Color Inspiration

An easy way to determine a good color scheme for your room is to find what we designers refer to as our “central source”. That is the fabric, pillow, painting, quilt, rug, etc.. that exists in your room that has the greatest impact on you- what you love looking at. Use that to find the starting point for a color scheme. For example, use the fabric’s background color (maybe a calm blue/green tapestry sofa fabric entangled with soft browns) as your wall paint color (Benjamin Moore’s Beach Glass) or the fabric’s next most dominant color as your upholstery fabric color and the remaining accent colors as the stimulus for your accessories.

Not all inspirations need be soft obvious living room or family room fabrics. Artwork or accessories can also be used as motivators. Even in the kitchen you can find inspiration.  Your countertops or background colors in your dishware can define the wall paint colors. You can find the other various colors in your granite or dishes or artwork to carry onto wall spaces as accents or accessory colors.

Once you locate your central source, you just want to choose colors, fabrics and accessories that all work to bring out the best and make that inspiration color look its best. Don’t be afraid to move that central fabric or central color around the room. This creates flow and balance….