Wednesday, June 5, 2013

COLOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Tom Verwest
Scott Shuptrine Interior Designer – Royal Oak Gallery
Why are we so afraid of color? If I were to ask most of you what color your walls and ceilings are, most of you would answer white or some tone of beige…so why not color?

Color can be used in many different ways. We can use it to enhance architecture and create illusions of depth, and the list goes on and on.

Try painting your ceiling a light color, or perhaps the softest shade of blue.

When we look up what do we see??????...The sky…so doesn't it make sense to paint your ceiling that color, giving you the illusion of more height?

Pick a color from the paint decks and enhance the rooms using different shades of the base color. You might want to paint a back wall in the hallway in a medium color tone with all walls going down the hall, facing that direction, in the same shade…we now have created a sense of depth.

If the main wall in a room is painted a darker shade, you’ve now created the focal area of the room. To subdue, you paint the remaining walls in the softest shade of your color.

In closing…DON'T BE AFRAID OF COLOR. Remember, one of the least expensive things you can do in your home is paint…use it and be happy.




Tom Verwest
Interior Designer

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