“Better rooms better furniture, better objects d'art can only be created for a society interested in living - not existing.” ArtRoomsDesignObjectsFurnitureInterior Design Author:Van Day Truex
“How obvious it is that color has its various connotations-hue, value, and intensity - and without the basic understanding of these three determining factors, we are somewhat limited in the proper use of color in rooms.” UseValuesThreeUnderstandingRoomsDesignColorObviousVariousFactorsIntensityInterior DesignHueConnotation Author:Van Day Truex
“The easiest approach to any strong color is to use a lot of it, thus unifying a room. However, beware of too many strong colors unless you happen to like living on a battlefield.” UseHappensStrongRoomsDesignColorApproachBattlefieldsLiving OnInterior DesignUnifying Author:Van Day Truex
“Interiors speak! Rooms emphasize whether one exists or lives, and there is a great difference between the two!” TwoSpeakDifferencesRoomsDesignInteriorsInterior Design Author:Van Day Truex
“There is nothing more trite than a period room imposed on a contemporary setting.” RoomsDesignPeriodsSettingContemporarySettingsInterior Design Author:Van Day Truex
“Color is a major element in scale. A small room can have a larger look by the use of closely related values, hues, and intensity. A large room can be made to look smaller by marked contrasts of color and value, hue, and intensity. Value is one of the most important elements. Whether light or dark, little value contrast makes for unity, and sharper contrast makes for stronger punctuation.” LooksLittlesMadeImportantUseLightValuesDarkRoomsColorElementsMajorsStrongerUnityScalesRelatedIntensityContrastHuePunctuationSmall Rooms Author:Van Day Truex
“The overscaled compositions being produced by so many abstract painters, which are full of movement and use of color, are ideal example, ideal transformations of an entire wall and entire room.... There is no denying that one of the major attractions of these successful large compositions is their structural decorative use in the contemporary scene... That these large canvases can be superbly decorative may not be considered complimentary by some of the artists involved.” MayUseArtistRoomsSuccessfulExampleMovementColorWallInvolvedSceneMajorsIdealsTransformationAttractionContemporaryPainterAbstractComposition Author:Van Day Truex