3 palettes, one room
Modern color palettes
Modern color is a calm base: white, greige and warm gray, with black for edges, wood for warmth and one soft accent. The accent is the only color you see first.
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.
Greige and Cognac
The warm modern room: greige walls, a cognac leather sofa and walnut.
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Greige
Walls
#CFC7BA -
Cognac leather
Sofa
#9A5F36 -
Walnut
Wood furniture
#6A4E3B -
Warm gray
Rug and cushions
#9A948B -
Black
Lamps and frames
#1F1F1F
Soft Blue
The cool one: a soft blue sofa on white, with oak and black.
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White
Walls
#F4F3EF -
Soft blue
Sofa
#8FA5B8 -
Light oak
Wood furniture
#C9A97E -
Pale gray
Rug
#D6D4CF -
Black
Lamps and frames
#1F1F1F
Terracotta Accent
The warmer one: warm gray with a terracotta armchair and cushions.
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Warm gray
Walls
#BDB6AC -
Charcoal
Sofa
#45443F -
Oak
Wood furniture
#B08B5E -
Terracotta
Armchair and cushions
#B8674A -
Bone
Rug and curtains
#ECE6DA
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.
More on Modern
Clean, uncluttered and current, with warmth kept in. What makes the style, what to try first, what spoils it, and ordinary rooms before and after.
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