Slide 1 Decorating Intensive Color made Easy Get out your Sherwin Williams Color Deck to maximize your learning Don t have one email us for details how to get a free one. Slide 2 Sandra Racz JoAnne Lenart-Weary Founder-The-DSA Master Professional Trainer How to Decorate & Stage Your Success Studio Divisions of The JLW Company joanne@thejlwcompany.com Executive Director of The-DSA Master Professional Trainer Founder & Principal Signature Redesign sandra@sandraracz.com Authors of A Decorator s Reference & Resource Guide Slide 3 The Power of Color, did you know Color responsible for 60% of decision making process and 75% of Design Mistakes. It s not the color but one s reaction that matters.
Slide 4 What s Your Reaction? Slide 5 Why are People Afraid of Color? Fear of Mistake Might sell in. Years Can t Visualize Others? Let s remove the fear Slide 6 Hue-Saturation & Value Each has their own Job
Slide 7 Hue-The Identifier Identify by Hue-12 Core Names Misleading Hue can be confusing Slide 8 My Favorite Color is Blue, hue doesn t tell enough of the story Slide 9 Same Hue Different Saturations
Slide 10 Saturation-The Emotionalizer Color=Intensity Impacts Emotion Clarifies Hue Clean vs. Dirty Crisp vs. Soft Vibrant vs. Muted Which does your client prefer? Get out of your own way! A 121-139 B 81-120 C 41-80 D 1-40 Questions: Call JoAnne Lenart-Weary 814-440-3044 Slide 11 Slide 12 Benjamin Moore BM BM BM Bubble Bath Confetti Pink Eraser BM Mauve Mist
Slide 13 Both spaces have red, yellow and green which saturation do you prefer? Slide 14 Quick Tip-What Goes with What White or Off-White Slide 15 Value-The ReSizer & Drama Maker measurement of color brightness Created with White Think light or dark Up and down paint strip Impacts Perception of Size High or Low Contrast
Slide 16 Contrast shrinks Spaces Slide 17 Low Contrast Slide 18 Quick Tip-Think like Mother Nature
Slide 19 Now that you understand HSV Let s put it into Action Saturation Preference Never again ask the question, What is your favorite color? Part of the Confident Color System Slide 20 Confident Color Test Created by JoAnne Lenart-Weary Palette A Palette B Slide 21 Compare Choice to Palette C
Slide 22 Compare Choice to Palette D Slide 23 A B C D Slide 24 Most Common Color Mistake is Mix Complimenting not Competing Saturations Palette A plays well with B Palette C plays well with D Palette A and B upstage C and D
Slide 25 What Makes a Successful Palette? Color and Power Words Profile Versatility Mix of Warm and Cool Suits Purpose of Space Complimenting Saturations Honors existing elements Value Savvy Blending Undertones Slide 26 Power Words aspirational words impact all decisions Slide 27 Color Quick Tips or Fixes
Slide 28 Quick Fix: Add Color in Removable Elements Use Mid-Value Colors Slide 29 Quick Tip: Pattern Power and Placement Slide 30 Quick Tip: Create Vertical Balance with Color
Slide 31 Quick Tip: Bulb Continuity BM Revere Pewter Slide 32 Quick Tip Crown and Base-1/2 per foot Create Faux Moldings Slide 33 Quick Tip: Focal wall with Purpose Stay within 3 Values
Slide 34 Quick Tip: Pick 3 Never divide evenly Slide 35 Quick Tip: Compare Undertones Train Your Eye pink yellow green Slide 36 Quick Tip: Neutrals Most Difficult Very few truly neutral neutrals Every paint color has a secret Undertones can make or break a palette Fixed elements have undertones, woods, granites, etc. Pre-dominant color in formula will usually be the undertone Pink and green most difficult undertones Pink undertone amplified by green, blue or violet Green undertone amplified by yellow or orange Blend undertones by color temperature for
Slide 37 Practice Makes Perfect Order oversize samples V B BG G YG Y O R Slide 38 Don t Be Too Perfect Slide 39 JoAnne s Two Strip Trick Twist Trim/Ceiling Colors 11 Transition Rooms Create Cohesion Impact Room/Wall
Slide 40 For Punch Add 40 or Complement Identify Color or Harmony Slide 41 Confident Color Palettes Cross the Color Wheel to Create Interest Slide 42 Refreshed Classics Add Neutrals Avoid Competing Undertones Incorporate Graphic Prints
Slide 43 Polished Pastels Vary Values Add Whites Cross the Wheel Slide 44 Nuanced Neutrals Undertones Key Create Contrast Add Organic Touches Mix Metals Slide 45 Learn by Looking
Slide 46 How would you improve? Slide 47 Slide 48 What Idea(s) will you implement? Question? Call JoAnne at 814-440-3044 Or Email joanne@thejlwcompany.com
Slide 49 Want to learn more about Color? Ask about the Confident Color System Class Confidence Building Systematic Approach that blends the art and science of color selection for: Paint Textiles Furniture Art Accessories and More Asymmetrical Color Harmony YO-YG-RO