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Color Dezine Tip of the Day - Making Decisions on a Color Scheme

Color Dezine Tip of the Day - Making Decisions on a Color Scheme
Sometimes the hardest part of a color scheme is eliminating the samples down to the final combination. Here is a way to visualize your color scheme.
Select from your samples as you would see them finished. For example lay the carpet sample on […]

Color Dezine Tip of the Day - Using Accent Colors

Color Dezine Tip of the Day - Using Accent Colors
Accent colors are a great way to liven up a room. Often people are too scared to add colors, patterns or textures to a room, but by using them as accents you can gradually layer them around the room until you get the right amount of […]

Color Dezine Tip of the Day - Wall Color Changing Look and Feel of a Room

Dezine Tip of the Day
If you want to spruce up a room, and only have a small budget, then painting walls can completely change the look and feel of a room. Using the existing soft furnishings and decorative elements in a room and the wonderful tools of technology, we have shown just how different a […]

Color Dezine Tip of the Day - Dividing Areas of a Wall

Color Dezine Tip of the Day
For selecting colors when you are dividing areas of a wall, use the darkest color to the bottom, this will help ground the scheme and not leave it floating. It is also more pleasing on the eye. This works well if you are using a chair rail, paint the darker […]

Color Dezine Tip of The Day - The Color White

White is not technically a color, it is a neutral like black and grey, but we often call it a color to make our lives simpler.
White is probably the most used color in home decorating! Most ceilings today are white, a great deal of bathrooms are predominately white, and a good proportion of bathroom and […]

Dezine Tip of the Day - The Color Yellow

Dezine Tip of the Day
The Color Yellow, some people shy away from it as they instantly perceive it as too intense, but believe it or not we use yellow more than we know, because cream is yellow, it is simply yellow tinted with white. Cream is an extremely popular color as it is warm but […]

Dezine tip - Can’t think of a color to choose?

Can’t think of a color to choose?
Choose blue, the color that always stays in fashion and remains a trend in interior decorating. Choosing colors can be a nightmare for some of you, so I suggest you use blue, the safe color!
For some unknown reason blue, or variations of, seems to keep a place in interior […]

Color Tip - Color for Small Spaced Kitchens

A job we often have to do is spruce up small kitchens. Here are a few tips for using color in small spaced kitchens. Don’t use dark timbers and colors that will make the space appear smaller. So avoid dark reds, purples, dark blues and greens.
Look for clear crisp colors or whites with a […]

Color Dezine Tip - The Amazing Color Red

The amazing color Red is powerful, fabulous for the dining room, and used frequently in Asian inspired interior decorating. It is making a huge comeback for living rooms as bold accents of red (cushions, glass vases, armchair, area rugs, flowers) make a very assertive statement of style. Teamed with black and white it is timeless, […]

Color Dezine Tip - selecting floor color schemes

Choosing a floor color is a very important exercise as it does dominate the interior space. So here are a couple of tips to help you out! To make your color scheme feel grounded or bottom heavy, select a dark color flooring ie dark stained timber floor boards, dark blues, greens or browns carpets, dark […]