Are you Bold Enough?

How bold are you? In matter of colors of course. Most designers are conservative. A bold color is a lot to live up to and nor for everyone. But some part of us wants to break out and try to be bold. And you will not find more beautiful colors than these.

Take a look at this incredible turquoise blue green. A type of blur green you would see on a cloisonne vase. Oyster Bay will talk any designer into using it. It looks so glossy and deep and absolutely ravishing.

A hallway always seems to end up being dead space. So why not go for a Ruby Red that is warm and is a blast of life? You dont have to live in it, after-all, it is a hallway. It is also a hook, people can get addicted to color after they paint a hallway.

Utah Sky is a clean, simple jolt of blue. Just like good American tradition, this can also be used in a hallway. Use that against a white trim it turns out like shock tactics. Get your clients used to the excitement of real color,and then the next injection of color will me much easier.

Take two similar colors and mix them up. Such as Picture Gallery Red and Fowler Pink. This was once used as the inside lip of a conch where it goes into the rosy fleshy tone. It was then recreated with three parts of Picture Gallery Red and one part of Fowler Pink. If you can find the same color in nature, it often makes people feel more comfortable with color.

Some designers like to go straight to the library and paint it this deep, luscious, purple brown. It is like bark on a tree when it is wet in the rain. A dark color actually expands the space because it erases the boundaries.Then the room becomes all about the books and the art.

What ever you do do not give a guest a white room. They probably have that at home.Take a chance on this bright Coral Reef. It is softer than orange and hipper than pink, It is absolutely palm beach and lobster salad on a summer day.

This Lemon Grove yellow would make a great first impression on an entry hallway. Can you see it? With a bench and upholstered in bitter chocolate, and black and white photography. We all want to feel something when we walk into a room right? And this yellow would definitely do the trick.

I think that the strength and clarity of black is unappreciated. It is more a powerful backdrop than the ever present white. It can make a room feel intimate and cozy while staying modern and crisp. It is dark and sexy in high- gloss paint that reflects the light.

Even designers really, really want to use some colors, but do not ever get the chance. They are just waiting for the right room to use these wonderful knockout colors.