Color: Natural Palettes for Painted Rooms

by Taffy Dahl and Donald Kaufman

Book Overview

The first lifestyle book to show groups of colors inspired by nature and how they work on the interior walls of 26 homes. Kaufman's colors are distinctive in that they are designed to capture the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517576600
• Release Date: March 1992
• Publisher: Clarkson Potter
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 3.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.5" x 1.0" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Color me Pleased

I have several books on color use in interior design. This one has proven the most useful. In addition to other useful chapters there are ones that address specific needs. Do you want to know how to handle dark rooms or what colors to choose as a background for painting? There's a chapter for you. While the authors sell there own paint line, they discuss how to mix your own. I've painted several rooms based on this book.

Color:Natural Palettes for Painted Rooms by Donald Kaufman

This book was recommended to me by an Interior Designer. I have literally spent pleasurable hours studying this book in preparation for decorating and ten years later redecorating our home. It is absolutely THE BEST source I have found and I have shared it lovingly with others. Frances Gearhard

the best book on color for interiors on the market

As an artist, I believe this book is, by far, the very best book on color for home/office interiors on the market. I have gotten so frustrated at paint stores as the language usually spoken there is very different than that of visual artists. Alas, Donald Kaufman has filled the gap! An intelligent, stunning book that reaches a place in my spirit that Martha Stewart couldn't reach........right up there with the recent book by Suzanne Butterfield, using Kaufman's color system.

At last... colors that are ALIVE!

Are you tired of shuffling and comparing paint sample cards and agonizing over coordinating a palette, finally selecting what looks like the closest match only to find the colors you selected look positively DEAD on your walls?This book will explain why. The concepts behind Kaufman's color palettes really open up a whole new world of color. If you never took an art class (or even if you did), you'll treasure this book because it explains very simply the basic problem with off-the-shelf paint colors and why, no matter what you choose, they have no life to them. There is even a chapter at the end of the book that shows how to mix and select your OWN palettes.Anyone wanting a refreshing outlook on using color in home decorating will find this book essential reading.