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• Amazon Sales Rank: #438844 in Books
• Published on: 2006-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

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• ISBN13: 9781580112888
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From Publishers Weekly
Painting a room is the "quickest and most cost-effective way to dramatically transform the look of your home," says Callery (Right First Time Decorating). For those ready to take the plunge into color, the author explains how colors are perceived, what color schemes work and how to achieve them. Using that classic elementary-school art class prop, the color wheel, Callery illustrates the differences between primary, secondary and tertiary colors, as well as harmonizing, contrasting, warm and cool colors. She then addresses various schemes, starting with naturals and neutrals, moving through "Mediterranean magic" and "exotic looks," and into "period colors" which, when used in a historic home, create a link with the past, but when used in a modern home, lend "a whole new feeling of identity." Although Callery provides plenty of instruction for overwhelmed readers, she also urges them to think creatively. For example, if you like neutrals, "think of nature when creating your schemes—try mixing sea and sand, bark and leaves, stone and moss." Later chapters focus on enhancing space; adding patterns, borders or scenes to a painted wall; and using textural finishes and faux techniques. Photos are abundant, and some sections feature numerous renderings of the same room decorated in various color schemes. (Mar.)
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Better books out there but this has lots of photos
I've read a lot of decor books about color. I consider this book barely average. This book is filled with photos of rooms with color swatches used in the room. I often found myself trying to find the color of the swatch in the room. Many times I was not successful. For example, on page 116, the bottom left photo has a lilac color swatch but I did not see any lilac in the room. The sofa, the focal point in the room is a salmon color. There is no salmon color in the swatch.

The book DOES have lots of photos, which is always nice. There are some good-sized photos of some rooms, then renderings (not photos) of the same room elements in various color schemes. Sometimes the renderings work better than at other times. For example, page 30-31 shows a stair and entry/hall area. The renderings are a good representation for possible color choices. Less effective were pages like 62-63 and 130-131, maybe because there were too many elements in the rooms.

There are color swatches pages with only 6 swatches per page. This means sample colors are an adequate size (page 120-21). There is a section on faux, paint and textural techniques. This section included info about the suitability, materials needed to create the look, cost (low, high), time required to create (moderate, high) and a short paragraph on tips of how to do it yourself. There are no step-by-step instructions, just tips.

It seems to me that the publishers may have thought more was good, but even more was better, but for me there was just TOO much in this book. It was as if it was trying to be too many things at once and not doing any of them well.

If you are looking for help in selecting colors for rooms, I would recommend: Color Schemes Made Easy (Better Homes & Garden) by Shelley Stewart (one of my favorites),
Color Harmony by Hideako Chijiiwa (Warning: sample colors are very small but nice book), Color Your Home Beautiful by Martha Gill (gorgeous vibrant colors, fantastic photos) and Color Solutions by BH&G (Several solutions in this Q & A format. Lots of great solutions and information for your color projects). There are even more books on paint and paint techniques but these are just books on color. See my reviews for details about each of these books.

colour combinations that cover a wide range of tastes
A complete overview of colors, with many ideas, explanations, combinations & pictures.
In "choosing colour" a wide variety of colours, grouped into many chapters r icluded. Colours r grouped, combined and accompanied by photos and explanations. Very helpful are the "colour palette", "harmonizing schemes" and "choosing colour" in each colour group.
In "paint techniques", the descriptions r satisfying & many ideas come up. But the pictures that accompany this chapter r not very convincing of a nice-looking result.