Patricia Gray's Tips for Making Colour Work in Your Interior

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiycLTo7Yo26j9vA6Njget4Bbjrp8f2Bs6QcsjVujwvOYGVU_yNQcHugBzfvBLvRIKjdgz52wFpUVygf28zodcSF-P9yiWiOTUmZGRucM90HoVwo4SzQwpZ8YGj0QWBPHoncF384drrebg5/s1600/Patricia+Grays+Tips+for+Making+Colour+Work.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiycLTo7Yo26j9vA6Njget4Bbjrp8f2Bs6QcsjVujwvOYGVU_yNQcHugBzfvBLvRIKjdgz52wFpUVygf28zodcSF-P9yiWiOTUmZGRucM90HoVwo4SzQwpZ8YGj0QWBPHoncF384drrebg5/s1600/Patricia+Grays+Tips+for+Making+Colour+Work.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-JrwiQti-EExZkLDuSLl8AYJVPuT9LZIxAN4p3-S8N09-3cdtyYv45ub6fR81UCp6rRivPAPpTaJf2NwhrrAsm8iesUN3bNHniDXSg4Om-5lJylPFVt-0idYvEt_0uAqibX1O6KmBx9-6/s1600/1.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-JrwiQti-EExZkLDuSLl8AYJVPuT9LZIxAN4p3-S8N09-3cdtyYv45ub6fR81UCp6rRivPAPpTaJf2NwhrrAsm8iesUN3bNHniDXSg4Om-5lJylPFVt-0idYvEt_0uAqibX1O6KmBx9-6/s1600/1.png" /> </a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Don't be afraid to use colour. Have fun and use colours you love in the accessories,  </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">which don't cost a lot </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">to change out. If possible, change them seasonally to keep </span></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">        your interiors fresh.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">  </span></span></span></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-VrpeX1ttQF7XZDig1gYyTmiW9EwDaI4Gr9o1NmTulVQ-0Lku8x3whR7kjA7pK0-c_kh-6V5elshpl8rkUV3jrQGb6TGo5nqLgKB3iLQgoLBbGkzZq4lBXxljFUaWrm3wQelv6itYe1H/s1600/2.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-VrpeX1ttQF7XZDig1gYyTmiW9EwDaI4Gr9o1NmTulVQ-0Lku8x3whR7kjA7pK0-c_kh-6V5elshpl8rkUV3jrQGb6TGo5nqLgKB3iLQgoLBbGkzZq4lBXxljFUaWrm3wQelv6itYe1H/s1600/2.png" /></a></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> White is a wonderful colour for kitchens. Just as simple white plates are a beautiful </span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> way to display food, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">everything looks delicious against white counters, cabinets and </span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">        </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">walls.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">  </span></span> </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7FZYQaqYzsN2tEi6KVE4_hSECvORZ3D8jf9oVNFiNmlqlabi2XmtREox4P1ROAllWMePz0Gf2f-dtxUQfdfvObgLOfnKvPP-mljHb5hUUJJu3PR9ntdwQtaFfJMpo9BN4khyphenhyphenFzoOK4Q0/s1600/3.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7FZYQaqYzsN2tEi6KVE4_hSECvORZ3D8jf9oVNFiNmlqlabi2XmtREox4P1ROAllWMePz0Gf2f-dtxUQfdfvObgLOfnKvPP-mljHb5hUUJJu3PR9ntdwQtaFfJMpo9BN4khyphenhyphenFzoOK4Q0/s1600/3.png" /></a></div><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Before you commit to a colour, try many. Buy sample pots and large poster boards </span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">and paint the boards. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Move them around the room so you can see how the colours </span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">        </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">change in different light depending on the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">time of day. </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvUqOOGcWsjzFIYmdHGZlnfZOuJows6nbcI2lbniBvBNbrKiNZK6bokYXsuRUdm2ywUBAbWLCiQlmfe4jtnCxOdL48p2LUDKHo-TnXGs1GkF3YJyOeg0PMRwhCdFLyFTfqJi-XvDzoinTM/s1600/4.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvUqOOGcWsjzFIYmdHGZlnfZOuJows6nbcI2lbniBvBNbrKiNZK6bokYXsuRUdm2ywUBAbWLCiQlmfe4jtnCxOdL48p2LUDKHo-TnXGs1GkF3YJyOeg0PMRwhCdFLyFTfqJi-XvDzoinTM/s1600/4.png" /></a></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Two perfect blues: Heaven on Earth and Under the Big Top, both by Benjamin</span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Moore. </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcyHqh62Qge8_K7gLf2p3l_AR8Xr8d2bxP5ey1Y9s86F26lL2yOUCh9wlEavds1y5eNADgOew5mmJPoM_PdUnRjbr2dJgc56wSiqU5S6vpOHYQKHRRS-QyMBeVH7LXD_54FPUGTmhu6LP0/s1600/5.