• Skip to main content
  • Skip to after header navigation
  • Skip to site footer
Albion Gould

Albion Gould

makes & travels

  • make
  • travel
  • stitch
  • live
  • eat
  • wear

Modern Royal Color Palette

March 3, 2016 by Albion

If you follow me regularly here or on any of my social media channels, you know that we have been slowly working on fixing up our house. And I mean slowly! Sometimes we start out with the best of intentions, like finishing up the rest of our kitchen backsplash, but then we wonder if we should paint our cabinets first, which leads us to how dark our kitchen is and discussing ripping out some cabinets and putting a window in, and, of course, that takes outside help and we have to wait for an opening. We have similar scenarios going on throughout the house, especially our ground floor. I know that there will come a time when things start moving quickly again, so I’m trying not to let too much anxiety through right now and am instead making a solid plan for moving forward, which brings me to creating a color scheme for our house. We decided to go with what I’m calling a Modern Royal Color Palette.

Modern Royal Color Palette

Let me tell you a little bit about the color scheme we chose. I’m a big fan of blues and I love that jewel tones and navy are both trending right now. This blue gives me the updated look that I love, the pop of color that I need, and it’s modern, so people won’t look at the house and wonder what on earth I was thinking (well, they might–but not because of this paint color!). Our walls are already the grey for the most part. Scott loves a rich burgundy and it goes so well with my blue. And you know that I can’t live without my gold accents! The ivory will help tie any areas together that may need it. Any of these colors look good next to each other, and that will be needed.

My idea is to have something of each color in each main room of the ground floor. For example, I am painting two walls in our entry the blue. The grey and ivory already appear on the biggest entry wall. I plan on putting a rug down that has the burgundy and ivory in it. I will have gold accent pieces on our entry table. Our entry flows into the dining room, which will have burgundy on part of the walls and blue in the tablecloth. Moving on to the living room, the blue will be on either side of the fireplace and on the wet bar once it’s finished. There are gold accents on the newly painted cabinets and new sconces will be gold. The burgundy will come in through artwork and throw pillows.

I’ve never attempted a consistent color palette in my decorating before and I’m really excited to implement this one. The Modern Royal Color Palette has the rich colors Scott and I both love, two neutrals to tie them together, and my coveted gold accents.

I would love to know what you think! Did you use a consistent color scheme in your home?

Related Posts:

  • Kitchen Backsplash Update
    Kitchen Backsplash Update
  • Subway Tile Backsplash with Stainmaster Glamour Grout
    Subway Tile Backsplash with Stainmaster Glamour Grout
  • Rainbow Painted Kitchen Set
    Rainbow Painted Kitchen Set
  • Our New Zealand House
    Our New Zealand House
  • Llamas in the Kitchen Gift Guide
    Llamas in the Kitchen Gift Guide
  • How to Dry Out Old Paint for Disposal
    How to Dry Out Old Paint for Disposal
  • Don't Mow, Paint!
    Don't Mow, Paint!
  • Front Door Paint
    Front Door Paint
Category: liveTag: color palette, decor, decorating, Modern Royal Color Palette, paint

About Albion

I’ve wanted to be an archaeologist, in theatre, a judge and to run a museum. I’m now in my mid-30s and have no idea what I want to be when I grow up.

Previous Post:Yarn and Burlap Heart WreathYarn and Burlap Heart Wreath
Next Post:Felt Minecraft Busy BoardFelt Minecraft Busy Board

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Show more posts

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Sidebar

Welcome

about me

I’ve wanted to be an archaeologist, in theatre, a judge, and to run a museum. While I try to decide what I want to be when I grow up, I spend my time crafting and exploring the world. Read More…

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Search

Copyright © 2023 · Albion Gould · All Rights Reserved · Powered by Mai Theme

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.Accept Reject Read More
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT