#HossColor chat! Learn how to use the color wheel, a designer’s magic wand

Let's talk about that color wheel during HossColor chat on Twitter.

The secret to the color wheel is using the power for good, to help express your unique design personality.

‣ MyFixitUpLife Let's talk about that color wheel during HossColor chat on Twitter.
Let’s talk about that color wheel during #HossColor chat on Twitter.

The color wheel is like a carpenter’s speed square, you can use it for as simple or as complex of tasks set before you. I use my speed square to mark boards and check for square, while some of my carpenter-builder friends use it to cut angles for roofs, stairways, and decks.

Let’s start with the color wheel basics, and how this handy little tool can unlock the mystery of why those interior design Pinterest pins are so darn appealing to all of us.

First off the color wheel is a designer’s best friend. It is a guide to selecting shades and hues that ‘go.’ And by ‘go,’ I mean there is never one exact perfect answer to any one design question. That’s the art in design. The color wheel guides you to the hues that will soothe, that will radiate energy, combinations that will hit that perfect note of your family’s personality.

Join us on Wednesday, December 9th at 1:30pmET to talk about these questions and share the secrets of the color wheel during the #HossColor chat.

  1. When should I use a monochromatic color scheme? Let’s share examples.
  2. How can I use analogous color scheme? Let’s share examples.
  3. When should I use complementary color schemes? Let’s share examples.
  4. Color triads? Nope, I didn’t make this up. Let’s share examples.

Below are each of the four color schemes. Can you select which room goes with which scheme? And why? -t

‣ MyFixitUpLife This bedroom might be way too bold for many of us, but it showcases the analogous look with yellow, yellow-green, green, blue-green, blue, and violet. A huge feat in using color.

‣ MyFixitUpLife Yellow, violet and red-orange combine for an energetic triad color scheme in this entryway.

‣ MyFixitUpLife Little nursery is soothing with its mostly all monochromatic colors. The little bike is in the shadows, but I suspect it is a shade of red.

 

‣ MyFixitUpLife Bold pink and green are a complementary color scheme that goes way beyond Strawberry Shortcake. The little lamps add that bit of orange-yellow to turn this into a triad color scheme.

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Theresa
A handy designer and writer, she shares DIY projects, tool how-to, and home makeovers as a book author, home show speaker, DIY workshop coach, and radio host. Plus, she has a degree in journalism with a minor in architecture, and is a Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPs) and certified color consultant. She's created fast-paced makeovers for TV shows, and shares home trends and DIY tips as a freelance writer and guest on news shows and satellite media tours for TV and radio.

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