The Family Study: Warm Colors

Transform a plain, home study into a fabulous, multifunctional room.

Warm colors, new furniture and a better arrangement of personal mementos make this a room the entire family can use.

A transformed study promises to become a family favorite. New furniture, lighting and paint colors help complete the design.

Before: This home office is functional, but its white walls and abundance of accessories, books and college football memorabilia make it feel cold and cluttered.

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Color in the Bathroom

Adding color to your bath can help you create a cheerful and fun space to wake up to each morning.

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Muted glass tiles, accented with blue border tiles for the mirror, add soft color to the vanity area.

Discovers ways to add cheerful color to the bath from design experts Michael Gillick and Gil Shapiro.

A wall mural is a wonderful way to incorporate color in the bath.

Edwardian tiles on the low wall, Frank Lloyd Wright tiles on the floor, and a mosaic of ceramic tiles high on the wall create a swirl of color and pattern

• Creams and taupes have long been popular color choices for the bath because they wear well and fit easily into any design scheme at resale time. These soft colors are giving way to bolder choices in color, often borrowed from children’s baths. The new palettes create a cheerful, fun space to wake up to each morning.
• For the greatest impact, add color to the largest surfaces in the room: walls, floors, countertops.
• An easy way to add and incorporate color in the bath is to introduce color in wall tiles. This color or element is then repeated in small amounts, such as with an inset or border, on the floor.
• While color is often associated with contemporary designs, it also works well in traditional designs since, historically, the bathroom was often full of muted and bright colored tiles.
• Neutral colors are often chosen for resale purposes. The chances are, however, that if you like the colors you use in the bath, someone else will, too. The color might become a selling point rather than a disadvantage.
• Towels and accessories are a quick way to add color to the bath. Also, plastic and enamel faucets can add a burst of unexpected color. Pendant light fixtures also bring an added design element with color and form.

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Color in Home Decor

Decorating with intense colors on the walls or furniture can completely change the mood of a room and make it come alive.

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In the 1800s, most Americans painted their walls white. Only wealthy people had color in their rooms because colored paint was very expensive. Today, color is accessible to everyone and it can make a room come alive.

• Red, blue, purple and salmon are all part of the new trend in design today--decorating with intense colors. After a period of designing rooms with no color in them, the pendulum is now swinging in the opposite direction.
• The main goal is to give a room a new look. To refresh your environment by turning from the neutral palette is a great way to add spirit to a space and give things their own personality.

One of the most spirited colors is red. In this room, deep red walls do more than just add color (figure A). They create a mood that brings down the brightness of the surroundings, giving a feeling of being encompassed by the room. They also set the more neutral furniture off.

No longer a pale pastel, yellow is now sunshiny bright. The trick is selecting upholstery and accessories to match the walls. Find a painting or floral/patterned chintz that combines different bright colors and use that as a guideline.

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Strong color isn't necessarily stimulating. The forest green walls in this master bedroom blend beautifully with mahogany furniture (figure B). The contrasting colors are comfortable because they're found in nature all the time.

Dark colors recede. When a room is painted a dark to medium color, it will actually make the room look larger rather than bringing the walls in, which is a common concern.

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You don't need to commit to painting the walls intense shades to have a room all about color. The walls in this kitchen/living room are white but it's definitely colorful (figure C). Painting the various colors found in the furniture behind a wall of bookshelves creates a theatrical backdrop for favorite pieces.

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Trim a colorful sheet with ribbon and open the top seam to hang them on a rod as an inexpensive window treatment (figure D). They make a bold statement and are effortless to make.

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