After painting an accent wall in our living room "Bicycle Yellow" (fitting, as my husband is an avid cyclist), we came across this post extolling the beauty of using a sunny yellow to brighten the often subdued color schemes of modern decor. And during the grey, rainy winters here in Portland, OR, we can use all the artificial sunshine we can get.
If you're nervous about introducing any shocking color to your home, try what we did (visual at left): Take a photo of the area with a paint chip near where you plan to use it (on a wall, sofa covering, drapes, etc.). This way the swatch accurately reflects the lighting in your home, not what you see in the hardware store. Use the dropper tool in Photoshop to "pick up" that swatch and color the intended area with it. Voila! A quick, inexpensive sneak preview of the result. The retouched photo at left looks exactly like the painted result and we couldn't be happier with it.
Great Idea...
and it looks definately nice.
Best regards,
CK
Posted by: Christian Kaiser | Sep 22, 2008 at 07:32 AM