Watch Belltown Design’s slide show and experience the dance of color and lighting together in spaces to live in! Our intent is to offer insight for discussion to design professionals and individuals alike, helping to broaden understanding about the interplay of color and lighting, and the design phenomena they are! These two elements provide distinctive emotional and atmospheric affects when paired together, as they and are easily manipulated, from the golden glow of natural light, to soft tones on textured walls. Call or email us at Belltown Design to schedule a presentation for your coming event or meeting! A sure-fire inspiration for home and business owners, interior designers, architects, contractors, stagers, and just about anyone who wants to create a space, and have some fun doing it!

1. BELLTOWN
DESIGN
doing it right with color & light!
www.belltowndesign.com
Architectural Color and Lighting
Questions to Consider

2. 1. NATURAL LIGHT
What path does your eye take throughout the room?

3. 2. THE AFFECT OF COLOR & LIGHTING
How would you describe the interplay of color and lighting in these environments?

4. 3. WALL PAINT COLOR
How does wall color set the mood?

5. 4. COLORED LIGHT
What can create ambiance in a simple space?

6. 5. COLOR & EMOTION
How would you describe the color red?

7. 6. COLOR & EMOTION
If blue is a bus, where does it take you?

8. 7. COLOR & EMOTION
How would you bring in “a breath of fresh air without opening a window?”

9. 8. COLOR & EMOTION
If yellow’s a song, what are the words?

10. 9. TIMELESS COLOR TRENDS
What light is right in an all-white room?

11. 10. TIMELESS COLOR TRENDS
Are the neutral tones bland or grand?

12. 11. TIMELESS COLOR TRENDS
Rich, deep & saturated hue…are jewel-tones for you?

13. 12. TIMELESS COLOR TRENDS
Color and lighting is in our Nature!

14. 13. BLENDING COLOR & DECORATION
A playful and connected color scheme; in which room would it be?

15. 14. COLOR HARMONIES
“Vintage Color and Light” – soft & faded

16. 15. COLOR HARMONIES
What attracts you to analogous colors, as they attract each other?

17. 16. COLOR HARMONIES
What role does lighting play in a room full of color?

18. 17. DISCORDANT COLORS
Colors in conflict, do they need to agree?

19. 18. DIFFERENT ROOMS, DIFFERENT COLORS
When do color and lighting create unity and flow?

20. 19. THE COLOR OF FURNISHINGS
Is Indigo-Blue cold and dreary? Or radiant and airy?

21. 20. COLORS FOR CHILDREN
Do you want this for your child’s room?

22. 21. MASTER BEDROOM COLORS
Behind closed doors, which bedroom is yours?

23. 22. USING BLACK
Black is back, and the light’s down low!

24. 23. USING BLACK
When do you paint with black enamel?

25. 24. CEILING COLOR
Imagine the ceiling above your head, what color would it be?

26. 25. BUILDING MATERIAL COLORS
How do you plan color and light right into a building?

27. 26. SEASONAL COLORS
Which colors tell you that “Spring has sprung?!”

28. 27. SEASONAL COLORS
How do you evoke the warm glow of Summer?

29. 28. SEASONAL COLORS
What story would you tell with elements of Fall?

30. 29. SEASONAL COLORS
What is the difference between translucent and opaque?

31. 30. EXTERIOR COLOR
From Boston to Marrakech, how does climate affect color?

32. 31. EXTERIOR COLOR
Black brick with gold accents, why is your eye drawn to this building?

33. 32. UNIQUE WAYS TO USE COLOR
How many ways can you use the same color!?

34. 33. SPLASHES OF VERMILION
How do you use a BIG color in small doses?

