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Gray is a classic color, elegant and well suited for traditional settings. It is great to accentuate natural wood tones, greens, browns and taupe, and it give a sophisticated look when used with yellow. Contrarily to popular belief gray is not a morose color.

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Warm grays, are always perfect for classic decor as they integrate well with woods and traditional furniture. However it is best to use dark grays in rooms that receive a good amount of natural light. Dark warm grays can be matched [click to continue…]

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Blue offers so many shades and tints that is acceptable for any interior decorating project. It is a simple color that gives us the feeling of flight and far away places. It comes in varied shades like indigo, ocean blue cyan, marine, sapphire…

Light blue, just like a bluish gray, is relaxing and calming, it is therefore a very suitable color for a bedroom. To prevent the atmosphere to be “too cold” you can add a few touches of mauve or indigo. These other color touches can be added as accessories, a vase on a table, a lamp, or a painting on a wall. Light colored wood furniture matches blue very well, so does any rustic type furniture. [click to continue…]

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When To Use Red – Pink Or Orange Paint

November 24, 2009
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To continue the series on paint colors let’s look why and where you should use red, pink or orange. These are strong colors that people do not always dare to use to paint walls, however, they can give you some very interesting and diverse decorating possibilities.

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Decorating With Green Paint

November 17, 2009
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Green is a natural color, whether you are considering a mint-green, or a forest-green, or even an aqua you can hear, see, and feel nature come into your surroundings. It represents inspiration, youth, and hope, it promotes attention and understanding of others; it strengthens the space we live in.
It is an easy to match [...]

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Decorating With Yellow Paint

November 17, 2009
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Yellow is known for aiding concentration, memory, thought and expression, it is the color that best represents decision. Believe it or not, a yellow decor can actually generate a good attitude.
It is a warm and bright color that can be used in many tints depending on the mood you try to achieve.
Because yellow is such [...]

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How To Decorate In Black And White.

November 17, 2009
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You would like to paint a room, or even your entire living space in black and white, but are having a hard time to take the plunge because you know that while it so elegant and beautiful, if you miss the mark it could end up looking stark and cold.
There is really only one [...]

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Painting Walls – Choosing A Color

November 16, 2009
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I am starting today a new series of articles on how to choose color for painting and decorating a room. White, blue, red… What color is the most suitable for your interior decorating? Depending on the effect that you are trying to achieve, depending on the surface you are painting, some colors are more [...]

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Feng Shui – Importance Of Colors

November 9, 2009

Traditional Feng Shui is intended to even out the energy that surrounds you in your environment, by providing external elements in a rational way. The elements concerned are structures, forms, sounds, colors, odors.
Color is a subtle element of Feng Shui, but it carries a lot of energy. It can be used in many areas of [...]

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Big Ideas For Small Spaces – Painting

October 30, 2009

You have a small area, perhaps you live in a studio, or you want to redo an attic room for your teenager, how can you make the area seem larger than it really is? Simply put, you can rely on paint and a little innovation to give your tight space a whole new look.
It is [...]

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