Color You Can Use

From paint to pillows, new spring colors will transform your home with soft tones

Warm, active colors like these appear to advance surfaces inward, so balance this effect: Incorporate these colors as accents or move your furniture away from the walls (it seems counterintuitive, but trust us). If you decide to deck the walls with these exuberant hues, provide balance with warm wood furnishings, gold touches and crisp white trimmings.

To pack even more punch with this palette, add a dollop of an analogous cool color to these saturated warms. Pantone's "Rum Raisin" or "Daiquiri Green" will do the trick.

Intimidated by orange? Consider using it generously in a liminal space, such as a hallway, for a lively transition. Just make sure you weave it into the color story of nearby rooms with accent pieces or artwork.

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Color You Can Use

Warm, active colors like these appear to advance surfaces inward, so balance this effect: Incorporate these colors as accents or move your furniture away from the walls (it seems counterintuitive, but trust us). If you decide to deck the walls with these exuberant hues, provide balance with warm wood furnishings, gold touches and crisp white trimmings.


To pack even more punch with this palette, add a dollop of an analogous cool color to these saturated warms. Pantone's "Rum Raisin" or "Daiquiri Green" will do the trick.


Intimidated by orange? Consider using it generously in a liminal space, such as a hallway, for a lively transition. Just make sure you weave it into the color story of nearby rooms with accent pieces or artwork.

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Color You Can Use

Green is elegant, especially when it has soft citrus undertones and is grouped with bright berry and frosted neutrals. The result?  A sophisticated, understated palette that feels fresh. Above, the palette works in a room from the Designers Guild’s Florimund Spring 2008 collection. Design details: Bergamasque rose flocked wallpaper; Capucheen silk on the window with Correze linen and Basquina silk blinds. The antique chaise is upholstered with Roqueliare peony silk and Fontagne velvet. designersguild.com

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