35. Created by Paula McHugh
Music by Tim McHugh
Produced by Belltown Design
2015

36. 1. PARK HOUSE http://www.archdaily.com/381637/park-house-
another-apartment/
GLASS SLIDING DOOR
http://www.slidingdoorco.com/products/at-home/room-dividers
DÉCOR DE PROVENCE BLOGSPOT
http://decordeprovence.blogspot.com/
2. THE CORCORAN GROUP REAL ESTATE
http://www.ubuildnyc.com/perfectloftsnyc/
TAJ EXOTICA RESORT AND SPA
http://www.tajhotels.com/luxury/exotica-resort-and-spa/taj-exotica-resort-
and-spa-maldives/overview.html
DESIGNERS GUILD ROQUELAIRE FABRICS
glamorous understated silk
http://www.decordeprovence.blogspot.com
3. TRADITIONAL BEDROOM by Smith & Vansant Architects PC
MARTHA STEWART ARAUCANA BLUE INSPIRATION
http://willowdecor.blogspot.com/2010/04/araucana-blue-inspiration-big-
surprise.html
BEAUTIFUL GEORGIAN MANOR HOUSE
www.thebeautifulengland.com
4. TRAXON MOOD LIGHT
http://www2.traxontechnologies.com/lighting_solutions/product_details/1
0369/
5. SUNSET
http://galleryhip.com/red-sunset.html
RED THEATER SEATS
www.duchessofplumewood.blogspot.com
6. FEELING BLUE
https://thewitcontinuum.wordpress.com/tag/feeling-blue/
HENRI MATISSE, Blue Lady Cut Out 1952
TAJ MAHAL, Full Moon
7. KIM FEAR HEILEY
http://www.etsy.com/listing/93219615/
COLOR PALETTE BLUES CHARCOAL BEIGE NATURAL
http://pinterest-diy.blogspot.com/
OCEAN WAVE
http://www.topinspired.com/
8. YELLOW DOOR
http://www.spaaz.de/lookbook/Spaaz-de/Ideen-fuer-den-
Flur/Hobby/Wunderschoene-Eingangstuer-in-Pastellgelb-und-
franzoesischem-Barock.1421931813
YELLOW PENDANT LIGHT
http://photo.gala.fr/un-noel-pop-8914
MIXED DINING CHAIRS FROM APARTMENT THERAPY
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/6-stylish-steps-to-a-your-
dreamiest-dining-room-yet-214574
9. DECORATION WITH WHITE THEMED READING NOOK
www.byellen.com
GIUSTI PORTOS, LORD METAL TABLE, WROUGHT LEGS,
BUTTERCREAM LACQUER
www.guistiportos.it
CLAUDE MONET, The Magpie, 1868-69
10. COFFEE
http://thepoetryofmaterialthings.tumblr.com/post/87359871941
THE YELLOW CAPE COD, INTERIOR DESIGN FOR REAL PEOPLE
https://www.pinterest.com/source/theyellowcapecod.com/
BENJAMIN MOORE, Neutral Paint Color Scheme
PHOTO CREDITS

37. 11. FABRIC DESIGN
Silk Collection for Jim Thompson
MALIBU CERAMIC WORKS, Custom Handmade Decorative Tile
www.malibuceramicworks.com/
PATRICIA GOIJENS HOME, Antwerp, Belgium
Big, Bright 1930’s Apartment
www.bloglovin.com
12. NATURAL DYES
http://materialjoven.blogspot.com/2015_04_01_archive.html
CACTUS
FOUR SEASON GARDEN, on Tumblr.com
VINCENT LEROUX INTERIOR PHOTOGRAPHY
PARISIAN RESIDENCE
http://trendland.com/vincent-leroux-interior-photography/
NATURAL DYES
www.bloglovin.com
13. MARTHA STEWART, How to Decorate With Damask
CHILDREN’S VINTAGE TEA PARTY
www.celebrationsathomeblog.com
BUTTERFLY NECKLACE
Found on etsy.com
14. VINTAGE NEON SIGN, South Pacific Motel
PRETTY IN PASTELS
http://theparakeetslounge.com/blog/category/fashion/
CLAW FOOT TUB DESIGNS HGTV
http://www.hgtv.com/design/rooms/bathrooms/clawfoot-tub-designs
15. WOMENS FASHION,1950s Vintage Tea Time
PANTONE COLOR OF THE YEAR, Marsala
https://ahomestockholm.wordpress.com/page/2/
PRIVATE RESIDENCE in Sag Harbor Home, New York
16. KIM KYUNG SOO Korean-Vogue
WILLIAM MORRIS CLIMBING DAVID AUSTIN ROSES
http://www.davidaustinroses.com/English/showrose.asp?showr=4261
PINK PELICAN
www.mostbeautifulpages.blogspot.com
17. DIGITAL IMAGERY OF BOHEMIAN LIVING ROOM, by Griztanto
Dwi Akbar
www.bohemian-living-room-stylish
COLE AND SON CIRCUS – Geometric Wall Paper
http://www.cole-and-son.com/en/collection-geometric/wallpaper-93/6020/
DAVID NEEVEL – “These Colors Don’t Go Good Together”
Painting from show at Stumptown
18. INTERIOR DESIGN by LYNCH ARCHITECTS
www.lyncharchitects.com
RECLAIMED WOOD STAIRS
http://designtheoryinteriors.com/category/floors-doors-more/
19. INTERIOR DESIGN by LYNCH ARCHITECTS
www.lyncharchitects.com
RECLAIMED WOOD STAIRS
http://designtheoryinteriors.com/category/floors-doors-more/
20. CHILDREN’S ROOM
http://www.thesocialitefamily.com/en/
WALLPAPER
Bien-Fait Paris, Minakani Lab, Shop at Olive Loves Alfie
21. BEAUTIFUL BEDROOM
www.decordeprovence.blogspot.com
DESIGNERS GUILD ROQUELAIRE FABRICS silk collection
www.decordeprovence.blogspot.com
COLOR BLOCK CURTAINS
http://wsthomedesign.com/choosing-curtain-designs/curtain-designs-for-
tall-windows/

