Designer Tricks of The Trade

   
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 DID YOU KNOW THIS??

One of the things I love about Pinterest is all the information and images that it provides.

 

I have always been an information gatherer. I figure if I don’t know, then maybe some of you might not either, so I am going to start doing a post about things I learn each week, or things I think would be helpful to my readers to know.

For instance I saw this yesterday……..

WHO KNEW?

Click HERE To Read the How To!

Moving right along into the kitchen………..

Very good advice .

I think this is a great idea whether you have pets or not, it sure would save the upholstery and it would look nice too.

By choosing colors that are right next to each other on the color wheel you will get a more calming effect, as pictured in the room below.

 

If you choose colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel they will make each other stronger. 

Such as Red and Green, or Orange and Blue. These two easy pieces of knowledge can be very helpful when deciding on what colors to put in a room.

Notice in the picture below how the yellow and blue combination is bright and cheerful. That is because they are complimentary colors, or opposite color families on the color wheel.

OPPOSITES ATTRACT ATTENTION

when it comes to color!

 Pinks and Greens are complimentary to each other.

If you are seeing pink/red undertones in a color and you don't want to see that, do NOT put it with any colors with green undertones, it will only make the red/pink come out more.

This is a BIG one people!!

 

So many of my clients would want to pull out that little tiny speck of color out of a fabric and put it on the walls.

 It doesn’t work, trust me.

 

Even if you choose a dominant color in a fabric try to muddy it up a bit on your walls. What works on fabric won’t always translate onto your walls. 

It can often make the room look color bookish, or contrived. Muddy or grayed-out colors tend to be a bit more sophisticated, and easier to live with when on your walls.

Adding black to your can of paint WILL NOT be the proper way to muddy or gray it up. 

A good tinter knows to add the color that is opposite on the color wheel to the pigment to do this.

If you don’t know color hire a colorist, or a designer, or find a great paint store with a tinter that knows how to add pigments to change the color to what you need for your project.

Spring time is a time we all start sprucing up our homes so I hope these little bits of advice will help you out.