Let Color Create Your Mood and Environment

Color is the prime mover in decorating. There is no limit to it's versatility. It can change the shape and size of a room, disguise it's architectural defects, emphasize and dramatize it's good points.

If you favor neutral shades and spark your ensembles with vivid accessories, then a subdued background with bright accents is your best bet in the home.

Clever use creates the mood and atmosphere in a room...serene, gay or dramatic. Neutral shades plays it cool, or turns around and is warm and friendly. You can use any shade with any period or style of furnishing and it will be perfectly compatible. Most important, paint influences your own mood, evokes a personal, emotional response...it can make your spirits soar or soothe and relax you.



When you enter a room, color makes the first impression, and so it should be one of the first considerations in your decorating plans. Creating your own scheme is not as difficult as it sounds. An analysis of your of your wardrobe might provide a clue to what you are happiest with.

You may own an original painting , which you treasure. Display it against a neutral background and key your scheme to the painter's palette. In fact, let any colorful, prized possession inspire your scheme.

Remember that a small swatch looks totally different than when it covers a whole wall. It becomes stronger, brighter and more intense.

Let bright hues burst forth in your kitchen . Dispense with that antiseptic look which sterile white, often creates. Match walls to the new colored refrigerators, ovens, dishwashers; make floors, ceilings, cupboards glitter with bright shades to cheer up your kitchen. Remember, a daring color changes the shape and size of any room, gives it totally new dimensions.

Vivid color on the floor in vinyl, mosaic, tile or carpet makes a good jumping off point for a scheme. Certain vivid hues which can look too harsh on walls, are doubly effective underfoot. They look more subdued while still remain lively, make successful backgrounds for white rugs, painted furniture, antique as well as modern pieces. Pale colored floors reflect light, help to enlarge a small room. Either way, a bright floor can be the anchor of your decorating scheme.

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