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Contrasting Color Pick: Colors that are on opposite sides of the color wheel, such as blue-green and red, are highly contrasting color pick. Known as comple-mentaries, they will fight for dominance and tend to clash if used in their "pure" intensities. However, you can incorporate them in your decorating scheme either by using them in extremely unequal proportions or by muting one or both of the colors as lighter or darker tones. You can then enliven the overall color scheme by introducing just a few hints of strong contrasting color pick color.
Before painting picture moldings, make sure that they are free from dust, dirt, and grease. It is usual to work in a similar type of paint as for the walls, which is likely to be latex, although you may choose a contrasting color pick color to pick out the detail of the molding. Using a small brush, paint along the entire length. Use the same method for shielding the Wall as described for painting baseboards.
As a basic rule, choose one color of an existing item and use it as the cornerstone of your color scheme. To match, extend tonal variations of this color - lighter and darker tones - onto the walls and other features.
Alternatively, pick two colors that are very close on the color wheel (see p. 14), such as blue and blue-violet, and then use varying proportions of each. As long as you make sure that there is sufficient continuity of color to create a consistent atmosphere, you can then introduce touches of black, white or some other colors to avoid a bland result. |
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