Just in time for Colors Month, Saturday's Chronicle featured an article about the Color Institute recently held by House Beautiful in San Francisco. It listed the one color "that looks universally beautiful," the current hot colors, and some tips on using color...
• The article is here: Factors to Consider in Choosing a Paint Color
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Comments (5)
Actually, I really like that rug in the top pic. Any idea where it's from?
An article about picking paint color, yet they claim the most univsersally beautiful color is......white? White. Really. So I guess apartment landlords have been ahead of the curve this whole time with their white walls and "creamy' beige carpet!
Talk about failure of will! Linen white in the whole place? Sounds more like throwing in the towel.
Choosing color really isn't that difficult - just take the colors that you like to wear and use them as inspiration for the colors in your home.
Exactly, 'bepsf'....why make it more complicated?