Colors to Work Into Your Home’s Interior

It’s amazing how a fresh coat of paint or a pop of color can completely change the look and feel of a room. Color is one of the most important elements of interior design, but it’s also a tricky one for homeowners to get right. Finding the right type of colors for your home is the first step in creating a balanced color scheme within your house. Not sure where to begin? Take a look at these top shades for each room of your home:

Colors for Your Living Room

A living room is often the main space for entertaining guests and spending time with family. It’s understandable, then, that the most common colors for living room design are colors that are either calming or welcoming and inviting. As a general rule, cooler colors result in a more soothing and serene feeling within a room. Warmer colors, meanwhile, make a room feel cozy and even energetic. 

Gray is one of the most popular living room colors. This is an earthy, neutral color that makes a room feel relaxing. Gray is an extremely versatile color, too. Neutral colors let you place any type of furniture or decor in the room without having to worry about the pieces clashing with the paint color. 

Blue is just a step up from the shade of gray, so it makes sense that blue is another common living room choice. Since this is a cool color, a blue room also evokes a sense of calm. 

Prefer a warmer living room? Mix neutral colors, like creamy white, with pops of amber or red. Want a more dramatic statement? A touch of black on the walls paired with white furniture (and vice versa) is a chic design choice for modern homes.  

Colors for the Bedroom

Like the living room, the most common bedroom colors are usually neutrals or cool colors. You want your bedroom to be your oasis, afterall. For the bedroom, you might also want a little splash of personality with unique colors like purple or yellow. Blues, grays, and simple neutrals like white or beige are top choices for bedrooms.

Colors for the Bathroom

Before taking color to the walls of your bathroom, take the time to consider your design goals for the space. The optimal color for your bathroom may depend on your theme. If you have beachy elements in your bathroom, for instance, then you’ll likely want shades of blue or sea green for the walls. These are also ideal colors for a spa theme. Taupes, whites, grays, and shades of brown are solid choices for simple, more traditional bathroom spaces. 

Colors for Your Kitchen

Kitchens are places where warmer colors can really shine. In fact, the next time that you visit a restaurant, notice the colors in the room. Chances are high that the most visible colors will be reds, oranges, and yellows. It is thought that warm colors can stimulate the appetite, making these colors particularly appealing to restaurant owners. Plus, these colors are inviting and welcoming. You can include some of these shades to get the same effect in your own kitchen. 

Prefer a lighter eating area? Try blues with hints of red. You don’t have to stick to paint, either. Wallpaper is trendy again these days and there are many beautiful kitchen patterns to choose from, including bright florals and unique designs. 

Colors for the Kids’ Rooms 

Just like your own bedroom, you want your child’s room to be a space to relax and unwind. For a child, though, you might want to inject even more playfulness and creativity into the space. You can use neutral colors, but you might also choose to play around with bolder colors like hot pink or aqua. Your child’s personality should also influence your choice in color. 

Kids are thought to be especially sensitive to colors and their impact on mood. This means that you might want to use warmer colors in small doses, rather than painting an entire wall red. You don’t want to end up with a child too restless to sleep.

A single wall of fun elements, like stars or polka dots, can be a way to incorporate excitement without involving the entire room. Think, for example, rainbow wallpaper surrounded by otherwise light blue walls. Another creative idea for kids? A chalkboard wall!

Colors for Your Guest Room

A guest room can be a hard room to decorate, because you want the room to be versatile without feeling impersonal. Neutrals are great options for guest rooms, because they easily achieve this result. Give the room a little personality through your decor choices, like a playful WiFi password sign on the end table or a collection of trial size toiletries on the dresser. 

Improve Your Interior Design with Plantation Shutters

Shenandoah Shutters is ready to provide you with beautiful, custom made plantation shutters that effortlessly fit in with every color scheme. We’re local to Richmond, Virginia, within a day’s drive of all of our service areas in Virginia, Maryland, and D.C. We’ve been handcrafting all wood plantation shutters for more than 30 years. 

Plantation shutters are timeless, elegant design choices that pay off for years to come thanks to increased resale value, improved energy-efficiency, and ease of maintenance. These are also versatile window treatments. You can choose from standard stains and whites, as well as custom colors that blend in with the chosen colors of each room. The natural hardwood adds character to your living spaces. 

Plantation shutters are terrific choices for every room of your home. Parents will especially appreciate the added safety of plantation shutters for young children, as there are no cords or curtains that could pose a safety risk. As long as you don’t have direct water contact with the plantation shutters, you can even install these shutters in the bathroom. In fact, they offer a beautiful extra light and privacy source for bathrooms. 

If you’re ready to add plantation shutters to your home, contact Shenandoah Shutters today.