Leatrice Eiseman was recently amed One of Home Furnishings Now Magazine's Top Stylemakers

Leatrice Eiseman, ISDA, CMG, Director of the Eiseman Center for Color Information and Training and executive director of the Pantone Color Institute, was named by for the third year in a row by HFN Magazine as one of the top 50 stylemakers in the U.S. Eiseman came in at number 12, ahead of names like Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan and Phillipe Stark.

Books by Leatrice Eiseman
"Color For Your Every Mood"
Leatrice Eiseman presents a comprehensive reference to use in choosing color schemes for interior decorating.

She provides ways to identify responses to color, looks at color's use in creating a mood, and provides different settings that can help inspire color choices.

The psychological, sociological, and historical meaning of each color is then detailed, as is its use in particular rooms.

See "Colors for Your Every Mood" at Amazon.com

Also by Leatrice Eiseman "The Color Answer Book"

Leatrice also has a complete system for showing you how to look your colorful best More Alive With Color

MILES REDD: Stay with clear, clean colors. A happy room tends to have less in it. I don't think you're going to have many layers of curtains. I would stay with crisp, clean shapes, and one little ornamental piece. You have a boxy sofa, and a little curvy Louis XV slipper chair pulled up to it. It's a juxtaposition of something crisp and something curvy.

ALEXANDRA STODDARD: I get all my color inspiration from nature. Clear, fresh colors, like sun yellow, and baby grass green, and pink that is mostly white with a drop of red. I love to paint ceilings the color of a clear-blue-sky day. But if you have pink walls, and painted the ceiling blue, the walls will turn purple. So if you have pink walls, you can paint the ceiling a pale green.

JAMIE DRAKE: Paint your bedroom Benjamin Moore Yellow Highlighter. It's a bright yellow with a dash of red in it, so it goes a little bit towards the orange rather than a green. Paper a wall in Alpha Workshops' bamboo pattern. It's a stylized bamboo pattern, it's not a realistic bamboo pattern. Drape your windows in a Lurex kissed fabric. It has tiny bits of Lurex in it, and has a little bit of shimmer and sheen. It's from Pollack. Stain your floors deep raspberry, just for a touch of an unexpected pop.

DENNIS ROLLAND: I love painted floors; they can be done marbleized, white and black. Fabrics I feel strongly about. The clear colors will make you very happy. Use sensuous fabrics, like velvet. It can be a cotton velvet, it doesn't have to be a silk velvet. In summertime, it's fabulous to have very beautiful linens. I love summer slipcovers.

JONATHAN ADLER: Orange is the most anti-depressive color I can think of; it's fresh, crisp and happy. And while we're in the citrus family, I've never said no to lemon yellow or a dash of lime green. While I love color, I don't think it should be used recklessly. If I were using chocolate brown, white and orange, I might do an ebonized wood floor, and a rug that's white and orange, and maybe chocolate brown or wood furniture with orange accents. And white walls. I'm a big believer in chandeliers, and they should be bigger than you think you have room for, and a little more expensive than you think you can afford.

JOHN LOECKE: Stick with the warm side of the color spectrum, like oranges, reds, yellows. Stay away from the blues, anything that is icy or cool feeling. What I do is paint the floor is FLOR, squares of carpet, and you can mix and match

Ellen Kennon has formulated a palette of paints are blended from the 7 colors of natural sunlight. Unlike most standard paint brands that are a blend of two or three pigments that often include black, which absorbs light Ellen omits light absorbing black and her paints reflect a broader range of light.

INTERIOR PAINT COLORS

Nature's Palette Colors inspired by flora and elements of the natural world

Ethereal Mists The lighter, softer atmospheric colors of the sea and sky

Coastal Colors Clear colors fo the sea and seaside architecture

Magical Gems Colors that turn small areas into jewel boxes

INTERIOR DESIGN INSPIRATION

Ellen's website has sample paint schemes illustrating color combinations that might be used on the walls, ceiling and trim. The site also gives you the ability to create and compare color schemes you create yourself.

Susan Sargent is an artist who leads a life as vibrant as her brilliantly colored designs.

Susan's Books
"The Comfort of Color : inspire * transform * create"
An essential guide for all people who are considering transforming their monochromatic home into a colorful and uplifting living space.
See "The Color of Comfort" at Amazon.com

"Colorscapes: Inspiring Palettes for the Home"
Sargent conveys her belief that with color, anyone can create a home full of inspiration, serendipity, and personal style.
See "Colorscapes" at Amazon

"New Country Color: The Art of Living"
This book displays the hundreds of ways beautiful handcrafted objects and vibrant, unexpected colors can enhance one's home-and life.
See "New Country Color" at Amazon

Susan's Paint Line
See Susan Sargent Colors at Fine Paints of Europe

Susan's Store
Vermont Store in Manchester Village

Innovation and technology have made it possible for you to purchase just about anything in a wide variety of colors and in some cases even easily personalize an item with your own custom color combinations.

The upside is that with so many options it is easy to use color as a means to express your personal style. The downside is that along with more variety comes the responsibility of making more color decisions.

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