 | Linda Warrington
has been in sales and interior design for 25 years, and employed by Horton's Furniture for l8 years. Linda has designed furnishings and murals for the Eaton Place in Wichita's Old Town business district as well as Chaucer Estates, Park Plaza West and Via Christi Executive Suites. Linda also owns her own mural painting business called 'Just You'. She can be reached by phone at (3l6) 722-5090, by fax at (3l6) 722-596l, or by mail at l09l5 W. Kellogg, Wichita, Ks., 67209. |
Interior Decorating
2002-06-01 15:05:00
Choosing a color scheme
Question: What is the best way to choose a color scheme for a home?
Answer: Use colors you love. For the smoothest flow of space, especially when rooms are not large, making floors the same color throughout will create an illusion of more space. Use area rugs to anchor darker furniture.You can feel the warmth of the sun in a north-facing room by adding yellow or red. Cool a sun-exposed room with green or blue. For both exposures, a yellow and blue scheme will balance with a touch of warm and cool.Coordinate colors in the bedroom and bath. The window treatments and the shower curtain should be in complementary fabrics. If neutrals are your bag, go for it, regardless of the room in question. A neutral can be any color so subtle it mixes with other hues in a room and allows those colors to dominate. Keep your neutral room lively and interesting with furnishings and accessories. Vary the range from light to dark. To keep the textural mix in line with your style, remember smooth finishes say formality while rough textures have a more casual feeling.Be sure to consider how the room is to be used when choosing colors. A red wall in the family room might be great fun and add a feeling of excitement, however, the same red wall in a bedroom may be the road to insomnia. Pull your home together using two main colors in varying tones. To be sure, other colors can be used to create excitement and interest, as long as they're complementary.
