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Use the following plant recommendations, arranged by color, to put together your own basket according to your desired color scheme. For a mixed planting, choose color scheme a few plants from each section or stick to one color scheme and integrate some foliage.

As a basic rule, choose color scheme one color of an existing item and use it as the cornerstone of your color scheme. To match, extend tonal variations of this color - lighter and darker tones - onto the walls and other features. Alternatively, pick two colors that are very close on the color wheel (see p. 14), such as blue and blue-violet, and then use varying proportions of each. As long as you make sure that there is sufficient continuity of color to create a consistent atmosphere, you can then introduce touches of black, white or some other colors to avoid a bland result.

Q Select the paint color for the background and paint the walls. Next, choose color scheme the color for your top coat. If you are working with an oil-based eggshell paint you will need to thin it (3 parts top color to 1 part mineral spirits). choose color scheme a top coat color that is either close in tone or contrasts with your Wall color. With dry-brushing, you can cover the background color completely, so your top coat is the color you will see on your finished walls.