Choosing the furniture, wall decors and wall painting for your house is very difficult especially if you are not a professional. Back in our elementary years, we were taught how to combine colors with the use of the color wheel. Just like in the olden days, color schemes aid us to select and decide on the harmony we want to achieve for our rooms and homes. The color wheel is also helpful when determining the perfect color combination for your house as it allows you to compare complimentary colors. Hence, here are a few guidelines that may help you fix on a color scheme that would suit your preferences.

1. Monochromatic – This color scheme only utilizes a single color. Depth and variety is achieved by using different hues, tones and textures of that one basic color.
2. The use of two tones or complimentary colors – For instance, the use of blue and orange as wall painting. These colors are on the opposite side of the color wheel thus, they are complimentary. The strategic way to combine the two together is to not use very bright shades of the two colors but rather keep them muted. The use of complimentary colors are usually done and preferred for contemporary designs.
3. Triadic scheme – You can also experiment on a triadic scheme for your wall painting and use three different colors such as red, blue and yellow. The main idea is to blend them well and accentuate with coordinating wall decors and furniture.
4. The use of Black and White - This type of combination has been favored by most home owners since this color scheme can be used for any room in your house, be it the living room, dining or master’s bedroom. This color combination is also great on a minimalistic theme. With the appropriate wall decors, this color scheme surely screams class and elegance.
5. In choosing a guide for color palette it is advisable to utilize you favorite pattern. The concept towards elegance is to use the lightest color as the wall painting, the medium shade for furniture and the darkest hue for accessories such as wall decors. This is to create contrast and dimension.

Choosing the color combination for your room will affect the entirely of its looks, its feel and even the size of the room. For instance, light and pale colors reflect more light thus making the illusion of a bigger space whilst darker colors work vice versa. It creates an illusion of a smaller yet cozier space.

The type, size and colors of your accessories such as wall decors greatly affect the impression of your room. Wall decors that have the same color as the wall painting tend to fade and may be unnoticeable in the background whereas contrasting dark colors stand out, are likely to occupy more space and catch our attention more. The bottom line in choosing the color combination is your personality. Choose a color scheme that like represents you so that you will not easily tire of looking at it.