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The Color Scheme Bible: Inspirational Palettes for Designing Home Interiors

Author: Anna Starmer
Publisher: Firefly Books
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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Sales Rank: 17360

Media: Spiral-bound
Pages: 256
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 6.2 x 1.1

ISBN: 1554070325
Dewey Decimal Number: 747.94
EAN: 9781554070329
ASIN: 1554070325

Publication Date: April 2, 2005
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
A practical guide to using color successfully.

The power of color is its ability to influence mood, create atmosphere, and enhance perception. As a result, one of the most effective ways to transform any room is by changing its color. Which colors to use is the challenge.

The Color Scheme Bible is a practical, yet inspiring reference for those who want to take advantage of different colors without clashing. It contains 150 color scheme ideas for home decorators and interior designers.

The book explains how to choose colors that will complement each other for a subdued effect, and which colors and combinations will energize the room.

Topics covered include: - How color creates ambiance and atmosphere - Using color to give a small room the illusion of space and depth - How to create the feeling of warmth and light with color - Distinctive color schemes inspired by nature, art, travel and even a favorite possession.

The book also includes a variety of color combination palettes that can be used with different materials for refreshingly original color schemes.

The Color Scheme Bible is an essential handbook for home decorators and interior designers.

Customer Reviews:

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wonderful May 20, 2009
Lilian Oparaji (nigeria)
i just got to see my book today and am so excited , its what i really need to learn more about colours

5 out of 5 stars

Nicely Done. March 31, 2009
Jennifer Dendekker
A neat spiral bound book to give you lots of ideas on what colours to put together in the same room, talks about accent colours, main colours, puts different palettes togther on the same page so you can see for yourself. Good choice if you are re-painting your house.

4 out of 5 stars

Great buy if you're planning on working with stuff you already have March 23, 2009
Alexandra Boule-buckley (Houston, Texas)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

My boyrfriend and I just bought a house. We know some of the colors we want to work with, but I really wanted bright colors everywhere, to make the place feel alive. Having no experience in decorating, I turned to this book, and it has been wonderful. Our bathroom is this hideous pink tile, but using the book and holding the colors up to the tile, I found a number of options that can mellow the pink out and make the room not feel like a bottle of pepto-bismal.

I highly recommend it!

4 out of 5 stars

COLOR SCHEME BIBLE February 14, 2009
P. J. Sunderland (Florida)

This book is worth having in your decoration collection. For quick review of colors and combinations. This book is full of colors, color combination and written information about colors. It would of been nice to have a few more pictures to illustrate the color combos in use.

3 out of 5 stars

Helpful, in a General Sort of Way January 12, 2009
Valento
7 out of 7 found this review helpful

This book is more useful as a general resource, rather than for providing very specific color help.

Another reviewer said that this book would work better if you had a "blank slate," and I agree. If you have white walls and need inspiration, this book has innovative color combinations that could lead to very interesting interiors. You might find yourself thinking things like, "I never knew orange and green could work together," etc.

However, if you already have a particular color in mind, this book can be somewhat difficult. For example, if you have decided to paint your walls gray and wonder how red might work as an accent color, you will need to look elsewhere, as the book makes no mention of this particular combination. Or there is no clear illustration of a color scheme with violet as the dominant color and yellow as it accent.

I could see how this book could be helpful to decorators who want to give their clients an idea of a color scheme or to people who want to make a complete color scheme change and need some ideas. However, it's less helpful for people who have a dominant color in mind and just need some guidance with possible secondary or accent colors.

As another reviewer said, it would also be helpful to see photographs of the book's color schemes. Some are so unusual (woad blue walls with plum accents) that it would be fun and helpful to see them in actual rooms.

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