It’s essential to have the perfect marriage of colors if you want your home’s theme to look just right. Colors infuse life in inanimate structures; without them, it’s just four walls and a roof. To turn your house into a home, you need to have the right colors all around that make you feel welcome in a homely environment.
When it comes to colors, the wall paint and window trims are crucial to match. You can’t have a shiny varnish on the wooden window trims and an equally dazzling wall color, say bright yellow! That’s a disaster for a color theme. You need to balance tones, take warmth and saturation into account, and pick and choose shades from different families.
Here’s a quick guide on contrasting colors.
White Trims on Any Background
If you’ve never had a loud wall in your house before, it’s worth trying out. But to play safe, go with white window trims. This allows you to play with colors without expecting an unpleasant shock at the end. The white is as fresh a shade as anything and instantly awakens the dull windows in the room. It creates the illusion of light and makes your living space brighter with the same amount of light. And with a pop of color in the background—be it green, yellow, blue, or gray—you get the perfect combination. White is the safest color to pair any pigments with because you’ll always get a combination that looks natural!
Black Trims and Dim Walls
Much like white, black is another neutral shade that pairs well with a range of colors on the spectrum. But the choice of colors that suit it well tend to be on the lighter, less saturated end. You can go with a less pigmented shade from any family, provided it doesn’t clash with the black finish on the window trims. There are also various options within black—matte, dull, rustic, dark, or light—that have a unique appeal in their regard. Don’t mistake all blacks to be the same, and match them with a pairing shade after trying them on the wood.
Mid-tone Neutral Trims with A Bright Wall
If you’re really into giving your walls a quirky splash of reds, blues, or greens, choose a neutral mid-tone shade for your window trims. Be cautioned that the sudden shift from a plain wall to a colored one can be drastic; make sure you have the appetite for loud changes. You can choose from beiges, off-whites, creams, dull browns, and whites for the trims, as long as the wall has a statement shade all over.
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