Like many do-it-yourself decorators, I’m always on the lookout for ways to bridge the gap between my limited skillset and the world of fine design. I look for what great designers know that the rest ...

Turn your garden into a work of art. Your home's exterior color scheme and architectural style play a role in the colors you should choose for your garden. Consider using artistic principles like the ...

DIY decorators often get the furniture plan right and nail the neutrals but then cringe like the Cowardly Lion when choosing color. Afraid of making a mistake, we default to neutrals and maybe one ...

One of the most exciting things about painting is squeezing tubes and mixing vibrant and rich colors together on your palette. But when painting digitally, the techniques for mixing color can be ...

This summer is all about mixing and matching bright colors that you never imagined would go together. Although it may look like anything goes, there are actually a few guidelines you should stick to ...

Chromatics are compelling and psychological—and their impact is perhaps that much more poignant when using analogous colors. The color scheme is derived from color theory—the study of how hues connect ...

The image below shows a color wheel by Nekia Torres, a fashion blogger. Here, the 'primary colors ' red, blue, and yellow are arranged in a triangle, with the ' secondary colors ' where the primary ...

Clashing colors demand attention, with rooms that include them often seen as bold and challenging. On the color wheel, colors that sit opposite each other are considered contrasting, and therefore, in ...

The three parameters hue [color], saturation [purity or vividness], and lightness cover all colors and also form the foundation of graphical color spaces such as color wheels. In color wheels, the ...

Typically, your best colors are determined by evaluating the three dimensions of color—hue (warm or cool), value (light or ...