| Interior design ideas for a monochromatic schemes | | | | right texture, but the wrong color can be sprayed to |
| are essential because this type of a color scheme can | | | | go well with your monochromatic scheme. Warning, do |
| be boring, dull and bad fast. In actuality though this one | | | | not get spray crazy. A little of this is enough, otherwise |
| color color scheme can very well be beautiful. | | | | you could get a cheap look. Let us say one or two |
| wonderful, classy and chic. What are some of the | | | | items per room at the most. |
| design ideas that make it that happen? | | | | - Textures - The variety of textures may be important |
| - Tints, Tones and Shades - Monochromatic color | | | | to give visual interest to the eye. Some ideas for visual |
| schemes have one dominate hue. It is very important in | | | | textures may be baskets, lace, nubby silk fabric, plastic |
| this type of scheme to carefully distribute tints - (white | | | | for a smooth texture, satin for a shiny texture and so |
| with the color), tones - (black with the color) and | | | | forth. Be creative and out of the box to create these |
| shades - (grey with the color) in varying degrees to | | | | textures. Throw pillows can have pearls or beads and |
| add variety and excitement to the scheme. Neutrals | | | | such to again add visual interest. Texture on the wall |
| are another thing that can be added which are white, | | | | or subtle tone on tone paint designs on the walls or |
| beige, taupe, gray or even black can be very dramatic | | | | furniture are ways to add visual texture. What ideas |
| in this scheme. | | | | have you had? |
| - Woods - There can also be some contrast or even | | | | - Accessories - The jewelry of the room. The little this |
| just texture change in the woods used in the scheme. | | | | and that that you love can add to this one color |
| The wood tones can possibly be found on hardwood | | | | scheme in a major way. Gold, bronze and silver |
| floors, furniture, baseboards, crown molding at the | | | | nearest your color can serve as neutrals. Glass, |
| ceiling lines and possibly door and window frames. Be | | | | crystal and plastic that do not change the color can |
| sure the color of the wood goes well with the hue of | | | | add texture and interest too. Have fun and use your |
| your color scheme. | | | | wonderful "finds" to add personality and beauty to this |
| - Touch Up - I have been known to take a can of | | | | scheme. |
| spray paint in the color used, a tint, tone or shade of it, | | | | If you are establishing this color scheme in your home I |
| and sprayed a mirror, shelf, or even a chair. This would | | | | do want to warn you that it is possibly the hardest |
| not be in the main formal rooms like a living room or | | | | color scheme to do well, even for a professional, at |
| dining room, but in secondary rooms like the kids | | | | times. Done well though it can be one of the most |
| rooms or game rooms. I have even sprayed picture | | | | beautiful, exciting, sometimes calm and passive, and |
| frames or whatever needed to be sprayed. | | | | other time dramatic and bold color schemes there is. |
| Sometimes old wonderful picture frames that have the | | | | |