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Color
1. Color Theory
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Color Wheel
Color theory in art: illustrated color terms | 10 Printable color wheel charts | 4-primary color wheel (Ewald Hering) | Review: Commercial color wheel | 3 Primary colors - or four? | Complementary & split-complementary colors | Warm/cool colors | Monochromatic palette -
Color Psychology
What colors "mean"
black | blue | brown | gray | green | orange | pink | purple | red | white | yellow
2. Color Palettes
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Examples That Work
Neutrals | French | Tuscan | Bedroom (Part 1) | Bedroom (Part 2) | Bathroom | Living Room | Christmas | FREE e-book: Stylish Neutrals -
How to create
color schemes
How to 'build' a color scheme | What to watch out for | How to find "your" colors, step by step | How to choose the right paint colors | Where to get color inspiration | How to turn ideas into great color schemes
3. Your Color Questions
- Color FAQ
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Color
Questions: Interiors
◊ How do I create a 'natural' look for my walls?
◊ Are pastels 'old lady' colors?
◊ How do I brighten a dark room?
◊ Should I have two types of wood in my kitchen/dinette?
◊ How can I get the colors for my living room floor exactly right?
◊ What living room colors would work with my burnt-orange colored sofa?
◊ What curtain & paint colors would go with natural pine walls?
◊ What family room colors would help integrate my new sofa? (It's a weird color)
◊ Neutral colors in the living room: How many are too many?
◊ I'd like to use some blue in my bathroom - what do I do?
◊ Looking for bedroom color ideas with yellow, purple, apple green
◊ How could I decorate a 'white box' extension?
◊ I'm staging a home to sell - how should I paint the walls and trims?
◊ Are there 'buying colors' for a craft display?
◊ We sell French cheese from an indoor market stall - which decorating colors should we use for it?
◊ What colors would work for my hair salon?
- Color Questions: Exteriors
◊ Can you suggest a Tuscan color palette for our house?
◊ Could you give me some exterior paint color ideas that would make my front door 'pop'?
Styles
1. In Theory ...
2. Urban
3. Tuscan
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Tuscan Style Characteristics
Window treatments | Exterior windows | Authentic color | Wall art | Tuscan prints | Framed Tuscan art | Tuscan art prints | Tuscan gifts & gift baskets | Candle holders -
Tuscan Kitchen Design
Typical accessories | Dinnerware | Authentic plates | Personalized canisters (1) | Personalized canisters (2) | Tuscan style kitchen makeover (Southeastern USA) | Tuscan-inspired kitchen makeover (California, USA), Part 1 / Part 2 -
Tuscan Bedrooms
Traditional Tuscan bedrooms | Contemporary Tuscan bedrooms | Elegant Tuscan beds | Tuscan bedding | Tuscan armoire | (More under Country Bedrooms, below)
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French Country Style Elements
Provence interiors | French country curtains | Toile de Jouy | French wall art | Typical decorating colors | Frugal French | Get the French Country look -
French Country Kitchens
French country kitchen design | Create the French kitchen look -
French Country Bedrooms
French country bed | Provençal bedrooms | Bedrooms in northern/western France | Bedrooms in southern/eastern France | (More under Country Bedrooms, below) - French Country Bathrooms
- Swiss | Italian | Swedish
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Creative Country Decor
Country decorating basics | Rustic style elements | Rustic pictures | Country window treatments | Country style on a shoestring | Create an authentic European Country look -
Country Bedrooms
White metal bed | Black metal bed | Canopy iron bed | Matelassé bedspreads
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Country Living Rooms
Country style sofa | Log cabin makeover (Canada)
Room By Room
1. Kitchen
- Overview: Small kitchens | French kitchens | Create the French kitchen look | Tuscan kitchens (click here for more Tuscan kitchen decor ideas & accessories) | Cheap kitchen remodel | Readers' kitchen makeovers
2. Bedroom
- Overview: Bedroom design | Bedroom colors, part 1 | Bedroom colors, part 2 | Country bedroom furniture | Tuscan bedrooms, part 1 | Tuscan bedrooms, part 2 | Elegant Tuscan beds | Tuscan bedding | Tuscan armoire | French bedrooms | French country bed | Provençal bedrooms | Bedrooms in northern/western France | Bedrooms in southern/eastern France | White metal beds | Black metal beds | Canopy iron beds | Matelassé bedspreads | Readers' bedroom makeovers
3. Bathroom
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French country bathrooms |
Bathroom color ideas
Reader's bathroom makeovers:
Turquoise & mint (UK) | Tuscan inspired (Ohio, USA)/Part 2
4. Living Room
Before & After
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Readers' ongoing projects:
◊ Tonie's small apartment in Saint Petersburg, Russia
◊ Jai's Victorian remodel in London, UK
◊ Wanasai's resurrect-a-wreck challenge in Tasmania, Australia
◊ Sharon's formerly white condo in Arizona, USA -
Bedrooms:
◊ How to re-decorate a bedroom in FOUR months (UK)
◊ Log home master bedroom (North Carolina, USA)
◊ One bedroom - six colorways
◊ Another bedroom - five more colorways
◊ Small Victorian bedroom with an open fireplace (London, UK) -
Bathrooms:
◊ Tuscan inspired bathroom remodel in Ohio, USA | Part 2
◊ Small bathroom makeover (UK)
◊ Tiny bathroom makeover (Tasmania, Australia) -
Kitchens:
◊ Extreme kitchen makeover in London (UK)
◊ From simple oak to fabulous cherry (California, USA)
◊ Small, bright galley kitchen remodel (UK)
◊ How to create a Tuscan look (Southern USA)
◊ Tuscan-inspired kitchen remodel in California (USA) | Part 2
◊ Tiny apartment kitchen in Saint Petersburg (Russia)
◊ Which kitchen table lamp? (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
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Living Rooms:
◊ A 'masculine' look for a lakeside cabin (Canada)
◊ Asian-inspired living room: four versions and counting! (UK)
◊ Creating an inviting, grown-up look (Canada)
◊ Brightening up a living room (Germany/South Africa)
◊ One living room - 6½ colorways
◊ Living room color schemes for an orange couch (Greece)
◊ Victorian front room, 'Sherlock Holmes' style (London, UK)
Windows
Christmas Decor, Crafts & Gifts
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Christmas Decorating Ideas
Christmas lights & decorations | Christmas table decor | Christmas table centerpieces | Paper window stars | Candle ideas | Religious Christmas quotes -
Christmas Tree Decorating
Gingerbread Decorations | Gilded walnuts & apples | Christmas tree ball ornaments | Paper Christmas ornaments | A Polish kid's Christmas tree -
Crafts & Gifts
Free homemade gift ideas | Personalized Christmas card | Paper Lanterns 1 | Paper Lanterns 2 | Paper Lanterns 3 | Paper Lanterns 4 | Paper Lanterns 5 | Tuscan gift ideas
GIFT SHOP - Christmas traditions in Germany | Recipe for rum balls
Tips & Trends
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Cheap Home Decor
Top 10 cheap home decorating ideas | 30+ frugal living ideas | Frugal decorating shortcuts | Frugal living websites | Frugal French, part 1 | Frugal French, part 2 | Country decor on a shoestring | Free craft patterns
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What to read:
Book list | Recommended sites | Steve Pavlina | FREE e-book, Stylish Neutrals -
Trends:
Clutterbusting | Daily de-clutter routine | Trends & comments (add your own!)
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