If you love the look of a fabulous red lipstick, a cherry red car always catches your eye, or a glass of red wine has inspired an accent piece in your home, it’s time to take on the challenge of using ...

When adding color to a room design, many people start with things that are easy to implement, like cloth furnishings, such as cushions or curtains. Curtains sometimes cover a large area and can affect ...

Like many do-it-yourself decorators, I’m always on the lookout for ways to bridge the gap between my limited skillset and the world of fine design. I look for what great designers know that the rest ...

DIY decorators often get the furniture plan right and nail the neutrals but then cringe like the Cowardly Lion when choosing color. Afraid of making a mistake, we default to neutrals and maybe one ...

The three parameters hue [color], saturation [purity or vividness], and lightness cover all colors and also form the foundation of graphical color spaces such as color wheels. In color wheels, the ...

Even though Isaac Newton’s experiments and observations led to the development of the color wheel during the 17th century, his revolution in the understanding and application of colors continues to ...

Chromatics are compelling and psychological—and their impact is perhaps that much more poignant when using analogous colors. The color scheme is derived from color theory—the study of how hues connect ...

Let's go back to grade school for a moment. Remember the color wheel, that round rainbow that radiated all the colors? We learned how the primary colors -- red, blue and yellow -- mixed to form the ...