Friday colour palette – How to use copper: 7x complementary colour pairs

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and warm woollen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with strings
These are a few of my favorite things

Interior trends have been all over copper this last year; exposed copper pipes, dipped copper trinkets, copper paint, copper prints. There is a lovely warmth to copper, and it makes a great base or highlight for a contemporary palette.

Here are some complementary colours for copper.

Pale blue + Copper

Deep Plum + Copper

Citrus Yellow + Copper

Soft Grey + Copper

Icy Pink + Copper

Marine Blue + Copper

Mint Green + Copper

Want some more colour combos? See 7 complementary pairs for teal here; or more copper here

 

Friday colour palette – collaged gemstone

This is an example of my random collage (otherwise known as the reason I give for hoarding pamphlets and destroying secondhand books). I’ve done a few of these now, for no other reason than for the simple pleasure of using scissors and glue. I do like how the colours have come together in this one.

Emerald, sapphire, blue topaz, green chalcedony, pale amethyst, copper, slate.

Looking for more collage? Here’s Gatsby girl and Cinderella.