Eclectic Elements

 Here are 5 ways to help you
discover your color preferences! 
Tips by Eclectic Elements

Tip #1. Choose a color scheme from the largest pattern
If you've got patterned upholstery, an Oriental rug or large piece of artwork, pluck colors you like from the pattern. For a neutral wall paint color, look to the pattern's whites and beiges.

Tip #2. Start with the formal areas of the house 
Specifically, the living room, dining room and entry way. Choose a color scheme for those areas first, then pull one color from the scheme. For example, take the red sofa and tone it down (say, to burgundy) for an accent in more private spaces such as the den, office or bedroom.

Tip #3. Decorate your space from dark to light, vertically
A real "cookbook" way to make any space look good without much risk, use darker color values for the floor, medium color values for the walls and light values for the ceiling.

"Any interior space replicates the outside world," he says. "The exterior environment is generally darker below our feet (the earth itself), medium-valued as you look straight ahead (buildings/trees) and lighter values skyward."

Tip #4. Study the color of your clothes
Most people buy clothes in colors they like to wear and think they look good in. Similarly, you should decorate your rooms in colors you look good in. 

Tip #5. Use the color wheel
In general, analogous color schemes — colors next to each other on the color wheel, such as blue and green — are more casual and relaxing, and work best in informal or private spaces. This is a good strategy for a bedroom, where you want to rest and recover. Whatever color scheme you choose, put something black in every room. "The black clarifies all the rest of the colors in the room," he says.
Try a black lampshade, a black vase or a black picture frame.

  

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