color usage: To choose a color, or not choose a color... - 06/03/07 05:06 AM
 
I just started flipping through a new book that my mother sent me, Color Your Life by Elaine Ryan.  Although I haven't gotten too far into the book, it begins with explaining why we choose, or don't choose, certain colors in our homes.  She mentions how most of use have been trained to rely on white or beige because it's a safe choice. For Home Staging purposes, yes, those neutrals are the best choice because it is attractive to the masses and it is safe.   For actually living in the home...colors personalize it.  Most of the reasons pertain to how we were brought up and … (0 comments)

color usage: Color my world - 03/20/07 01:56 AM
When attending art school, one of the topics covered, usually in a class of it's own, is COLOR.  How crazy, right?  Really---what is the importance of taking a whole class about color?  Well, look around!  It's amazing the role color plays in our world and what it says about us as individuals.  We use color to describe us from our clothing, our cars, our haircolor (LOL), our home's interior, our home's exterior, our furniture, etc.  Think about it, though.  What would our lives be like if it were all black and white? 
Color plays a significant role in the emotional impact … (1 comments)