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We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to

achieve that beauty.  ~Author Unknown

“Life is like a rainbow. You need both the sun and the rain to make its colors appear.”Author unknown

Blackconveys authority, power, seriousness, boldness and can be somber. It creates drama and is often a very good background color. It works well for high-end markets or in youth markets to add mystery to the business image.

Note the use of dark and light to define how the spaces work

"People can have the Model T in any color - so long as it's black.“Henry Ford

Whiteconveys purity, truthfulness, cleanliness and refinedment. It can project neutrality.

Note – the curve of the counter draws your eye to the silver mirror on the wall

All of us have moments in our lives that test our courage.

Taking children into a house with a white carpet is one of them.

Emma Bombeck

GOLD - prestige, success, high quality, wealth and promise of better times

Note – the wallpaper creates the mood for the space, draws your eye into the room.

All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give in

exchange for virtue. Plato

BLUE authority, dignity, security

and faithfulness and implies fiscal responsibility and

security

Note – the curved bench helps to draw your eye toward the ocean

Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are BLUE, and the dreamsthat you dare to dream really do come trueLyman Frank Baum

Refreshing and Sophisticated:A mix of blue and green, turquoise has a sweet feminine feel while the darker teal shades add lively sophistication.

Note the red boxes in the kitchenadding a little extra to the solid Colour of the kitchen.

Water is life’s mater and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water Albert Szent-Gyorgyi (Hungarian Biochemist, 1937 Nobel Prize for medicine, 1893-1986)

Brown - conveys earthiness, woodiness, and natural

Note how the timber softens the space

“Colors, like features, follow the changes of the emotions.”Pablo Picasso

ORANGE - conveys fun, exuberance, new attitudes and is appealing to intellectuals. It is good for accenting things and to create a playful environment

Note how the timber frames this kitchen but the orange draws you in.

“Orange is the happiest color.”Frank Sinatra

REDconveys aggressiveness, passion, strength, and vitality and is great for accents and boldness.

It also stimulates appetites and is associated with debt.

It can be used to grab attention.

Beauty, to me, is about being comfortable in your own skin. That, or a kick-ass red lipstick.Gwyneth Paltrow (American Actress b. 1972 Los Angeles, California, USA)

Put some green in your life when you want: • a new state of balance • feel a need for change or growth • freedom to pursue new ideas • protection from fears and anxieties connected with the demands of

others http://crystal-cure.com/green.html

A three year old child is a being who gets almost as much fun out of a fifty-six dollar set of swings as it does out of finding a small green worm. Bill Vaughan

"What's the use of a fine house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?“

Henry David Thoreau

Note the use of texture vs colour

It is almost impossible to watch a sunset and not dream.Bern Williams

Definition: (noun) - A principle of art, contrast refers to the arrangement of opposite elements (light vs. dark colors, rough vs. smooth textures, large vs. small shapes, etc.) in a piece so as to create visual interest, excitement and drama.

We do not live an equal life but one of contrast and patchwork; now a little joy,then a sorrow, now a sin, then a generous or brave action.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet, lecturer, essayist, 1803 -1882

Using a number of warm colours together can create an intimate and homely feel.

Note the use of colour not only in walls but in the furniture and fixtures to create the full effect of the space

I cannot pretend to feel impartial about colors.  I rejoice with the brilliant ones and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns. 

Winston Churchill

Using materials, colour and contrast to create something unique – to create a stage

Let your light shine. Shine within you so that it can shine on someone else. Let your light shine.

Ophrah Winfrey (1954 - ), O Magazine, January 2004

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“Life is like a rainbow. You need both the sun and the rain to make its colors appear.”

Colour sayings from “What color is your marketing and what is it saying? “By J. Glenn Ebersole, Jr, CEO of JG Ebersole Associates and The Renaissance Group

Song – True Colors by Phil Collins