it's in the late afternoon and the clear early morning it's an unexpected places with sudden bright surprise it's combined with texture and pattern with warmth more cool found in new thing unfurled against the sky colorful banners became the symbols of great nation through the dark ages and the renaissance fine artists used color with great skill but for hundreds of years color was a scarce commodity in the drab lives of most people until the outcome it became scientists and then it happened with the suddenness that rocked the civilized world now there is color everywhere color within the reach of everyone parking lots reveal the rainbows hues as the color revolution gains momentum practically everything we buy today is available in a range of color choices ceramic radio luggage telephone now of course the problem is how to get the colors you want how to create order out of confusion how to select wall colors that will tie these multi hued products together to achieve a harmonious pleasant and tasteful room the answer can be found in something creatively and scientifically new than you colorize or paint system let's suppose you're selecting colors for the kitchen in you r new home or but your redoing your old one you decided on the floor covering you picked out the range and refrigerator and of chosen them and one of the new colors now available you've decided on cabinets in a color that matches the appliance you have samples of the floor tile color samples of the metal cabinets and appliances and the color sample of the countertop material so off you go to the nearest colorize or paint dealer to find just the right paint color that will unify all the color elements and create a delightful and harmonious kitchen the new color eyes are album is for all of new features that make it easy to find the colors you want from a collection of thirteen hundred twenty two colors that will blend or harmonize with or compliment anything that you own or plan to buy down the side the album you'll notice several color index tabs if you're looking for colors in the red family just flip the album to the red tab and there you will find all the reds grouped on double page spreads of large author of the colors in each color family accord with the way people see color and naturally you'll notice that each page has a number of gloss chips they serve to show the difference in color appearance between the same color and flat finish and gloss every color in the album is available in all finishes gloss semi gloss and flat all outside or inside finish and it's a simple matter to find just the right paint color to match or harmonize with your sample that's the one it harmonizes with all your sample colors will tie your color elements together into a delightful kitchen between every page is a flexible plastic sheet which prevents the facing color chips from rubbing together and each other it also serves as a direction sheet for your paint dealer and all the window permits him to see your color chip and it's numbers he reads the formula for making the color right from the she this minimizes the possibility of error it makes it easy for you to find the color you want and makes it simple to your dealer to supply it right away without special mixing any one of the thirteen hundred and twenty two colors can be made from just one of three based paints is a white base for the light or pastel colors amid tone for the middle depth colors and a deep tone for the darker color then there are seventeen fluid colorants into this most colors are made from one or two to serve color and mixed with one of the base paint but let's look at some other decorating problem you're tired of a room and you'd like to redo it but you need a color scheme a color a harmony plan that will help you select the right draperies and floor covering the right fabrics wallpaper and take back your color eyes or paint store you will find what you are looking for at the front of the new color eyes or album is a remarkable new color harmony selected it shows twelve hues in a circle or every other one of the twenty four color spreads in the album in each you or sector there is a light color medium gray or color a brilliant color in each sector the size of the color chip is a guide to the amount of each color that is desirable to use in a room like colors or soft grade colors may be used on large area brilliant colors should be used in smaller amounts as accents three sets of openings expose three hues equal distant around the color wheel the colors in one opening are in harmony with the colors on the other two openings and may be used in a room together however all the colors should not be used in one room and not all of them should be paint colors you might select your carpeting to match the great green color fabric for draperies could be selected to harmonize with the passed out yellow at the top of the sector with occasional accents of fabric to match the bright yellow paint for the walls could match the mid tone green thus you would have a color scheme of charm and beauty with balance and good ta every color on the color harmony selector has a number from the album many variations of these colors may be found by turning to the same number in the album all the colors surrounding the number will harmonize because they are tense shades or tones of the same  colors are used from adjacent sectors of the color wheel and contrast ing color harmony where colors are used from opposite sectors of the color wheel most people begin planning a color harmony around something they already own or planned by let's assume you have selected the drapery fabric let's try creating a monochromatic color scheme designed to enhance the drapery material first you turn the plastic disc to the sector which harmonizes with the drapery colors the color harmony selector locates the monochromatic family of colors in which the fabric belongs the number of the color  family a six so turn to the number six spread of colors in the album because walls are the largest area in a room let's find a pleasing wall color for here's one that brings out the lively golden tones of the fabric but is soft enough to be used in large wall drapery in the wall colors selected to your carpeting in a pleasing soft neutral shade of the same color family while upholstery fabrics can pick up some of the deeper and more brilliant tones of the cool refreshing fabric in blues and greens for a bedroom many people don't realize that blues and greens can be used together but using the color harmony selector and choosing appropriate shades of each color an unusually pleasing harmony can be achieved hold the green color of the fabric next to the sector that matches it in hue then turn the disk through the related color sectors to the one that matches the blues in the material from the colors in any of these four adjacent sectors we can build a pleasing related color harmony now let's use a nice blue for the walls the color  family that matches the drapery blue is number nineteen so turn to the number nineteen spread in the album here's a crisp clear blue that harmonizes with the flowers and forms a pleasing contrast with a white background select upholstery fabrics and bedspreads and other shades of greens and blues within the range of the four related color sectors a rug in a deeper tone of blue to harmonize with the wall ties the whole scene together now let's see how beautiful they all look together the wall color great break and carpeting harmonize perfect the upholstery fabrics complete the color scheme thus is created a delightful livable bedroom in related color harmony let's try a contrast in color harmony design around another fabric for this you have found the english documentary print richmond house again using the color harmony selectors you find the sector in which the drapery color belongs because the material is president mainly  only one color there are no clues as to other colors to use with it this is where the color harmony selector really helps the two other open sectors show to other hue families that are in contrast ing color harmony with the drapery material we will select the wall color from the blue family some upholstery fabric from the yellow family and other upholstery fabrics from the red and the blue family so turn to the car spawning blues in the album how about number fifteen see twenty three for the wall color perfect now turn to the congress ponding yellow spreads and select a color for one upholstery material here's one that will give a gleaming golden accent a beautiful textured fa or another upholstery material i'll turn to the reds red and select a color to contrast with the other two now let's see our colors all together they're exciting they'll make a charming tasteful room gray blue for the draperies blue for the walls crimson gold and blue for the upholstery fabric result a breathtaking decorating scheme done in contrast ing color harmony you can create an infinite number of professional decorator color schemes with a color harmony selector and the color eyes are album good decorating doesn't mean buying everything you and throwing out your prized possessions good decorating means choosing the right colors to go with your furnishings color can bring new life into old room and is the most important single element in decorate oftentimes we like to keep our carpeting or a great race sometimes a couch or chair is in excellent condition and it would be extravagant to replace it in such cases build a color scheme around what you wish to keep use the color harmony selected to find the color family in which your furnishings belong use the other open sectors to find colors that harmonize then use the album to extend your color r so you are well on your way to an exciting color scheme  a lovely livable room delightfully new using your same cherished furnishing in lovely homes and simple dwellings throughout the length and breadth of the land colorize or is bringing color alter out of confusion thousands of color eyes or dealers supplied paint in all can sized gallons co in all finishes interior and exteriors and in thirteen hundred and twenty two colors colors to harmonize with match or compliment your fabric wallpaper floor covering countertops and appliance paints to beautify your homes and wonders of the world of color the harp string of duty the keyboard