Before you look at a single paint chip, you need to know what colors you're actually drawn to-- let's figure it out together!
Most people skip this step. They go straight to the paint store, pick something that feels exciting in the moment, get it home, and wonder why it doesn't feel quite right. A color palette fixes that. It's the thing that makes every single decorating decision easier-- not just paint, but furniture, textiles, art, accessories, all of it.
Once you have a palette, you stop guessing. You start deciding. And everything starts to feel like it belongs together.
This section walks you through building yours from scratch, even if you have no idea where to begin.
Color Palettes
A color palette was the single most transformative thing I did for our home-- and I stumbled onto it completely by accident. Here's what I learned, why it matters, and how to build one that actually works.
Color Palettes
You don't need a design background to build a color palette. You just need one thing you already love. Here's the method I use for every room in our house.
Color Palettes
Three colors? Five? Ten? Here's the honest answer-- and why the right number is probably simpler than you think.
Color Palettes
How to build a home color palette in Canva, step by step. Pull colors from art, fabric, or anything you love and turn them into a palette you can use for every decorating decision.
Color Palettes
A look at both of our home color palettes — the colors we use throughout our main living areas and the brighter version upstairs in the kids' rooms.
Color Palettes
I’m walking you through our living room-- every single decision-- so you can see exactly how a color palette works in practice.
Color Palettes
Love a wallpaper but have no idea what to do with all the colors in it? Here's the method I use!
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