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Color Consultations
Decomplexified
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A 7-Step Guide to Overcoming Chromaphobia,
Paint-aholicism and Fear of Color Committment
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Master the Basics
Color Basics
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Color Basics
• Terminology
• The Color Wheel
• Color scheme basics
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Value
• A scale of light-to-darkness of a hue or neutral
• For example: “A lighter value of blue.”
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Tint, Shade, Tone
• Tint – a hue with white
added.
• Shade – a hue with
black added.
• Tone – a hue with gray
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• Tone – a hue with gray
added
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Saturation vs. Desaturation
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Fully Saturated Desaturation of color
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Review of Color Schemes
• Complementary
• Split
Complementary
• Analogous• Analogous
• Triads
• Tetrads
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Know the Nuances
of Color
• Color is subjective
• Metamerism
• An eye for color can be learned
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• An eye for color can be learned
• Lighting: Incandesecant, Flourescent & Full Spectrum
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Color is subjectiveD
• “Color belongs to the
mind, not to the
object.” – Sir Isaac
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object.” – Sir Isaac
Newton.
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Lighting
• Color Temperature
• Incandescent
• CFL’s
• Fluorescent• Fluorescent
• Day light
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“In order to change a color it is enough to change the color of its
background.” – Michel Eugene Chevreul, French Chemist, 1786-1889
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Avoid these False assumptions
• White makes a room look larger, so paint
a small room white.
• You must paint the ceiling white.
• The trim/ moldings must always be white.
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• The trim/ moldings must always be white.
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Tools for a Successful Paint
Consultation
• Get a Designer’s Paint
Kit.
• Bring Scissors.
• Cut a swatch for you AND • Cut a swatch for you AND
for your client file.
• Make notes on the back
of the swatches.
• Use our paint
consultation template.
• How much to charge?
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Colors for Dwelling
• Helping your client
to choose a color
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palette.
• Trend Spotting.
• Pulling together a
color scheme that
works.
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Variation
Rhythm in:
• Value
• Intensity
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• Intensity
• Saturation
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Explore your style through clip
inspirationsD
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Clip, clip, clip away using magazines,catalogs,
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Gain inspiration from other
professional workD
If you fancy the décor
of a particular
restaurant or hotel,
make a mental note
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make a mental note
(better yet, take a
photo) of the qualities,
features and colors that
appeal to you.
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As you’re exploring style, a color
palette will become apparent.
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After conducting your color scheme “field
research”. Put the swatches, samples,
photos and other sources of inspiration
clippings into your folder.
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Real Estate Staging &
Colors that Sell
• Colors that sell
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• Too many colors can
vibrate and distract
• Deeper shades of
neutral can add
drama.
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Help Your Clients Understand
• The objective of
staging.
• Compliment their
choice but explain choice but explain
the objective.
• We must avoid the
two B’s.
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Strive for Harmony
• When striving for
color harmony, it is
helpful to begin with
analogous colors.
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• Analogous colors are
neighbors on the
color wheel.
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A Word About Ceilings
• Think about budget
• Assess the needs
of the space.
• What will best • What will best
highlight or
downplay features.
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Things You Should Know
• “Looking at color must be one of the cheapest forms of pleasure available. The only cost is time.” - Elizabeth
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is time.” - Elizabeth Hilliard, Paint: The Big Book of Natural Color
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Sheen Guide
• Flat: A high hiding, completely flat finish.
• Matte: Just a hint of sheen for a durable finish.
• Eggshell: A very subtle, soft finish.
• Eggshell Plus/Satin/Pearl: A velvety finish with a smooth sheen.
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a smooth sheen.
• Semi-gloss: A lustrous, beautiful sheen for extra durability.
• Gloss: A brilliant, striking finish for maximum durability.
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Educate Yourself
• Learn to SEE color
• Pay attention to color
wherever you go.
• Spot and study
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• Spot and study
trends.
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Color inspirations come from
everywhere.
The grocery storeD
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If you have a particular piece you love and want to
incorporate into your newly decorated room, then
use that as your inspiration for colorD
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