Decorating With Colour: The Ideal Way To Update Without Major Renovation

Many people would love to add more colour to their home, but they subdue their desire out of fear that they might go wrong. If you also feel this way about colours, it’s high time you realize that the only thing you ought to fear is little or no knowledge. Below I’ll give you a few tips that will hopefully give you the courage you need to start planning how to personalize and enliven your space by adding various colours.

Honestly, there really isn’t any science to colour, but if you are too afraid you’ll make your home look like a flea market, you can instantly add colour with colourful artwork. It is easy and an instant fix to boring walls. If you ask me, a home without colourful artwork, is a home without heart. And mastering the art of displaying art is a piece of cake.

You do not need a collection of authentic works to impress; update your walls with a few colourful artwork prints in varied sizes for a dazzling effect. This will add an instant delight and liveliness. The good news is that any artwork will look good with both the complementary and analogous colour scheme (I’ll explain later). Art has the power to bring more playfulness if the rest of the colours aren’t as bold and vibrant, and it can also team with a colourful environment and reinforce the statement that the rest of the colours have already made.

Now that we’ve got the how-to’s of creating a wall gallery, let’s go over some colour basics.

The Three Colors Rule

If you analyze the best-looking colourful rooms in famous magazines, you’ll notice that their beauty is mostly based on one same very eye-catching principle. There is one dominant color that takes up around 60% of the space, usually the walls. Then you have the secondary colour that is provided by the furniture and the accent colour that comes to life through the decorations. If you use this rule, provided you’ve chosen the right combination of colours, the chances of doing it wrong are close to zero.

Types of Colour Schemes

When it comes to colour schemes, you can choose from two main types: complementary and analogous. If you opt for the complementary colour scheme, this means that you’ll be using two colours that can create a clear separation such as blue and yellow, red and green and orange and purple. This type of scheme is not recommended for homes where you’d like to add more warmth than contrast, but it is quite perfect for an office.

The analogous colour scheme tends to create a more laid-back feel and it can be achieved by playing with colours that are close one to each other, according to the rules of the visible spectrum of colours, such as green and yellow, orange and red. This scheme is ideal is you aim to make your home a warmer place, it can be used for both living rooms and bedrooms.

The Secret of the Black Element

There is an old, but not so widespread fact that reveals how adding just one prominent black element can affect the way we view the whole room. This happens because black has the power to emphasize the beauty of all other colours. Use this trick to maximize the playfulness of your room.

Nature Knows Best

If you want to be able to perfectly balance the colours you plan to add to your space, just take a quick look at the way the best artist (nature) does it. The dark colours should be concentrated on the bottom, the most vibrant and lively ones in the middle and the lightest and most mild ones high towards the ceiling itself.