Choosing a room’s color scheme can be a daunting decision for most people. The agony of committing to one color from a wide selection of paint swatches is exhausting to even begin thinking about. Luckily, this isn’t an aerobics workout, it’s an opportunity to add personality to every room.

While it can be easy to fall back on the conservative colors like off-white, don’t take the easy way out. You should be adventurous and pick the colors that make you happy. The answer to this dilemma is right in front of you. From your favorite objects to the wardrobe in your closet, this is a great reference to find your color cue. Colors that you constantly surround yourself with are the colors you have a connection to and gravitate toward. So, of course you should tie in your favorites as you splash your house with color.

Now that you have evaluated your colorful lifestyle and picked out those “it” colors, how should you translate them into every room? On the walls, the rug, the sofa, the appliances? The best way to approach your color conundrum is to construct a two-part strategy: start with a classic, grounded color for the background, and then introduce splashes of bold color as accents to bring the room to life.

These classic colors are not simply restricted to dull beige and weary taupe, but colors with longevity like various shades of gray ranging to soft browns. These base colors will provide you with a beautiful room that will open up the floor plan for you to add almost any other color that will transition throughout your home peacefully.