If the impetus for your new room scheme is to use a wallpaper or fabric that you’ve fallen in love with, then use that as your colour co-ordination guide.
For example, you might have a contemporary floral wallpaper in mind with a neutral background, plus green and pink as part of the design. You already know that they co-ordinate perfectly because you can see the evidence.
You can then use the colours in the rest of the room, so in a bedroom, for example, your flooring might be in the neutral, your bed linen might repeat the green shade in a patterned fabric, and cushions, artwork, and a throw could be in the pink.
The key here is not to aim for equal proportions of the colours as they will compete. Often it’s the neutral from the sample that has inspired you that you’ll want to use over large areas, and the boldest colour is used the least – but it doesn’t have to be this way round.
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