“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
“I suppose the most marked example of color as structure is in the Byzantine use of mosaic decoration that becomes architecture. The decoration of the interiors so related to the form that they fuse. In less elaborate interior design this is always the ideal approach to color - used not only as just color alone.” UseFormUsedExampleDesignColorApproachIdealsStructureArchitectureRelatedInteriorsInterior DesignDecorationFuseMosaicsByzantine 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
“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