Planning a color scheme for your Oxbow rental property’s interior can be a very invigorating feeling. In most instances though, you will be limited to a certain section of your interior. Most landlords and property owners do not allow a renter to paint the interior or exterior of the home. Even if that’s the case, there are other ways to turn your house into a home! With the existing interior colors, choosing a color scheme may prove to be a more challenging task.
Choosing a color scheme for your rental property? First, walk through the house, taking note of which spaces are visible from each room. If you want, you could even sketch a floor plan. This is crucial information because choosing a color scheme for an entire house is not just about styling individual rooms. Instead, each room should coordinate with others to convey a sense of continuity.
Option 1: Choose Your Base Color
After going through your notes, you can begin laying out your color scheme in one of two ways. The first strategy begins with choosing a base color for the biggest room or area in the house. Consider the paint and flooring colors, and what options you might have for that space. One thing that’s nice about neutral paint colors is that they coordinate so well with many color schemes. But keep in mind that warm neutrals like beige or cream are very different from cool neutrals like gray. Each one has different complementary colors, and trying to mix warm and cool colors may give you unfavorable results.
Option 2: Choose a Focus Color First
The next step is to go for a bold focus color and then coordinate everything else around it. Several colors can add different vibes, but if you overdo it, you just might end up regretting your decision. Especially if your central living area is an open space, try to choose furniture and accessories in colors that work well together. One strategy is to choose a single color and then use different shades (which are darker) or tints (which are lighter) of the same hue to add visual appeal and lots of personality without overwhelming the senses.
These two provide you with great starting points. But, there are other ways to choose a color scheme for your house. If you have a real affinity for a specific environment (the beach, for example), you can use the colors of that place as a guide for using colors in your home. Nonetheless, don’t feel pressured to give each room the same look.
While you will want to keep connecting spaces relatively neutral, you can give every room in the house its mood by using different coordinating colors. If you use a multicolored floor rug in the hallway, it would work well even if your bedrooms have different color combinations. This creates a sense of continuity, and at the same time, variety.
Finally, if you’re not too certain about your color scheme just yet, you can opt to test your palette. To get a visual of your color scheme, look for items that are the same colors like the ones you’ve chosen. Arrange them in a given space so that you can somehow gauge how they’d fit together on a larger scale. The light will be different in every room, and what works well in one space might end up looking less than appealing in another. It’s a wise decision to carry pictures or swatches when you go shopping. This can give you a sense of how new items might fit into your existing color scheme.
In the end, choosing a color scheme for an Oxbow rental house does not need to be too taxing on your part. It all leads to one goal: that you are ultimately comfortable in your space. If you’re looking for the perfect rental to decorate, contact us online or call us at 320-289-4649 to get started today.
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