Jun 03 2008
The 60-30-10 Rule Of Interior Designing
Interior designers have 16 million colors in their palettes with which to work, but room planning often boils down to three other numbers — 60, 30, and 10.
As in, the 60-30-10 Rule.
As featured on HGTV.com, the 60-30-10 Rule says that decorating a room should be based on percentages:
- 60% should be a dominant color
- 30% should be a secondary color
- 10% should be an accent color
A quick look through design magazines will show that this is not just a theory — it’s a planning tip that is used over and over again by the world’s most famous designers.
The HGTV piece also explains why do-it-yourselfers should add black elements to every room and how to visually divide colors from dark-to-light.
Interior decoration requires flair and intuition, at times. But, because there are practical methods behind designing, that intuition can be honed with education.
The HGTV Web site is a terrific place to start.
Source
COLORSwatch
Mark McCauley
HGTV.com
