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Ever look into a room and wonder why it just really seems to look great? Most likely it is because the designer or decorator has used the 60/30/10 rule regarding color. Simply put 60% is the hue, the dominant color unifiying the room, 30% provides the visual interest, and the last 10% provides that "bling", i.e. the room sparkle or that visual kick in the rear that makes your eyes widen and that smile come across your face.
How and why this rule seems to work is anyone's guess. Possibly the dominant color makes you feel grounded, the interest lifts you to say "Okkkk, this works" and that final bit takes you by surprise, makes you smile maybe even exclaim "Wow!" At any rate, how we can translate this for those of us who are not designers, decorators or color experts but just want our homes to look good, feel good and get comments from our guests.
From the folks at hgtv.com, they have the perfect metaphor, try this and see what you think:
"60% of a dominant color
30% of a secondary color
10% of an accent color
When you think about it, this color breakdown is similar to a man's business suit:
60% of the outfit's color is the slacks and jacket
30% of the outfit's color is the shirt
10% of the outfit's color is the tie
Translated to a room setting, it typically means:
60% of the room's color is the walls
30% of the room's color is the upholstery
10% of the room's color is, say, an accent piece or a floral arrangement"
Now if you put our cornices in perspective to this design tip, use the cornice to bring in the uphostery with an accent color. Or use the cornice top and bottom to bring in the walls or flooring and the center of the cornice to add the "bling." If you have concerns, 9 times out of 10 if you go with fabrics and colors that just make you feel good, you will have won the decorating battle and created a great look. Afterall you want to feel good in the room. Use those fun trims like beads and tassels to zing the bling into your cornice and thus the room. The possibilities are endless.
So relax, take a look around the room. Take the couch throw pillow along, a sample of the tile, a paint chip of the walls, even a scrap of the upholstery fabric and head off to the local fabric store and see what will make your perfect cornice decor.
Let me know how it works out....
Cheers
Jan
Window Bonnets
http://www.windowbonnets.com/
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How and why this rule seems to work is anyone's guess. Possibly the dominant color makes you feel grounded, the interest lifts you to say "Okkkk, this works" and that final bit takes you by surprise, makes you smile maybe even exclaim "Wow!" At any rate, how we can translate this for those of us who are not designers, decorators or color experts but just want our homes to look good, feel good and get comments from our guests.
From the folks at hgtv.com, they have the perfect metaphor, try this and see what you think:
"60% of a dominant color
30% of a secondary color
10% of an accent color
When you think about it, this color breakdown is similar to a man's business suit:
60% of the outfit's color is the slacks and jacket
30% of the outfit's color is the shirt
10% of the outfit's color is the tie
Translated to a room setting, it typically means:
60% of the room's color is the walls
30% of the room's color is the upholstery
10% of the room's color is, say, an accent piece or a floral arrangement"
Now if you put our cornices in perspective to this design tip, use the cornice to bring in the uphostery with an accent color. Or use the cornice top and bottom to bring in the walls or flooring and the center of the cornice to add the "bling." If you have concerns, 9 times out of 10 if you go with fabrics and colors that just make you feel good, you will have won the decorating battle and created a great look. Afterall you want to feel good in the room. Use those fun trims like beads and tassels to zing the bling into your cornice and thus the room. The possibilities are endless.
So relax, take a look around the room. Take the couch throw pillow along, a sample of the tile, a paint chip of the walls, even a scrap of the upholstery fabric and head off to the local fabric store and see what will make your perfect cornice decor.
Let me know how it works out....
Cheers
Jan
Window Bonnets
http://www.windowbonnets.com/
Check out our gallery of homes.
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