“Color is a power which directly influences the soul.” – Wassily Kandinsky

If you are wondering what the best color for home décor is, the answer is quite simple: it’s the one that speaks to your soul and makes you feel happy.

Since the color you see affects your mood and energy, choosing a primary color for your home can be a perplexing task. But when you have to mix and match it with other shades to create an overall eye-pleasing scheme, the task can seem next to impossible.

However, before you get overwhelmed and decide to live your life in black and white instead, take some tips from us.

Remember the color wheel you probably studied sometime during your school years?

Here’s how to use it to spruce up your home.


The 60-30-10 Rule

Before you start playing with colors, remember this golden advice from the expert designers.

“For incredible aesthetics, 60% of your room should be of one color and then 30% should be another color (contrast or complementing, it’s your choice) whereas the last 10% should be an accent color.”



Monochromatic Magnificence

For beginner’s its best that you start decorating your home using just one color. The monochromatic technique is based on using one of the primary or secondary colors in varying intensities throughout the room.

Blue is your best bet as it evokes a sense of peace and tranquility. It is often the most commonly used color in home designs because this is exactly what a home should feel like – calm and relaxing. You can go for the ultimate duo, black and white as well but keeping it monochromatic is likely to make the room look crisp and cold (prevent this by adding an accent color such as red or green).


Analogous Appeal

The analogous technique uses anywhere between two to six colors that are located next to each other on the color wheel.


Red, orange, and yellow make a bright and cheery combination. You can use them for your kid’s bedroom as well as for the study room because yellow color is known to boost creativity and upbeat thinking whereas orange helps to uplift the mood and energy of the place.

Use them in short bursts to throw a splash of color all around the house.


The Charisma of Complementary Colors

Want to make a style statement? If keeping things low-key is not your style then implementing a complementary color scheme might be the way to go about decorating your house.


Simply pick any two colors that sit exactly opposite to each other on the color wheel. For example, yellow and purple, red and green, and blue and orange are all high-contrast color combination that will give a bold and distinct look to your interiors.

To tone it down just a little bit, you can follow the split-complementary color scheme. Pick a color you want to use, then instead of picking the one directly across it, choose those on either side of this ’opposite’ color.

 

Need more help in picking the right color for your home decor? Get in touch with Sundial Home Products today!