Being fearless with color can lead to incredible transformations in your home. Embrace colors, and you’ll be amazed at the transformation they can bring to the energy of your space.
Fear of getting it wrong often leads us to stick to safe options like white, gray, or beige. But here’s the thing:
Start Small: Test a bold color on a small wall or piece of furniture. It’s less commitment and gives you a feel for how the color works in your space.
Sample First: Before you commit, paint a small patch on paper that you can move around and look at in different lighting throughout the day.
Ask for Help: A color consultation with a professional color strategist can save you a lot of time and money and help you get it right the first time.
Trust Your Instincts: If a color makes you happy, chances are you will love the energy of the room every time you spend time there.
It’s Just Paint: Worst case scenario – you don’t like the result. It’s okay. You can always repaint.
Color is an opportunity to express yourself. Don’t let fear hold you back from creating a home that feels like you.
FEAR
Color Brings Joy
Your home should be a place that brings joy, and color is a powerful tool to create that feeling. Embrace the fear and go for it.
I am not saying that your walls should be wild and colorful, although that would be cool!
You could go wild and colorful in a small space.
Add Color in Accents
Your walls could be neutral and you could be brave with colorful accents, art or lighting!
Your walls don’t have to be bright. They could be pastel!
Play with Color Harmony
You colors could have lots of high contrast.
Your colors could be soothing and monochromatic.
They could be dark and comforting.
Invite Color from the Outside In
The could highlight the colors of the outdoors and bring the outside in.
Try No Color at All
You could even go dramatic with black and white!
Lose the Fear
Color should reflect what you love. Why let fear hold you back from exploring new things?
Take the fear and uncertainty out of picking paint colors by relying on color science, rather than just using your eyes.
We all see things a little differently due to our vision. If we measure color and use color data, as well as our eyes, we can remove the guesswork, risk and fear.
Color science helps determine what colors work together perfectly because of their hue, chroma and values. Science helps solve color issues related to the light in your particular house. It brings your color to the level of extraordinary.
Are you ready to let go of fear? Think of how good you will feel to have extraordinary color in your home.
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This post has SO MUCH great information about color, making it a terrific resource. Thanks for that!
Thanks so much Anne!!
Great post, MaryAnn! I love colors of all kinds…I always say there are no BAD colors, only bad implementations of it! And a cat-colored room could be very helpful…:)
Thank you! So right! Any color can be absolutely gorgeous if done right!! Yes, my kitty model Clementine highly approves of that cat colored room!
Beautiful post MaryAnn! You always have such lovely tips about color! Learned so much
Thank you Lauren!
Color is so important in a home and yet so many are afraid of it! I think your advice here will help more people feel like they can explore color in a new way at home.
Thank you Lisa, if I can inspire one person to explore color in a new way that makes me happy!
Another post with just simple goodness to think of when it comes to colour. Your tips are perfect for anyone looking to add in colour (either a small does or a big one).
Thank you Sheri, I hope it inspires people to be brave, either on a small scale or a bigger one:)
I love all of your images and how you explain color so clearly to your readers. You have clearly given people reason to feel inspired, and what is better than that! Great post Mary Ann
Thank you so much Amy! If I have inspired one person to love and be brave with color my job is done:)