2013 PROMISES TO BRING MORE COLOR TO YOUR WORLD—EVEN WITHIN NEUTRALS
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hink about the box of crayons you had when you were a child. It contained the primary shades, like blue, green, red and yellow, and possibly a few unexpected
hues, like apricot, brick red and turquoise. Now think about the crayons today’s kids carry to school. Forks Township, Pa.-based Crayola LLC currently offers 133 standard crayon colors. One box may contain several blues, including cerulean, cyan, denim, indigo, pacific and sky. Could you explain the slight variations between these shades
of blue? Probably not. But there are color experts among us who are delighted by the opportunities this recent color explosion presents to the field of interior design. “Anyone who’s designing with colors is
absolutely thrilled because people call and ask what colors they can do in their spaces now,” explains Mark Woodman, owner of mark woodman design + color, a consulting firm. “They may not necessarily be comfort- able enough to make the decisions when it comes to adding color, and it can be daunt- ing; an error of color in a space can put you
Texture can add interest to a neutral space. Consider pre-manufactured wall panels that can be mixed and matched, or use them to accent spaces.