It seems our house is split down the middle when it comes to color schemes. The living room, dining room/studio are mostly pinks, whites, yellows, greens, wood tones, and a little black for good measure. Our bedrooms, however, are mostly filled with yellows, greens, blues, whites, and blacks. The kitchen has the bedroom colors with a little orange thrown in for variation and the bathroom is mostly white, acid green and black. The common element seems to be the green. It is the color that both calms and excites me. It feels safe and fresh at the same time.
I'm trying to make myself more aware of my color combinations as I experiment with handmade items this year. I love bright colors but I want to learn how to mix in those subtle shades that make the mix look more sophisticated, mature and unexpected. Downloading images from the web for reference has been helpful when I need some direction as well as sites like ColorCombos that do the work for you. I also resort back to my flickr favorites to see what caught my eye on any given day. A few examples:
Found via Supercapacity.Hoping you're finding inspiration from your surroundings as we wait for the flowers to show up.
~Rachel
~Rachel
19 comments:
ooooh! thanks for posting this! i've been thinking about different colors to decorate my house in, and i looooove your home. so this is perfect. :)
<3katie
this is wonderful! i'm a big fan of green as well♥
i think this is great! and i couldnt help but notice that your blog header is the same color scheme. i love the green, blue, yellow, black color scheme. so great.
The last pic you posted, I just purchased silk yarn to make myself a scarf with those exact colors :)
love the one by dottieangel!! So pretty! Well, I think I love them all, actually....
I love the colors you have in your house, and I love that they are sort of united with green. Thanks for sharing!
I can't wait for those flowers! I definitely got some inspiration going on with painting. :)
Six Gun x
What a comfy beautiful bed! I love how mustard yellow makes everything so springy.
Oh man, I love those chairs!
Green IS such a calming comforting color! That is so neat how it connects your house, and how each room has some green in it, but other colors too that go together nicely. :]
Love that green blanket with the ball fringe! And thanks for the link to the color combinations website!!
I feel the exact same way about green. I love so many colors and my house proves it, but green is exactly what you said...it unites, calms and excites. You are brilliant! :)
love the combos! and i'm def going to check out your flickr faves! need lots of inspo for my spring redecorating of our home! yay! thanks!
I don't know if you ever went to art school, and I'm not making any judgements whatsoever because I find your color schemes to be fabulous. But you would definitely enjoy and even benefit from taking a 2D color course! Or even check out some books on the subject. I used to use a lot of out-of-the-tube colors in my illustrations, but since I've taken 2D and opened my mind to more color choices I can never get bored anymore!!
I love your blog. That is all. :)
Thanks kt_ktthx for the 2D color course suggestion. I think I'll see what the library has on the subject.
I always wanted to take art classes in college but there was never any room in my schedule. Once I got into a beginning painting class but then had to change it due to another class change for my major.
Hi Rachel, thanks for posting your FAVES...if you ever get over to mine you'll recognize some of the ones you have, anna maria honer for one. Between her, amy butler and heather bailey and some oldies I would be beyond happy. Working on a little 6 1/2 plus x 6 1/2 plus houndstooth pillow, just HAD to do something! Happy happies. Joyce
The first quilt is so nice. I know I've seen those fabrics before. DO you mind letting me know where they are from? Thanks.
rachel--you really have a great eye for color. :-)
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