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WIIITYFME PR£~~ WENESp4y,,FEBRUARY 13,1991, PAGE WHITBY EREE Colours: choosing the right ones Decorating a home means creatling an environment that makos you happy -- on. that's flexible, functional and fashion- ahi. enough to fit turfamly tantes, intoroste and fes. When it çomes to decorating, carpet serves as the foundation for any design acheme. As the fifth wail of a room, your floor is the common denominator that unifies ail othor* design elements. And carpet is an investment you will live with for many yoars to corne. There in nothing as important ini the selection of carpet, as the correct choice of colour. Desflito the fact that nme woul f-b. carpet buyors have their colour in mind beforo they walk into a store, it is vol, difficuit to select the riglit carpet colour. Tochnical information like teiture, fibre, construction 'and pile hoight is Important. Thee will ultimately determin. carpet performance much more than colour. And while there is vol, speciflc information available ta guide consumnera on each of these subjects, the same defini-tive information is. not available for colour. Ultirnately the choioe. of clour is a. subjective and personal decision. There is no single decision that will have a greater bearing on customer satisfaction with the. carpet purchase than colour. And there is no greater potential for error because of the number of factors involved in choosing the correct colour. We have gone to a number of home fashion experts ta try ta peae argide ta colour choice. H einz Woest is the colourist for Peerl-m --Carpet, a Canaýdian cmaythat is among the four largent carpet manufacturers in the world. Lie te brew master is ta a brewery, or the head chef in ta a fine restaurant, the oye of the clouriat is a critical asset in determining the succes of any capetrnmanufacturer. a c changes colour availability lias undergone in the past 30Oyears. "Carpet colour selection uaed ta, be rather liniited. Manufacturera, i an attempt -ta ensure extended carpet life, used ta, go with medium and darker shades and patterns ta help hido dirt. With advanced technology, botter soil resistance and stain protection, the choece ocapt colour is virtually umlimited. Today, in r5e=nse ta the demands of the on conscious consumer, manufacturera in*troduce new colour trenda every six months." Colour basicas There are six basic primary and socondary colours in the spectrum and another six tertiary colours. In the colour wheel shown lier., the primaiy colours are red, yeUlow and- blue. Secodar Slorsorange, purpie and green, are made from the. combination of two primary clours. Tertiary colours are derived from the combination of a piaycolour with its neigli- buigsecondary hue. Colours on the left are warmn, whule those on the right are cool. Tii. Peerleas colour expert says,- "tii... colours can b. offoctively conibined in any on. Of three cretive colour ochemes. A complementary acheme, for instance beige and purple, yollow and mauve or poacli and blue, rosulte from using colours opposite oach other on the colour wheel. An analogous acheme =employa colours that are next ta acother on the colour wheel, L.e. blue with purple 'and bluegreen. A - nonochromatic colour echeme is achieved by using diffrent shades of the same colour." Many pepe create colour achemes by. borrowing from a painting. window treatment, pieceoYofpottery or fabric in the room. Colour ilu a great space saver or space maker Colour affects the way we porceive spaco. It can croate a mood or visually alter the. dimensisw of a room by creating a feeling of expanding or shrnIdng space. In carpet, colour is the. key ta trnfrig space. To cozy up a large room wih a northern or eastern exposure, choos, a dark colour carpet from the warm aide of the p -trm.Because deep rih hueorb light, they give the illusion of amaller, more intimate space. Lighter colours help tovally expand space, particularly pale pastels and neutral 'hues. For sunny southern and western expoures, greens and blues will hop ta, cool the atmosphore. Colour refleets style The. dhoice of colour can enhance and complemnent furni- ture styles. Traditional rooms are best suited ta higlh quality carpet with luxurious dense pile. Styles sucli as saxonies, lovel loopa or random shears in muted tanes, such as rose, delft, blue, green-gray and subdued pastels, are welI suited ta, enhanced traditional furnishings. On' the warmer aide, tho richer tones of garnet, sapphire, topaz and omerald are alo compatible with traditional environments. Country-style furnielinga go beat with modifled earth tanea: chestnut, sand and gay or alternately, the mutadf dusty tanes of blue, rose, peadli, burgundy or green. Th. purity of lino and practica]ity of design symbolic of contemporary furniture is ideally refiected in upscalo colours sucli as warm mauve, peacli, corai, blue-green and a variety of creamy whites which can soften higli tech furnishings. Or con- sumners may opt for quioting oarth tanes sudh as taupe, warm gray and variations of brown. For those leaning taward the. eclectic blond of past and present, neutral colours sucli as taupe or gay draw attention ta the mix of frishing. Altornately, try deep ridli jewol tanos ta, add life and enorgy ta a mix and match decor. Redecorating is a costly under- taking in terms of time, energy and money. It pays ta do it righit the. firat timo. Whtever your preferences ,ini furnituro and colour, following these basic guidelines is bound ta, ensure groater satisfaction when the job Enjoy Style, Comfort and Value at Great Prices Rez.346. 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