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.

The True Blues

They are light and airy and deep and mysterious. All blues are beautiful.
All designers have the same question. What is the best blue?

Maybe this will help.

Sherwin Williams has a blue called Verditer Blue. It is an intense 18th century blue-green. They used to make it by pouring acid onto copper and using the verdigris as the pigment for the paint. A living room would be a killer with this on the walls,and white trim.

To some designers some blues are their secret key to wonderful designs. like Sassy Blue. This color is like the sky is peeking out a bit on a cloudy day. How it lightens the air in the room. It gives a small breath to everything around it.

Sometimes blue is tricky and can become gray and sad. This warm Mediterranean Blue does not! It is the blue in all those Pucci prints. It is bright, happy and not a cloud in the sky color blue. It is the vacation blue that everyone comes home and talks about. You will fall in love with Blue Wave in the bedroom and crisp it up with navy blur prints and furniture.

Can you believe that blue is America's favorite color? Everything from the darkest to the lightest. When painting a living room Patriot Blue is the way to go. It is a dark strong Cobalt Blue that has a sense of luxuriousness.

It is bright, pretty and reminds you of those summer nights on the lake. Waterside is a great blue that is calming just like the ocean, and has a hint of turquoise.

Blues To Be Continued.....

How About Neutrals?

There are many Neutrals that designers love to keep coming back to.

Some designers could paint every room in the house a color called Coconut Skin. This color is a deep mocha with some milk in it. It is cozy and comforting without being childish. Grounding it with pastels, it is weighty with bright colors. Even with a crazy color like lime green, you have a great combination.

What designer does not love a grayish blue as a backdrop? The color blue of a washed out sky just after a storm has passed. Almost anything looks great with Glass Slipper. This color is what neutrals are all about.

The most enduring color is from Benjamin Moore called Papaya. Papaya looks like homemade vanilla ice-cream with a little caramel in it. It looks great with blues, greens, and blue-greens of the sea and sky. There is nothing edgy about it. This color make the room look pretty and beautiful.

Mesquite is a flattering light moss green without much yellow.

A pale gray that does not turn blue or green is the color Horizon. It is the perfect background for many interiors. Blues of course look beautiful against this gray, and so do pinks, lavenders and wood furniture.

It is called Wenge and it is from Benjamin Moore. It is a rich blackish brown, the color of a bitter chocolate with cocoa. A neutral should get along with every color in the fan deck. This color goes with silvery greens and creamy yellows, and is wonderful with red.

#1 All About the Whites

Today's color topic is all about Whites.

These are the colors most of us want to come home to. Whites, an entire rainbow of them.

Off whites, cozier and creamier than ever, thanks to new and better
paints. A whole new world of neutrals that turn up the volume with just a
hint of color. Beautiful, interesting, and yet still easy to live with. If you have ver treied to pick a white paint, than you know there is such a thing as too many choices.

If you have a wall with a bow in it or a floor that has settled, use
Strong White. This will make an old room feel graceful rather than brand
new. It has more pigment and therefore more character.

Everything looks great against a true, clear, eye-chilling,
freezing-cold white. It is like a snow blizzard or marshmallows. Use Super White so anything placed in the background projects like technicolor.

It's tough to get a crisp look without being cold. This is where Ivory White does the trick. It is also the most flexible white to work with and works with any color.

Decorators White usually comes across as white- white, yet it is soft rather than harsh. It also works very well with art.

You do not want a highly reflective wall surface if you are going to be hanging a lot of art. China White is a very subtle off-white with a gray tone that helps the art work stand out.

When you are in doubt, Linen White. It may seem like a cop out but it works beautifully. Mostly used when people are unsure or if they want something light and airy. No matter what light shines on it, it looks great.

Mushroom White is a beige and it changes drastically. One minute it is putty and the next it is rosier. Chameleon almost and mysterious. It takes the properties of the color around it. You almost want to out your hand out and touch the wall because it does not seem solid. It is almost cloud like.

A good standby to have is Grant Beige. it is like a favorite pair of worn khakis. It works with modern spaces and traditional ones. If you want to keep your palette clean with whites, creams, and accents of black, it becomes very architectural, or you can warm it up with soft reds, blues, and greens.

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