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A mine of information on everything connected with the decorative use of colour in the home . . . I would highly recommend this excellent book (Everyman Review )
Should inspire confidence in the most timid interior decorator. Lavish pictures of every style of room show how colour can be used without trepidation (Good Housekeeping )
Should inspire confidence in the most timid interior decorator. Lavish pictures of every style of room show how colour can be used without trepidation (Good Housekeeping )
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This source book on how to use colour to enhance any interior design scheme opens up new vistas for the novice or experienced decorator. It illustrates the basic principles of colour action in a highly approachable way, and shows how these can be put to work in a wealth of ideas for decorating the home.
A series of colour portraits demonstrates the range of hues and identifies the pigments that make up the infinite variety of colours, each of which is given in-depth treatment.
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The clear, strong and luminous cool yellows range from the gleam of winter jasmine to the vivid brilliance of the mimosa flower. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
The clear, strong and luminous cool yellows range from the gleam of winter jasmine to the vivid brilliance of the mimosa flower. Read the first page
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46 of 46 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I own about 25 books on interior design and home decoration. This is certainly in my top three, and probably the most oft consulted of them all. Each chapter covers one of the basic colours, from green and blue through to pinks and neutrals. But after this sparse description it is hard to convey the beauty and depth of this book. When I say cover a colour, I mean really explore it. It's cool version, warm version, soft, light, borderline with its neighbouring colour on the colour wheel.
And the way that each colour is covered is unique. Very minimal (but useful) text, and instead full page pictures of utterly inspiring interiors featuring the colour tone/intensity on each and every page. It uses excellent photographs from a wide and rich range of interior design. All true to life from real (moderna and historical) homes - and usually illustrating a good marriage between a particular colour/shade and the style it most compliments. Going through it, one soon becomes aware of one's taste. The pictures are so good - so evocative of the theme of that particular colour - that one has a simple emotional response of things like "love", "comforting", "not me", "does nothing for me", "joyful", etc. Using this book and trusting my visceral response to the delightful, subtle shades on each page, I virtually decorated my whole house.
A very sophisticated book on colour, that speaks to us in the most simple of ways - through the eye to the heart.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I bought this book to help me with my Interior Design course, and found it immensly helpful. The photographs are wonderful to look at, and at the same time provide you with some great design ideas! Whether you are a first time home buyer, or a design/art student, this book will be a big help in helping you to decide on what colours you like best. Great buy!
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is by far my favorite book on interior design. I 've had it for a fewyears now, and I always come back to it...It is worth two big carboardboxes of magazines on decoration ! For those who don't like buying a bookwithout seeing the inside pictures, this one is a very safe buy.Beautifull and very inspiring...
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