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HOME DECORATING COLORS THAT HARMONIZE
COOL COLORS (Picture Left) When designing a room, best results can be anticipated when furniture and accessories harmonize with wall color selection. The cool colors of the yellow and blue wreath best harmonize with the cool green door.		WARM COLORS (Pictures Below) Warm colors, like cool colors, create harmony within an interior design. The warm olive green door and gold rose wreath combination is perfect because both the door and the wreath are from the warm color group.

Home Decorating Colors that Go Together

Colors in the Cool Family Group In the pictures right are home interiors that incorporate decorating colors that are refreshing and serene. Furniture and accessories used with cool wall colors include tropical wall art, painted or light colored woods and furniture with silver-colored metal in the design. Upholstery includes sleek dyed leathers and fabrics that range from cotton to silk. Colors have a bluish hue. Pastels are icy. Metals are polished or brushed and include aluminum, chrome, nickel and silver. Colors in the Warm Family Group In the pictures below are home interiors that incorporate decorating colors that are warm and comforting. Furniture and accessories are embellished with iron, warm woods and leather. Upholstery fabrics are textural and include chenille and tapestry. Warm earthy tones with a yellow base fall into the warm color group. Pastels are dusty colors. Metals are polished, brushed or antiqued and include gold, brass, bronze and copper.

WALL COLORS

Cool Lilac

Cool Bright White

Cool Icy Blue

Wall Paint Colors in the Blue-Based Group - COOL HOME DECORATING COLORS

COLORS THAT GO TOGETHER

Paint Colors That Compliment Cool Interiors

Improve interior design results by choosing furniture upholstery, rugs and decorating accessories that harmonize with wall color.

Cool Colors that Go Together

This group of pictures illustrates blue-based wall colors that harmonize with a cool red leather chair. The design goal is to create a crisp and dynamic design using primary colors.
The cool, blue-based paint colors used on the sample walls are complimentary to the cool red leather. Cool colors are bright white, bluish grays, bluish red, blue-based purple, blue-based aqua, blue-based green and icy or whitened versions of these colors.

In any of the pictures above, one could change out the color of the upholstery to one of the wall colors and place that chair in front of any of the wall colors and the wall color compliments the color of the chair. Imagine a dark bluish gray chair in front of any of the wall colors pictured above.

Wall Paint Colors in the Yellow-Based Group - WARM HOME DECORATING COLORS

COLORS THAT GO TOGETHER

Paint Colors That Compliment Warm Interiors

Homeowners love warm colors. Wall color and complimentary furnishings and accessories are most often chosen from the warm yellow-based group.

Warm Colors that Go Together
Add yellow to one of the primary colors in the cool family group and the color becomes a warmer color. The chair pictured here is upholstered in a warm red leather. The warm, yellow-based paint colors used on the sample walls are complimentary to the warm red chair. Warm colors are shades of off white, warm grays, yellowed reds and soft terra cotta. In this family, blues and greens have varying degrees of yellow added. Pastels are described as dusty or powder-colored. dusty pink, powder blue, etc.

Can cool and warm home decorating colors be mixed?

Yes, but sparingly. The warm chartreuse rug and bowl create dramatic design in the icy green bedroom pictured below. The ruby red throw pillow and the same cool red repeated in the artwork are surrounded by warm earthy colors in the sofa setting. A good rule to follow in using cool with warm is to choose only one color from the other group and repeat the color at least twice and no more than three times.

Color is a dynamic element in your home's décor tying together room furnishings and accessories, as well as creating just the right mood. Everyone reacts to color differently, but cool colors are thought to be restful and warm colors revitalizing and invigorating.

From kitchen to bedroom to bath, view home decorating pictures for ideas on how to decorate your home room by room.

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