Choosing color shouldn't cause a panic - it can be a fun adventure, and it just requires meticulous attention to bring any beautiful color range into your design.  Today's episode gives you professional advice for choosing colors and constructing palettes. 

The next 2 episodes will be all about paint and how to work with paint chips!

Pro Tips (Summary)

1. Broad Categories - Color is not just one tone - have one part of the palette that is Broad / 3 tones - even better, multiple parts of the palette are 3 tones.

 

2. Everything has color - even Wood and Metal / have to be carefully considered.

https://artbeadscene.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-color-of-metal.html

https://novacolorpaint.com/blogs/nova-color/metallic-colors-and-their-shades

https://www.minwax.com/en/wood-stain-color-guide/browse-color-stains

 

3. Choose Colors from photographs - use Technology

https://color.adobe.com/create/image

https://coolors.co/image-picker

 

4. How to Structure a Color Palette and Give Proper Weight

https://www.homesandgardens.com/interior-design/color-rules

https://www.thespruce.com/timeless-color-rule-797859

 

5. How to Distribute Color in the room / 3x Rule

https://wideplankflooring.com/blog/home-decor-in-3s

https://www.homesandgardens.com/news/rule-of-three

 

6. Know your Whites - have a Go To shade - note people have a lot of opinions on this one!

https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/color-overview/color-palettes/color-families/white-paint-colors

https://www.jennasuedesign.com/the-10-best-white-paint-colors-as-chosen-by-designers/

https://lovegrowswild.com/2023/08/favorite-white-paint-color/

 

7. Create a Palette and take the colors with You!

 

AK links:

Four D Design - Holistic Design

www.fourddesign.com

Star Tile - Multidimensional Ceramics

www.star-tile.com

Star Tile Studio - Joshua Tree, CA

https://g.co/kgs/DUMmCLh

 

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