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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Charlotte Rickards

How many colors should you have in a home? Designers reveal how to choose the optimum color scheme

How many colors should a house have

Designer, amateur, or otherwise: curating a color scheme for your home – let alone the number of colors – can be overwhelming. Scrolling Pinterest or Instagram can often leave you even more riddled in decision paralysis; just as one perfectly painted bathroom comes up (that’s the one!), another bathroom capsizes your original idea (no wait, that color!). 

The truth is: Some designers have rules on how many room colors should be in a home, and other designers think things like personal expression and color combinations are more important deciding factors. Here, we share what designers, color consultants, and experts take into consideration when they’re curating their color palette of a home – and how many they choose. We’ll share both, then you can decide what works best for you. 

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