Some Color Theory

We have been in this house for nearly a year and I am sad to say that I still have not yet taken a paintbrush to a single wall! The beige--is driving--me crazy. I don't exactly have plans to run to the paint department any time soon, but I was trying to think of what colors I would use and where. Like I said earlier, pretty much everything in this house so far is blue. The couches, dishes, curtains, etc. I know blue paint is out of the question because I want to make the blue around the house pop. Hmm...

Did I go to art school for two years to have this difficult of a time picking a color for the walls? (Yes, yours truly is an art school dropout.) Trying to remember what I learned about color theory, I pulled up a hand-dandy color chart to help!


Orange is blue's complement and as I picture my kitchen walls painted a terra cotta pot orange, I actually like what I imagine. My living room curtains use this complementary color set:

Ah, looooooove my peacock curtains...

Nature uses blue and orange as complements:






And finally here are some pictures of blue and orange used in the home. I picture the living/dining area using the complements in a bold way, and the master bedroom and bath using pale blue with little touches of orange throughout.

I actually have that bud vase!

I think I must have these curtains for the bedroom!

I can't wait to start adding some orange accents around here!