Product Description

Color is a catalyst for feelings - about how we look, decorate our home or office, plant in our garden, and relate to each other. The right colors stimulate or relax our senses, release happy memories, reflect how we feel about ourselves and about our personal space. For the past twenty-five years, color authority and best-selling author, Lee Eiseman, has spoken to thousands of consumers and professionals about the influence of color. Now she provides expert answers for all of us who want more color in our lives. For The Color Answer Book, she has selected the questions people ask her most, and broken them into the areas that most affect your life - wardrobe planning - including makeup, hair color, and accessories; decorating your home or office; your health and your garden or outdoor space.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #504568 in Books
• Published on: 2005-11-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

Denise DiFulco, Washington Post, July 31, 2003
"...Eiseman’s book provides plenty of reassurance, including a quiz to help readers determine their color preferences."

Tennessean, December 5, 2003
"Got questions about color? The Color Answer Book has answers. The wide-ranging book covers home, garden and fashion tips."

Lisa Harbrecht, The Morning Call, November 30, 2003
"...Eiseman helps readers make wise decorating decisions and prepare for coming color trends."

Customer Reviews

Color this book beige
While there is some real color information that might help someone trying to learn to use color, there are may questions answered that see "fluffy" and not relevant - e.g. "Are women better at choosing color than men?" or "Are newborn boys and girls born with a differnt sense of color?" or "Can some people actually see auras?" If you're an artist or a teacher, there are much better books on color. This one has too much color gossip.

Color Advice for Wearing & Decorating
This covers the basics (triads, tetrads, complementary colors, etc.) before going on to personal response to color. It has a quiz and talks about the meaning of your favorite color.
The chapter on "Color on You" answers questions on what color is sexy, and even gives a sample color travel plan.
The section on decorating your home, has questions about using neutral colors, using white, overcoming fear of color, using color in small spaces and other useful info. Color in the Workspace covers the current power colors to wear and using color in the office and even addresses use of color in promotional materials.
Lots of interesting info on color here.

Sound theory and good applicability
Explains color balance and matching in a sensible way. Uses real samples and demonstrates pros and cons of each color or color mix. Very good with harmonizing colors within existing situations to achieve desired effect.