One Room Challenge – Week 2- Choosing a Color Palette

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image via: @tangledgarden

Here we are, in the second week of the One Room Challenge. Very fun!

If you read about my plans for the living room last week, then you know I want to paint a mural on the wall. If you didn’t, you can read all about it here.

Choosing the right color hue for the mural is M-A-J-O-R. Probably the most important decision. I want it to be happy and calming. Bright and muted, is that even possible?

I want fun colors like purple, orange, and green, but in a calming version. For example, lavender would be a nice shade of purple, don’t you think?

When I am in a color dilemma, I like to visit design-seeds.com. This is a website run by Jessica Colaluca, and it is full of color inspiration. She finds beautiful images and matches them to its corresponding color palette; she chooses approximately 6 colors that are the main shades of the photo.

I like to look for color palettes inspired by nature. They are a sure way to find elegant and beautiful tones, without craziness, but great taste.

I was roaming through this website and found a lot of ideas. Here are the hues I liked the most (including the one on top of this page):

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image via: @traceybolton

What do you think? Which palette should I choose for the mural?

I am leaning towards the flower cult photo. It has orange, purple, green, and grey. The colors are a perfect combination that is not overpowering or too vibrant.

What do you think?

My plan is to choose colors this week, find vintage decorations next week, come up with a final design, and start painting in two- three weeks. Wish me luck!

For more on this challenge, here is Week 1.

Thanks for stopping by!

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  1. Elise Xavier says:

    I think the first and the third are my favourite, though the last is gorgeous, too. I’m more of a non-pastel person when it comes to interior design, though, so that’s probably the only reason I didn’t choose the others (as they’re very pretty too!). I think you need to choose something with orange at this point, it’s popped up in almost every one of these and so I feel like it’s almost calling out to you, haha! But whatever you do, I’m sure it’ll be amazing, especially considering your last room makeover!

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