From the time we were just kids, color has captured our eyes in the form of comic books. I remember when I bought my first comic book. There were hundreds to choose from! They were all the same size and same format. They had wild colors and cartoonish figures splashed all over the place. How was I to choose? I wasn't a collector or a big fan of comic books but I wanted to see what all the hype was about so off to the store I went.
There I am, a kid in a candy store - literally, and now I have to pick a book. But which one? Ok, here we go. Process of elimination. Superman? No, too common. Some crazy man with a shield and sword? No, too aggressive. Some odd looking women with large body parts? No, that's just wrong and then there were some scary looking ghouls of some kind. Ok, I'll take it.
So which one did I choose? I don't remember the name of it but I picked the book that had the best color, and that was tough since they ALL had great color! The story line was about some type of ghoul chasing after a criminal. The ghoul eventually caught up with the man and put him in cement boots. Well, you know how the rest of the story goes.
My color point is again - COLOR SELLS!!! We buy with our eyes, like food, we look to see what looks the most appetizing first. As kids, from comic books to toys to candy - it's all about color and it worked. Did you every have a grey toy?
The same goes for your home. A home with color feels great to be in and it looks good too! But it has to be the RIGHT colors. Don't settle for sterile white or boring beige because you can't decide. There are so many amazing and beautiful color trends now. Sherwin Williams has a color palette that is out of this world beautiful! Soft blues and coastal greens, warm grays. These can be in your home!
Hi Donna: Yes, that's it alright... color sells! Watch for my guest post on Rachel's "Hue", in June I think. It's about creating a line of ceramics and how color sells!
ReplyDeleteWe are moving down your way (sort of)...to Chapel Hill, so maybe we can get together? We've started looking and hope to move in the next six months.Oh, how I can't wait.
A guest post? Nice - send out a reminder! Let me know when you're passing thru - kind of - perhaps we can meet. :-)
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