[.ca] Annie Sloan's Color Schemes: For Every Room (ISBN 1571457615)

Eye-opener:
How many people can put together a room's palette, in the right tone and hue, all the way down to the third accent color. Not me. This book was fun to study. The colors she picks really do work well together. I sort of felt like I was cheating a bit to think to just lift the entire palette from the page and use in my apartment, but on the other hand, "traditional" color schemes use standard collections as well. I liked the Manhattan styles most. Yes, they did remind me of some "crisp" apartments I've seen.

Take the guesswork out of decorating:
This book is fantastic. It helped me choose just the right wall colors for my rooms. I had an idea of a color family to use but this book really helped me decide what shade to choose. It also suggested possibilities I never would have thought of. After you are done painting, you'll want to keep this book for future reference in years to come.

Not good enough for soft and simply deco.:
I am quite disappointed with this book. Most colors used in the book are quite vivid and heavy. I have trouble finding the demonstration of nice and soft pastel colors. Also there isn't enough simply yet elegant themes. But it actually deserve a 3.5 if I could rate it that way. It has two pictures of real room for each theme and many color palette to show various combinations of main, accent and complementary colors.

Eye-opener:
How many people can put together a room's palette, in the right tone and hue, all the way down to the third accent color. Not me. This book was fun to study. The colors she picks really do work well together. I sort of felt like I was cheating a bit to think to just lift the entire palette from the page and use in my apartment, but on the other hand, "traditional" color schemes use standard collections as well. I liked the Manhattan styles most. Yes, they did remind me of some "crisp" apartments I've seen.

Divine Color Schemes For Every Room in Your Home:
Renovating, updating or building a home and in need of some inspiration for a gorgeous new color scheme - look no more - with over 300 color palettes and thirty beautiful themes - Annie Sloan`s Color Schemes for Every Room will help you find the perfect color combination to complement your taste and lifestyle. Gorgeous themes such as the ``Manhattan`, Persian Palace, Arts & Crafts, Glam Diva and many, many more, in this great book, there is sure to be a color theme and combination that fits your personality and individual style. With special sections on Simple and Complex colors, Building in Contrasts, Combining Colors, Choosing a Theme, Paint Recipes and How to use the Color Guide - you will have every tool at your fingertips for creating a fabulous home. If you have discerning taste and want just the right colors to enhance the unique style of your home I highly recommend Annie`s Sloans wonderful color guide!