If, en route to achieving a striking interior, painting an entire space in a bright or powerful color is not your cup of tea, then the classic “60-30-10” color rule will help to incorporate a vivid palette in an impactful and harmonious way with tasteful balance between bold and subtle colors.  The rule trickles down to simple color strategies that suggest the following proportions:

• 60% of a dominant color
• 30% of a secondary color
• 10% of an accent color

Here are some examples…

In this stunning modern living room, grey/black palette represents 60% of the interior color as it is incorporated into the floor, walls and some of the geometrically patterned rug; white is 30% as it is the color of Bonaldo’s very large Cove sectional sofa and Foscarini’s Supernova ceiling pendant; turquoise is 10% being present in the form of a throw and accent pillows.

In this eclectically designed contemporary dining room, white (in the form of walls, floors, ceiling and drapes) denotes 60% of the colors scheme followed by 30% of a warm walnut wood tone (as seen on Tonin Casa’s Manhattan table and Granada sideboard) and completed by 10% of the striking cherry red color embodied by the Vivienne dining chairs.