How to Pick a Wall Color, Part II
My sister, decorative painter and interior designer, was featured in this month’s issue of Sunset Magazine. In the article, she helps Sunset’s editor, Allison Arieff, choose a wall color for her dining room. Allison’s sister is daring with color and picks palettes on a whim and it always turns out great. Allison has had bad luck with colors, but was ready to take the plunge. Here is an exerpt from the article:
So what does Kaye suggest? Well, it’s somewhat ironic, really, because in this case, the color consultant’s cure-all is the very antithesis of color. “You have a lot of color in your furniture and accessories,” Kaye observes. “Most people are afraid to do that. But for the dining room, I’d pick a color you can start to tie things together with, something to enhance things. I’m thinking a pale shade of gray.”
You can read the full article at Sunset Magazine, and learn more about Shannon Kaye at ShannonKaye.com.
