books: color scheme

books: color scheme

books:

Color scheme

Encyclopedia of Planting Combinations: Over 4000 Color and Planting Schemes

Tony Lord

Firefly Books, 2008

A valuable addition to your garden library
As an award-winning author, photographer, horticultural consultant, and an adviser on gardens to Britain's National Trust, Tony Lord combines his talents with the exceptional photos taken by Andrew Lawson, an award-winning photographer in "Encyclopedia of Planting ...

Gertrude Jekyll's Colour Schemes for Flower Garden

Gertrude Jekyll

Frances Lincoln, 2006

Gertrude Jekyll's Colour Schemes
As an Engish Gardener "displaced in Kansas" this book was a delight. Anyone who wants to plan a garden large or small should turn to this little gem written over 80 years ago. Miss Jekyll was the definitive garden planner, her ideas of colours and seasonal planting ...

The Beader's Color Mixing Directory: 200 failsafe color schemes for beautiul beadwork

Sandra Wallace

Krause Publications, 2007

So pretty to look at, not much for patterns
I often will leave this book on my coffee table just because it is so pretty to look at. It does have lots of great color combinations and might help inspire you. Most of the color theory was very basic, but some parts were helpful around how colors interact (i.e., ...

Neutral Color Schemes: Neutral Palettes and Dramatic Accents for Inspirational Interiors
Alice Buckley

Firefly Books, 2008

A practical handbook for maximizing the decorative effect of neutral colors. This is an easy-to-use guide to working with neutrals in home decorating. Once limited to whites and beiges, today's neutrals come in an overwhelming range of whispery pinks and yellows, organic grays, greens and browns, and even blacks. Each of the 150+ color ...

Color Schemes Made Easy (Better Homes & Gardens)

Better Homes and Gardens

Better Homes and Gardens, 2004

A good reference book
Learning from experience takes too long. It is better to read this book so that designing with the right combination of colours is more cost effective and less hassle.

Can't Fail Color Schemes--Kitchen & Bath: How to Choose Color for Stone and Tile Surfaces, Cabinets & Walls ...

Amy Wax

Creative Homeowner, 2008

Excellent Decorating Resource
This is one of the best decorating books for selecting "colors" that I have come across. The book is loaded with lovely colorful illustrations for your kitchens and baths. You are able to visualize various color combos, that you might have thought about, but would have ...

Can't Fail Color Schemes (Can't Fail)

Amy Wax

Creative Homeowner, 2007

Don't renovate without it!
Clothes may not make the man, but color sure makes the room, doesn't it? If you respond intensely to color, as I do, but have no idea what turns you on or turns you off, this book is the handy guide you want (even the way it's bound, in a spiral, like every cookbook ...

Color in Interior Design

John Pile

McGraw-Hill Professional, 1997

color in interior design
As a lay person just interested in learning more about the use of color in interior design, this was an excellent book. While the first several chapters were very "text bookish", the remainder was very layman friendly. I feel more confident in undertaking color ...

New Color Schemes Made Easy (Better Homes & Gardens)

Better Homes and Gardens

Better Homes and Gardens, 2008

Useful book, good for any beginner.
If you are one of those people who go to a paint store and stare helplessly at the five billion color samples in front of you, zoned out, in a panic over what to decide, then this book is for you. It runs through such useful categories as starting points--choosing ...

The Color Scheme Bible: Inspirational Palettes for Designing Home Interiors

Anna Starmer

Firefly Books, 2005

Always the first book I reach for!
I rarely feel compelled to review a book online. There are few that I believe deserve that much attention. This book exceeded my expectations almost immediately. The organization and layout are excellent, and I love that she thinks outside the box for unpredictable, ...

Developing Effective Pass Protection Schemes

Stan Zweifek

Coaches Choice Books, 2007

Good Teaching Tool
I am a young coach, who doesn't have much experience with the offensive line. I bought this book hoping to gain some insight into pass pro. This book did just that and much more.

U.S. Army Aviation Color Schemes and Markings 1942-to the Present

Lennart Lundh

Schiffer Publishing, 2000

index available
The author has prepared an index to the illustrations used in this book. It is available free via e-mail from NOSEARTBOOK@AOL.COM. This is a virus-free, Word-format document covering the seventy-seven aircraft types found in over six hundred photos and drawings.

Elmer's Colours (English-Vietnamese) (Elmer series)

David McKee

Milet Publishing, 1998

Colours fit for a pachyderm lover
When I picked this book from the shelf I was immediately entranced by the extraordinary illustration of an elephant named Elmer. It wasn't so much that I thought my daughter would enjoy the read, I knew I would. Elmer is a character that I'd never encountered ...

Authentic Color Schemes for Victorian Houses: Comstock's Modern House Painting, 1883

E. K. Rossiter, F. A. Wright

Dover Publications, 2001

Simpla & Basic
Good for someone with a need for very basic color scheme for historic homes. No imagination needed. Colors are boring by our modern day standards, but give the old world look desired in the older victorian neighborhoods that despise the brighter californian look.