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcyHqh62Qge8_K7gLf2p3l_AR8Xr8d2bxP5ey1Y9s86F26lL2yOUCh9wlEavds1y5eNADgOew5mmJPoM_PdUnRjbr2dJgc56wSiqU5S6vpOHYQKHRRS-QyMBeVH7LXD_54FPUGTmhu6LP0/s1600/5.png" /></a></div><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Choose original artwork you love and then look to that artwork to create layers of </span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">colour. Pull different </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">shades and vary them in throw pillows, accessories like blown </span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">        </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">glass, flowers and fruit.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">  </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6IuUmtJXlnM2hyn9H2bRfTbowyOhRVdxKh-NOvgBPXws2_Yu3ngZO1_2to7IQ0MNAhMdlfW-5ZfmfVYPDLRdcrLQK2-EPzT45Lks2lJKBtrzUo7yy1KiA5C3nAiQR-zbcihBkwCztoOo2/s1600/6.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6IuUmtJXlnM2hyn9H2bRfTbowyOhRVdxKh-NOvgBPXws2_Yu3ngZO1_2to7IQ0MNAhMdlfW-5ZfmfVYPDLRdcrLQK2-EPzT45Lks2lJKBtrzUo7yy1KiA5C3nAiQR-zbcihBkwCztoOo2/s1600/6.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Keep accent colours in a single family for a unified, sophisticated result. Editing is a </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">part of the process. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> With too many objects in a room, you don't appreciate any one </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">thing</span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">.   </span></div><br /></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.patriciagrayinc.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggQqdT-60MRgnMpvRgvKJ8ShmmQVZQdjNHUIpQ3rlP6jDBSiP9a3OmKkvmItBRACsvZKlGOsC60MrjLfmqhDlqSmdpX9J_Zkqb8Yf9lzz2V_tSQNkLVGEzoqDpm8qP0B_5f5hC6zWseTnD/s640/LAUREL+8448B.JPG" title="Patricia Gray | Interior Design Vancouver " width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Accents of citron and ultramarine blue pop against a neutral backdrop of beige, taupe and brown in the family room. Photo: <a href="http://www.patriciagrayinc.com/" target="_blank">Patricia Gray Inc.</a></span></span></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.patriciagrayinc.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN53tpIoiaYiLCZpgs-WBcjrhiw2-EnHfv6PKNjN6kyXE57-Lpg9JMZSpiC9rDmrMtbCdxFpe6cJ_w26pJrwfJD_PyBHBg_161BXYX6SE0CW9Zys7jirTG2frV_gJXNQTOt_J5LbdHmQUp/s640/LAUREL+8393.JPG" title="Patricia Gray | Interior Design Vancouver " width="627" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">A soothing shade of warm taupe on the walls is a perfect backdrop for art and accessories in the den. Cushions pull a shades of brown from art by <a href="http://www.davidedwards.ca/Welcome.html" target="_blank">David Edwards</a>. Photo: <a href="http://www.patriciagrayinc.com/" target="_blank">Patricia Gray Inc.  </a> </span></span></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.patriciagrayinc.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3EleeSLviV1MZAg8eD3xWGiqubsb1gGZb41YOMz3kCnDsb1GgHflOshMXZ8Low25ewImIOEDKstvVKvf7d3M4QTWpfaF3TVTUfoqE1DIyAmpcOhNGPbcq5MFA83Ufwu2o41_g9-O1kXFE/s640/LAUREL+8502B.JPG" title="Patricia Gray | Interior Design Vancouver " width="640" /></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The master bedroom, painted a delicate shade of pure summer sky, imbues the room with a relaxing atmosphere. A vintage Louis chair received an update with silver paint, white leather upholstery, and nail heads. Art is by <a href="http://www.karenlorenaparker.com/" target="_blank">Karen Lorena Parker</a>. 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