Home Decor 1950s Style: Be Generous With Color

How to use color:

Color is everywhere around you isn't that so? But you must admit that nowhere is it more exciting than in your own home.

So many choices and so much variety. The American home picture book of decorating below brings you info on how you can be subtle or bold with color in your home. 

Color harmony is very important. Choose fabrics, wall, and floor coverings in colors that go well together. I think adding a dash of an accent color would be good, and you can also use a more intense shade of the room's base color. That way it can pick up a scheme that is done in perfect harmony. 

If you notice the pink ceiling in the room at the far left reflects its color from the floor covering and gives some warmth to the room making the high ceiling seem lower. The blue room reflects many other colors. Notice the rug, cushions, and some of the more brighter accessories give it a light blue effect.

Now take this green walls, carousel wallpaper, and pink plaid cushions, give a garden feeling to this little sitting room.

Sunny walls set simple, effective color scheme. Yellow and orange pillows and chair pads alternate for interest.

Now be generous with color! Let paint or wallpaper create a nice mellow atmosphere in your room. Walls and floor coverings give you the broadest chance for lavish use of color. Give these areas exceptional attention. Use color to change a room's section. Light colors make a room seem bigger, dark colors can lower a ceiling that's too high. Horizontal stripes can make a narrow room look wider. Bring out the beauty of your furniture by outlining it against paler colors or overcome its imperfections against darker tones. A fascinating color variance on the walls with paint or wallpaper or a new shade of floor covering can make your entire room look brand new without changing any of the furnishings.

Use a single color boldly! 

And when I say use a single color boldly I mean your favorite color OF COURSE! It will serve as a take-off point in your scheme that is absolutely your own masterpiece. The trick in boldly using a single color is in several lighter and darker tones, and with lots of white as the background. But use it striking for the most decorative effect.