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Adding Color and Texture with Books

Apart from those who color-coordinate their shelving, most of us don't think of books as part of our home's color scheme, but they are. Bookshelves add another layer of color and pattern to a room....

5 Terrific Tablescapes By Color Combo

Are you still looking for something to spark your interest when it comes to table decor this holiday season? It's easy to become inundated with all the festive table-decor, so we've broken it down ...

What Color Could You Never Live With?
(Even if someone paid you to!)

For the better part of a month now, we've been watching colorful room, after colorful room whiz by! It's been a festival of personality and excitement, but certain colors aren't meant for everyone. ...

Warm Red Walls, Doors, & Floors
Inspiration Gallery

Red is one of those high-energy colors that can breathe a lot of life into a room, so much so that many people shy away from using it. We've seen it used very elegantly as an accent......

Colorful Flooring: From Rugs to Rubber

When we think of adding color to a home, paint is usually the first thing that comes to mind, but walls aren't the only places to set a mood. Floors are an often overlooked opportunity to create a c...

Cildo Meireles' Pling Pling
Color Close-Up

At the Venice Biennale, we were taken with Brazilian artist Cildo Meireles' installation of saturated color. During a month devoted to color on Apartment Therapy, it's the perfect source of inspirat...

Colorful Entryways

The entryway is one of our favorite places to see color in a home. It's usually a small space, so a bright color can make a big impact when you step in the door. For ten examples, click through......

Natural Color at the Barcelona Pavilion
by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

For a specific example of an architectural work that applies color through the use of natural material, here's a look at Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion. The modernist icon is surprisi...

Paint-Free Ways to Add Color to a Rental

All of the amazing entries posted to our Room for Color contest have us fantasizing about deep, dark walls, but if your landlord has barred you from going red, blue, or green, we have a few ideas fo...

How To: Balance Color In Your Spaces

Have you ever had the feeling that your space feels unbalanced when it comes to color? When you feel like you have all the pieces there to make a room work, but something just feels off? Click thro...

Pantone Fashion Color Report for Spring 2010

To celebrate Fashion Week from afar, we went to a matinee of the documentary about Vogue yesterday. As we watched The September Issue (loved it, especially the scenes featuring the work of Vogue Crea...

Colorful Vinyl Tape Striped Stairs by Jim Lambie

We've been inspired by Jim Lambie before on Apartment Therapy - our posts on his installations at MoMA and the Museum of Fine Arts showed him creating his signature patterns on floors and walls, respe...

5 Beautiful Wall Color Choices from J.K. Place

There is an amazing looking luxury hotel in Italy, on the island of Capri, called J.K. Place. Aside from the unbelievable views and dreamy decor, it has some of the most clear and beautiful colors use...

Color Close-up: Kelly Green

Kelly green has been a trend in decorating for a while now, and it's one that we really enjoy. It's a little bit preppy, bold but not brassy, and has the potential to look very elegant. We love it a...

Color Close-up: Mint Green

It's not exactly the easiest color to pull off, but mint green can look very fresh. It all depends on the look you're going for and the colors you choose to pair it with......

Color Inspiration: Hi Hotel by Matali Crasset

Located on the sun-drenched French Riviera, the Hi Hotel in Nice is a living lab of color studies. Each room represents a unique concept......

Color Gallery: Gorgeous Dark Gray Walls

Dark, dramatic and really beautiful, if you have the guts to go dark with your wall color, gray is a stylish and smart choice. It feels anything BUT neutral, yet it behaves like one, allowing your ac...

5 Ways to Use Pastels Successfully

Pastels are currently NOT in vogue - mention them and the reaction can be one of "uh uh, no" BUT there is no reason to eschew this whole part of the paint deck or fabric selection. We promise, your ro...

Color Story: Beach House in Aqua, Saffron & Persimmon
Southern Living

The Southern Living Idea House for 2009 is a beach retreat - perfect for distracting all of us who are NOT on vacation on this mid-summer Monday afternoon. Aside from making us dream of lazy days, it ...

Shades of White by Jane Cumberbatch

White is one of the most interesting colors to work with in your home - there is such a range of undertones that, once brought together, make an all-white tableau seem very colorful indeed. Jane Cumb...

ModKnobs: Cool Door Knobs In Cool Colors

Jeff and Mary set out to make a cool space, but when it came to their door hardware there wasn't anything on the market that was cool enough, or within their price range. So they did what any of us...

NeoCon 2009: Retro Yellow & Turquoise Color Combo

In keeping with the 60s-ish op-art patterns we spotted a NeoCon last week, a return to a distinctly retro color combination. The Izzy+ showroom featured a palette......

Painted Bookshelves in a Colorful Library
Country Living

On the Country Living site, we ran across photos of an unusual library set up - one in which the shelving catches your eye before its contents, thanks to a coat of a very......

Look! 5 Ideas That Make A Big Impact On A Small Budget

For those of you who missed the great finds in Friday's post on the Kansas City store, Good Ju Ju, have no fear, we've rounded up a few design ideas that made a big impact in their store and could do...

Weigh In: Which Color "Confluences" Would You Choose?

click thumbnails for larger picsConfluences is the brand new line from Ligne Roset designed by Phillipe Nigro (the Apartment Therapy interview with the designer is right here). It feels like an "impo...

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