How To Pick Colors

ServicesColors are a very important aspect of furnishing. Colors influence the ambience and mood besides bringing an attractive look to your abode.

Professional Look:

For professional look you have to coordinate your furnishings with your wall color. You'll need to decide if you want the furnishings to blend with the decor or to pop. For blending, pick furnishings that are the same tone as the wall but a few shades darker, or choose a non-dominant subtle color in the room (say a soft shade from the rug). A bold color will work like an exclamation point (if you're looking to add some wow). Also keep in mind that in a space where the sun shines through unlined curtains, the color will infuse the room. Blue can be eerie; pink, cheery.

Complementary Look:

Complementary colors sit opposite each other on a color wheel. Though complementary color schemes are classic, the contrast is frequently too great to use solid-colored furnishings with solid-colored walls. Instead, temper the contrast with a fabric pattern that mixes a neutral with your wall color's complement. If you have blue walls, the complementary color is orange. For the curtains, you can use an orange-and-ivory stripe or an orange-and-white quarter foil pattern. You can also use a pattern that mixes different values of the wall color's complement with neutrals, such as a paisley featuring ivory, tan and orange shades ranging from apricot to rust.

Neutral Look

If you've used strong color on your walls, you can tone down the overall look by choosing furnishings in a neutral color. White curtains work with both warm and cool wall colors. For something less stark, opt for ivory, champagne or buttercream curtains with warm-colored walls, and oyster or dove gray for walls painted with a cool color. You can use solid or tone-on-tone printed fabrics for a neutral look. To add visual interest, you can embellish the curtains with a contrasting band of fabric that matches your wall color on the leading edge or hem. Appliqued ribbon in a Greek key or scrolling design also works well.

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