| You’re dreaming about the beautiful room | | | | step back and take a look at what you’ve |
| makeovers you’ve seen on TV. The | | | | done. Notice the easy mix of color, texture and |
| one’s where a talented designer comes in and | | | | bling. Why do you like these outfits so much? |
| transforms the room into a stunning show piece | | | | What kind of colors are you drawn to? Are |
| complete with painted walls and well placed | | | | they warm or cool colors? |
| accessories. Remembering the wonderful tears of | | | | |
| joy shed by the happy home owners, you go | | | | Notice the purpose of each outfit, be it work, play |
| strait the paint store and look at all the color | | | | or evening wear. Rooms are like that. What is the |
| samples. | | | | purpose of your room? Do you want to create a |
| | | | | sultry (evening gown) master bed room, a hard |
| Then you become totally overwhelmed. You recall | | | | wearing (blue jeans) easy care family room or a |
| an episode of ‘Trading Spaces’ were the | | | | fun playroom (sundress)? Ask yourself a few key |
| neighbors painted each others rooms in some | | | | questions. Are you going to use your existing |
| sickening color and the friendship was destroyed | | | | furniture or get new? Either way, what are the |
| forever. Suddenly images of horrified tearful | | | | dominant fabric colors of the furniture (bottoms)? |
| homeowners come flooding in. They would do | | | | Are the wood tones dark or light (leather shoes |
| anything to get their boring white walls back! | | | | and belts)? What color are your curtains and |
| You’re not a designer. You panic. You back | | | | throw pillows (tops)? Is there any brushed metal |
| away from the paint swatches and decide instead | | | | or sparkly glass in the room (jewelry)? Do you |
| to go shoe shopping for that adorable little dress | | | | have wall to wall carpet (sweater or pea coat), |
| you bought last week. | | | | hard wood (sleek leather jacket), or linoleum (rain |
| | | | | coat) floors? |
| You feel better already. Thinking of your new | | | | |
| dress brings a smile to your face. You recall how | | | | Try putting an outfit together using the dominate |
| good it felt when you tried it on in the dressing | | | | colors that you intend to have in your room. |
| room. It’s so cute. And you love the color! | | | | Don’t forget to match the outfit to the |
| You can hardly wait for an excuse to wear it. | | | | occasion. Is it a formal affair or backyard BBQ? |
| Now for the perfect shoes to finish the look… | | | | What kind of fabrics, textures and colors are you |
| | | | | using? |
| Hold on there fashion girl. What if you could | | | | |
| capture that same happy feeling you have about | | | | Walls are simply a back drop for everything else |
| your new dress and apply it to your room? What | | | | that goes in your space. Just like the foundation |
| if you could be that excited about your house? | | | | makeup you put on before you apply eye |
| You can! I’m here to tell you that if you can | | | | shadow. Now go back to the paint store and get |
| put an outfit together, you can put a room | | | | those free color swatches. Grab every color from |
| together. You know more about color than you | | | | dark to light that you are even remotely |
| give yourself credit for. | | | | interested in. Take them home and compare |
| | | | | them to the ‘room’ outfit you have |
| You don’t have any trouble choosing just the | | | | created. Think of them like foundation makeup or |
| right shoes to go with an outfit. You easily mix | | | | skin tones, just a back drop to your favorite |
| and match tops and bottoms to create great | | | | outfit. Now you’re in familiar territory! |
| new looks. You barely even think about it when | | | | |
| you grab a box of hair color knowing that it will | | | | Hold them up to your ‘room’ outfit and |
| perfectly offset your eyes and skin tone. A peak | | | | you can confidently tell if it fits well or not. Would |
| in your makeup bag shows all the luscious shades | | | | you wear it? Could you imagine it on a super |
| of eye shadows and lip sticks that you have | | | | model? Could you build an outfit around it? Do you |
| happily experimented with. Not to mention your | | | | get excited? Does it make you happy? |
| undeniably great taste in jewelry. You’re no | | | | You’re on the right track. You know what |
| stranger to color or style! | | | | goes together and what doesn’t. Choose |
| | | | | your color with confidence. Paint your walls. Put |
| So let’s start with what you know. Go to | | | | your look together, invite your friends over and |
| your closet and pull out 4 or 5 of your very | | | | show it off. It’s the perfect excuse to wear |
| favorite outfits. Lay them all out; complete with | | | | that new dress! |
| shoes, hand bag, accessories…everything. Now | | | | |