3 palettes, one room

Craftsman color palettes

Craftsman color is warm and earthy: olive, rust, mustard and brown, around a lot of quarter-sawn oak. Walls are usually a quiet earth tone so the woodwork stays the star.

The same Craftsman living room in the Olive and Oak palette: olive, saddle brown, quarter-sawn oak, rust, and cream

Craftsman

Every color, and where it goes

Hex codes to match against paint and fabric samples. Colors on screens and in daylight never quite agree, so hold a sample up in the room before you commit.

Olive and Oak

The classic bungalow: olive walls, oak and a rust accent.

Olive Walls #7A7550
Saddle brown Sofa #7C5233
Quarter-sawn oak Wood furniture #9C7246
Rust Cushions and rug #9F4E2D
Cream Curtains and lampshades #ECE1C9

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Prairie Gold

The bright one: mustard and cream, like late sun on a porch.

Parchment Walls #E7DBC0
Mustard Sofa #C3973C
Fumed oak Wood furniture #6B4D30
Sage green Cushions and curtains #8D9672
Brick red Rug and accents #8C3E2C

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Arts and Crafts Blue

The cooler one: slate blue and moss with dark oak, quiet and studious.

Slate blue Walls #5E7387
Moss Sofa #6A6D45
Dark oak Wood furniture #5A3F29
Oatmeal Rug and curtains #D8CAAE
Copper Lamps and accents #A86A40

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How to use a palette

Every palette here is listed from the most of the room to the least. Keep roughly to that order and the colors hold together.

1
Most of the room: the first color

The walls, and often the ceiling. A light, quiet color that everything else sits against.
2
A third: the next two

The big pieces: the sofa, the rug, the wood. They set the mood of the room.
3
A tenth: the last two

Cushions, a lamp, frames, a vase. Small, so a bold accent stays an accent.