Want to add some colour to your home but just don't
know where to start? Love blue but don't know which
shade to choose? In this dazzling new book, Grand
Designs presenter Kevin McCloud has taken all the hard
work out of home decorating by researching, selecting
and combining over 120 particular colours into 70
tried-and-tested palettes that are guaranteed to
transform your home. A stunningly produced sourcebook,
it has been put together by an acknowledged expert in
the field of paint and colour and printed by the
astonishingly accurate hexachromatic ( six colour)
process. Each palette provides a blueprint for a
decorative scheme that you can transfer to your own home
confident in the knowledge that it has been sourced by a
renowned authority on colour, while every swatch in
Kevin McCloud's Colour Now can also be individually
matched to a commercially available paint to help you
effortlessly achieve your chosen look. A short
introduction describes the history of colour and its
replication, colour theory, how to combine colours into
a palette and advice on how to use the book.Thereafter
the bulk of the book is devoted to the colour palettes
themselves - each made up of a collection of between 3
and 8 colour swatches and featuring an inspirational
photograph demonstrating its possible use. Every palette
is also introduced by a short piece of text describing
its influences, potential and variety. Whether your
choice is period or modern, rustic or urban, the text
and photographs will show how the colours can be used in
a variety of ways. Kevin McCloud's Colour Now will be a
must-have purchase for anyone considering changing the
colours of their home. This is a unique and invaluable
reference book, which is destined to remain on the
shelves for years, or even decades. |
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