PHOTOS: (FLOWERS) JAMES CARRIÉRE; (PAINT) MARTY BALDWIN
KNOW-HOW
indoors
“Everyone
thinks of walls
when they think of
color. But using color
in accessories—
rugs, pillows, art—
makes an amazing
impression without
going crazy on
the walls.”
DAVID BROMSTAD
HGTV designer,
F irs t T im e
D e sig n
and
C o lo r S plash
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Ô G e t o u t t h e
d ig ita l c a m e r a .
I t ’s a m a z in g
h o w a p h o t o
c a n p o i n t o u t
p r o b le m
s p o ts . A d d
s o m e c o lo r f u l
a c c e s s o r ie s ,
t a k e a p h o t o ,
a n d c o m p a r e .
White
brightens
whatever it’s with, but
it can also be harsh.
Try off-white instead.
“When you put a
warm white next to a
color, it will still look
bright and crisp,” says
Washington, D.C.,
designer Barry Dixon.
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B r in g in f r e s h f lo w e r s . T h e y ’r e
c o l o r w i t h o u t a n y c o m m it m e n t .
Yes, those
sample-size
containers of paint are
worth the few bucks
for testing colors. Both
Lowe’s and Home
Depot now have
samplers for $3 to $4
each. They’re handy
for little paint projects
and touchups, too.
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“ I n a s m a ll
r o o m , k e e p
w a lls t h e s a m e
c o l o r a s t h e
p r im a r y
u p h o ls t e r e d
fu r n itu r e . T h e
r o o m w ill s e e m
t w i c e t h e s iz e .”
JEFFREY BILHUBER,
New York City designer
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
FEBRUARY 2010
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(R
x ü n .
Q ) H j A
h i r m
.
A lw a y s Dri-Liners le a v e
y o u fe e lin g a m a z in g ly dry.
B e c a u s e e v e n w h e n
th e re 's n o rain in th e fo re c a st,
y o u c o u ld still u se a
little p ro te ctio n .
