1. Presented by
Wendy Albee
&
Master Builders Association Speaker’s Bureau
Member of MBA of King & Snohomish, NKBA, NW Eco Building Guild
Winner of Best of 425 Magazine 'Best Interior Designer' 2012
Winner of Remodeling Excellence Award -- Remodeler Choice 2012

2. What are the professionals saying?

3. Wythe Blue #HC-143
“Because of the influence that blue has in our world today.”
“It's a beautiful, calming hue that has an element of heritage
and offers grounding rootedness, providing comfort and
stability.”

4. Wythe Blue

5. Pantone 17-1463TangerineTango
“Dance into the new year with this vivacious and appealing
reddish orange.”
“Sophisticated but at the same time dramatic and
seductive,TangerineTango is an orange with a lot of depth to
it.”

6. TangerineTango
Products
Fashion

7. Sherwin
Williams 2012
Color Forecast

8. Surround yourself with……
Colors that you LOVE!
 They should be rewarding both visually and emotionally.
 Don’t worry about the latest trends and what’s in or out.
 Everyone has their own natural color palette !

9. My Office
Color
should
Inspire!

10. My Office

12. • Overwhelmingly a favorite
• Serene, classic, conservative
• Nautical
• Sky , heaven, infinity
• If you like it, you love it!

13. • Exciting and energetic
• Power and strength
• Hot, seductive, passionate
•Aggressive and dangerous

14. • Happiness, light, sun
• Friendly, joyful, open
•Warms a space
• Lifts spirits
• Its sister Gold conveys
wealth & success

15. • Strong associations:
juvenile, pumpkins, warning
• Radiant, vibrant, friendly
• Harvest and autumn
• Spiritual color in other
countries

16. •Refreshing, tranquil, and calm
• Pervasive in nature makes it a
natural backdrop for interiors
• Relaxes retina
•‘Institutional color’

17. • Balances blue & red
• Regal, sophisticated, rich
• Dignified, spiritual
• Mysterious and exotic

18. ColorWheel

19. •Value
•Temperature
•Intensity

20. ColorWheel

29. The shinier the
material, the more
intense the color

31. Yellow is too
intense

32. • Taupe, beige, creams, grays
• Adds flexibility
• Chameleon -- depends on
what colors are adjacent
•Undertone

34. Green Undertone

35. VaryTextures

37. • Nature, fabric, area rug, pillow…….
•What do you want your home to say
to guests?
• How do you want your home to feel?
• Remember the ‘Language of Color’

38. Artwork

39. Artwork

40. New Chair
Fabric

41. • Monochromatic
basically one color, add texture and/or
accent color for interest

42. • ComplementaryColors
opposite sides of the color wheel

43. • Analogous Combinations
common colors and temperature

44. • Complex Color Schemes
balance temperature, value & intensity

45. Support the natural focal point
• Fireplace
• Kitchen Island
• Bed wall

46. Dramatic
Entrance

47. Help guide
guests
through
your home

48. Make a
room feel
taller

49. • Natural vs. Artificial light
• Incandescent light – intensifies
warm colors
• CFLs – amplifies cool colors
• Halogen – very bright light
• LED – closest to natural light

50. Colored glass
adds a hint of
that same color
when lit.

51. • Color changes as day progresses
•Weather can change the appearance
of colors
• Direction of room (east, etc.) effects
color

52. • Use paint swatches or paint boards
•View colors in various light
• Darker values and warmer colors
come toward you
• Lighter and cooler colors recede

53. • Don’t forget floors, ceilings, window
treatments, counters, backsplashes
• Mix textures to modulate your color
palette & add interest
• Support the natural focal point
• Use pillows, throws & similar to add
flexibility in adding color

55. Thank you!
Have fun experimenting!