Carry your Gemtone cards (not your drapes or countertop) when shopping for decor!

Color has a tremendous effect not only on how our home, office, conference room or place of worship looks, but how we feel in it. Here are some tips to keep in mind when choosing paint colors.

Sometimes the best color cues can be found in artwork, upholstery ,the type of wood and other accents already in the room.

Remember every time you put two colors together, both colors change colors. Light colors reflect light making space more open. Dark colors recede, giving the same space a smaller more compact appearance.

Blues whether warm or cool blue, are usually used in bathrooms, bedrooms and nursery. In a large space will make the area feel cold to your viewing audience. Blue relates to sky and water.

Neutral colors such as an off white is peaceful, allowing the audience to pay attention to the speaker and is restful to the eye. A blue article of clothing does not have the same effect as a large amount of blue. Also the clothing of most will clash with blue, (light or Dark blue) causing the audience to unconsciously feel cold and or not concentrate on matters at hand.

Mistakes are made when trendy colors and fad colors are used in large expansive areas. A small amount of those colors can be used as small accents. Neutral colors lend themselves to seasonal décor, such as flowers for spring, summer, fall and winter. Weddings are photographed better with neutral backgrounds. Blue can also make one feel sad when it is the main color the eye is focused on.

ColorTools™  Gemtone Card set is the perfect tool for you to use to coordinate decorating transformations.  They provide a quick, easy and foolproof system for color selection.  They are packaged in their own business card sized case so they will always be at your fingertips. 

Use the shopping techniques outlined in your personal deluxe kit when using your Gemtone cards for decorating.

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