Neutral Color Schemes: Neutral Palettes and Dramatic Accents for Inspirational Interiors

Author: Buckley, Alice

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• Used Book in Good Condition

Number Of Pages: 256

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A practical handbook for maximizing the decorative effect of neutral colors. This is an easy-to-use guide to working with neutrals in home decorating. Once limited to whites and beiges, today's neutrals come in an overwhelming range of whispery pinks and yellows, organic grays, greens and browns, and even blacks. Each of the 150+ color palettes and combinations includes notes on where the color is best used; for example, on furniture or as trim. Mood boards, scrapbooks and beautiful images provide added inspiration. Topics include: Why neutrals are popular How neutrals work with other colors How to use neutrals to create spaciousness How to decide which color scheme to use Understanding the effect of light on color How to layer neutrals Using neutrals and bright colors. The "Color Directory" has more than 220 pages of palettes and their variations. As well, Alice Buckley tells the stories behind such schemes as northern lights, Parisian elegance, ice cream, white heat and desert beauty. For home decorators and interior designers, Neutral Color Schemes is an essential handbook.

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"color scheme bible" is packed with photos of sleek interiors and colorful palette directories... Artists and paint swatch-hoarders will find the book fun to flip through simply for its color pairings. (Katie Aberbach expressnightout.com 2008-11-21) Alice Buckley proves neutral doesn't have to beige or boring. ( Herald and Review 2009-02-01) The format of this book is a user-friendly, coil-bound handbook, offering prescriptive colour combinations. This is a good source that demonstrates how to take a favourite neutral and run with it to create an interesting palette for your entire home. (Jane Harrison Star Phoenix (Saskatoon SK) 2008-12-27) The format of this book is a user-friendly, coil-bound handbook, offering prescriptive colour combinations. This is a good source that demonstrates how to take a favourite neutral and run with it to create an interesting palette for your entire home. (Jane Harrison The Calgary Herald 2008-11-29) Neutral colors are often misunderstood as boring and tired. However, author Alice Buckley delves into the history of neutrals and discusses how to use them effectively.... Photographs make projects easy to implement. ( Design NJ 2009-08-01) Alice Buckley's Neutral Color Schemes sounds about as exciting as generic vanilla ice cream, but the book covers a fair range thanks to its useful formulas for dramatic accents to play off neutral palettes. That twist gives this flip book unexpected kick and makes it an intensely practical handbook for maximizing the effect of neutral colours. In the same vein as Anna Starmer's visual cookbook The Color Scheme Bible [Firefly Books], this is an easy-to-use guide to tapping the potential of neutrals in home decorating, which are now available in a vast and nuanced range of tones.... Even if your dream weekend involves poring over paint chips, this is an important, if not essential, tool for homeowners and interior designers alike. ( Hamilton Magazine's Interiors 2009-04-30) Buckley's Neutral Color Schemes explores ways to add calming colors and touches of drama to a home, sometimes using colors you might never have thought of it as neutral -- colors such as black cherry, olive and spicy amber. ( The Tuscaloosa News 2009-02-02) The wirebound Neutral Color Schemes: Neutral Palettes and Dramatic Accents for Inspirational Interiors is good to go. Sized to tuck inside your satchel when shopping for paint, fabric and accessories, the reference guide will help jump-start a stalled-out room decor.... Author Alice Buckley treats neutrals ("the least understood") with reverence; hers is a practical and engaging primer on color theory. (Kim Yeager Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN 2009-02-18) Alice Buckley proves neutral doesn't have to be beige or boring. ( Lancaster New Era 2009-02-05) Buckley's Neutral Color Schemes explores ways to a...

EAN: 9781554074013

Release Date: 26-09-2008

Languages: English

Item Condition: New

Binding: Spiral-bound