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Edith
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RED AND green are the
traditional colors of
Christmas. .

Red is the color of fire; it sym-
bolizes love, passion and excite-
ment — we like to wear red to
Christmas parties; we tie presents
with red ribbons and light red
candles.

Green is the color of nature,
serenity and hope. In the darkest
days of winter evergreen trees
reminded the pre-Christian tribes
of northern Europe that spring
would return and that nature.
would renew itself.

in celebration (and anticipation)

. they gathered on top of a hill,
felled an evergreen tree, set it on

_ fire and rolled it down into the’
valley.

Today we bring the tree into
our homes and try not to burn it
until after the holiday season.

‘. ‘Most of us have replaced the
traditional red candles on the tree
with electricity.

But for a few dichard roman-
tics, nothing is more magica! than’
a Christmas tree in the soft and
warm glow of real candles.

There is another interesting fact
about red and green.

if you place a green square on a
white sheet of paper, stare at it

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with strong colors.

for 10 or 20 seconds, and then
remove the green square, you will
see an after-image of red.

It is a reminder that red and
green are complementary or con-

. trasting colors, as are yellow and

violet, blue and orange.

When mixed, these colors pro-
duce grey, and when scen side by
side, they intensify each other.

In their purest of intensity these
contrasts make for the most dar-
ing and exciting color schemes.

It’s a pity that I have never
been able to persuade a client to
live with violet walls and yellow
upholstery.

But I have furnished an apart-
ment in red and green — :
‘shamrock green walls with a cole
lection of mostly red Persian rugs
on a pale carpet.

Rather than trying to pretend

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that a north- and east-facing
apartment can be bright and sun-
ny, large and airy, we decided to
emphasize the warmth and
cosiniess created by strong,warm

colors and used them consistently.

The walls are painted in satin
gloss oil through the L-shaped
entrance and without interruption

~ into the living and dining area.

Dining table, chairs and shelv-
ing are cream-colored, and cur-

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NEXT TO the choice of color intensity, tight plays the most imporiant role, especially in an interior

tains are made of creamy white
silk.

Upholstery is in the color of the
carpet, a greyed pale sand.

The effect is one of peaceful
harmony during the day. But at
night the apartment comes to life;
the light sparkles and creates pools
of brightness.

It reflects off the walls and in-
tensifies the colors of pictures and
a collection of masks on the wall.

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Highlighted plants throw inter-
esting shadows on to the ceiling,
and hidden fluorescent lighting in
shelving keeps blooming plants
alive.

Next to the choice of color in-
tensity, light plays the most im-,
portant role, especially in an inte-
rior with strong colors.

Lighting emphasizes the cosiness
created by strong, warm colors
rather than brightening the room,

It is at or below eye level, the
light source concealed to avoid
glare and carefully placed to em-
phasize special objects and collec-
tions.

Incandescent light is usually
warm and flattering, while
fluorescent light is cool and has
no shadow.

Halogen has a pure white light
and is the best choice for
highlighting an object with a nar-
row and precise beam.

Who is brave enough to opt for
violet and yellow? f would love to.
see and photograph the result.

Violet or purple is the color of
mystery, imagination and drama,

The Phoenicians produced it
from the gland of a Mediterranean
sea snail, and to the Egyptians it
was so precious that only the sun
god Ra was allowed to wear it.

Throughout history purple was
reserved for royalty and for the
upper church hierarchy because it
was difficult and costly to produce
until synthetic colors were in-
vented 130 years ago.

Its complementary color, pure
yellow, stands for springlime,
sunshine and cheerfulness,

A golden yellow symbolizes

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