bubblyjock Is that really a range next to a bed? How.....convenient!

zealart Grays, whites and blacks.

Sigrid Fidelity and commitment are for marriage. Be promiscuous with color!

olldbobbi Is white a color? That's my first choice. If not, I'm really starting to like coral, I don't know when this happened but it seems to have become a dominant color in my wardrobe.

tikinew thank you

klopty Here here, Sigrid!! :)

midmodfan It's often said that you should look at your favorite clothes to determine what your favorite decorating colors could be. That's not true with me, with the exception of white and dark gray/ black. So I guess those are my signature 'colors'. I seem to be kinda drab ... lol

By the way: the advice to bring your favorite fabric to a paint store is great. It's much easier to mix a matching paint than trying to find a fabric that matches the color of a certain wall.

tcufrog My signature clothing color is purple but I have no desire to decorate my home with it. For home and hearth I chose my favorite season, autumn. My signature color palette consists of autumn colors such as sage green, cream, brick red, etc. It feels cozy and soothing when I come home after a stressful day.

When my friends ask for decorating advice I tell them to think about what emotions they want the space to evoke and what places do they wish to return to. One friend loved the serenity and earthiness of her home state New Mexico so she chose Southwestern style for her living room, kitchen and powder room. Another friend loved the fun and adventurous vibe of her favorite Moroccan restaurant so she used it as inspiration when she wanted to spice up her bedroom's decor.

I'd love to see ideabooks showing how to take inspiration from restaurants since there are so many great ideas to be had from them. When I'm at a restaurant that has decor I love I'm not shy about whipping out my phone to take photos.

carolinaconnie My signature color is called winter's surf. Its a vintageish aqua turquoise. In my kitchen its pared with yellow, red in the living room, white in the dining room. You can see into all those rooms from multiple spots so accent colors from each space. Pops of yellow with billy ball flowers in the dining room, vintage red sugar/flour containers in the kitchen... my guest room is a tropical green and orange (from vintage pillows i found) and my bedroom is a poppy red accent wall and tan- pulled from the fabric on my headboard. I want to paint charcoal chalkboard stripes in the hallway and write favorite quotes on Them. My bathroom is still white, but it wont stay that way long. My motto is "its only paint".

laurabennett Such a well written piece. Thank you!

cozarth I usually spend my energy trying to NOT use my color. If I used it whenever I think it would look great in 'that' spot everything in my home would be burnt orange. I have to make a conscious decision to do something else. Right now we are getting ready to do a master bath and I told my husband he has to pick an object and I will do the colors around it. It doesn't matter if it is a towel or a paint chip or a soap holder but he has to be the one to decide. Last time I did that it was some old purple curtains my mother was taking down so I decided to redo my bedroom around them. I have to avoid my signature color to keep everyone else from getting overwhelmed by it.

vanshomac My signature color is salmon! I've decided that after reading this article. I look forward to using it mindfully in future home design.

judithesl My signature color is turquoise, but I use it as pops of color, along blue, green and raspberry. The main upholstered pieces-- sofa, bed, chairs-- are a shade of wheat to match my fawn pug dog. Even my car has tan upholstery to cut down on the dog hair visibility.

Painted Lady Studios I LOVE Sigrid's quote!

tmbrew I love deep inky purples, I look for candles, cushions, vases, art works and lamp shades. It's great to have items in your signature colour because you can shuffle items from room to room. When your colour suddenly becomes fashionable again, it's hard not to buy up crazily!

giggles60 Green all the way. It makes me feel calm and refreshed. My living room is cottage style with yellows and green with a pop of lavender. I go and sit in there when I need to decompress. It works for me!

hth1 How dangerous to have a bed next to a stove & w/ the tea kettle right next to it?!

Inis Lovely Chartreuse. Bright, happy, cheery chartreuse. Must be applied sparingly, though.

middleofnowhere Purple. Teal blue. Hot pink. Needless to say, I have a colorful house!

patscats2 bubb, LOL, that looks like my first apt. except the fridge was next to the bed. LOL

That last picture threw me. The wall color is horrible. The accessories are popping all over the place and the back drop is so pale and drab.

My signature colors are red and black and I make sure to have a little of each in every room. I loved the 70's when black and red were so popular. Loved my black and red carpet and my black bar with the red velvet front. LOL Yea, I had one!!! Let's not forget the red drapes!! Wish I still fit in that size 11 red jumpsuit I had too!!

janishill Pear green. I love it peared ;-D with accents of orange, navy, cream, or white; depending on the mood you wish to create.

middleofnowhere I reviewed my earlier answer, and now realize I have the color palette of a 13-year-old girl.

elseasea tiffany blue was my wedding color and i used it in my home for my second baby's nursery ... it was such a soothing color that i've used it to paint an old piano amongst other things .. i've expanded to shades of turquoise, teal, aqua as well and my friends immediately think of me when they see this color in design ... =)

everydayplanner My signature color earthy tone oranges. I realized while designing rooms I was always incorporating a pop of clay-toned oranges as accents whether that was in fabrics, accessories or furnishings. Even in my own home, there is a subtle pop of orange throughout in artwork, pillows, lamp shades, etc.

mactwin blush is my signature colour - friends think of me when they see it and it shows up in my wardrobe consistently. It's not pink, not beige, maybe coral or peach, but definitely blush. It's hard to find anything for the home that isn't too sugary, I don't want a pink house (and my husband probably doesn't, either). I really like the idea of bringing your colour to the paint store to have it matched and then painting small things with it.
I'd love to find a BM shade that I can't paint in my hallway that doesn't read too pink

bmck #middleofnowhere,

"I reviewed my earlier answer, and now realize I have the color palette of a 13-year-old girl."

I'm laughing so hard right now! And I say bless that 13 year old girl and her intrepid love of colour. I'm a colour lover too. I'd say I'm around 17 or so in colour years. :) Bright light turquoise with pure white, sky blues, vivid light spring green, and hot pinks. I've never used hot pink in my home but I desperately want to. I want a home that makes me smile and lifts my spirits. I'm careful though. When it comes to saturation of colour as well as all-white rooms I always ask myself how I'd feel walking into that room with a headache or if I were depressed. It's a fine line, I think.

Sharon McLeod I actually liked the last picture!

lydialou22 Glorious cobalt blue is my color. And my favorite place to find it is in blue and white dishes. I also love quiet French blue. But only one room has blue on the walls. I love walls of taupe or creamy yellow as a backdrop for pops of blue.

lydialou22 My fireplace wall

colorarq I have liked the concept very much, thank you for your post. It is interesting when people associate you with a colour when you have not considered it. as your favourite, it just happens to go with you, with your style or your personality, and only then you start thinking about it. I have had periods of lilac, neutrals, mauve, yellow... in time one can build a palette of signature colours.

Lanie Brown olldbobbi, you even have coral in your houzz profile pic! The white you surround yourself with must be so the coral you're attracted to pops.

Arlene Patterson I am into dark gray and tan with accents in bright green! Don't know why those call out to me (decor and clothing), but those colors are working throughout my house... even my laundry room.

burnsah1 Any shade of orange will make me happy. I fell in love with a orange and tan oriental rug when i was a teenager and cant help but love that color.

Lanie Brown Benjamin Moore "autumn red" is my obsession color. It's the perfect blend of pink & yellow. It compliments the pink brick of my home - at least it will when I convince my husband to let me paint the kitchen & laundry room. It appears frequently in my wardrobe. Happy!

sujeki Browns and tans together!

Contempo Space Our signature color is black glass!