Apartment Therapy Tagged: color

Color Inspiration: More Yellow Pops

More pops of yellow on interior doors and woodwork. These yellow-painted beams lighten up the ceiling in the sunny dining room......

Good Quote: J.H. Van den Berg on Color

"Together, the garden, the woods, the meadow and the distant land form a harmony of colors and shapes. There is always harmony in every season, at every hour of the day. The evening colors harmonize...

Does Your House Have a Name?

A friend's house is undergoing an identity crisis. Formerly known as "Mint Grandma," it's undergone a transformation that's left it more lovely but without sense of self. Have you christened your home...

Look!: Bright And Bold In Westport

This house can be found in Kansas City, Mo., in the Westport neighborhoods. This area is full of colorful people, so there is no reason the houses shouldn't reflect the personalities that live there...

How Light Affects White (& Other Colors, Too)

Before you patchwork your wall with $3.99 paint samples—ah, how quickly it adds up to $20 and counting—review these tips on how light affects the qualities of white. And Calypso Blue, Tickled Pink...

Look!: Multi-Colored Stairs

These back alley steps offer a spot of happy-go-lucky color in a palette that might overpower in higher doses. Love the mirroring of the palette in the hand-painted pots up above. ...

Color Inspiration: Marimekko Textiles Fall 2008

New for Fall 2008 from Marimekko - a line of fabrics that reflect both the season and a darker, richer palette for home decor. Plums, olives, burnt oranges and greenish yellows are seen in many of the...

House Tour Roundup: Color, Color and More Color!
Chicago

We love color in Chicago and all across the Midwest. Click through the jump to see some of our favorite uses of color in past home tours. There is every color under the sun, so just in case you are...

Look!: Fall Color

This Madrid building is a study in type and in the use of complementary, not match-y, color on an exterior. ...

Dream Home 2008 Trends: Intense Color

Bedroom by Anne CoyleWe attended the press preview of the new Dream Home at the Merchandise Mart this morning. It's always great to meet the designers and hear about their process in putting together ...

A Colorful New Orleans Home
House Beautiful

This home has a sense of style and life lived large. It's not shy or retiring - it's all about color - powerful colors used in subtle ways. It's pink and purple and green and melon and turquoise and p...

Bathroom Color Choice: What Do You Think?

I saw my friend Evan at a wedding last weekend and he asked my opinion on what color to paint the bathroom he's been renovating - my first reaction: navy blue. I like its contrast with white, it feels...

Look!: Colored Window Casings

We think about the inside of our home, as well as out. But what happens if you live in a building where you aren't able to personalize the color of your shutters, or the direction your grass gets mo...

IKEA 2009 Catalog: First Look...It's Black & White All Over

We just took our first look at the IKEA 2009 catalog, and unlike last year where our initial impression was color and pattern everywhere, this time around its all about black and white. The classic pa...

Considering: Colorful Painted Ceilings

We're gearing up for a long needed paint job in our main living space, which encompasses our living room, dining area and desk (where we blog all day) so we spend LOTS of time in this room. It has bee...

Good Quote: Picasso

"Why do two colors, put one next to the other, sing? Can one really explain this? No. Just as one can never learn how to paint."...

Look!: Color Inspiration from Wet Rocks

We're not much of a rock skipper. When we find ourselves on a beach, we'd much prefer to get caught up in rock collecting. Can you blame us? Wet rocks are beautiful! Jump down to see why gathering...

Sherwin Williams: Color Forecast for 2009

What will be the popular color choices for 2009? Sherwin Williams says "a global team of experts has spent months analyzing color influences, from consumer electronics to international street style, t...

Which Colors Remind You of Home?

Colors can have very personal associations for people. While compiling a post on blue and gray color combos (shown above), I was reminded of the house I grew up in. My Virginia-born mom loves Americ...

Cool Colors in the Bedroom

Did you know that your home breathes? We're not talking about your apartment getting choked up on clutter. There's one breathe-easy guideline that Maxwell illustrates in the AT book: Just as breat...

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