This is a very color-conscious genre and there has been an explosion of vibrant new colors in paints, wallpapers, fabrics, carpets and decorating accessories– bright reds and yellows, lustrous greens and brilliant blues. Even in the softer shades there is more depth and variety.
This vast color range has something for everybody; in selecting a color scheme be guided by your individual likes and dislikes. Almost all persons have particular color tastes and are genuinely not able to put up with some colors. This, however, can cause slight problems: for example, a cool, sunless room requires decorating but golds and oranges are not preferred and a blue-green scheme is preferred. However, this cool color scheme can be enlivened with lemon, lime and pinks.
Start planning your color schemes by m meticulously writing down all the faults and virtues of your house. Take note of the things you want to hide and the things you need to accentuate.
If you are intimidated by the vibrant colors used in modern interiors, begin with a basic white scheme, painting walls, ceilings and woodwork white all throughout, and add in highlights and contrasts in other colors as you become more adventurous.
Follow a basic scheme right through the house, as the rooms are related to one another and too many varied approaches will break continuity and give a jolting effect. This does not mean monotony, for difference can be achieved within a basic scheme.
A monochromatic color scheme is another easy starting point. If, for example, you decide on beige and coffee shades for carpet, upholstery, walls and curtains, have small accessories in white, pale mandarin, deeper orange, and a whisper of yellow and green for little contrast.
When you work with the primary colors– red, blue and yellow– use them boldly or the effect will be lost. Blue recedes, red advances and yellow lightens and expands. So watch the proportions of color and do not make a room lopsided.
As a rule, dark colors will constrict space and light colors will widen it. Greens and blues cool a room, yellows, oranges, golds and reds warm it.
If you will need professional advice on how to work with colors, check out the web for interior decorators. Your home design must be one which will have resplendent lasting effect, and not one with which you will eventually get bored of. And if you have finally decided on the best color scheme for your home, contact your local painters and tilers to start off the great color transformation your home has never undergone before.