July 18, 2011
Color Theory Application for Your Home
Even if your home is filled to the rafters with luxury appliances, it will still appear drab if the color scheme isn’t imaginative. Many people want to be a little more daring with their color schemes, but stick to neutral tones as they lack confidence in what colors complement one another, and which clash horribly. But if you fancy something bold and bright in your home, and want to do it right, a color wheel may be your savior.
The color wheel was created by Sir Isaac Newton, and has become an essential tool in gauging which colors complement each other.
Complementary colors
These are colors opposite each other on the color wheel. There are three main primary colors, red, blue and yellow. The rest are mixtures of two of these colors in varying degrees. The opposite of red would be green, and placing these colors together provides a contrast pleasing to the eye. By using a color wheel you can test what accessories such as drapes, cushions, leather furniture and textiles you can use to give your home the wow factor.
Analogous colors
These are colors which are next to each other on the color wheel. These would be tones usually considered to clash with each other, but used effectively in accessories and deliberate bold statements can provide an interesting feature.
Monochromatic color
Using analogous colors you can break up blocks of the exact same color and keeping a theme throughout the room. These colors are similar to each other, but vary in shade, or ‘value’ to use the modern design terminology. The value is how much dark or light applied to a particular color, only changing it slightly but enough to make a distinction.
If you would like to make a bold contrast, go for complementary colors on the color wheel. If you’d like something a little more daring, Analogous colors may be the colors to use. To keep to a particular color theme, by altering the shade or value of the color you can carry the same elements of color throughout the room yet keep it from becoming overwhelming. You could take your color wheel to the store while you choose accessories or plan your room based on the same palette and that may leave more room for creativity. Whatever you decide, using a little color theory, you can achieve interior designer results in your own home. You can take the creative plunge without worrying if it will fit together – pick up your color wheel and experiment.
This blog post was kindly written by Susan Black. Susan Black writes on behalf of sofasandsectionals.com, a leading supplier of quality leather furniture.
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This article is a very valuable reference in terms of choosing the right colors. I love the bamboo wall paper. It is very relaxing and cool to the senses.