1000 Ideas for Color Schemes: The Ultimate Guide to Making Colors Work

by Jennifer Ott

This handsome book is about choosing color combinations not necessarily for a specific use. Each spread contains about seven photographs and a color palette, like paint chips. The color palettes provide inspiration and reliable combinations for use in any number of projects: home decor, fashion; wedding celebrations, table settings, cake decorating, garden design -- imagination and circumstance are the only limit. It almost makes the difficult decision for you before you spend money. No more returned clothing, unused paint, or discarded drapery!

The book's features include:




Divided into major color groups, each section explores a range of hues, from primary brights to subtle pastels Beautifully illustrated and easy to navigate Selected color choices are composed by experts for success every time Includes examples from fashion, decor (living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, bathrooms, exteriors), garden (especially flowers), nature (including animals), cosmetics, food (including wedding cakes), fabrics (often luxurious), jewelry, and much more. 1000 Ideas for Color Schemes presents surprising and inspiring color combinations for any use. For home decorators, designers, sewers, painters and anyone using color, it is a keeper for the coffee table and the bookshelf.

Genres: Design, Art, Nonfiction

288 pages, Paperback

Published October 1, 2016

Reviews

[Jim · Rating 5 out of 5]

I entered this contest because my wife enjoys this type of book. She's always decorating and I had a feeling she'd love this. I was right. She did love it. She said it was very helpful with deciding what colors went with what. She's happy, I'm happy.

[Taniesha · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not as helpful as I had hoped...

[Theredcentipede · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am an amateur artist (emphasis on amateur) and I am just in a color rut. I decided to look for inspiration when I came upon this book. Oh, for the price . . . I'm just loving it. It does NOT go into any great detail about color theory, it's just candy for the eye. I suppose there are websites with this info, but to sit quietly and flip, flip, flip through the pages is worth it. It's like the prettiest magazine without ANY advertisements.

I originally purchased this so I'd stop giving all my painted portraits some version of a blue shirt (I guess I like blue), but now I have to force myself not to run to the paint store and start changing my wall colors.

Improvements--I would love to see some more artwork included in the reference photos. The photos of fashion and interior design are great, but I'd love to see how these color schemes work in various styles of paintings.

[Marcy Graybill · Rating 3 out of 5]

First of several books that have come out discussing color palettes and color schemes. A pretty book to look at.

[Grey · Rating 5 out of 5]

A picture book with great real life examples of some nice palettes.