My room needs a personality please!

Some days have passed within the internship and as my time there grows, so does my knowledge of fabrics and colour co-ordinations.

Coming from a technical background, I wasn't always too sure as to what looks best with what.

As part of an ongoing project within the firm, I was asked to assemble two colour combinations to compliment an already existing space. Sounds easy enough, huh? Wrong!

Its one thing to come up with a colour scheme that seems appealing to you but here we have to provide a pallette according to the taste of someone else. The trick is to apply your better judgment with the direction of your clients vision (as i am slowly learning along the way).
Time to breath some life and personality into an already existing space...

This part of the project dubbed 'E55' is regarding a spare bedroom in a holiday house. 

So picture this:

Existing walls are in a light green, almost champagne colour with a subtle detail.
The curtains are a faded green, almost one shade darker than the walls.
The head board looks almost to boast an olive colour.
Side tables are in a rich dark brown.
There are gold decorative accents, such as a mirror, around the room.

Ok, so having the project brief disected, it was time to put on the creative gloves and dig through all the fabrics I could find.

Firstly:

A pallete of rich and warm colours. The idea was to with neutral tones around the room and accent the greens with a red tone. By keeping the bedspread neutral  the addition of coloured throw cushions will make the colours pop. The addition of rich textures, such as silk, will carry through that elegant and rich feel that is distributed around the room already through the use of colour.

....Then in contrast

A pallette of calm and fresh colours. Now, initially the introduction of such a fresh blue was a bit risky but set against the other elements such as dark furniture and gold decorative accents, it really brings the green to life. Its not to be used as a consistent tone, rather a highlight- such as in the bed throw cushions and the upholstery of the study chair. The strips maintain a clean line and draw your eyes towards the complimentary greens, both olive in colour and in marriage with the wall existing wall colours.

This is still a work in progress but its always fun to add on and look back at ideas, you never know what you might stumble upon!