How to Pick a Colour and Mix Patterns
Transcript of How to Pick a Colour and Mix Patterns
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How to Pick a Colour
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Creating the “LOOK”• The following is a simple method
for creating a room with that “pulled together” look
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Start with a Pattern
It could be found in1. An upholstered piece of furniture 2. A bedspread3. An area rug4. Etc…• It is easier to start with a pattern
than trying to find one later to fit into a given colour scheme
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Choose 3 Colours• From the pattern select 3 colours1. A light2. A medium 3. A dark• These 3 colours will form the
foundation of your colour scheme.
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The Light Colour• Use this as a background colour
1. Colour your walls with a soft version of your light colour
2. You may choose to “tone it down” with a touch of white or gray if it seems too vivid for use as a wall colour.
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Medium Colour
• Use for :–window coverings–Medium furniture pieces
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Dark Colour• Now sprinkle in the dark colour on:
– the accessories –small furniture pieces.
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How to Mix Patterns• Some of the most successful rooms
depend totally on Mix-and-Match fabrics.
• Yes – floral prints, stripes, checkers and plains will all go in the same room.
The rule is Proportion
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How to Mix PatternsUse:• One large dominating print• One medium pattern• One small; solid and texture
The patterns should become less conspicuous in descending order.
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General RuleA room can have four different fabrics that should fall into these four categories:1. Large rambling fabric like a floral
or abstract2. Geometric pattern like a plade,
check or diamond3. Stripe4. Plain which can be textured