EVEN THOUGH color is not the
only consideration when it comes
to buying carpet, it certainly exerts
the most influence on the final
purchase.

Perhaps because color is such a
personal matter, often based on
intangibles such as mood, lifesiyle
and individual tastes, it’s some-
thing. people have strong feelings
about, and yet agonize over, all at
once,

The fact is, there is no right and
wrong when it comes to color.

Regardless of personal prefer-
ences, there are fundamental rules
of color selection. By’ following

“these. basic guidelines, you'll
derive greater satisfaction from
your decision.

Peerless Carpets offers these
tips for choosing color.

To cosy up a large room with a
northern exposure, choose a dark

: carpet from the warm side of the
spectrum (red, orange or yellow).

Since rich hues absorb light,
they give the illusion of smaller,
more intimate space.

Friday, September 24, 1993 - North Shore News - 25

Falé Yone Improvement Guide
Don’t ignore the fundamental rules of color

For sunny southern exposures,
choose greens and blues to ‘‘cool’’
the atmosphere.

Lighter colors typically expand
space and so can mske a small
room appear larger.

Traditional rooms are best
suited to high-quality carpet with
luxurious dense pile. Try a saxony
in a muted tone such as rose, delft
blue or green-grey.

If your tastes lean towards the
ticher hues, try garnet red, sap-
phire blue, emeraid or topaz.

Country style furnishings go
best with modified earth tones
(chestnut, sand or grey) or muted
dusty tones of blue, rose, peach or
green.

Contemporary settings suit
upscale colors such as warm
mauve, peach, coral, blue green
and variety of creamy whites.

Color can alter space, camou-
flage or highlight architectural
details, reflect style.

But most of all, it creates a
special mood or ambiarce.

Do you want something bright

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and vibrant to perk up an other-
wise drab setting?
Or are you looking for a
calmer, more sedate tone?
Remember that re-decorating is
a costly undertaking. So unless

Your house deserves the best
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ideal for re-roofing lightweight
Durable & longlasting .
Designer styles & colors

Sound deadening
Wind resistant
Adds value

Cost effective

you have eclectic tastes, choose a
color that you'll be comfortable
with for the long run.

Recause color is actually the
property of refiected light, the
way color is perceived involves

texture or the surface on which
the light plays. _
Depending on the texture, two
different objects of the same hue
can appear to be different color-

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