Interior Style: How to Use Color Throughout Your Home Book

	Introduction	11
	The power of color	12
	How color affects our moods and shapes our perception of the rooms around us
	The power of light	14
	The impact of light on color: Daylight
	Artificial light
	Night light
	Seasonal light
	Exposures
	Painting a room	16
	Pulling a room together with paint: Doors
	Baseboards
	Floors
	Ceilings
	Walls
	Windows
	Trim
	Finding your palette	18
	The first steps to finding the right color palette for your home
	The color wheel	22
	Color terms defined
	Refining your preferences color by color and finding the paint to match
	Color inspirations	40
	From traditional to ultramodern, townhouses to country homes, subdued to saturated colors: Inspirational projects by leading designers
	Practical matters	130
	Getting down to the business of painting: Before you begin
	Preparing surfaces
	Priming
	Treating walls, doors, windows, floors, trim
	Cleaning up
	Storing paint
	Types of paint
	Paint finishes
	Paint safety and disposal
	Photography Credits	142
	Acknowledgments	142
	Designer Directory	143