For many of us, the pandemic kept us confined to our homes and apartments for at least a few days. When you're stuck in a space like that for a while, you tend to start to notice things you might have overlooked before. Is that painting a little askew? Should that couch be somewhere else? Do the colors in my space clash?

If you've started to have some doubts about your ability to color coordinate, there's no need to panic. You don't need to be an art major in order to get good color coordination for home decor. This piece will go over some quick tips to get your home looking as stylish as possible.

First things first - everyone has different preferences for colors and design. If you love how your apartment or home looks, then that's what matters most. However, there are some basics that you can always go back to when deciding on colors for a space.

One good place to start is the color wheel. You might remember this concept from art class. We can go on forever about art theory, but here are the basics. Some colors are considered "complementary". If you want an interior space that pops, you can make use of these colors which will match boldly with each other. Think of blue and orange together, for example. If you add in a third color, that's known as an "accent".

If you want a more "subtle" vibe for a room, you should try sticking to colors that are close to each other. The color you pick will give different moods. Adding a bunch of different shades of blue will give a "cool" vibe to a room, while many shades of yellow will seem more upbeat and cheerful. You can even go for "neutral" colors like whites and browns to move focus away from your overall space and to particular items (like your stylish home safe in Tiffany Blue?).

Okay, now that we have the basics out of the way, you want the good stuff, don't you? The real color coordination secret techniques? Here are some of the best tips we can find

The 60-30-10 Rule: You'll hear this rule tossed around a lot by color coordinators. Essentially it means in a single room, you should aim for your main color taking up 60 percent of the room, your complementary color 30 percent, and an accent at 10 percent. While not always perfect, it's a good rule of thumb.

Start With Walls and Floors: If you're really lost, always make sure that you get a wall and floor color that you like first. A good rule of thumb is to make your floors slightly darker than the walls, and then pick decorations that hit a color level somewhere in the middle.

Consider Patterns and Shades: It's not just about the colors - patterns, and levels of light and dark, can also be eye-catching. It's a good idea if you are using patterns to just pick one or two that you like and not overload someone stepping into your house. Try to avoid certain objects all blurring together - if you have a dark cabinet, for example, a white safe might be a better accessory than a dark one.

Sightlines Real color experts understand that you can't just think on a room-by-room basis. You need to consider what rooms you can see from the one you are standing in, and how they match color-wise. It's for this reason that a lot of homes try to assemble a single color scheme throughout multiple rooms, to tie it all together.

When people think of style, they don't often think of home safes. We tend to think of the best home safes as the bulkiest, often in an ugly beige. But if you only have one choice for color and shade, even a small home safe is going to stick out like a sore thumb.

At Mycube, each of our sleek safes is offered in a variety of unobtrusive colors. This means that they'll neatly fit into absolutely any color scheme you are looking to design for your home. So you keep trying to match those paints to get your room just right, and leave the stylish home safes to us.