Posts tagged "Red"

Different Color Designs

There is really no single source I could refer you to regarding decorating these room accents, but quite often Traditional Home Magazine will feature homes with dormers, particularly in their spring editions. While that doesn’t help you now, let’s talk about some basic things. Since you have dormers and traditional windows in the same room, you are right in saying the treatment needs to match.
But by “matching” we can “coordinate” which gives us a lot more latitude. If your regular windows are draped or curtained, consider using the same fabric and creating a faux window seat, a covered chain that suspends a crystal or other art object, or a tiny but oh so tailored valence for the dormer top.
As long as the fabric coordinates from one side of the room to the other, you’ll be fine. If you purchase ready-made window treatments, buy one extra and use that to create your own dormer treatment. My one clue here is to use your imagination. Kirsch makes rods in an array of sizes, from 4 inches up. Give some thought to the possibilities, and enjoy the journey!
If you like Traditional styling, invest in a subscription to Traditional Home magazine. You’ll find award winning designs, great tips and beautiful photography. There’s no “one” decor book I could recommend but several good ones. Look for books by designers you know.
You do not have to have the same finish on fixtures. As a matter of fact, I would not recommend it. Go for the design and finish you like best. Counter tops and floors do not have to match either. Remember my number one rule is, if you “love it” and put it in your home, you’re going to love the result.
Often, the photos shown in home magazines are neither “real” nor practical. Sometimes they are just promotional photos done by decorators showcasing new paint colors for a particular paint company. They are often done by “designers” that know nothing about color and how it affects people and the function of the rooms.
Designers do custom work, so this scheme was probably for a specific person’s home, with specific taste and personality. Sometimes that doesn’t translate well if you lift the same scheme and plop into a new room. Some of the worst color design I have ever seen has been shown in home magazines.
That said, it doesn’t mean you can’t fall in love with a color scheme in a magazine spread. What it means is that you have to tweak it and be practical. It needs to work in your space. If it dosen’t work for you then go and see what color design dose work for you. You wouldn’t want to get a color design that would just gloom the room for you and your guess.
The other thing all of you must realize: there are “no color formulas.” Notice that when I give color advice I qualify the information with words such as “take a look at”, “check out”, “something like” and go one to describe colors and list many options.
Even when I list specific paint colors, I always give choices. I do this not to confound you and make it harder, but to help you realize every room and situation is different and that you must ultimately make your own color choices. You can always go with paint samples and try out the sample in the room you think it would go nice in and work from there.
Black, white and red are a classic color combination. Very nice in certain instances but possibly not practical in a huge room. I’ve never seen it done well, even with a 4th color such as sky blue added. Please consider tweaking this scheme and also consider picking the paint chips out in person at the home in question. The lighting will be different and the room size, everything.
And also consider a different paint brand! There are many wonderful brands in Europe that are excellent. Each romm is different, just like each person is different. Some room need a light color to make the room more homy then other rooms need to be a little darker.
So, for a white, black, red, sky blue scheme, the white is the most crucial. A stark white on a wall with a 15ft ceiling will likely be cold and overwhelming unless you know what you are doing. Every shade you mention can be tweaked and made to work with the light in your space to give a similar effect as the design you saw, but you’ll need to do it in person.
If you need help with this scheme, I really recommend hiring a trained color consultant. Be sure when you do hire someone that you ask them to see some of there work so you know what the work looks like. Then you can decide if you want to hire them or not.

Beauty Tips for Women: How to Choose the Right Dye for your Hair

Isn’t it true that when you want to change your look surprisingly and dramatically you change your hair? Coloring your hair always gives you a new look. Here’s my advice on how to choose the right dye for your hair.

So you decide to color your hair. You are positive about the change and well prepared to see your new look. First you have to decide on the dye you are going to use. I will leave the color choice up to you. I will just mention that there are permanent dyes and not-so-permanent ones and each type has its variations.

There’s also a third type of hair dyes. The vegetable dyes which are made out of natural ingredients and which are highly recommended. Vegetable dyes are similar to henna and belong to the not-so-permanent types of dyes.

Ok, you are ready to color your hair. Before you proceed you need to know what coloring method to choose depending on your hair style. Your new hair color must look good with your skin color/type. For example if your skin is light, you wont look good with very dark hair because you don’t want your hair to draw the color out of your skin.

If you decide to be blonde then never attempt to color your hair alone the first time. It’s better to take some advice from an expert/stylist or leave him/her do the job for you, especially if your hair has been permanently tinted.

If you decide you should have the sexy red hair, then you should know that red color really draws attention. It should be painless except if you are blonde in which case you should go at least two shades darker than your natural hair color in order to have a successful coloring result.

If you choose the good-old brown colors and wanna be a brunette then you should know that this is your safest choice. Brown colors will fit almost any skin/hair type. You can achieve all sorts of looks by using combinations of shades.

Last but not least. Black color. It will give you a dark/goth look. If you decide to color your hair black then you should know its the easiest color to apply to your hair. It will usually cover all hair types easily and effectively. Just make sure black colors look good with the rest of your face and will add to your skin, since black hair usually looks good on dark-skinned people only.