There comes a time to choose colors for the home interior and while this sounds like a very pleasant task, it’s quite overwhelming. This feeling doesn’t arise due to the plethora of colors but mainly due to the anguish of finding the right hues to create a cohesive flow throughout the interior.
Home remodelers, interior designers, and color consultants agree on one thing. That’s having one base color for the entire home interior. At the very least, the base color must cover most of the home’s interior while the overall number of colors used shouldn’t exceed three or four hues.
Why should you pick a base color for the interior, to start with?
With one base color throughout the interior, there’s visual flow and chaos is avoided. Let’s view it from a different perspective. Everyone has a favorite color. But everyone loves many colors too. When it’s time to paint the home interior, it’s hard to choose among all these wonderful blues, whites, greens, and other hues. But if you end up using all your favorite colors around the house, the magic will vanish. Chaos will dominate. Nothing will stand out and your attempt to enjoy your favorite colors will fail.
With one main color, you can play with colorful objects that can easily change. You can add drama with accents without overkilling the space. The best interiors use only so much color injection to make spaces interesting but not overwhelming and busy.
Tricks to make the base color work
Rooms differ in regard to their size and how much sunlight they get. And so, the chosen base color won’t look exactly the same in all rooms or at all times throughout the day.
Before you start a home, kitchen, or bathroom renovation, it’s best to consult with a color expert. Let’s say you want white as the base color. Since not all whites are the same, it’s wise to choose this white for this room and that white for the other room, based on the room’s requirements.
It’s equally important to select the secondary colors from the same family. If you want blue as the base, you can play with greys and blue-greys, for example. Speaking of secondary colors, the same hue family helps when you can see a wall, for example, painted with a secondary color while you are standing in a different room. The eye must feel comfortable looking at this color and not feel shocked.
When we talk about base colors, they occupy most parts of the house and so, it’s always best to stick with neutrals. Dark colors make interiors look small and gloomy.
Go color wild in rooms out of sight. Take a guest bathroom, for instance. It’s isolated. The only people who actually observe the color are those who enter the bathroom. Since it doesn’t mess with your interior, paint enclosed rooms any color you like.
Stick with the same color family and only add a few accents
By sticking to one base color, the secondary colors stick out. The accents stick even more out. Bright color works well when you want to draw attention to a piece worthy of noticing. Or, breaking a monochromatic color palette.
The one-color base allows you to go wild with accents without risking overkilling and a shocking effect.
The benefits of one base interior color
1. Cohesive look. With one color, there’s flow. There’s a cohesiveness that screams elegance and brings harmony.
2. Never grows old. More often than not, base colors are neutral. You never get tired of neutrals. Because even if you do, you can add a colorful object or colorful fabrics and easily change the scenery.
3. Simplicity is sophistication. Whites, greys, beiges, and other neutral colors are sophisticated due to their simplicity. Don’t forget that monochromatic color palettes incorporate different shades of the same color. This adds depth without risking sophistication.
4. Makes interiors larger. With neutrals and one main color running throughout the interior, the home looks bigger. It’s the illusion of color cohesiveness.
5. Brings out accents & objects. As we said, one base color – preferably neutral, will allow accents, furniture, and items the chance to make a statement.
Choosing one single base color for your interior provides a cohesive canvas that will allow you to strategically use a variation of other shades and hues, textures and accents to add personality, depth, and drama. It’s the way to create a harmonious and seamless charm in your home.
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