Color Harmony

Color Harmony – Harmony is something that pleases the eye. Color harmony is a common term used in interior designing that helps designers chooses colors that don’t clash with each other. A successful color combination begins with understanding the color schemes and using them appropriately. I have explained various color schemes and have examples that…

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Understanding Complementary and Split-Complementary Color Schemes

complementary colors a.k.a. contrasting colors are 180° opposite to each other on the color wheel and they always go well. In the blue color room, note how beautifully the shade of red adds intensity the room. Interestingly, mixing complementary colors creates a variety of brown shades.  contrast circles: http://rjohnhowe.wordpress.com/2010/02/08/color-in-oriental-rugs-and-textiles-part-1/   yellow wall: http://www.beinteriordecorator.com/interior-design/interior-design-home-with-colorful-by-barbara-bestor blue wall: http://colorindesign.net/2011/02/03/looking-up-what-color-to-paint-the-ceiling/ …

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Understanding Stripes

vertical stripes on the wall can make the room look taller, see examples below:                           source: decorpad source: http://www.shelterness.com/25-ideas-to-decorate-walls-with-stripes/pictures/6379/ source: http://02eb09c.netsolhost.com/WordPress/?p=2794   green kitchen: http://houseplansandmore.com/resource_center/designing-small-kitchens.aspx  similarly, horizontal stripes can draw eyes around the room                                  black stripes source: http://www.fauxology.com/2011/07/black-white-and-gorgeous-all-over/ red …

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Understanding Harmonious Colors

adjacent or harmonious colors – in this scheme, one color is used as a dominant color while others are used to enrich the scheme. Examples here illustrates this scheme:   green and yellow: http://decorati0ns.net/decoration/category/interior-designs/page/15/   brown and orange: http://blindsandshutterblog.com/?p=101  green living room: http://www.positivelybeauty.com/27-examples-of-successful-colour-schemes/

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Lighting

niche pendants: http://www.nichemodern.com/black pendants: www.menards.com/ http://www.menards.com/main/lighting-fans/indoor-lights/pendants/metal-shade-14-pendant/p-1374717-c-6357.htm http://www.menards.com/main/lighting-fans/indoor-lights/pendants/metal-shade-8-pendant/p-1374723-c-7245.htm http://www.menards.com/main/lighting-fans/indoor-lights/pendants/metal-shade-7-pendant/p-1374724-c-6357.htm  both functional aspect and the visual aspect should be addressed in the form of direct and in-direct lighting room should be suitable for reading, conversation and relaxing recessed, wall-mounted, under-counter and art lighting highlight specific areas while table lamps and floor lamps are great at softening the…

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Modern Storage

Storage –  Modern Open Shelving – Open shelving creates a clean, contemporary look in your house.                                                                 white bee hive shelf source – WestElm.comblack circular shelf source: westernshelvingandrack.comwhite book shelf source: cb2.com black book shelf source: http://www.chiasso.com/ black book shelf: chiasso.com green glass shelf: http://www.alldoing.com/    black…

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