3 palettes, one room
Rustic color palettes
Rustic color comes from materials: wood, stone, leather and wool, all in their natural tones. Add one deep color from the woods, a forest green or a rust, and the room feels warm without trying.
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.
Autumn Lodge
The cozy one: chestnut, rust and forest green, for a room with a fire in it.
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Warm stone
Walls
#D7CBB8 -
Wool cream
Sofa
#EDE4D3 -
Chestnut
Wood furniture
#6B4430 -
Rust
Cushions and throw
#9C4A2B -
Forest green
Rug and accents
#3E4E3A
Stone and Moss
The quiet one: gray stone and moss green, more mountain cabin than ranch.
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Stone gray
Walls
#B9B3A7 -
Oatmeal
Sofa and rug
#DCCFB9 -
Dark oak
Wood furniture
#4E3A2A -
Moss
Cushions and throw
#6B7044 -
Iron
Lamps and metal
#3A3836
Hearth
The traditional one: honey wood, saddle leather and a red plaid.
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Cream
Walls
#EFE7D8 -
Saddle leather
Sofa
#8B5A33 -
Honey wood
Wood furniture
#B5834A -
Plaid red
Throw and cushions
#8E2F2A -
Charcoal
Rug and metal
#3B3A38
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 Rustic
Rough wood, stone and comfort from a cabin. What makes the style, what to try first, what spoils it, and ordinary rooms before and after.
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