Be Bold, Be Brave With Color
Add some fearless color to your home with help from designers who do it well
Are you crazy about color but worried if you throw a smorgasbord of shades into your home that certain onlookers will shudder? Well, for everyone who told you there was some set pattern of rules to follow with color, banish their advice! You need not stick with only one or two shades, and they certainly do not need to be matchy-matchy throughout a space.
Lest you want your home's interior to feel like a page ripped from a catalog, embrace your love for a variety of bold shades and express it fearlessly. Wondering how others have successfully pulled it off? Take a peek at these photographs. Long live color!
How to use the color wheel in home decorating
Lest you want your home's interior to feel like a page ripped from a catalog, embrace your love for a variety of bold shades and express it fearlessly. Wondering how others have successfully pulled it off? Take a peek at these photographs. Long live color!
How to use the color wheel in home decorating
Interior designer Eileen Kathryn Boyd is the queen of color. Her spaces always burst with bright shades that make her spaces dance with liveliness. By mixing the hot hues of orange, magenta and lime green with taming neutral shades and animal prints, the look becomes perfectly balanced instead of overwhelming.
Kitchens get in the easy habit of being pretty basic with regard to color. Set yours apart from the neighbors by splashing it with vibrant neon hues. Even the green oven windows got in on the act in this picture.
Ease into the color spectrum by starting with your chairs. Settle on a style that you like, and then choose them in all different hues. The look is fresh and unexpected.
Sometimes you get your full dose of color in one piece of furniture. This oversized couch not only fulfills the color requirement but could potentially fit the whole family, plus visitors.
Here’s a fun bathtub that does the same thing. Ditch your everyday white tub for this version and your bathroom will never be the same.
Step one: Paint your bedroom walls your favorite bright colors.
Step two: Buy a bedspread that is soaked in a variety of vivacious colors to complement your walls and make the room come alive.
Step two: Buy a bedspread that is soaked in a variety of vivacious colors to complement your walls and make the room come alive.
Consider a citrus theme: Yellows, oranges and greens look fresh and balanced when paired. Set them on a neutral background so they really pop.
Here’s a fun idea: if you have a built-in bookcase, paint the exterior wall of the bookcase one bold color, and then paint each interior section of the bookcase a variety of different colors. The colors will create both a focal point and a backdrop for all the goodies on the shelves.
Unleash your love for throw pillows! Pillows are one of the best ways to easily amp up color, plus they’re a whole lot cheaper than replacing an entire couch. Line your neutral-colored furniture with a rainbow of throw pillows to re-ignite your space with vibrancy.
Think high-gloss yellow and royal purple doesn’t belong in the kitchen? This picture is here to prove you otherwise. This bold statement is anything but a bore, and the graphic cabinets sneak in extra texture.
Backyards tend to be more casual spaces, so they’re a spot to really let loose. Express your color creativity by painting your fence and benches different colors, and add bright accessories to liven the space.
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