What's your favorite color? You can build a room of custom furniture around your preferences.
Choosing custom furniture and the colors of the room are ways of making rooms suit your personality to a tee. Everyone has a favorite color and simply feel better when in the presence of that hue. Others like all colors of the rainbow and may have a hard time making a choice when it comes to fabrics,
upholsteries and paint. There are a few ways to decorate that can incorporate a wide variety of colors or just a few. Here are some things to think about:
- Earth tones: The earth has lots of gorgeous coloring in its natural terrain. Greens, blues, browns and even certain shades of red are found everywhere in nature. Earthy hues can make a person feel comfortable and may present a laid back eco-friendly ambiance. Blues and greens tend to make people relax and breathe more deeply so are often a popular selection. These earthy tones can be used on walls, flooring and upholstery.
- Neutrals: Some individuals feel that colorful fabrics and carpets are too busy and make them feel uneasy. Neutrals such as tans, beiges, creams and khakis can create a more soothing backdrop for these people. When neutral tones are used, having vibrant textural accessories can be a way to increase interest without too much pop. Jewels, bangles, animal prints and more look great against neutrality.
- Bright reds: Red is a splashy tone and can make a space feel warm and very alive. It must be used sparingly, however, so it isn't overwhelming. If reds, pinks and oranges are mixed in a decorating scheme, they must be from the same family of cool or warm tones in order to complement each other and not clash.
- Walls: It can be challenging to choose the right tones for painting the walls. Some rules of thumb are that dark colors make a place feel smaller and warmer while light hues do the opposite. If a person loves yellow, he or she may be overwhelmed to find that there are so many paint chips with varying shades of yellow. The best way to decide is to take the largest paint samples home and look at them against furnishings and lighting in the room. When the choices have been narrowed to a few, buying tiny cans of sample paints can be a way to try it out on a small space before investing lots of time and energy.
- Customized furnishings: Many companies allow buyers to select the exact fabric, wood and details of tables, chairs and sofas instead of settling for what's on the showroom floor. There are usually sample options to look at, sit on and ponder but the final piece of furniture is built to order. When that chair, couch or dining set arrives from the factory, it's wonderful to know that it's been custom made for your purposes.
Decorating a room can be exciting as well as overwhelming. The choices a homeowner makes are important because where a person lives will have a profound effect on all the well-being of all who reside there. Choosing the right colors, styles, and designs in furnishing, decorating schemes and paints will take some careful thought and planning.
