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I find that the best ways to match colors and textures is to know what affect you want after it's all put together. If something doesn't contribute positively to the overall idea, it usually stands out right off.

Texture occurs in several ways. There is an overall texture created by the collection of furniture, wall and floor coverings and fixtures. Texture is often dictated by colors. Prints in furniture, curtains, wallpaper, or wood floors contribute to the overall texture of a room. If different styles of texture have to be used, they need to contrast in some way but yet be in a very similar genre or type of pattern.

Start with one main feature that will be permanent. Then center everything around that. If you're going to have wood floors, do you want a high or low contrast with the walls?

This is a matter of preference. In our new living room for example, my husband wants the ceiling, floor AND walls to be wood. YUK! So, we've had to work out a compromise. Some of the wall, the area by the doors and the floor border around the stairs will be some form of tile. The floor will have planks of wood wider than the ones on the wall and will be laid in an opposing direction. We don't yet have an agreement about the ceiling. Already, there is an emerging texture and color. This will dictate everything else that follows. And each new element added further defines texture and color.

So, decide what the most important features are to be (if they don't already exist) and build from there with the overall idea in mind. The right combination of texture and color should flow naturally from those points.

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