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1
T h in k o f p laces o r
th in g s th a t s p a rk a
p o s itiv e e m o tio n .
“ I f y o u go w ith w h a t
in s p ire s y o u , y o u ’ll
e n jo y th e p a le tte
w ith o u t h e s ita -
tio n ,” P a tric e says.
S o m e th in g ta n g ib le
is e a s ie s t— P a tric e ’s
p a tte rn e d p e n c il bag
in s p ire d h e r co lo rs.
E x tra p o la te , d o n ’t
d u p lic a te . “ P in p o in t
w h a t c o lo r in th e in -
s p ira tio n p ie ce g rab s
y o u firs t, th e n b u ild
fro m th e re ,” P a tric e
says. “ D o n ’t w o r r y
a b o u t e x a c t m a tc h e s .
P la y a ro u n d .” F o r
e x a m p le , a b u rg u n d y
c o lo r in a n in s p ira tio n
p ie ce c o u ld tra n s la te
in to d a rk b ro w n .
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p
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g
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g e t h
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a
c o l o r
s c h
e m
e . ”
3
D o n ’t g e t h u n g u p on
p a in t n a m e s ; th e y can
s w a y y o u to cho o se
a w ro n g c o lo r o r
s c a re y o u a w a y fro m
a g o o d o n e. “ T h e y ’re
ju s t la b e ls ,” P a tric e
says. “ I n e v e r in itia lly
te ll c lie n ts th e p a in t
n a m e , b ecau se th e y
g e t w ra p p e d u p in
th e m e n ta l im a g e th e
n a m e c o n v e y s .”
D
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O n l i n e
W
h a t ’s y o u r c o l o r p e r s o n a l i t y ? F i n d o u t a t B H G . c o m / c o l o r q u i z . S e e m
o r e p a l e t t e s a t B H G . c o m / d e s i g n e r p a l e t t e s .
