Color Guide: How to Work With Red

It’s the color of love, fire, blood and passion. In China it is connected with happiness. In Japan it’s connected to heroism. In Western cultures it also hints at sex, deviance and shame. Whatever its institutions, crimson is a strong and beautiful color. True red is a key color, but the spectrum of reds is […]

Dreaming in Color: 8 Eye-Opening Yellow Bedrooms

I have a tendency to associate the color yellow with all the sweet corn my hometown, just outside the reach of suburban Chicago, is famous for. It is also the color of one of the first flowers of spring in that part of the nation, daffodils, which my mom planted in beds round the house […]

Winter Home Makeover: Now's Hottest Hues

Turn a dull room to a beautiful one with a number of the latest colors in the decorating world today. Which one are you thinking about for your home? More: Choose Your Favorite Hue From Our Color Hall of Fame Abbe Fenimore Studio Ten 25 Teal. Don’t be terrified of this bold peacock blue colour […]