Choosing Colors for Your New Home

I recently received a call from a new client. She and her husband had purchased a new home, and they were ready to paint. She told me that they had vibrant colors in their last home and wanted something different for the new home. She was frustrated because they kept gravitating towards the colors they had before, therefore they needed help.

When I arrived at their home for the color consultation, I saw pops of bright colors in their furniture, accessories and artwork. Right away I knew. They keep going back to these kinds of colors because they really like them! Typically, we feel the struggle in choosing colors when we're going against our intuition. Does that mean we're stuck with the same colors forever? Of course not. We chose a color palette that used cleaner hues with more of a punch. By combining citrus-y oranges and yellows and greens with a splash of aqua and java as accents, we created a unique and inspiring palette for their new home. Some of the colors were similar, but the home felt entirely different and their own.

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The Many Colors of Starbucks

In a color consultation, I spend time getting to know my clients and their color associations. It plays an important part in determining what color families feel good to them. Every once in a while, Starbucks comes up. "I love the colors in Starbucks!" It's an interesting observation because unlike some stores, the colors in Starbucks are not the same from location to location. So it's not necessarily the particular colors, it's how they are used and how they make you feel. I'll ask my client what it is about the colors that they like. Words like "warm", "welcoming", "cozy", and "comfortable" come up. These feelings all have different color associations depending on your experience. These are the clues for me in creating a color palette for your home that feels this way to you. And might I say, Starbucks knows exactly what they are doing. They purposely create an environment where people want to get together and spend time. Think about it. Isn't that exactly how we want our homes to feel? Whether it's Thanksgiving dinner or movie night or a shared cup of coffee at the kitchen table. The right colors will make your home the place where your family and friends love to spend time.

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