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House Colors: Exterior Color by Style of Architecture

House Colors is the most comprehensive resource ever compiled on choosing exterior house colors.

Sorted by architectural style, this format will allow the reader to pinpoint the colors that will best suit their style of home.

It is the ultimate resource for those looking to achieve exceptional color combinations, from subtle to bold, that are so difficult to achieve without professional design assistance.

The information included will supply the homeowner with all of the resource information from manufacturers and retailers that are needed to provide dazzling professional results that will increase the beauty of the home and neighborhood, increase curb appeal and add value to the property while creating pride of ownership for the homeowner.

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HOUSE COLORS Susan Hershman Beautiful, well-chosen exterior color can add significant value to any home investment, not to mention fill its owners with a sense of pride. But finding the right colors through (more…)

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1001 Ideas for Color & Paint

From Publishers Weekly
Painting a room is the “quickest and most cost-effective way to dramatically transform the look of your home,” says Callery (Right First Time Decorating).

For those ready to take the plunge into color, the author explains how colors are perceived, what color schemes work and how to achieve them.

Using that classic elementary-school art class prop, the color wheel, Callery illustrates the differences between primary, secondary and tertiary colors, as well as harmonizing, contrasting, warm and cool colors.

She then addresses various schemes, starting with naturals and neutrals, moving through “Mediterranean magic” and “exotic looks,” and into “period colors” which, when used in a historic home, create a link with the past, but when used in a modern home, lend “a whole new feeling of identity.”

Although Callery provides plenty of instruction for overwhelmed readers, she also urges them to think creatively. For example, if you like neutrals, “think of na (more…)

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