Looking for a New Color Scheme?

Are you going to redo a room in your house soon? Are you feeling overwhelmed with colors? Not sure if you are using too little or too much color in a room? You are not alone! There is a simple rule of thumb that will help you get through this. It’s the 60-30-10 rule. This is not to say there cannot be any other color in the room, but just focus on these three main colors and you will succeed.

Do not count your wood color on your casegoods as one of your colors; this is a color that is naturally expected in the room. The main color you choose should make up about 60 percent of the color in the room – such as the majority of the walls, a large piece of furniture (perhaps your sofa, duvet cover or a background color for a rug). 30 percent of the next color should be focused on bringing a pop of color into the room – such as on an accent wall, chair upholstery fabrics, decorative pillows, accessories, rugs and/or wall art. Finally, 10 percent of your last color will add the additional pop of color to break up the other two main colors. This may be used as greenery or an additional color on a print in the throw pillows or chair fabrics. A decorative throw you may leave on your sofa or upholstered ottoman will also work. You may even find some of the color in wall art or accessories.

There are many popular color schemes being used right now. Some examples might be:

- Gray (60), yellow (30), and pale pinks (10).

- Beiges (60), brown (30), and blue-greens (10)

- Grays (60), brighter purple (30) gray blues (10)

- Gold (60), Brown (30) and rust red or paprika colored red (10)

Or try these (10) accent color/materials in your room:

- Metallic

- Brushed metals; silver, gunmetal, gold’s, copper’s, and bronze are all in style right now!

- Look for Pearlescent to be on the rise as a very popular accent (10) in the near future!