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Making a new house feel like home is no easy feat! Luckily, our buddy John Gidding is here to help. And when one married couple shared their decorating dilemma, John knew just what to say.
Kaylyn and Alton recently moved into their dream home, and they need some advice on how to bring their different design styles together.
Kaylyn loves color, especially blues, purples and yellows. Alton, on the other hand, would prefer to stick with neutrals like white and beige. He's afraid that with color, the décor won't match. Right now, their living room features all neutrals, and Kaylyn wants to add a playful pop of color.
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So, how do you determine what colors will go together in a room?
According to John, there are two aspects to consider when it comes to color and design. First, the colors you like, and second, the room's intent. Basically, how do you want to feel when you enter this space?
IF YOU WANT TO FEEL ENERGETIC:
Using a color wheel, John demonstrates how contrasting colors — like blue and yellow, for example — can bring a lot of energy to a room. This can be good, as long as it's kept to a minimum, he explains.
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As an example, John shows the couple two pillows, one in varying shades of blue and one in a burnt orange hue, as well as a mustard yellow blanket. John says these pieces work well together because of their contrast, without going overboard.
"Any time you pick colors from opposite sides of this wheel, you want to use this minimally, sparingly — so that energy is contained to a certain part of the room, for example," John says.
IF YOU WANT TO FEEL RELAXED:
"That said, sometimes you want a room to be relaxing. You want that room to work for you in a way that calms you down," John continues. "In which case you take away the contrasting colors and you bring in harmonious colors."
Rather than selecting colors from opposite sides of the wheel, you can choose adjacent shades that will be more complementary and make you feel calmer. Blues go very well with purples, purples with magentas, greens with yellows and so on, according to John.
See John demonstrate how to choose contrasting and complementary shades using a color wheel in the video above.
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