Choosing Paint Colors For Your Living Room

Warmer than white but still neutral cream is the perfect backdrop for an inviting yet formal living room.

Choosing paint colors for your living room. Follow the 60 30 10 rule. Approach it like a composition. In this one designed by jean liu the neutral almost iridescent rug velvet sofa. Choose a color scheme for those areas first then pull one color from the scheme.

Hardwood floors countertops a fireplace surround area rugs and of course furniture the colors in these items will help determine which paint color families will work best in your room and help narrow your options. Regardless of the colors you choose it s helpful to plan how much space each color will. If you re creating an accent wall look to the boldest colors in the print. You re in one room but you re going to see a piece of another room through it.

Use the color wheel. When working with different colors for each room a good rule of thumb is to use a darker or lighter color in adjacent rooms. Choose a flow through paint. For example if your dining room is a light gray then you could paint the adjacent living room a dark blue.

For example gray brown and olive look best with a light orange will cherry or a pale yellow can look great with a dark orange. If you want to make orange a dominant color in your living room you may want to balance it out with other colors that work well with orange. Sticking with proven palette approaches 1. So as you re choosing colors consider how they will flow from room to room to create your picture.

For instance if you have modern furniture and decorations you will. A paint color that is just a bit darker than a white will be best in the living room. Specifically the living room dining room and entry way. One of the easiest ways to choose interior paint colors is to start with a print fabric.

For example take the red sofa and tone it down say to burgundy for an accent in more private spaces such as the den office or bedroom. Blue lilac and cyan look striking with a shade of classic orange. For a smooth transition between spaces try choosing a color for one room and paint the adjacent space two shades away lighter or darker using tones from the same color chip. Consider walls as planes of color and see how they interact when viewing one next to the other in adjacent rooms.

Additionally the right paint color for any room should reflect the mood you want to create in the room as well as complement its architecture and style. Match the color scheme of your furnishings. Stick with white.