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If you're afraid of choosing the wrong color or patterns for your own home
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today I'm going to show you how to choose the right colors, the right patterns to make your
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home fun, whimsical, and truly a reflection of you. Because if you don't know these five rules
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you could be making a huge mistake. Here we are at our latest project here. It's this amazing Victorian house that's in the heart
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of NOPA. And our task, our project, our thing that we needed to accomplish here was make it bold
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make it fun for possibly a new family, maybe a younger couple getting ready to start a family
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or somebody that is not afraid of color. What colors play best with a room that has a lot of
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natural light versus darker rooms? So in this room, we have so much natural light, and we could
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literally choose any color we wanted to. We could go dark and moody. We could go with something
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that's a little bit more of a mid-tone. But if we want to keep that lightness and brightness
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we want to make sure that it's a lighter color because lighter colors reflect more light. Or
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if you're in a room like I am right now, this formal dining room, you know, we don't have a
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lot of natural light in here. It's a lot darker. So the suggestion is go with a lighter color to
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make it feel brighter. If you want to keep in that dark and moody sense, you can always go darker
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but just know the darker you go in a room with less natural light, it's going to be darker
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obviously. So you're having trouble choosing a color for your home. Well, guess what? I have some
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really enlightening news for you You are not alone You need to choose a color for function What is the room going to entail What are you going to be doing in the room You know some people like their
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bedrooms to be light and bright and airy and feel like a serene retreat. Others
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like them to feel more like a cave so they can really like snuggle up. So make
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sure when you're thinking about your paint colors, how do you function in that
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room? Next up on the list, we have to work with our undertones. Remember
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undertones are your friends. Here in the primary bathroom, we have this gorgeous Torazzo countertop
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It's extended through the soaking tub. We have some amazing graphite slate tile on the floors
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And you know, we want that to be the showstopper. So here we have more cooler undertones. So what
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we did is we chose a white that has a warmer base to it. So that way it all works in perfect
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harmony. Listen, I want you to do something else for me. Please, please, please tie your colors and
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patterns together for a cohesive look. And what I mean by this is, you know, you'll have patterns
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and colors that might not look like they mesh on paper, but when you put them together, they create
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a super unique and colorful story for yourself. Remember, not all design has to be cookie cutter
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And honestly, the best ones never are. So last but not least, I know this is going to be a little controversial, but don't be
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afraid to make bold choices. That can be you choosing wild and out there colors
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That can be patterns. You know, don't be afraid to choose things that you like that could potentially clash
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but because it's you and your own style, it has a nice cohesive feel to it
