This ideabook introduces secondary colors — and the notion that color doesn’t have to be complex. Secondary colors are created by mixing equal parts of two main colors. Blue and yellow make green, red and blue make purple, and yellow and red yield orange. Even just using one of those colors in conjunction with an ubiquitous palette of black, white, and gray will create a space that is anything but common. Let’s see if you agree.
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Vendome Press
The color of grass and leafy veggies, vibrant green reads refreshing in almost any combination of colors. Only a hint will add some space and life together. Painting the window trim is a great way to bring a splash color without using cloth and allows glorious sun to flood into this welcoming kitchen.
Benjamin Moore Ben Paint, Baby Fern 2029-20 – $35.95
Borrow inspiration from Mother Nature. Green seems on her color palette and for good reason. It symbolizes vitality, life, sustainability — and most important, it harmonizes with all other colors.
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European Cabinets & Design Studios
Purple, with its lineage, is approachable within this modern kitchen. As an accent wall, it provides richness.
In Detail Interiors
Again, purple is utilized modestly but also makes a big statement. There’s a continuing debate regarding accent partitions, however if wall space is at a premium, I feel just one painted wall is almost always a good idea.
Madeline Weinrib
Aubergine Brooke Rug
Search for purple by other titles, such as eggplant and aubergine. A rug similar to this one with a repetitive geometric print would be the perfect way to introduce a new update to classic décor.
How to Select the Ideal Purple
Maraya Interior Design
Orange, invigorating and lively, adds a fun variable to even the most stringent spaces. When glancing past a wall of stainless steel cabinet doors and sprinkled around as an accent, orange adds a layer of measurement like a spice that takes food from good to great.
Lloyd Architects
On a color wheel and in real life decorating, secondary colors complement one another. Here, orange and orange is an unlikely color combination for kitchen cabinetry, nevertheless it is part of what makes this kitchen spectacular.
IKEA
REIDAR Chair – $49.99
Want to try colour? Experiment with seats in intriguing hues, like this orange ditty from IKEA. Regardless of the amount, bold color makes any room sing.
Which colors are for you: Main colors, secondary colors (or even neutrals)?
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