I love color, as well as black and white where it works. Best part of web design for me was coming up with the color scheme. I love painting (be it art or walls or both), even if it takes me forever sometimes. I even painted our septic tank lid in the yard as a big Yin Yang. I'm going to do the old well next with something symbolic, once I figure out what that is.
For me, the painful part of doing a house's interior is deciding on what colors to use and hoping they feel as good as I thought they would. Mistakes are not as easy (or as cheap) to correct as it is for a web site. But I take "risks" and have been both pleasantly surprised or dismayed. I have more hits than misses, and I get better at this all the time. The paint has to be eggshell or flat, which mutes color and gives most of them an earthier feel. Dark can be good, just not bright...or pink.
curlyfry wrote:
I have seen many houses decorated in beige.
It's a good transition color, but yes, I see this color completely throughout many homes, that, or an off-white. It can be so...uninspiring, but can work here and there. Complimentary colors help beige out a lot.
Almost forgot...As for colors I've used, know that space, the amount of light a room has, and the purpose of the room should influence the colors. Everyone has a different canvas to work with. There's still rooms I have to work on yet, because a few have much to peel off or scrape (wallpaper or thick faux paint jobs that the last owner did...oi). So far I've used light greens (such as a fern), a dark violet, an earthy orange (which really makes the den with the wood stove warm and inviting and one of my favorite "surprises"), beige, blue and grey.