How to Choose the Perfect Color Palette for Your Space

How can one create the ideal interior colour palette? The first thing to understand about what colour palettes used throughout the house can do is to create an emotional response. The colours we ultimately choose may take an otherwise small room and make it feel large, may take an otherwise cold feeling space and give it warmth, and transform an otherwise busy and chaotic room into one that is calming and restful. So, the most basic criteria is to remember that when creating the interior of your home or apartment, selecting colours needs to be given the highest priority.

Choose your mood first, then choose your colours

Ask yourself what type of emotions you want this space to create before you start to choose a colour scheme for this room. For example, if your master bedroom is a place for relaxation and sleep, then you will want your colour to be soft, muted and warm (such as soft white, light green, or light brown). When designing a room in your home for life and energy (for example: your living room), then you will want to incorporate colours that reflect nature’s colours (for example: brown, blue, and yellow). Colour is about creating an emotional response.

Know the 60-30-10 Design Formula

A tried-and-true concept in interior color designs is the 60-30-10 formula. Dominant colors should cover 60% of the room, mostly walls and major pieces of furniture. Secondary colors are responsible for 30%, applied on upholstery, drapes, or the accent wall. The remaining 10% should go to the accent color, which includes cushion covers, artworks, vases, or trim decorations. This ratio guarantees visual harmony without making the interior flat and monotonous.

Choose Colors According to Natural Light

Light changes colors drastically. A color palette which appears like warm ivory in the store may look like a harsh white after the paints are applied to the walls. North-facing rooms, which are common to most houses in Delhi NCR and Gurgaon, will have cooler, softer light due to the light entering through the room. As such, you can choose warm colors such as cream, soft pink, and amber and have them match beautifully. However, south-facing rooms will receive a lot of direct light, meaning that they will require the cool colors of blue, green, and grey. It is always good to test the paint by putting some samples on the walls since doing this will give you an idea of what they look like when applied. You will save yourself from an expensive repainting.

Consider What You Already Have

Your home decor can actually give you your color scheme for home interior. Simply pick two or three major colors of something that you like very much in your house (such as your furniture), then design your color scheme according to those colors. This is done so as to ensure that you do not make the common mistake of designing separate rooms independently.

Use More Than Just White on Your Ceiling and Trims

An often overlooked interior design hack is that your ceiling and trims should also be a part of your interior color palette. Having your ceiling painted two shades lighter than the walls can help create some architectural flair. While blush-painted ceilings can give warmth to the space, pale-blue ceilings can make a bedroom feel tranquil and soothing. Using anything other than the plain old white on the trims instantly elevates the elegance quotient of the rooms.

Stay Consistent Across Open Spaces

With an increase in the popularity of open plan living, color consistency becomes imperative. Not only should the color palette transition naturally between rooms, but it should also be cohesive. That is not to say all rooms should necessarily look alike. However, having them blend within the same range gives an appearance of harmony and cohesiveness.

In Case of Confusion, Go For Tonal

In a tonal room design, various shades and tones of different colors from the same palette are employed. Like cream-white walls, camel sofa, beige floor, and wooden accents. This is refined, luxurious, and likely to fail. The tonal color palette is an excellent choice for bedrooms and master suites, where the importance of layering is more significant than that of contrast.

Concept Spaces Will Assist You to Choose the Right Tone with Colors

At Concept Spaces, we understand that the relationship between colors and their users is very personal. Our interior design experts will guide you in understanding your requirements and designing your exclusive interior color palette. It does not matter whether you are looking for a house in Gurgaon or a villa in Delhi NCR, we take care of all the details. Colors should never be decided through trial and error instead they should be designed.