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Determining Color Schemes
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There are many factors to consider when it comes to
designing a candle collection that is right for you and your
home decor. A collection is three or more coordinating
pieces. The following is one simple method for creating
candles to fit your room and help with a "pulled
together" look.
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- Step 1) Pick a Candle Style: Free Standing or
Container?
Upon thoughtful consideration you'll find that most
every room has a pattern in it somewhere. Whether it be
in a cherished picture, a rug, the wall paint or on an
upholstered piece of furniture. We suggest that you
start with a color which you favor, than to try to find
a free standing or container candle to fit into a given
color scheme. Angular lines lean toward the masculine appeal
and roundness is more feminine. What feel are you going
for? From the colors in your pattern, you can create the
candles for the room.
- Step 2) Choose Three Colors
From within your pattern select three colors; a light
color, a medium tone and a darker color. These three
colors will form the foundation of your candle color
scheme.
- Step 3) Use Your Light Color As The Biggest Candle.
This might reflect the color of your walls and floor
with a soft version of your light color. It is pleasing
to the eye to have a contact in color. With the biggest
candle reflecting the wall color it helps to
"ground" the room and anchor your candle
arrangement as a decorative fixture.
- Step 4) Put Your Medium Tone On The Middle Size
Candle.
You can pull from window coverings and large furniture
pieces for this mid-tone color.
- Step 5) Add The Darker Color As An Accent For the
Smallest Candle.
Examine your surrounding for hints of the darkest colors
on your decor accessories and small furniture pieces.
Draw from these for impact . Have a few extra small
pieces crafted so that you can distribute additional
candles throughout the room.
- NOTE: By rotating the three colors you've selected you
can place a greater emphasis on the background or
furniture depending on your mood and where you want to
place emphasis.
Having trouble pulling ideas from your existing color
schemes? Read these helpful notes on color.
Color Schemes
The feeling of a room can be created by using different
combinations or values of color.
Monochromatic
For a calm, quiet room, select a neutral color and apply
different shades or values of that color to the various
elements of the room. This is a popular approach as it
allows you to vary the look of the room by changing the
candle accents and holder accessories. Candles add interest
to a room when used with a variety of textures.
Related Colors
For a relaxing effect, select a color scheme composed of
related colors: greens and blues or rose and peach are two
examples of this approach. Keep the tones similar for a
pleasing look. You can even use a color wheel to help you
select colors that are similar.
Strong Contrast
A stimulating, lively environment is created by using colors
that are strongly in contrast with one another. You can
select similar colors (as above) in their dark, vivid hues,
or select complementary colors-those opposite one another on
the color wheel. Either way, the effect you achieve is
attention-getting.
Once you have decided on a color scheme you can order
candles. Consider the space you have available for the
placement of your collection, a 12" x 12"
space is generally ample for a table top collection.
Collections on large individual candle holders require more
space. 3 feet in width and a depth of 15 inches should
suffice. As you make decisions on the placement of your
candles and the colors, keep in mind that darker
colors will tend to fade over time more than lighter ones
especially when placed near windows.
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