Color Harmony for Interior Design: A Guidebook for Creating Great Color Combinations for Your Home by Martha Gill

• Table of Contents
• Forewords & Introductions

Table of Contents

Forewords & Introductions

Introduction: How to Use This Book
Use color as a vehicle to communicate what you want to convey about you, your home, your style, and your life. Think of this book as a working toolbox; it's packed with decorating tips, color swatches to tear out, palettes to consult, advice to consider, and color combinations to inspire you. You will discover the basic principles of color theory explained in an easy-to-understand format, giving you the confidence to meet decorating challenges while enhancing your own instinctive color sense.
To make it as easy as possible to choose colors and select palettes for your home, Color Harmony for Interior Design is divided into twelve color moods. Choose the atmosphere that you'd like to create in your home, and then select from the thirty-six color combinations featured within that color mood. In each mood, large swatches of colors reflect classic combinations, as well as the latest trends, such as cool, synthetic ice tints; warm, rich chocolate and mocha coffee hues; deep lemon yellows and tangy citrus oranges; translucent blues; sun-bleached wood tones; and deep indigos.
Decorating tips show you how to choose and use color in your home, including valuable advice on selecting fabrics, paint, furniture, and accessories to create the look you want. Work with the color chips included at the end of the book as you shop for paints, wall coverings, and furnishings.
Explore each chapter and mood to discover your intuitive color sense. Hundreds of modern color combinations for the new century are packed within these pages, ranging from adventurous palettes that motivate to classic design principles freshly paired with color inspiration. Forexample, learn how a well-planned palette can soften a minimal design, enrich a classic interior, or gently enhance a natural composition. Discover how an organic shape can complement an earthy palette, or how fabric selection can create a mood that generates excitement. Find out how light, texture, fabric, proportion, shape, and scale work together to contribute to the color focus and ambiance of a room.
Historical and cultural influences continue to have a dominant presence within the world of decoration and design. Trends include revivals of vintage blends, such as the pastels and autumnal colors of the 19505; the reinvention of the 196os psychedelics; an overhaul of the 19705' earth tones; and synthetic futuristic hues. Interiors are influenced not only by past decades, but also by lifestyle. (End of excerpt)