Several years ago I had a client who was redecorating her entire house. She hired me to help her with her living room, dining room and kitchen. Her one story house was very much a ranch style house, complete with wagon wheel coffee table and vibrant indian rugs. We chose new colors for all the walls and some new leather sofas. The house was warm and cozy and comfortable. There was only one issue the owner was having a little trouble with. Purple!
Her favorite color was purple and she really wanted to add the color into her home in some way. I suggested she go for the laundry area. Her laundry "room" was located behind her kitchen and was not visable by any other room in the house. The laundry room had a door that led out to the garage and unless you entered that way, nobody would ever know this tiny room was full of color. Every time she did laundry (not one of her favorite tasks) she would be surrounded by her favorite color. She loved the idea.
This old memory came to mind when my daughter chose purple for her bedroom wall color. Purple wouldn't be most people's choice but there are so many variations of the color that there is bound to be a suitable hue that would please both me and my daughter. I chose a darker than lavender version with a lot of gray in it so the color "purple" wouldn't scream out at you when you entered her room. It's something we are both happy with.
When choosing colors, there is always a way to add your favorite. Even if it's only in a small way.
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