Made in the Shade

Posted by Kerstin

I've been looking for the perfect shade to paint my bedroom. However, the fluorescent lighting and middle-school gymnasium floor at the hardware store are making it somewhat dull.

I am so happy I found colourlovers.com, a site to navigate, discuss, and discover new color. Think of it as a blog and trend report rolled into one. While the site attracts designers, ad professionals, and architects, anyone can use it as a resource or inspiration point.

Browsing the thousands of user-submitted color, palette, and pattern galleries, I came across a subdued combination called “Sunny Day with You” that mixed colors like eggplant and yellow that would be lovely accents to my gray living/dining room.

"Sunny Day With You"

While my main objective was to pin down the palest shade of pink or khaki for my bedroom -- I got lost for way too long (company hours) here.

I predict you will, too.

I loved this name, "Salty"

Another perfect palette

Inspired by a kimono

Comments

[donna]

If you like colorlovers you'll like adobe kuler even more. Especially if you're a designer. www.kuler.adobe.com

[Design Muse Blog]

Cool site! Thanks for the tip!

[ray]

I am passionate about Benjamin Moore Onyx White. It's creamy-whitish-pink with a hint of taupe. I painted my bedroom this color two years ago and I have not regretted it for a moment- it's gorgeous. It glows at night when I'm reading and makes me feel happy! This is going to be my bedroom color if/when/however-many-times I move.

[Jennifer]

ColourLovers is a great site to go for inspiration.
Then again, I enjoy perusing font sites too!

[erica]

I love that last combination (above the kimono), would be great for a living room/dining room.

[Sam.]

Oh, I love ColourLovers! I picked out my living room and kitchen shades there. Printed them out, had them color matched at Lowe's (though I think, since they're Pantone I might have just been able to use the number, right?), and painted away. I even designed my shop and blog banners with ColourLovers. So don't worry, I share your problem too :)

[122lovesme]

i'm not even joking, that salty color is almost the exact same color of the inside of the church i'm getting married in. i don't know how to put a picture in a comment, but there are pictures on my blog. awesome!