How to Overcome Your Fear of Color: Spring Palette

Like it or not, you’re going to be seeing a lot more color in home design this year. Neutrals are making room for the transition, from soft shades to bold hues and everything in between. If you’ve always been a neutral gal, you can learn to overcome your fear of color by easing into it with a soft spring palette. Today’s collection from The Little Green Paint Company can show you how.

Start with the first thing that people see when they visit your home – the front door. Celestial blue adorns both the door and the window trim on this cozy brick cottage. It’s an easy change to make.

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A calming entryway gets a dusting of Bone China Blue. Pale blue is a great color to pair with beige or white in your home. The looks is fresh and sophisticated. 

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A spring palette is perfect for a shabby chic style room with slipcovered furniture and print fabrics. The back wall is painted Gauze Dark (a shade of gray) while the left wall is painted a paler shade of the same hue. The touch is light and peaceful – perfect for dipping your toe into the world of color. 

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Slightly bolder but still sporting a spring palette, a darker shade of blue is perfectly married to pink in an old-fashioned bathroom. Note how the ceiling is off-white as opposed to pure white. Going with an off-white paint choice is a good way to calm colors done if you’re a little fearful of them. 

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Creamy walls pair with a pale tan trim in the hallway. The pop of color is shown in the wallpaper lining the small bookcase. You can get the same result with peel-and-stick wallpaper sheets from J.Campbell Design. The sheets are smaller than standard wallpaper rolls. 

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Pea green brightens the shelves and trim adjacent to a tan and white dining room. When I need color inspiration like today’s spring palette collection, I turn to fabrics or paintings. I make note of what colors are paired together and use that to guide my choices.

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This old English bathroom could be described as having neutral tones but I didn’t want to leave it out of today’s inspiration. Note how the use of a pink floral arrangement adds color to the space without having to make a permanent commitment to a color. Other options include using patterned towels, rugs with color, and so on. 

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Today’s post started with a door, so we’ll end with a door – and this one’s a beauty. Wearing Dorchester Pink, this front entry features detailed pillars and an arched transom window. So pretty!

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Hopefully today’s spring palette by The Little Green Paint Company helps you see how to incorporate soft colors into your home, blending them beautifully with neutral tones.