Adding a Full Rainbow of Color to your Home

Kathryn March 10, 2010

I work as a blogger for businesses although I do a variety of different types of writing. I particularly enjoy writing about all aspects of design and creativity. I think that your home should reflect your personality and that it should change as you change. More about me at www.kathrynvercillo.com and http://diaryofasmartchick.com.

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I have compiled a number of different ideabooks here on Houzz that show off different color combinations. However, I do know that some people have a tough time narrowing down their design choices to just a single pair of colors. Some people want to use all of the colors of the rainbow in their decor. This is the ideabook for you!

There are many different ways that the rainbow color spectrum can be used in decorating your home. It's ideal for children's rooms where it's fun to play with many different bright colors. However, it can work in other rooms of the house as well. Using display shelves to organize your color spectrum and choosing works of art that are very colorful are very sophisticated ways to incorporate the full spectrum of the rainbow into your home design.

Is this something that you've successfully done before? Do you dare?!

I love the idea of adding rainbow-colored shelving like this to a home. It's most often seen in children's rooms but I think it could work in any room if you chose the right shades of each color.

Scott Cornelius Architect

Open shelving is the perfect place to display a very colorful set of dishes. Here we have every color of the rainbow but the tones are not excessively bold so the colors absolutely work in connection with the rest of the room. Beautiful!

Dishes are not the only colorful thing that you can put on display. Anything that you enjoy collecting can be grouped together by color to create a rainbow effect in the room.

sarah & bendrix

This rainbow colored rug is a terrific example of how to appropriately include many different colors into a room at once. This is ideal for a children's playroom where colors are supposed to pop.

Ewa Olkuska Monsoon - artist, painter

Adding very colorful artwork to a room is the grown-up way to make a room pop with color. A single piece that incorporates all of the colors of the rainbow is a powerful pretty statement in any room of your house.

pierre senechal

Here is another example of artwork that can bring a rainbow of colors to your home. Paired with the black in the artwork and in the design around it, this is a very sophisticated piece.

Dear Daisy Cottage

One terrific way to include many different colors of the rainbow into one space without overwhelming the space is to use books to create that color. Choose an array of books that includes jackets with each color of the rainbow and display them on a mantle or shelf. I love the way that the table and pillows here add additional color to this display.

Love Your Room LLC

Blankets and pillows are another great place for choosing a bold rainbow design. They work perfectly in a girl's room like this one. They can also add a great dash of color to a living room couch or chair.

casamodern.com

As kids get a little bit older, the way that you incorporate colors into their room is a bit different. I love the stripes painted on a single wall here in this room. The colors of the rainbow could be used in this way.

Marie Grabo Designs

If you are really adventurous then you could get a daring couch. This one is a pink paisley couch but it wouldn't be too difficult to find or upholster a couch in all of the colors of the rainbow. What do you think?

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