Blue....ish Moods!!!

In terms of clothing - It brings a warmer tone to your face.

Likewise in terms or interiors feel the color to influence it!!

In decoration blue should remind you of only one thing - THE BEACH. Now lets picture blue and white/pale green, you can visualize a life on the shore.

Blue and white - omnipresent on Greek islands.



Can you now imagine a room like this? It would be like you got one of these islands into your home.You would get a fresh feel of the beach.

Blue notes in variety or very sophisticated but very different,city dwellings make a positive dramatic splash of color.



When you design a room,relate it to some scene,nature or picture how you want it to be or what makes you feel at your best.

Quick tip #3

This quick tip is for anyone who is not clear of what they need and here is what will make you choose the best.

Paint!! The toughest to choose from the lot. What color should my living room be in, Or my one wall of bed room be in, Etc. We often stick with one choice,which will be our favorite color,but also remember even that favorite color comes in a million shades. So to choose which one is the best

1)See color palette/swatches that you get from the paint stores and pick you favorite.
2)Once you have finalized on the color,observe that color in different lighting's mostly in natural light like morning,noon and night.
3) If you are not happy with the color choose a different one and do the same.Do not keep all the swatches at once and observe.your eyes may defy you.

Note : the same goes with the fabric too.Pin up and swatch and observe in different lighting.

**********Give yourself the flexibility to have fun!!!!!

Quick combo tips!!

Lets not see a color just as a color. But little beyond it ,with the eyes of an artist,photographer or anyone who deals with colors day to day life and by this you would be amazed with how a color can make you feel.So as we go we are just not going to see a color but to feel it.

Orange and Blue - Strong colors on natural world provide inspiration for painters.

Now imagine this on the walls, here it is!

Red and Pink - Luxury and fine living.


Yellow and Green - Brings the sun and natural light into the interiors!


Blue and White - Sea shore..!!


Many more to come.....


The pictures used here are not my work. Just to give the readers the best example for the contents in my post.

The way we live with colors

I came across this book called "The way we live with colors" by stanfford cliff and gilles de chabanieux recently and "luckily" as this brings out every essential aspect of the colors a designer should know.

This book is about
1) People and the traditional colors they use.
2) How to bring the atmosphere of Mediterranean into your living room, Persia into your bed room,etc
3) colors and the moods they reflect.

I suggest, go grab this book from the nearest library.The pictures themselves are quite explanatory.

Here is my share of this wonderful book -

Quick combo tips!!

Quick tip #2

Consider a wall over which we have two windows that are placed to far apart or too small. The best way to hide this obvious mistake is to cover it with draperies... and....

Not just that will help solve the problem , the draperies should be of the same value as of the wall.... So now the windows will blend with the wall...! Our prob solved ...! :)

Happy decorating..!! :)

colors - A million and one!

A thousand and more colors exists and we come across them everyday. We live in world full of pure colors that are of different shades , value , intensity , contrast etc which makes a the difference.

But, we just chose to live around those colors that we find pleasant and that reflects our personality.

Here are few important properties of the color a decorator and a more importantly the client should understand.

Hue : -

What is the first thought you have in your mind when someone asks you what is the color of your car or sofa? would would think of the name of color - my car is red or sofa is brown. Now that name of the color is called Hue.

Value : -

Remember

• Value is the amount of lightness or darkness in a color.
• Value progress from white (Lightest) to black (Darkest) with shades of gray between them.
• Value is ONLY Lightness or Darkness.

My car is light blue or My coat is dark brown.

Color + White ----> (Light value) Tints

Color + Black -----> (Dark value) Shades

Gray scale chart


Color value scale


What not to do ..!

Never ask anything like "what shade of red is your car?"..!
Never say "Its very light shade".!

There is no thing as light shade.

Shade is like the shade of the tree , always darker than the pure hue. :)


Contrasts :-

Contrasts work both the ways - To hide an object or make it the center of attraction..!!

---> Best example to hide an object that you do not want your guests to notice easily is quick tip #2.

You would have not noticed this fireplace if not for the woods..!!



---> Now to bring something to center of attraction is where the value if contrast will help the most.

For Example : -

Lets consider a situation where we have a fireplace mantel which is of white marble and the walls of the room are painted off white. This is where the fire place is hidden and can not be noticed , or its blends with the wall. This is only when you want to hide the fire place for some reason. But to make it the center of attraction , one obvious way is to increase the value of the wall surrounding it.



And to give it a better look we can arrange some accessories over the mantel...!

What not to do...!!

Avoid sharp contrasts (Very light against very dark) unless a dramatic effect is required.
And to balance such contrast , for example we can add a plaid sofa and two throw pillows between the area of soft and dark values.

Best is to avoid such gaudiness...!

Remember - Dark value heavier in weight than the lighter value. So to bring a balance, we can have more smaller areas with dark values to balance the large area of lighter value.



The pictures used here are not my work. Its just google'd give the readers the best example for the contents in my post.

To be continued ......

Quick tip #1

If you have furniture's of different style or seem unrelated , the best possible way to unite is by using colors. For example

1) In a living room you can use throw pillows that has the same hue as one of the upholstered furniture over the others furniture's.
2) You can use the same material as of the curtains and create a mix of similar hue but different value and shade for the throw pillows and spread it over the furniture's.

This picture gives a clear picture of how the furniture's can be brought closer and united. Here however they are using the same pattern (Circular) of the painting with different value and shade but of the same set warm colors.


The pictures used here are not my work. Just to give the readers the best example for the contents in my post.

Experiencing colors

I would like to illustrate the importance of color with a simple photography below and see how it brings life to a picture.



Now adding colors to the picture - A picture is worth a thousand words.


similarly, We have to have bring life to the room we are decorating for our clients.

#1 . Colors are the Single most important factor in creating the mood of a room.
#2. Its knowledgeable use of color can make a room come alive and make it sing.
#3. Not just our eyes , but our mind and emotions respond to different colors in different ways.

Even in our day to day life we use colors for various responses i.e "In the pink" ,"feeling blue" , "a rosy outlook" Etc.

Now here are some colors and the impressions they give :-

Red - strongest, most stimulating color.


Blue - serene , cool, remote.


Violet - impressive , stately.


Green - restful , calm.


Orange - cheerful , warm.


Yellow - sunny , bright.

Neutral - Like the black , white ,gray and toned down brown and beige are sometimes considered no colors. They may sound dull but can be made exciting and sophisticated if handled skilfully.And the best example i have come across so far,



Here we are just discussing pure colors - the bright colors we see in children's paint jars. But these colors can be modified to make it more attractive to more people.
These colors can be made lighter, darker or duller to bring different impact on people. For example , a person who hates pure red might like rich wine red color.


The pictures used here are not my work. Just to give the readers the best example for the contents in my post.