When you’re decorating with color there are some basic color terms that may come in handy:
•The hue of a color is the basic color. For example, blue is the hue in light blue and dark blue.
• Tone describes the color's density and reflective quality. Tone is important when choosing a color scheme.
•The value of a color describes the amount of white or black in the color. The value ranges from light to dark on a gray scale.
•The saturation of a color refers to its pureness and boldness.
Think about how you like to feel in your home and what you presently have. Want a little pop in the room? Go with a dash of color with reds or blues. Want a calmer, relaxed feel? Go with neutrals. Or there’s always white for a contemporary or even beachy look.
Primary colors – reds, blues, and yellows tend to give an added “pop” to a room. Want a hot, sexy contemporary look? Go with a black and white palate with just the right amount of lipstick red for effect.
A very common train of thought is to start out with a neutral “canvas” with beiges, off-whites, and naturals and browns to have a relaxed, sophisticated comfort, and use that as a base for adding in splashes of color. With browns people tend to add pastels or light blues for dashes of colors that still calm the senses.
You can accessorize to provide your own distinctive touch – express your personality through accessories for your own personal spin. Some people like a low key look, and others seek a bold, fun and color filled scene to heighten the senses. If you have artwork, you may want to bring in colors from your pictures into your textiles and furnishings via pillows, throws or even through a chair and rug.
What we find at Stretch and Cover is that when people are shopping for slipcovers:
•Most people do go with neutrals for a relaxed, sophisticated comfort.
•Burgundies and reds however provide a more contemporary look.
•Denims are gaining resurgence. With denim, you can create either a romantic or casual look to a room depending on the other decorating components.
•Shades of light to darker greens serve a variety of decorating styles. Prints are done in multiple colors in special looks also work and many people and have coordinating pillows for their basic furniture.
But remember, there really are no hard and fast rules that say you must use a specified color scheme.
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( 2.9 / 180 )When you are ready for a fresh new look for your home, consider having your sofa revived with a sofa slipcover. By using a sofa slipcover, you can choose your favorite fabric, change details like the skirt and save a lot of money versus having your sofa re-upholstered or purchasing a new sofa all together. Reality is, unless you purchase a very high priced sofa, the piece you currently own is probably better built then most manufactures are putting out today. By using sofa slipcovers, you get that fresh new look and save a bundle of money.
Sofa slipcovers are amazing now days. The throw cover days served their purpose but thankfully, they are a thing of the past. The sofa slipcovers of now times are not only affordable but offer a variety of styles. Say your current style or theme of your living room is more on the conservative style, but now you feel it is time to add a little flare or even a new classic look to your life. The great thing about sofa slipcovers is you can give new life to your living room easily and quickly for a considerably less amount of money then if you were to replace your sofa or have it re-upholstered. Not only that you can give all the furniture in your living room a face lift using slip covers and still not spend as much as you would replacing one single piece of furniture.
Sofa slipcovers come in a variety of fabrics, textures, and colors but one thing that remains the same throughout is their feel and their fit. Sofa slipcovers have gotten a bad rap in the past in being scratchy, uncomfortable, and never staying in place, which of course was an obstacle to be overcome. Not only have sofa slipcovers put the bad rap to rest, they have surpassed it so far in quality and style one would think your sofa had been re-upholstered. Sofa slipcovers hugs your sofa as if it was a second skin. Now it is not only easy to change the look of a total room with sofa slipcovers but do it with the confidence in knowing that the look you are wanting to achieve is not thrown off by an unsightly outdated slipcover that your always having to readjust.
The exceptional quality and design of sofa slipcovers toped with the superb fabric choices can give not only your sofa new life but also your entire room. Sofa slipcovers are so much more versatile today then in the past. You can change the whole appearance of your sofa. Say you have a two three cushioned sofa, before the throw covers only purpose served was to cover and attempt to protect the upholstery, with sofa slipcovers today, you are not only protecting your upholstery you can keep its original look . Sofa slipcovers today give you the option of individually covering each cushion keeping the sofas original look or the option of making three cushions appear as one long cushion. Whatever look you are trying to achieve with your sofa there is a sofa slipcover that can do that for you. To see an amazing selection of sofa slipcovers and slipcovers for all your furniture needs visit www.stretchandcover.com.
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( 2.9 / 340 )If you are considering making a color switch for your chairs the current trends for the seasonal changes are pale blues, spring greens for spring, warm corals and crisp whites for winter, and neutrals and earthy browns for fall. This wide trend color makes it easy for anyone to find the perfect fabric color to update their chairs with chair slipcovers. Chair slipcovers make it easy to bring all seasons into your home with texture and the colors that match the season and your personal taste.
New furniture to meet the needs of seasonal changes is very impracticable but chair slipcovers make it not only practical but also doable. Chair slipcovers can take a room to a new level adding warmth through textures and color tones or brighten one for a fresh spring or summery appeal. On the practical side of chair slipcovers; they save you money in more ways then one.
New furniture can be very expensive and reupholstering can be just as pricey. A new recliner or comfy chair can easily cost a several hundred dollars. By using chair slipcovers, you can prolong the life of an existing chair or protect your investment in a new one. Even hard to fit chairs can be accommodated through a custom-made chair slipcover.
When going for a new feel to an existing chair, you do not only want to achieve that solely, you want to know that in doing so your chair is protected, that you don’t have to worry about color bleed through and that the chair slipcover is stain and wear resistant. This is all offered through using a high quality and durable chair slipcover.
Knowing your chair is protected and you have achieved the look you have desired give one a peace of mind but even though your chair is covered and you do not have to worry about your chair becoming worn or stained you may concern yourself with the ability to care for the chair slipcover. Yes, it is bound to receive its share of spills and use causing it to become dirty and in need of cleaning. Chair slipcovers are as easy to remove, as they are to put on and are 100% machine washable. Considering they are stain resistant, that is one less concern. A simple wash through your washing machine brings your chair slipcover back to looking brand new. Most chair slipcovers are made from washable fabrics that help you keep your chair looking fresh. Some chair slipcovers fabrics do require dry cleaning, but the convenience of being able to care for your slipcover in your home saves you money and time.
With chair slipcovers, you can change the look of your room, protect your chair, save money, and gives you peace of mind. Chair slipcovers allow you to be the designer and create just the look that is perfect for your home, family, and or lifestyle.
To see a variety of design options to create the perfect look for your chair or any furniture in your home visit www.stretchandcover.com.
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