{"id":1053,"date":"2021-05-16T12:03:01","date_gmt":"2021-05-16T12:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatblueprint.com\/?p=1053"},"modified":"2023-04-14T09:38:23","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T09:38:23","slug":"can-stairs-be-a-different-color-than-the-floors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatblueprint.com\/can-stairs-be-a-different-color-than-the-floors\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Stairs Be A Different Color Than The Floors?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Stairs are a transition space between the first floor and the second floor of your home. Since stairs are attached to these two different levels, the question is whether you can change their color to be distinct from these two while still complementing both floors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stairs can be a different color than your floors. If you plan on recoloring your stairs, you\u2019ll need to figure out how to make them complement your stairs, how to go about mixing and matching the colors and finishes of the different parts of the stairs, and specific requirements that you\u2019ll have to meet for coloring stairs.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Read on as we\u2019ll be going into color palettes, hues of color, how stairs should be colored, how finishes can affect color, and many more. We\u2019ll also have a creative exercise that you can use to better help you choose the color of your stairs!<\/p>\n\n\n\n The main goal of this article is to help on how to go about choosing the right colors for your stairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Before you charge in and immediately start repainting\/recoloring your stairs, we first want to get into color palettes and create your own one specific for your home! Complementary colors are those that are close to each other within a color wheel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Monochromatic colors are those that are the same color but different hues. In designing interiors, wood is a common example of playing around with different hues. If you think about it, almost all wood finishes are color brown but the type of brown varies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Contrasting colors are those that are opposite to each other within a color wheel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Making your own color palette is quite simple once you understand how colors work. For our purposes, you can make a simple color palette of 5 different colors based on your first floor and your second floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using this color palette, you\u2019re sure to get a staircase that can succeed at complementing both your first floor and your second floor\u2019s colors. This is just one of the endless number of color palette combinations you can make for your stairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019ll also need to get into some essential characteristics of color to help you understand how you would want to go about recoloring your stairs. This will help you make better decisions on how you want to frame and set up your stairs in terms of colors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tint can be described as the lighter version of a color. This is important to note as the higher the tint of the coloring on a material, it increases the tendency of the details of the material to be seen more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tone is the combination of shade and tint, meaning that the color is often mixed with a shade of grey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using tone also has its own particular use. As the saying implies, it helps \u201ctone down\u201d the material and the object, which is great if you want to redirect a person’s focus to another object.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shade is the darker version of a color. The higher the shade value of a color, the more black is added to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shades tend to be heavy on the eyes, and it tends to catch people’s attention more than other colors. Shades also tend to hide the details of the material it\u2019s on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These three characteristics of color help designers created a more dynamic environment by purposely highlighting what\u2019s good while downplaying what isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A simple example would be how cars are colored. If you think about it, most cars have colors that have a high level of tint, with wheel rims being toned(neutral), and the wheels themselves are often dark-colored(shade). Even if the car were colored black, the black of the car\u2019s body would still be lighter than the black of the car\u2019s wheels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stair finishes also play an important role in how your color will look, aside from just the color. For our purposes, we\u2019ll describe the two characteristics of finishes that play a role in the stair\u2019s visual impact on users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These characteristics of finishes are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Glossy finishes are those that reflect light. Colors on glossy finishes tend to look lighter since the reflection of light tends to capture the eyes more than just the color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Matte finishes are those that absorb light. Colors on matte finishes tend to look more solid since the absorption of light makes it so that the color stands out more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Like hues of color, glossy and matte finishes are also used to direct where users will be paying attention to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using our example early, most of the time, the car’s body will be shinier than the rims of the car. In terms of aesthetics, it makes it so that people pay attention to the car\u2019s design while practically it helps other drivers easily see the car at night(even if the car is black).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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For the purposes of this article, we\u2019ll only briefly cover this topic since Color theory is such a wide topic that multiple articles can be written to explain it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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