3 palettes, one room
French Country color palettes
French Country color is sun-faded: cream and butter yellow walls, the blue of toile and the purple of lavender, with weathered oak and terracotta. Everything looks as if it has been washed many times.
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.
Lavender Field
Provence in a room: lavender and French blue on cream.
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Cream
Walls
#F2EBDD -
French blue
Sofa
#6D8AA8 -
Weathered oak
Wood furniture
#A38B6D -
Lavender
Cushions and curtains
#A99BBF -
Faded yellow
Throw and accents
#E3CF8E
Toile Blue
The cooler one: toile blue and linen, like a country house dining room.
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White
Walls
#F4F1EA -
Linen
Sofa
#D9CDB8 -
Old pine
Wood furniture
#B08A60 -
Toile blue
Cushions, curtains and pattern
#4C6A92 -
Pewter
Lamps and metal
#8E8E88
Butter and Terracotta
The sunny one: butter yellow walls, terracotta and sage.
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Butter yellow
Walls
#EAD594 -
Cream
Sofa
#F3EDE1 -
Walnut
Wood furniture
#5D4535 -
Terracotta
Cushions and pottery
#B9653E -
Sage
Rug and plants
#9AA484
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.
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1
Most of the room: the first color
The walls, and often the ceiling. A light, quiet color that everything else sits against.
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2
A third: the next two
The big pieces: the sofa, the rug, the wood. They set the mood of the room.
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3
A tenth: the last two
Cushions, a lamp, frames, a vase. Small, so a bold accent stays an accent.
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