Finding a Color Scheme - Decorating with What you Have author:Tammy Jo Schoppet source_url:http://www.articlecity.com/articles/home_improvement/article_118.shtml date_saved:2007-07-25 12:30:12 category:home_improvement article:
If you feel helpless when it comes to picking and blending colors, your answer could be as far away as your nearest pillow.
Check out this quick way to create a color scheme for your home with our PICK - SEE -LMD method.
PICK a Pattern: Starting with a pattern is the easiest way to create a color palette for your decor.
Choose a pattern from any object you already have and love such as a pillow, picture or piece of furniture.
This will be your color palette !
SEE 3 Colors: Select a light, medium and dark color from your pattern to be used as your foundation.
You may want to go to a hardware store and select color chips from the paint department that match your pattern to carry with you in case you come across a great find and need to know if it matches.
LMD: Light, Medium and Dark - How you use these colors can affect the overall appearance of your room.
Light- Is the Background- this is usually easy to achieve since most rentals are equipped with light to off-white walls.
Medium- Large furniture and windows - Since the color of these objects will blend with the above lighter selection, the medium furniture will ground the room and give it a foundation.
Darker- Accessories.
Since your eye is drawn to a darker more intense color you will be able to arrange you accessories in a manner to guide the eye flowing through your room.
PICK - SEE - LMD a formula to live by !
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