Welcome to part 5 of my mini series "How to Make Your Apartment More Homey". Once you get a grasp on the first four topics you've really got something going for you. These last two steps are definitely not the meat of the problem.
Today we will focus on - The Color Palette.
A little bit of color theory wouldn't hurt anyone. I realize that we are alway feeling the need to try something new and be a little different. It's called fashion, and that's okay. Be different! Make a statement! It's good to try something new. But if it's ugly just say so, don't lie to save your pride. Your pride has already been painted all over that new yellow couch!
You can google a basic color wheel and the different ways to pair the colors or most people have an eye for what looks good together. It's usually a good thing to stick with the same hue (bold with bold, or pastels with pastels, and burnt colors with burnt colors) but even that isn't always true. There are lot of creative people in the world, there is a good chance one of them is your friend. If you question your choice of color blends find that friend and ask them. It will make them feel like a million bucks that you cared about their opinion enough to ask. (believe me, I know!)
One of the best ways to make a small space look big is to not go to crazy with bold colors or too many colors. It's okay to have an orange couch if you really love orange but don't have a cobalt blue chair a pink plush coffee table and yellow dining room set to go with it. Think unified, flowing, and smooth.
It wouldn't even hurt to think of your apartment as a whole. Choose one theme/color to go throughout the whole apartment. If you can be in any room with a few steps it means you can probably see many rooms at one time. Even if you can't choose one theme/color because you've allowed your children to decorate their own rooms consider choosing one hue. Do you like pastels? Limit your children to their favorite color in pastel. Then your part of the home and your children's part of the home will flow together like they belong together.
Color can make or break a space; even more than badly paired furniture or furniture placement. Don't just buy something because you like it, make sure it fits with what you already own.
Sarah
So what do you recommend to go with an orange couch?? Mine is orange :)
ReplyDeleteHaha! is it really orange or are you pulling my leg? Depending on what hue of orange it is, would determine what you would put with it. :)
DeleteIt's really orange! Kind of a bright, pumpkin color. there is a couch and love seat. They come with the apartment :) ...I was thinking to accent with turquoise but do you think that's too much?
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