QUESTIONS FROM READERS - ANSWERED

We love our world of color, don't we?Nature surrounds us in amazing hues each season.  The fresh greens of spring and its blossoms,


Summer's bounty of flowers,


Fall's warmth
and Winter's dramatic contrasts.

Each of us has a particular palette we choose to dress in, paint our nails with, and plant in our garden - but when it comes to wall color even the most color courageous among us are Source URL: https://costumesgirl.blogspot.com/search/label/paint%20color
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ASKED AND ANSWERED:WALL COLOR - CHOOSING A YELLOW/GOLD
Question:Thanks for putting up the info on yellow/gold.  [see http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2011/01/exploring-wall-color-warm-tones.html ]
However, I am as confused as ever! For example, BJ's Hawthorne Yellow looks like one color in your photo (lovely light amber) and another color in a magazine photo I have (strong primal yellow). And Source URL: https://costumesgirl.blogspot.com/search/label/paint%20color
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ASKED AND ANSWERED - COLOR HELP

Atlanta Homes
I've been in the middle of a client's renovation and I haven't had time to answer my wonderful readers' questions individually.  
So, with apologies to those who asked for help - (and I hope this isn't too late) I will answer them here!
QUESTION #1: 
We're renovating our kitchen and are looking to achieve the look of so many of the beautiful, serene, silvery-blue rooms you've Source URL: https://costumesgirl.blogspot.com/search/label/paint%20color
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WALL COLOR: VALSPAR 'POWER IN COLOR' GIVEAWAY

You may have seen her on HGTV's "Ask Genevieve". I remember her on Trading Spaces - way back when she first started with that design network.



Genevieve Gorder

I just received this information that I thought I'd pass on to my readers - from Valspar Paint

GENEVIEVE GORDER SAYS “SPRING FORWARD!” WITH THE VALSPAR ‘POWER IN COLOR’ GIVEAWAY: THOUSANDS OF PAINT SAMPLES OFFERED FOR FREE


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EXPLORING WALL COLOR: SERENE GREEN

There are specific words that come to mind for the color green.  Words like nature, calm, serene, soothing and 'Spring'. 


 1 SEAGRASS Ralph Lauren;  2 LOVELY GREEN Valspar; 3 MINSTER GREEN Farrow and Ball;  4 SPRING MEADOW GREEN Benjamin Moore

There are hues of green that are deep and earthy -
others that are fresh and Spring-like -
dirty greens with browns mixed in,
cool greens with Source URL: https://costumesgirl.blogspot.com/search/label/paint%20color
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EXPLORING WALL COLOR : Color of the Year 2011

So, it was announced by Benjamin Moore that their color of the year for 2011 is PURPLE


Benjamin Moore [Vintage Wine]
                                    this particular hue of purple -Vintage Wine (see ceiling above)  It's a great dark neutral.  

Purple was very popular last year as well.  Pantone, Dulux and others have their own opinons of color of the year, ranging from pinkish red toSource URL: https://costumesgirl.blogspot.com/search/label/paint%20color
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EXPLORING WALL COLOR: WARM TONES Orange, Red, Pink

I've never been a fan of Orange.
But doing a little research for this blog, my eyes were opened.  There is a lot about Orange to love.  I found that there were a lot more variations on Orange than I had thought of when starting this post - colors like Coral, Terra Cotta, Peach and Persimmon.  They sound so much more interesting than just 'Orange', don't they?.

I found I liked orange with creamitSource URL: https://costumesgirl.blogspot.com/search/label/paint%20color
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EXPLORING WALL COLOR: THE WARM TONES Yellow and Gold



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 Standing in front of the display of hundreds of paint chips at your local paint or hardware store, is NOT the place to start when selecting paint colors for your home.    
 Paint is the most versatile element of your interior design and it is available in thousands of colors.  The paint color for your room should be the thing you choose last, Source URL: https://costumesgirl.blogspot.com/search/label/paint%20color
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