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Architecture & Interior Design
Color Scheme
September 2nd, 2020
In the "scheme of things" there are many ways to establish a color scheme for your project. As a professional designer I often times look to basic color theory, which as designers we learned in the first year of design school. One that I personally love to use is the analogous color scheme.
The site, view angles, privacy issues, and other limitations shaped the envelope of the building.
An analogous color scheme is taking a color wheel and colors next to each other to establish your color base. I like to use an analogous color scheme it is a great way to build colors that can emphasize emotions and impact. To switch things up, I like to add an accent or complimentary color to my analogous color scheme to add contrast and interest.
Remembering the color combinations in nature and taking the colors next to and then adding one color directly opposite on the color wheel is way to bring a vibrant contrasting color to your space. Adding the complimentary color helps adds interest in the space. This living room shows an example of this concept: blues, blue-green and light olive green and then addition of the deep clay-red drum table creates interest and contrast.
Analogous colors schemes are found in nature and are great inspiration. I can remember as a child looking out the back seat of the car window where I could barely see out and just see the various colors of the trees as we drove down the canyon. The mountain walls of the canyon were lined with a plush velvet green carpet of pine, tamarack and spruce trees. Seeing the various greens and yellows on the trees it was and still is an amazing color palette in nature. I think that is why I love green to this day.
Using the basic color theory and what you see in nature is a way to establish your color scheme for your next project or renovation. If you need assistance in establishing your colors please contact us at Common Ground Studio to assist you!
by: Shelley Bouck, NCIDQ