Perfect Palettes for Painting Rooms: Plus Complete Decorating Guidelines [Paperback]

Bonnie Rosser Krims (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2003

Homeowners spend hours staring at colour swatches at their local paint stores. How can they make sure that colours look great on a tiny square of paper will also look great on the walls at home? Designed for every home decorator who's never painted before - and for those who swore they'd never paint again - this is a guide to choosing the best colour scheme for every room, the first time, every time. The author unveils 40 colour recipes, all chosen from top manufacturers and tested in the real homes of real clients. She covers rooms painted bright, neutral and everywhere in-between and provides tools and tips for getting exactly the look you want. The title also includes detailed information on furnishing and accessorizing the home. Like having a professional paint consultant in your home, this user-friendly guide should make anyone an instant colour expert - and every room a showcase by offering simple, no-nonsense decorating guidelines that should help you reevaluate, reorganize and revitalize every room in your home.

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About the Author

Bonnie Rosser Krims is one of a handful of nationally recognized professional paint color consultants in the United States. She is an accomplished artist and gives color-related seminars at art galleries, stores, and museums.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Quarry Books (October 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564969967
• ISBN-13: 978-1564969965
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,031,447 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THIS BOOK GIVES OUT THE COLOR NUMBERS!, January 7, 2005

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K. A. Van Pelt - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Perfect Palettes for Painting Rooms: Plus Complete Decorating Guidelines (Paperback)

I have looked at a lot of home decorating books for help with my paint colors. Many have lovely photographs, but not a one of them gives you the paint color numbers that you see on the walls of the photographed rooms, EXCEPT THIS ONE. I couldn't believe it. I was still nervous going into the paint phase, not knowing whether the colors would look as good on my walls as they do in the book. Well, let me tell you, they look even better! I am as pleased as punch. If you don't want to look through paint chips, try this book.

32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, October 6, 2004

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K. Perkes (Seacoast, NH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Perfect Palettes for Painting Rooms: Plus Complete Decorating Guidelines (Paperback)

This book was a disappointment to me. Ms. Krims is certainly talented--but in a sort of loud and juvenile way, at least for my tastes. My wife said it best, after flipping through the book: This looks like what you do when you are in college, trying to disguise an ugly room. The book lacks subtlety. Her color palettes for the most part are too loud for my tastes--and I like color (I have a mango kitchen and apple green office). I agree with my wife: most of her color schemes would work best to disguise an ugly space or to distract the viewer from cheap furniture or some other bad feature in the room. I can't imagine using many of her color palettes in designing a room with great architectural features or a room that will be filled with beautiful furniture. Also, if you are looking for theory, this book has scant if any of it. This was not what I was looking for.

40 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very Bold Color Palette, April 2, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Perfect Palettes for Painting Rooms: Plus Complete Decorating Guidelines (Paperback)

I just returned this book because I thought the colors were too bold, garish in some cases. For example, imagine a combination of black, salmon pink, and pistachio green. If you are daring this book could work for you. But if you are an all-white-wall person like me, just branching out, I think you better pick another book.