Color Mapping Your Home: A Three-Step Guide
Create a Whole Home Color Scheme
Embrace the Colorful World Inside Your Home
Our world is already colorful - from flowers to the sky - it's time to bring this vibrancy indoors. During the winter months, and indeed all year round, color assumes a critical role in our lives. Our spaces are not just visual landscapes but emotional ones. Clients often report experiencing not just a visual transformation but a profound emotional shift in their newly designed spaces.
Make Your Spaces Exciting
Imagine waking up every day in a room that feels uninspiring or working in a space where the walls echo the monotony of routine. Over time, these environments can subtly impact our mood, productivity, and well-being. The colors around us are more than mere background; they form an intimate part of our daily experience.
Color Makes the Biggest Impact
As a child of an artist, I understand color's power to transform. It’s part of how I think and understand the world. I see it as a tool to create environments that reflect and enhance the lives of those who inhabit them. My design approach is deeply empathetic and simple: understand the unique needs of you, our client, and use color to meet those needs in beautiful, unexpected ways.
Step-by-Step Guide to Color Mapping Your Home
Choose Your Palette:
Select 3-5 colors that resonate with you. They don't have to be your favorites or even related.
For example, my home's palette includes:
Pink - softness
Yellow - cheeriness
Blue - reminiscent of the calming ocean
Green - gardening and plants
Remember, it's about how these colors make you feel, not just their appearance.
Now, this isn’t a list of my favorite colors but I know when see this shade of blue I like how I feel in it and around it. This might be because it reminds me of the ocean or possibly because my mom loves this particual shade, so I see it a lot, and it makes me feel comfortable – either way, don’t overthink it!
On the other hand, to give you an example of how the color map of my home compares to my “favorite” colors….
My favorite colors are:
1. Pink
2. Red
3. Yellow
Sketch Your Floorplan:
Create a rough sketch of your home's layout. It doesn't have to be perfect!
You can utilize resources like online real estate office sketches or download my 'Rough Home Sketch—Color Map' template (below) to assist you.
Apply Your Colors:
Using crayons, markers, or colored pencils, apply your chosen colors to the floor plan.
Start with the rooms where you're certain about certain colors. For example, if you know you want your living room to be blue then start there. Or you already have a rug for your primary bedroom and it is vintage floral red then work with that.
This process helps you visualize how colors flow from one room to another, creating a harmonious color map for your home. Experiment with the palette until it feels good to you. Also, this helps you give your self limits! Nothing is more exhausting and frustrating when anything and everything is a possibility!
A Color Mapping Sketch of my home
Enhancing Your Home with Professional Guidance
In a world where every detail matters, finding the right professional to elevate your home is crucial. At Jessie Surber Interior Design, I pride myself on an insatiable appetite for understanding your goals and building a strong relationship. This approach ensures the creation of a space that truly reflects your desires.
Schedule a Consultation
Interested in personalized guidance for color mapping your home? Schedule a call with me. Together, we'll transform your space into a vibrant reflection of your unique personality and style.
