The Color Book: 11,264 Color Combinations for Your Home - Softcover

Kendrick, Ben

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0811818721 ISBN 13: 9780811818728

Publisher: Chronicle Books, 1997

Synopsis

Change the color of a room's walls, floor, or ceiling, and the mood changes dramatically. Color can soothe or energize; make a space seem larger or more intimate; and transform ambiance -- all for a fraction of what other renovations cost. Experienced designers know what effect a change in color will have, but for most of us, repainting is something of a gamble. No longer. With The Color Book in hand, anyone can instandy see what a living room will look like with taupe walls, maple floors, and a sage ceiling, for example. More an essential design and decor tool than a book, this innovative guide takes eighty pages and divides them into three sections -- floor, walls, and ceiling -- that can be flipped separately to instantly mix-and-match a vast array of colors. Covering the bathroom, bedroom, living room, and kitchen, The Color Book visually demonstrates more than eleven thousand different color combinations offering near endless inspiration and real help in selecting the perfect color scheme. The accompanying text is an accessible guide to choosing and mixing colors, while an international color key and directory offer additional resources. A unique new way to encourage experimentation and stir the creative senses, this innovative mix-and-match method allows amateur decorators and professionals alike to discover the best colors for every room before they ever walk into a paint store.

About this title

About the Author

Ben Kendrick is the home design editor for London's Options magazine. He has also contributed to such internationally renowned magazines as French Vogue Decoration and Australian Vogue Entertaining.

Reviews

This is a flip book that allows readers to mix and match different color combinations for use in home decorating. Each of three sections (showing a living room, a kitchen, and a bathroom) opens with a color key that gives an overview of all the colors shown on the following pages. Each page has a different color for the ceiling, wall, and floor and is physically split into three parts, allowing for myriad color combinations. One problem comes with the inability conveniently to match the colors shown on odd pages with those on even pages, and patrons may be tempted to remove their favorite combinations from the spiral binding. However, this creative work will be useful for amateurs as well as professional interior designers interested in exploring uncommon color combinations. For large design collections.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0811818721
• ISBN 13: 9780811818728
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 104