Home Color Schemes
Sometimes finding a new look for your room is as simple as changing your color accents. Whether it's adding new cushions or a new bedspreador deciding to embark upon a whole new paint job, color is a relatively cheap and easy fix. It can instantly make a room look either warmer or cooler, more sophisticated or more festive.
Additionally, we're living in the midst of a total color revolution. Years ago, no one would dream of putting the colors brick and cinnamon, for example, in the same room. Now that combo sounds almost too sedate. Today you'll see unheard-of mixes of grays and browns, roses and olives, mosses and lavenders.
The problem is that so many people are still afraid of color. They think it's too permanent, and they're scared to take a chance. In truth there's no easier way to change your look. And, if you don't like the result, just keep on moving.
Here's how to feel more comfortable with making changes�and save yourself both time and frustration.
� Begin by collecting paint strips. Hardware stores won't object if you gather a fistful, as long as you act like a serious consumer�which you are!
� This is where the fun begins. The strips will enable you to "play" by combining unexpected colors. Find the shades closest to your walls and furniture, then hold up several different color possibilities for rugs, pillows, and throws.
� If you eventually decide to paint, you'll also discover that there are about 10 different versions of candlelight, some green-based, some blue-based, and some gray-based. (You'll see the differences when you lay them side-by-side.)
Obviously, if green is the color of your recliner, you'll choose the one with the slightest tint of green (rather than blue or gray) for your woodwork and trim.
