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March 2003, II
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March 28th, 2003 ------ March Issue, II -----
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Editorial
1. TIPS & TRICKS
- Table-top Collage
2. FEATURE ARTICLE
- Acheiving the Look You Want With Color
3. EZINE OF THE MONTH
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Hello Readers!
Are you starting to get some warmer weather?
Spring is on the way! This issue has a GREAT idea in the tips and tricks
section, and the article is one that everyone should read and review now
and again. It's got lots of color basics.
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1. Tips & Tricks
- Table-top Collage
from Carol Moore - http://www.decoratorsecrets.com
I saw this idea first hand at my Aunt and Uncle's
home. I've already passed it on to my daughter who has implemented it in
her home. Cheryl, (my aunt) has two areas in her home in which she displays
priceless family pictures. She has a sideboard in the dining room and a game
table in the family room in which she purchased a piece of glass that matched
the size of the tabletop. She then cleverly displays the pictures on the
tabletop (similar to "scrapbooking" a page) and covers it with the glass.
There is now a protected display space for these treasures as well as a practical
surface for the tables use. I loved this idea and remembered that Jennifer
(my daughter who recently married) has a little butler's coffee table with
a glass top on it. I told Jennifer about Cheryl's displays and suggested
she use some of her wedding pictures. Jennifer called, very thrilled with
what she had done. She bought a couple of doilies from the dollar store and
used them as backdrops. She then place a few of her wedding pictures, the
wedding invitation, the wedding program and the thank you card with Mr. &
Mrs. engraved on it under the glass. She now had a wonderful display of some
of her wedding keepsakes. She was quite pleased with the results. You can
do it too!!
Here's are two examples:
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http://www.decoratorsecrets.com/wi/gant/bonus04.jpg
Have fun!
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2. FEATURE ARTICLE
- Acheiving the Look You Want With Color
So you've gone through all the
magazines and decorating books, and you know the general look that you want
your room to have. But you don't want to copy it exactly... so what
do you do to get that look with YOUR colors, patterns, fabric, and furnishings?
This article deals with achieving the look you want with color, and we'll
talk about patterns, materials, and furnishings
in the other articles of this series.
There are three major aspects of color that will
affect your room. The first is shade - how pale or dark your colors
are. The second is tone - specifically the warm or cool tones and undertones
in your colors. And the third is intensity - how bright or muted your
colors are.
- - - THE EFFECTS OF A COLOR'S SHADE:
The shade of a color - how pale or dark it is - is the easiest aspect of
a color to determine. We grew up coloring with light green and dark green,
or light blue and dark blue. We might now call them 'celery', 'hunter',
'sky', and 'navy', but it's still pretty easy to figure out whether a color
is pale or dark. Basically, the more white has been added to the color,
the paler it will be. While it never made much difference in your coloring
books whether you chose a light or dark color, it will make a significant
difference in your home decorating. You have to remember that light
colors will reflect light, while dark colors will absorb light. This
means you'll want to use light colors in rooms that don't get much light,
or in rooms that you want to be bright and cheery. On the other hand,
dark colors are good for rooms that have plenty of light and which you want
to feel serious or quiet. Also remember that light colors make a room
feel larger, while dark colors make your room feel smaller.
- - - APPLY this to your decorating:
As you decide which colors you want in your room, think about the size of
your room, and the amount of light that is available - both natural light
and artificial light. If your room is small, or if it only has moderate
to poor light, then you'll want to use lighter colors in your decorating.
If you have your heart set on maroon, navy or some other dark color, try
either mixing it with liberal amounts of pale colors or white, and/or using
a color that is several shades lighter... colors always appear darker in
smaller, darker rooms anyway!
- - - THE EFFECTS OF A COLOR'S TONE:
The tones, (or actual tints) of your colors will affect your room differently,
depending on whether they are warm or cool in tone. Warm colors
- colors with orange and yellow undertones - warm and 'cozy up' a room.
They will bring out the warmth of natural light in the room, and make even
dark days appear more sunny. Ivory and cream colors are warm neutrals.
Cool colors on the other hand - colors with blue and purple undertones -
cool and calm a room and make it feel extra fresh and new. They seem
to encourage shade and breezes, and will make hot days feel cooler.
PURE white - without any tint - and gray are the cool neutrals. Keep
in mind that white, red, and green are often tinted one way or the other.
If they seem to have a little yellow mixed in, then they are considered warm.
But if they are tinted with blue, then they'll be cool. Feel free to
mix and match warm and cool colors, but it is generally best to let one dominate,
and use the color(s) from the other as accents.
- - - APPLY this to your decorating:
As you choose your colors, think about whether you want a warm and cozy look,
or a cool and clean look in your room. To make your room feel warm
and cozy, use plenty of warm colors. If you want to use mauve (or other
cool color) and green, for example, then use plenty of cream colors to warm
it up, and choose a green that has at least a small hint of yellow or olive
in it. If you want to give your room a cool and breezy beach home feel,
but have your heart set on red and yellow, then use lots of pure white (not
one with yellow tints), and choose a red that has blue undertones, rather
than orange undertones. Remember that green is always the most versatile
non neutral color, because it goes with everything (flowers of all colors
have green leaves), and because it can be easily found in both warm and cool
tints. Khaki, olive, celery, and lime are tinted with yellow and are
warm, while (most) mint greens, sage, sea green, and teal are tinted with
blue and are cool.
- - - THE EFFECTS OF A COLOR'S INTENSITY:
Finally is the intensity of a color - whether it is bright and vivid, or
muted and 'dull'. Bright colors bring energy to a room and draw attention
to themselves, while muted colors calm and stay in the background.
It is important to understand how the intensity of a color is totally different
than it's shade. If the shade of a color is how much white is added
to lighten it, then the intensity of a color is how much (or little) gray
or brown has been added to mute the color. Think of the difference between
'royal', 'navy', and 'sky' blue. Or look at the difference between
'fuchsia', 'mauve', and 'pale pink'. All three pinks could have the
exact same proportions of blue and red in them - and so essentially be the
same color. The fuchsia has the greatest intensity, since it is made
with only red and blue. If you add white, it will lighten the shade,
but not the intensity - you can get a light, but bright pink. But if
you add gray to the fuchsia, it begins to soften and become muted... by adding
dark gray, you can get a soft, dark mauve.
- - - APPLY this to your decorating:
When choosing your colors, think about whether you want a lively and bright
room that stimulates conversation and activity, or whether you want a room
that will relax, calm, and not draw attention to itself. If you want
an 'active' room, then brighten up your color choices, and be bold in how
you use them. But if you want your room to feel gentle and relaxing,
then tone them down into the muted shades. Any color can be brightened
or muted, so you don't need to limit or change your color choices to do this!
The point of all of this is that it's not really
the basic colors that you choose that will make or break your room... it's
the variety of those colors. One blue could look great where another
is awful! And another green might tie everything together, even though
that mint green clashes terribly. :-) So learn to look INTO your
colors and, rather than just AT them And think about what they'll do
to your room, rather than just how they look on that little swatch or chip.
You'll have a much easier time successfully achieving the look you want!
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