Color Solutions (Better Homes & Gardens) [Paperback]

Better Homes and Gardens (Author)

Book Description

Series: Better Homes & Gardens | Publication Date: July 1, 2003

The only book about color that starts with the problems home decorators want to solve.

Problem-solving approach breaks color selection down to 10 basic questions and devotes a chapter to answering each question.

Photo-driven format illustrates options; text explains how to handle specific situations.

Editorial Reviews

From the Inside Flap

Q. Where do i find answers to my questions about color?
Answer: in this book. Better Homes and Gardens (R) Color Solutions offers answers to many of the most frequently asked questions about choosing and using color. Photos illustrate options for ways to solve common color quandaries or meet decorating challenges: I have a dark green sofa -- what color should I paint my walls? How can I give my bedroom a new look without changing the carpet? What colors will look best with my mahogany furniture? How can I make a small room feel more spacious? Learn how to make the most of what you have by using color.

More than 200 photos show how to use color on walls, ceilings, floors, and furnishings to achieve the effect you want

Dozens of tips from experienced homeowners and designers

Practical and creative ideas for turning decorating challenges into assets

Guide to color schemes, color and mood, color and light, color and wood, and making seasonal changes

Complete resource listing

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Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: Better Homes and Gardens (July 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 069621721X
• ISBN-13: 978-0696217210
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #635,002 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #45 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Interior Design > Painting & Wallpapering

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Color Book Around, April 23, 2002

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Joseph Boone (Irvine, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Color Solutions (Better Homes & Gardens) (Hardcover)

If you're looking for practical answers to common questions about color, this is the book for you. The author takes 10 questions that are very broad and represent almost universal issues for people interested in decorating. The book answers each question with specific advice that is extremely helpful. Even better, it offers multiple answers for each question so that you can choose which style appeals to you most or is the best fit for your overall decor. There are also over 200 pictures of rooms in varied styles and colors to help you visualize what you're reading about.

The end result is a book with great information that is very flexible and useful. The authors present their ideas very clearly and concisely and have excellent design sense. This book gets my highest recommendation!

35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent. Beautiful and helpful., April 4, 2002

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Remain Anonymous (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Color Solutions (Better Homes & Gardens) (Hardcover)

I just got my copy of this book a few days ago. We recently moved and I've been going a little crazy in trying to figure out how to put everything together. The first thing we need is color. No more white or beige! I got three color books and returned two. This was the only one I could find that read my mind. It's sort of built around questions that we all have and then it gives several answers to each one. Some other color books I looked at were pushing a particular style or "pallette" of colors instead of helping me figure out how to pull my home together. The first thing I'm working on with the help of this book is how to blend or contrast colors all through our big first floor. I'm learning how to think about where to stop and start various colors and I've already learned that all the color "schemes" in rooms on that floor don't have to match. This is a very helpful book that seems to start with what ordinary people need to know. It's also fun just to flip through because the photos are great.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Full of ideas and answers, August 22, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Color Solutions (Better Homes & Gardens) (Hardcover)

We love color but had not found a decorating book about color that actually helped us and showed real homes until we got this one. It's the kind of book we can flip through for ideas because the photos are great. But we also can get answers to the kinds of decorating questions other books never seem to address. Finally, the book presents optional solutions for each common decorating question, so we can begin to see how we might actually decorate our own rooms. I highly recommend this book for anyone, like me, who is stuck in a builder beigs house or apartment and is yearning for some color. It's also a great guide if you're ready to buy some new carpeting or repaint your walls, because it tells you how to pull rooms (or your entire main floor) together.