Express Yourself with Color [Paperback]

Better Homes and Gardens Books (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 1998

Unique, interactive handbook combines color preference quizzes, inspiring photography, and how-to advice and tips.

Helps readers create fresh, new color schemes based on their existing furnishings.

Teaches reader how to choose background colors that transform existing furnishings into lively new schemes.

Teaches the reader how to create a personal palette, how to use the color wheel for real life situations, and how to work with today's most popular, pretty, and classic palettes.

Offers specific how-to painting projects, plus a bonus tip selection on paint choices, techniques, advice, and insider pro tips.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Better Homes & Gardens editors have done it again, making decorating easier for amateurs. Decorating Shortcuts contains numerous photographs of rooms, with captions pointing out the simple design techniques used and how to achieve them. Some require only a rearrangement of furniture, while others require skill with a needle and thread. Instructions for projects are provided at the end of the book. Color explains how to use color combinations and what colors to use to achieve a particular look. Well illustrated, these books will be excellent for public libraries.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Better Homes and Gardens; 1st edition (March 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0696207753
• ISBN-13: 978-0696207754
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,947,604 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Simple and helpful, June 14, 2000

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Mark London - See all my reviews

This review is from: Express Yourself with Color (Paperback)

Simple is the key. This book provides descriptive suggestions for any color scheme. How to punch up a white room, what colors look great with black and white, or maybe just showing a hint of color in your room. Broken up into many colors and moods and it helps you to create wonderful rooms with more suggestions of colors and accents. Nice 110 page book that fits easily on my shelf...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Just Okay, January 12, 2006

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Sonya "readaholic" (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Express Yourself with Color (Paperback)

I'm a big fan of the Better Homes and Gardens books but this one fell short. I thought the photography was either too bright or too dark. Many of the rooms had small pictures so it was difficult to see details. The color combinations were uninspired or unattractive. Many of them caught my eye because the colors were just plain ugly. LOL

The reason I am giving it 3 stars is because of the before and after pictures, which I really like in decorating books and the information in the text is good. There are better books out there, even in the BH&G series.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not so good....., January 11, 2007

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Kathleen A. Peck "New Review" (MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Express Yourself with Color (Paperback)

BH&G apparently just threw this one together....not really sure why.

The only redeeming factor here is the eye candy....no new or good information to speak of.

Color schemes presented were not well executed or demonstrated in my opinion.

I would pass on this one .....