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White is one of the best colors to improve space; it makes space bigger, cleaner, and calmer. Designers use white for these reasons all the time.
There are many different perceptions and shades of white. Some can be mixed, while others are best left alone.
These rooms all use white with neutrals, but white is also the perfect canvas for more vibrant colors to shine upon.
In their book At Home With White,
Atlanta Bartlett and Karena Callen show how white gives you the opportunity to add color and texture and provides a crisp background for any other colors you or your designer may choose.
Read an excerpt from At Home With White…
White is the most-used color in interior design and can open up a space, add dimension, and invoke a sense of romance, elegance, peace, and possibility. Another beautiful book that offers inspiration and options for every room in your house is White Rooms.
Have you created a room you love with white?
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Based on research and filled with hundreds of illustrations, color expert Leatrice Eiseman presents insights on color and emotion, shares how best to integrate these qualities into your work, insuring your intended message is communicated.
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When I buy a gourmet cookbook, I know I may never cook a recipe that has multiple steps and takes hours to complete. But I still enjoy reading the recipes and taking away the inspiration to create a fabulous meal for my family and friends.
Like a gourmet cookbook, Elaine Eskesen’s Dyeing to Knit is thoroughly enjoyable, even if you are not sure you are ready to dye your own yarn. The book is filled with beautiful photos, wonderful color combinations, design ideas, and fun techniques that you can pour over for hours.
In the opening chapter, Elaine shares her love of color and the sources of her inspiration for the colors she chooses. She then takes her readers through an easy-to- follow understanding of color, their relationships, and provides knitted samples to show the interaction between colors when knitted together.
Elaine’s style is so charming that she may lure even the most reluctant knitter to try creating their own color scheme.
If you do decide to try your hand at dyeing, you will be pleased to find clear instructions and recommended tools and dyes that are easily accessible, plus fun ideas for mixing colors to produce unique effects.
In the chapter on design, Elaine tells us how she thinks about designing the pieces she knits and reveals that she doesn’t “do complicated knitting” but rather projects that she can “pick up at any moment.”
In addition, six knitting designers share their inspiration and Elaine talks about specific artists and how they have influenced some of her designs.
Patterns for items that easily incorporate color and texture are included, but by the time you reach the last chapter, you may already be putting together an idea for your own design.
Visit Elaine’s Shop, Pine Tree Yarn
See Dyeing to Knit at Amazon.com
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Throughout time, man has used color to enhance himself and the world around him. Colorful World beautifully reveals to the reader the colors of the world; not the colors found in the natural surroundings, but rather the colors selected by man to express something about himself and the community in which he lives.
Amandine Guisez’s photographs transport the reader around the globe where she “discovered a passion that knows no political frontiers.” She also discovers that “those who deal with colour speak the same launguage, a language concerned with the intensity, brilliance or depth of a particular tone, value and shade.”
The 200 plus photographs are divided by color and supporting text touches on the meaning of colors and how different cultures have viewed colors through the ages. This book is “a celebration of human creativity” and I thoroughly enjoyed viewing each page.
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Have you ever noticed that wearing a particular outfit makes you feel extra confident? Or that when you wear a blouse of a certain color you receive more complements because you look especially attractive in it?
Would you like to look in the mirror every day and see a reflection that says “I look and feel great”? More Alive With Color by Leatrice Eiseman reveals how to discover your personal colors and build your wardrobe around them so that you look and feel sensational, whether kicking back at home or kicking up your heels out on the town.
The Colortime system organizes colors by how they appear during different times of the day: at sunrise, at sunset, or in the sunlight at midday. Rather than dictate a particular set of hues as some other books do, Leatrice offers you a system to identify your best colors, allowing you to build a versatile wardrobe that reflects your taste and personal style.
Leatrice incorporates crossover colors that work across all palettes and shares tips on how you can wear a favorite color even if it doesn’t fall within your personal palette. The book includes removable pages for each color palette and the crossover color so that you can see how the colors work together and which makes it easy to choose new colors to add to your current wardrobe.
Best of all, Leatrice shares a wealth of information on putting color together and includes her guide for goof-proof combinations.
Once you have an understanding of your personal colors, Leatrice gives you the secrets to putting together a perfect look for any occasion. She also offers sound solutions for building a wardrobe and packing for a trip. One chapter offers practical advice especially for men, that any man will be able to use, regardless of his level of fashion sophistication.
Leatrice, who has assisted corporations worldwide to choose colors to communicate a particular brand or product message, distills her extensive knowledge into two information packed chapters that explain what the colors you wear say about you and how colors influence others. This information alone could change the way you think about what you wear.
This book is beautifully illustrated and Leatrice’s timeless wisdom takes the guess work out of selecting clothes, accessories, hair color, and cosmetics. Choosing colors that are flattering and communicate your personal style has never been easier or more enjoyable.
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I recently spoke to Leatrice Eiseman about her upcoming book and our conversation left me very excited about the approach Leatrice has taken to give readers a guide to identify colors that can make them look and feel sensational.
Once you understand color and how it enhances your appearance, it becomes easy to pull together a fabulous look, whether going to the Grammy’s or the grocery store.
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What is the best thing you can do when you don’t have a thing to wear? What’s the secret ingredient that can instantly improve the way you look and feel? It’s simple - discover your personal colors!
America’s color guru Leatrice Eiseman will show you how in her fun and practical new book, More Alive with Color! Here, Lee will introduce you to her original, easy-to-follow “Color Clock” system - the quick way to find and use the colors that reflect your personal style and transform the way you look.
Based on the colors of your eyes, hair, skin, and psyche-discover your personal range of beautiful colors in Leatrice’s “colortimes”: Sunrise with the sparkling jewel tones of dawn, Sunlight with the soft pastels and fruit shades of noon, or Sunset with the fiery hues that mellow into dusk.
Then add those natural yet practical Crossover colors to expand your wardrobe without breaking your budget. Choosing clothes, hair color, and makeup has never been easier.
Leatrice will show you how to pull your wardrobe together with your personal colors - which are sexy, which are powerful for interviews and such, which accessories will magnify your personal style, and which cosmetic and hair colors will make your skin glow and flatter your natural coloring.
More than any other color system, More Alive with Color will give you the freedom to use color in your wardrobe with self-confidence, add trends without losing your style, plan a wedding where you are surrounded by your best colors, organize your closet, and mix colors with ease; you’ll be able to set out for the office, a party, or lunch with friends knowing you look your best.
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