Choosing the Right Color for Your Phoenix Home Remodel

There’s a few things you should know when choosing a color for your home. It’s an important decision too, and shouldn’t be taken lightly. Three main things to take into consideration are

1. Personal Preference – You may flat out hate a color and so that will automatically allow you to dismiss certain color schemes.
2. Lifestyle -Your lifestyle reflects how you are going to use the space. It’s for for children, a more playful color scheme may be applied.
3. Architectural Details – Certain styles home’s automatically imply certain color schemes. Farmhouse kitchens may stick to yellows, whites, and reds.

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Color Theory Rules

There’s a lot to color theory, and one concept includes when to use active or passive colors. Most people categorize kitchens in the active category, and bathrooms in the passive. Active rooms work well with energetic colors like reds, bathrooms work best with calm colors like blue. This rule doesn’t have to be followed precisely, as you may want to stay away from orange in the kitchen, as this can increase one’s apatite.

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Using one color for one room may become monotonous. The key to color is finding the right balance. A common rule many interior designers apply is the “60-30-10″ rule, meaning in for each room, 60% should be one color, 30% a secondary, and 10% a tertiary. The primary color usually applies to walls, secondary to large pieces of furniture or cabinetry, and tertiary to accessories and details like pillows or art.

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Basic Colors and Their Associations

Orange – cheerful, bold, informal.

Yellow – Most noticeable, cheery.

Blue – universal appeal, serene, power.

Green – nature’s color, soothing, easy on the eyes.

Violet – Royalty, luxurious.

Brown – nature, relaxing, liveable.

White – freshness, clearity, purity.

Black – authorative, sophistication, neutral counterpoint.

Gray – elegant, neutral, blends well.

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You can read more color ideas here http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/936914/list/Reshape-Your-Room-With-Color.

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