Color Your Home Like an Artist: Color Schemes from Famous Paintings Help You Pick Colors for Your Home

Choosing colors for your home is a challenge, even for professional designers. Like so many other details, selecting colors is one of those “I know what I like when I see it” kind of things. Rather than exhaust yourself staring at color wheels, palettes, and pictures to try to find colors that work for you, why not take a short cut? The greatest painters in the world are gifted with the ability to select colors to help convey a certain mood in their paintings. Because of this, the chapters of this book are organized by mood. From bright, high energy colors, to dark, low energy colors, and everywhere in between, this book has them. Simply flip through and dog ear the pages of the color schemes that jump out at you. You will find you gravitate toward high or low energy colors. Of the colors patterns you resonate with the most, you may find one particular color scheme from a famous painting you respond to the strongest. Use the color swatch from your chosen painting when selecting the color of materials for your home. Why can’t the entire design process be this simple?

Troy Hester is Co-Founder of New Creations Custom Kitchen and Bath in Austin, Texas. As the Production Manager, Troy tackles the logistical details of each project, making sure everything runs smoothly. Troy believes there is an art to conducting the remodeling process that is every bit as important as the final product, and that each experience a client has throughout the remodel carries emotional weight that attaches itself to the final product. Troy's urgent mission is to direct the client's perceptions throughout the remodel so their experience with the final product is most positive. Roy Faust is the Founder of New Creations Custom Kitchen and Bath in Austin, Texas. As Lead Designer, Roy is the driving force behind the company. New Creations has been in business for a decade, has completed hundreds of projects, and has over 100 Five Star Reviews from previous happy clients. Roy's leadership philosophy is to lead by example. Putting himself in the middle of challenging situations, he inspires his team to follow him towards complicated and rewarding projects they are equipped to conquer, but may have not been so bold to do so on their own. Personally, his greatest new creation is his son, Rainer.