38. 22. BACHELOR BEDROOM
http://vrayworld.com/index.php?section=members&project=singha-l-ife-
modern-loft
STEAM PUNK BATHROOM
www.doodmix.com
GRAYE LOS ANGELES
http://graye-la.blogspot.com/2014_03_09_archive.html
23. ML INTERIOR DESIGN
http://www.mlinteriordesigns.com/lenox-road/
BUNGALOW BATHROOM
http://roomdecorideas.eu/bathrooms/room-decoration-tips-for-your-small-
apartment/
24. PAINTED BLUE CEILING
www.savvyinteriordesign.com
OJAI VALLEY INN AND SPA, Metallic Painted Ceiling
http://flashdecor.livejournal.com/13379.html
25. NO CREDITS
26. ROOM COLOR IDEAS FROM BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
SLAAPKAMER INSPIRATIE FOTO’S – SLAAPKAMER
http://decotie.com/slaapkamer-inspiratie-fotos/
27. THE VENUE REPORT
http://www.venuereport.com/blog/casa-dos-chicos-sayulita-mexico/
MYSORE SILK
http://www.askmeontravel.com/theres-more-mysore-masala-dosa
PINK BOUGAINVILLEA TREE
www.profimedia.com
28. SARAH RICHARDSON’S FARM HOUSE
http://www.hgtv.com/inline/shows/sarahs-house/a-look-inside-sarahs-
house-pictures
FALL LEAVES
29. SCANDINAVIAN PAINT COLORS
http://riseandshine.fr/2013/10/22/diy-etageres-maison-de-
bloomingville/
WINTER WONDERLAND PARTY SUGAR COOKIES
www.ohsugareventplanning.blogspot.com
KIM JUNG HAN for Some Flower in Snow, Vogue Korea
30. MARRAKECH
www.trekearth.com
MADRID
By Raquel G. on Flickr
PLANTES MÉDICINALES, Rue Saint André des Arts, Paris 6e.
Found on Flickr
31. GOTHIC ART DECO AMERICAN RADIATOR BUILDING
Architect Raymond Hood and Andre Fouilhoux
32. WOOD PLANK WALL TREATMENT
http://www.livingoops.com/featured/16-wooden-wall-decor-
ideas/attachment/wooden-wall-decor-ideas-3
VINTAGE TURQUOISE PAINTED DRESSER
Found on Pinterest
CASBAH COVE - PREMIER PALM DESERT LUXURY PROPERTY
Casbah Cove is the premeir luxury real estate property in southern
California's Coachella Valley.
www.casbahcove.com/
33. GALLERY DEE DEE 9:14
www.gallerydeedee914.com
WINTER IPHONE WALL PAPER
When a cardinal appears in your yard it's a visitor from heaven
http://www.deedee914.com/pages/gallery