Neutral Color Schemes: Neutral Palettes and Dramatic Accents for Inspirational Interiors
Alice Buckley proves neutral doesn't have to be beige or boring. (Lancaster New Era2009-02-05)Buckley's Neutral Color Schemes explores ways to add calming colors and touches of drama to a home, sometimes using colors you might never have thought of as neutral -- such as black cherry, olive and spicy amber. (Modesto Bee2009-01-31)Artists and paint swatch hoarders will find the book fun to flip through simply for its color pairings. (Washington Post Express2008-11-21)Neutral doesn't mean bland, as this handbook richly illustrates with dozens of ideas of how to find the right color scheme to match a homeowner's interest. The book shows how to find the mix of colors to suit a room or look, how to blend or contrast colors, why they work together and what mood is evoked with each color...  This is a very user-friendly book, helpful to anyone decorating just one room or an entire house. The only problem with the book is that there are so many color possibilities, readers might feel unable to choose just one. (Real Long Island blog2008-08-19)This "color scheme bible" is packed with photos of sleek interiors and colorful palette directories... Artists and paint swatch-hoarders will find the book fun to flip through simply for its color pairings. (Katie Aberbachexpressnightout.com2008-11-21)Alice Buckley proves neutral doesn't have to beige or boring. (Herald and Review2009-02-01)The format of this book is a user-friendly, coil-bound handbook, offering prescriptive colour combinations. This is a good source that demonstrates how to take a favourite neutral and run with it to create an interesting palette for your entire home. (Jane HarrisonStar Phoenix (Saskatoon SK)2008-12-27)The format of this book is a user-friendly, coil-bound handbook, offering prescriptive colour combinations. This is a good source that demonstrates how to take a favourite neutral and run with it to create an interesting palette for your entire home. (Jane HarrisonThe Calgary Herald2008-11-29)Neutral colors are often misunderstood as boring and tired. However, author Alice Buckley delves into the history of neutrals and discusses how to use them effectively.... Photographs make projects easy to implement. (Design NJ2009-08-01)Alice Buckley's Neutral Color Schemes sounds about as exciting as generic vanilla ice cream, but the book covers a fair range thanks to its useful formulas for dramatic accents to play off neutral palettes. That twist gives this flip book unexpected kick and makes it an intensely practical handbook for maximizing the effect of neutral colours. In the same vein as Anna Starmer's visual cookbook The Color Scheme Bible [Firefly Books], this is an easy-to-use guide to tapping the potential of neutrals in home decorating, which are now available in a vast and nuanced range of tones.... Even if your dream weekend involves poring over paint chips, this is an important, if not essential, tool for homeowners and interior designers alike. (Hamilton Magazine's Interiors2009-04-30)Buckley's Neutral Color Schemes explores ways to add calming colors and touches of drama to a home, sometimes using colors you might never have thought of it as neutral -- colors such as black cherry, olive and spicy amber. (The Tuscaloosa News2009-02-02)The wirebound Neutral Color Schemes: Neutral Palettes and Dramatic Accents for Inspirational Interiors is good to go. Sized to tuck inside your satchel when shopping for paint, fabric and accessories, the reference guide will help jump-start a stalled-out room decor.... Author Alice Buckley treats neutrals ("the least understood") with reverence; hers is a practical and engaging primer on color theory. (Kim YeagerStar Tribune, Minneapolis, MN2009-02-18)The book is both practical and stimulating and is sure to become a well-thumbed handbook for all th ose who wish to design a beautiful and harmonious environment for themselves and their families. (Country Accents2009-08-00)