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Category Archives: color
When Wild Colors Attack.
Okay , there may not be many recorded cases of out of control colors attacking their owners. Granted , most of the times when I visit homes , I am bored out of my brain by all the blended , blandness … Continue reading
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Tagged Color Proportion, color schemes, interior design, Paint
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Be Captivated By Cobalt Blue.
I have long been in love with Cobalt Blue . My first introduction to it was in Art Deco Glass , and the richness and depth even surpassed Black . Cobalt Blue does share many of the psychological connotations one … Continue reading
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Tagged Cobalt blue, Color 2012, color trends, interior design
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Did You Match Your Design Into The Mundane?
Some clients turn on their micro-vision as I call it , to make sure their fabric colors all perfectly match. They perceive slight variations in hues that truly quite astound me . They agonize over the slightest variations in shade , … Continue reading
Trending and Tranquil , Terrific Teal!
Growing up I loved the Peacock feathers my mother kept in a tortoise shell colored glass vase. Mainly because of the Teal center at the base of the feather. Teal has long been a complex and intriguing decorating color. It … Continue reading
Indulge Your Passion For Purple
The other day a client said “No Purple”. It is always sad to see a prejudice against one of the more magical colors in the palette. Purple invokes sincerity , empathy , and honesty. It is one of the most … Continue reading
Unity In Interior Design , A Misunderstood Principle.
Yesterday I explained to two different clients the principle of Unity in Interior Design and how we achieve it. We find that often clients , and even design professionals have replaced the word Unity with sameness , blandness , or … Continue reading
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Tagged color schemes, design Principles, interior design, Unity
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How Now Brown Cow.
I am not a fan of Brown walls usually. Kind of like how I do not care for dreary , Grey exteriors in Florida. Some things just don’t feel right here. And design is as much about feelings as technicalities … Continue reading
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Tagged brown, color humor, color schemes, color therapy
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Is Strong Color An Antidote To Bad Politics? Probably.
Yesterday I met with two representatives of one of the largest Home Interior fabric houses. The regional sales manager commented that his company believed that the new trend toward bold colors followed the apathy , confusion , and stress people were experiencing … Continue reading
Going Gray ? (Grey)? Whatever.
I have never been fond of Gray/Grey (however you spell it , more about that later) as a Florida color. I still don’t care for it that often on the outside of a Naples home , unless you got that Key West Cottage-y … Continue reading
Color Me Orange
It is Friday so let’s salute one of the bolder brushes in the palette , and perhaps the most controversial one , Orange. It used to be the way to scare a client , you would mention the word Orange , … Continue reading
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Tagged colors of 2012, orange, orange paint, renault, sherwin williams
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