so i feel that, specially when decorating a space, that people go about getting inspiration in the wrong ways and places. that is typically by looking at interior magazines and seeing what they like and what they feel will look good in their space. well the outcome is a space that is not unique and personal to that individual plus being of the moments "trend" design results in one having to constantly update their space in a world of ever changing design .
in our advanced colour course we had to weekly come up with colour palettes. this is where i developed the technique that i feel is one of the best ways to find inspiration for ANY project. this is by choosing 3-4 images from a magazines. these images are never images of interior spaces rather images that catch my eye. i then tear the pages up and make collages that then turn into my colour inspirations. i then choose colours from these collages to make a palette. the colours are not just colours to paint the walls in but also colours to use for other furnishings and styling accents as well as for an overall "feeling" your space evokes.
i feel that by using this technique you will find yourself in a more individual unique space rather than one seen in every other house and every magazine. if you are not one for collages then just choose the images and pick and pull key colours and ideas from them.
so while i work on the colours for the "great white" here are a few of the collages along with their palettes...i have more than a handful and will try and post more each week... but for now enjoy the two i did for the neutral and earth palettes
[neutrals]
{the first image i found was the one of the salt and pepper..i just loved the textures and the colour... i then found the one of the girl with the blue hair...i just had to but that in as it added a little pop to the neutrals...then i just loved the other 2 images (picture of the model and then the textured wallpaper with the orchid. they just helped soften my inspiration}
[earth]
{i dont know how any one would flip through a magazine and not be drawn to this image...the colours and the intensity just draw you in. she was the first image i found. and then considering it was an earth palette i found an image of the ocean to soften the intensity and then i was just in love with the image of the exterior of this house with all white and the blue shutters}
Each palette could lend itself to any style of space whether it is traditional, contemporary, eclectic or organic.
