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Designing With Color

Designing With Color

Color Palettes

Color Palettes

Making your own color palette is one of the best ways to get started on the direction of any design project. The good news: it's easier than you might think.

When creating color palettes, interior designer Lisa Galano says, “First assess the energy you want to cultivate in the space and what the surrounding colors are of other architectural materials that could influence decisions. Different energy and vibes of spaces tend to push toward different color palettes.” If you design a room with white brick walls, you’ll have a clean and serene vibe in the space, with more freedom to choose vibrant colors to contrast the brick material. On the flip side, if you were designing a room with dark wooden walls, you’d likely want to offset it with a lighter color palette to make it feel airy and less moody. Long story short, remember to always look at your surroundings!

When creating color palettes, interior designer Lisa Galano says, “First assess the energy you want to cultivate in the space and what the surrounding colors are of other architectural materials that could influence decisions. Different energy and vibes of spaces tend to push toward different color palettes.” If you design a room with white brick walls, you’ll have a clean and serene vibe in the space, with more freedom to choose vibrant colors to contrast the brick material. On the flip side, if you were designing a room with dark wooden walls, you’d likely want to offset it with a lighter color palette to make it feel airy and less moody. Long story short, remember to always look at your surroundings!

Making your own color palette is one of the best ways to get started on the direction of any design project. The good news: it's easier than you might think.

When creating color palettes, interior designer Lisa Galano says, “First assess the energy you want to cultivate in the space and what the surrounding colors are of other architectural materials that could influence decisions. Different energy and vibes of spaces tend to push toward different color palettes.” If you design a room with white brick walls, you’ll have a clean and serene vibe in the space, with more freedom to choose vibrant colors to contrast the brick material. On the flip side, if you were designing a room with dark wooden walls, you’d likely want to offset it with a lighter color palette to make it feel airy and less moody. Long story short, remember to always look at your surroundings!

When creating color palettes, interior designer Lisa Galano says, “First assess the energy you want to cultivate in the space and what the surrounding colors are of other architectural materials that could influence decisions. Different energy and vibes of spaces tend to push toward different color palettes.” If you design a room with white brick walls, you’ll have a clean and serene vibe in the space, with more freedom to choose vibrant colors to contrast the brick material. On the flip side, if you were designing a room with dark wooden walls, you’d likely want to offset it with a lighter color palette to make it feel airy and less moody. Long story short, remember to always look at your surroundings!

Your color palette cheat sheet

Remember to:

~ Determine the energy you want to cultivate in the space.

~ Use color psychology to create that energy and pick the color(s) that will anchor your palette.

~ Use color schemes to determine what statement you want to make and how you want to play with that color.

~ Look at your surroundings and take into account the architectural materials.

~ Take the leap and actually make your color palette! (You can always change it later.)

When you’re ready to jump into your color palette, Spoak's color palette generator allows you to create a palette completely from scratch or by uploading an image to pull a palette from. Once you have a palette, remember to reference it while sourcing materials, shopping for pieces, and even matching paint colors. (P.S. Spoak’s project hub and design tools allow you to keep your palette visually front of mind as you source and visualize, too!)

Your color palette cheat sheet

Remember to:

~ Determine the energy you want to cultivate in the space.

~ Use color psychology to create that energy and pick the color(s) that will anchor your palette.

~ Use color schemes to determine what statement you want to make and how you want to play with that color.

~ Look at your surroundings and take into account the architectural materials.

~ Take the leap and actually make your color palette! (You can always change it later.)

When you’re ready to jump into your color palette, Spoak's color palette generator allows you to create a palette completely from scratch or by uploading an image to pull a palette from. Once you have a palette, remember to reference it while sourcing materials, shopping for pieces, and even matching paint colors. (P.S. Spoak’s project hub and design tools allow you to keep your palette visually front of mind as you source and visualize, too!)

Remember to:

~ Determine the energy you want to cultivate in the space.

~ Use color psychology to create that energy and pick the color(s) that will anchor your palette.

~ Use color schemes to determine what statement you want to make and how you want to play with that color.

~ Look at your surroundings and take into account the architectural materials.

~ Take the leap and actually make your color palette! (You can always change it later.)

When you’re ready to jump into your color palette, Spoak's color palette generator allows you to create a palette completely from scratch or by uploading an image to pull a palette from. Once you have a palette, remember to reference it while sourcing materials, shopping for pieces, and even matching paint colors. (P.S. Spoak’s project hub and design tools allow you to keep your palette visually front of mind as you source and visualize, too!)

Your color palette cheat sheet

Remember to:

~ Determine the energy you want to cultivate in the space.

~ Use color psychology to create that energy and pick the color(s) that will anchor your palette.

~ Use color schemes to determine what statement you want to make and how you want to play with that color.

~ Look at your surroundings and take into account the architectural materials.

~ Take the leap and actually make your color palette! (You can always change it later.)

When you’re ready to jump into your color palette, Spoak's color palette generator allows you to create a palette completely from scratch or by uploading an image to pull a palette from. Once you have a palette, remember to reference it while sourcing materials, shopping for pieces, and even matching paint colors. (P.S. Spoak’s project hub and design tools allow you to keep your palette visually front of mind as you source and visualize, too!)

Your color palette cheat sheet

Your color palette cheat sheet

Remember to:

~ Determine the energy you want to cultivate in the space.

~ Use color psychology to create that energy and pick the color(s) that will anchor your palette.

~ Use color schemes to determine what statement you want to make and how you want to play with that color.

~ Look at your surroundings and take into account the architectural materials.

~ Take the leap and actually make your color palette! (You can always change it later.)

When you’re ready to jump into your color palette, Spoak's color palette generator allows you to create a palette completely from scratch or by uploading an image to pull a palette from. Once you have a palette, remember to reference it while sourcing materials, shopping for pieces, and even matching paint colors. (P.S. Spoak’s project hub and design tools allow you to keep your palette visually front of mind as you source and visualize, too!)

Your color palette cheat sheet

Remember to:

~ Determine the energy you want to cultivate in the space.

~ Use color psychology to create that energy and pick the color(s) that will anchor your palette.

~ Use color schemes to determine what statement you want to make and how you want to play with that color.

~ Look at your surroundings and take into account the architectural materials.

~ Take the leap and actually make your color palette! (You can always change it later.)

When you’re ready to jump into your color palette, Spoak's color palette generator allows you to create a palette completely from scratch or by uploading an image to pull a palette from. Once you have a palette, remember to reference it while sourcing materials, shopping for pieces, and even matching paint colors. (P.S. Spoak’s project hub and design tools allow you to keep your palette visually front of mind as you source and visualize, too!)

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Here are some common color palette types to ~inspire~ you:

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Warm-toned colors (think of a sunset: reds, oranges, yellows, and pinks) can make a space feel warm, inviting, and cozy. However, too many warm tones in one area can make a room feel closed off.

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Cool-toned colors (greens, blues, purples, and variations of the three colors like grays, blues, silver, and most whites) can make a room feel grounded, calming, and clean. Using too many cool tones in one room can make a space feel cold and unwelcoming (there’s a reason they’re called cool-toned!).

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Neutral colors (blacks, whites, and browns) are often paired with brighter accent colors to contrast a space. These colors add a sense of sophistication and professionalism to a space.

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