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Choosing a Color Scheme [Paperback]

Creative Homeowner (Author)

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Paperback: 96 pages
Publisher: Creative Homeowner (Jan 8 1992)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0932944981
ISBN-13: 978-0932944986
Product Dimensions: 28 x 21.7 x 0.5 cm
Shipping Weight: 354 g

Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,195,756 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Choosing a Color Scheme explains all you need to know to use color effectively and to your home`s best advantage. You`ll learn the basic principles of working with color. Discover how professionals design with color to make all the rooms in a home flow seamlessly from one to the next or to change the perception of a room`s size. Understand the ways in which light, pattern, texture, and color affect each other and how they can be manipulated. Dozens of ideas are beautifully illustrated with color photographs, including wallcovering, fabric, and floorcovering swatches that make it easy to understand how to pull all these elements together in one handsome interior design.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Choose another book., Dec 15 2002

Amy Hilliard (VA, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Choosing a Color Scheme (Paperback)

There are so many books on interior decoration it can be difficult to choose among them. This book makes it easy. Just say no.

Pluses:
None that I can see.

Minuses:
I do not think the photos in this book save it. I think that the photos are outdated, meaning, they have ugly decorating schemes by way of the 80s, and we are not talking cool retro here. For a book that is suppose to instruct you on color, they sure choose some horrible color combinations.

Recommendation: Don't bother wasting your time with this book.

Better Sources (in no particular order):
All these books have beautiful photos.

1) Think Color by Tricia Guild - good for inspiration. The book shows a very bold use of color.

2) Color Your Home Beautiful: Ideas and Solutions - has a variety of well-chosen color combinaions in a variety of styles, dozens of color swatches, useful tips, and quotes from designers.

3) Color in Your Home by Evelegh - mostly for those of you who like modern country and/or feminine (but not overdone) color schemes. Plus, one of the best primers on how to use color.

4) The Color Design File by Geddes-Brown - mostly for those of you who like Loft and/or Modern style. Covers the basics, but few useful written tips for design junkies. Very personal writing style.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Lovely photos, Jan 21 2002

H. Stephens "calico-latte" (British Columbia Canada) - See all my reviews
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Lovely photos of beautifully decorated rooms with lovely colours. Not much information about how to achieve these looks with colour boards - no ideas about how to generate inspiration. Just a pretty book if that's what you want. It's a decent price so if you want pretty then this is what you'll get.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A great place to start.., Feb 4 2000

Mark London - See all my reviews

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So many of us paid no attention in art class to learning and understanding the color wheel, but then it goes much further than that. The book helps you choose your color scheme correctly and assist you in identifying your desire for the warm, cool, contrasting or harmonious color choices. Help and suggestions are provided for the use of textures and how to paint to make your room look wider, larger, higher or even smaller. Much more info is provided than listed. A great investment at a minimal cost.

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2.0 out of 5 stars It's just not my kind of style.
If you're looking to learn how to get ten or fifteen different patterns and colors to work together in one room, and don't mind it if guests ask to wear sunglasses when they... Read more

Published on Jan 11 2000 by George Carver

5.0 out of 5 stars An inexpensive book with a wealth of information
This is a very useful book. It breaks down the sometimes overwhelming process of choosing colors with clear and helpful instructions. Read more

Published on Sep 14 1999