Coming up with color combinations is always fun but sometimes there’s just too much choice. So many photographs to consider or pre-made palettes, where something critical always seems to be missing. It’s a fabulous way to spend a day without actually accomplishing anything.
But, as I’ve been building out Pinterest boards, another great way to waste a day, I’ve noticed two trends that seem to solve the problem. Front doors and birds. Front doors because they combine bright (often the door) with neutrals (the wall) and secondary colors (plants and trim) and birds that naturally bring together three to five colors you might not otherwise expect. I’m trying this out currently with a fabric collection based on an orange and green parakeet (I think it’s a parakeet, might be something else!) and it’s an interesting exercise. I’ll have to try a doorway next…