Color: Natural Palettes for Painted Rooms [Hardcover]

Donald Kaufman (Author), Taffy Dahl (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 24, 1992

The first lifestyle book to show groups of colors inspired by nature and how they work on the interior walls of 26 homes. Kaufman's colors are distinctive in that they are designed to capture the nuances of color in nature. The authors reveal their paint-mixing techniques, and recipes for five neutral Donald Kaufman paints are included. Illustrations.

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The first lifestyle book to show groups of colors inspired by nature and how they work on the interior walls of 26 homes. Kaufman's colors are distinctive in that they are designed to capture the nuances of color in nature. The authors reveal their paint-mixing techniques, and recipes for five neutral Donald Kaufman paints are included. Illustrations.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Clarkson Potter; 1 edition (March 24, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0517576600
• ISBN-13: 978-0517576601
• Product Dimensions: 12.3 x 9.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #145,640 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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65 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At last... colors that are ALIVE!, July 14, 1998

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R. Cazares (Arizona) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Color: Natural Palettes for Painted Rooms (Hardcover)

Are you tired of shuffling and comparing paint sample cards and agonizing over coordinating a palette, finally selecting what looks like the closest match only to find the colors you selected look positively DEAD on your walls?

This book will explain why. The concepts behind Kaufman's color palettes really open up a whole new world of color. If you never took an art class (or even if you did), you'll treasure this book because it explains very simply the basic problem with off-the-shelf paint colors and why, no matter what you choose, they have no life to them. There is even a chapter at the end of the book that shows how to mix and select your OWN palettes.

Anyone wanting a refreshing outlook on using color in home decorating will find this book essential reading.

57 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best book on color for interiors on the market, October 4, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Color: Natural Palettes for Painted Rooms (Hardcover)

As an artist, I believe this book is, by far, the very best book on color for home/office interiors on the market. I have gotten so frustrated at paint stores as the language usually spoken there is very different than that of visual artists. Alas, Donald Kaufman has filled the gap! An intelligent, stunning book that reaches a place in my spirit that Martha Stewart couldn't reach........right up there with the recent book by Suzanne Butterfield, using Kaufman's color system.

39 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I was a little disappointed...., April 21, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Color: Natural Palettes for Painted Rooms (Hardcover)

that there wasn't more info on what pigments the author used to create the colors for each of his beautiful palettes .

I later found on the web that he sells his paints (called, surprisingly enough, the Donald Kaufman Color Collection) for $40 to $75 per gallon. They are available only through the Color Factory (Englewood, NJ) or Painter's Supply (Santa Monica, CA).

Other than that, a beautiful book with plenty of pictures and in-depth discussion of each house.