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Choosing Color For Your Home-Part 4 of 4-7 Steps to Select Paint Colors
Posted by Irene Turner in Color on April 10, 2012
Here, in the final of a 4 part series on color, I want to talk about-the actual selection process for choosing the paint color itself. It can be daunting! What with hundreds of different paint lines, and many more shades of each color (did you know there are 80 different whites alone?), selecting the one color to use is a process.
image via google
As a professional it is my responsibility to help my clients create and achieve their desired effect in their home through the color choices they make. So I go through these 7 steps with each client: Continue reading “Choosing Color For Your Home-Part 4 of 4-7 Steps to Select Paint Colors” »
Choosing Color For Your Home-Part 3 of 4-Trends
Posted by Irene Turner in Color, Product/Trend Alert! on April 3, 2012
In Part 3 of 4 parts on choosing color for your home I want to talk about the trends in color. When I say trends, I am not talking trendy, but rather what is happening with color from a social, cultural and industry point of view. As an ex trend director I love watching what is happening to color trends in my industry!
Color Trends-image via We Heart It on Flicker by はねぺん
Knowing the trends, along with understanding how color affects you, and noticing where you can find your color inspiration are the three main points of view to think about when selecting the perfect colors for you and your family at home.
So, what are the 6 main color trends to know? Continue reading “Choosing Color For Your Home-Part 3 of 4-Trends” »
Choosing Color For Your Home-Part 2 of 4-Inspiration
Posted by Irene Turner in Color on March 27, 2012
In part 2 of 4 on “How to Select Color for Your Home” I want to focus on you; where you can find inspiration for color, what colors you like and look good in, and how you see color.
How do you see color? image via deviant art, click on image to purchase
This information, along with the understanding about how color affects you as discussed in part 1 will combine to set you on your way to selecting the colors that best represent you for your home. Continue reading “Choosing Color For Your Home-Part 2 of 4-Inspiration” »
Choosing Color for Your Home-Part 1 of 4-Psychology of Color
Posted by Irene Turner in Color, Interior Design & Renovation on March 20, 2012
Choosing color for your home can sometimes feel overwhelming. In this 4 part series I want to present the three aspects of color to consider when making your color decisions; the 4th part is how to actually select your paint colors.
Selecting color can be overwhelming-image via Rebecca Baumann
The first step, and what I consider the most important step. is to understand how color affects you, your mood, and helps to create a feeling in your home. I’m speaking about the psychology of color. Continue reading “Choosing Color for Your Home-Part 1 of 4-Psychology of Color” »
Teal-Color Pick 2012 via Santa Rosa Interior Design
Posted by Irene Turner in Color on January 17, 2012
Every year all the color experts pick a color for the year. It could be a major color in design, or a color that accents all the others and defines the year. My color pick for 2012, as the one color to use to update your space is…teal.
image via designwonderland blog
It works beautifully with many bright colors including Pantone’s color of the year Tangerine Tango! Continue reading “Teal-Color Pick 2012 via Santa Rosa Interior Design” »
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