sections.

The decoration of a new or old home can be an exciting process. It’s important that when you engage in it, you are fully aware of everything that is involved so you can make the best decision for your taste and lifestyle. I hope this helps, now go on and create something fabulous.