Numerous landlords and property owners prevent renters from opting to paint the interior or exterior of the homes they rent. If this is your rental situation, you’ll need resourceful solutions to make the space feel personal. Working with the existing interior colors can be tricky, particularly when selecting a cohesive color scheme. This article shares techniques to enhance your living space elegantly.
Coordinating Colors Across Rooms Matters
To start choosing a color scheme for your rental property, take a moment to walk through the house, noting which areas connect visually. Consider sketching these notes out on a layout. This is key because choosing a color scheme for a home goes beyond styling individual rooms. Rather, each room should coordinate with others to ensure continuity throughout.
Using your notes, you can craft your color scheme in one of two methods:
- Start by choosing a base color for the largest room or main area. Review the paint and flooring colors to identify a suitable match. Neutral paint colors are excellent because they harmonize with diverse schemes. Keep in mind that warm neutrals like beige or cream contrast with cool neutrals like gray, each with unique complementary colors. Attempting to mix warm and cool colors may not yield the desired look.
- Or, pick a bold focus color to define your central living area. If you adore vivid tones, strategize to avoid overdoing it. Select furniture and accessories in colors that work well together, ideally focusing on a single color and its shades (darker) or tints (lighter) of the same hue. This creates visual appeal while maintaining balance, without overwhelming the senses.
Craft a Distinctive and Harmonious Atmosphere
While these two strategies offer a great start, there are other ways to choose a color scheme. If you’re drawn to a specific environment (the beach, for example), you can use the colors of that place to guide your palette. Still, avoid making every room identical. Keep connecting spaces relatively neutral for flow, but give every room in the house its own mood with varied hues. A floor rug with multiple colors in a corridor complements combinations in the bedrooms, helping to create a sense of continuity without uniformity.
If you’re hesitant about your color scheme, try the palette first. Arrange items to visualize how they look together, as lighting shifts between rooms. Bring pictures or swatches while shopping to ensure new pieces fit with existing colors.
Basically, choosing a color scheme for a rental home doesn’t need to be overwhelming. If you feel at home and enjoy the aesthetics, you’ve succeeded. Looking for a rental property to decorate? Real Property Management Suburban Chicago provides stunning rental property options in Glenview and surrounding areas. Browse our listings or reach out at 847-455-9500 today!
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