Today, we’re talking about color. Coming from an advertising/art design background, I have a hollywood-ending-kind-of-love of color. I’m constantly finding myself taking cell phone photos of color combinations I see in ordinary everyday situations – like the butter dish and cutting board sitting on the counter a couple of Saturday mornings ago…

When it comes to home design, my favorite color scheme is a mix of light and dark neutrals with pops of fun color – which is what we’re aiming for in our place. We’re going for a palette of neutrals like grays, charcoals, and white with pops of blues, green, reds, and what I like to call “grellow” (a greenish yellow). Like the stack of books, remember? Yet another color inspiration from an everyday thing.

What’s neat about this kind of color palette is you can easily change up the accent colors down the road without thinking too hard or spending too much money. Picking out paint colors can be tricky – even when it comes to the neutrals. Thanks to Glidden paint, there’s a place called My Colortopia to answer all of our color questions and fuel our inspirations…

My Colotopia is the place to go if you are weary about choosing paint colors, or even if you just want have some fun and experiment with different color combinations. You can also get painting and color advice from some of our favorite fellow bloggers (like Kate from Centsational Girl, Nicole from Making it Lovely and Stefanie from Brooklyn Limestone).

The folks at Glidden put together a really nifty quiz to reveal the colors that suit your personality. It only takes a minute, so go ahead and give it a spin to see what colors might suit you…

We thought it was interesting how our answers were completely different, but our color results complement each other – just like our personalities!

How about you? What were your results? Are you a rock music loving Amethyst Jewel or a creative Walnut Bark?

We have been sponsored by Glidden brand paint to write this post, but the thoughts and opinions expressed are our own.