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E 2 e m P e CC Colour direction now By MARGI BILLESDONâ€"KYLE Special to the Beaver ave you ever considered how Hdifferent colours come and go every season, or every few years, and wondered who decides on these colours and where they come from? One of the major influences is the Color Marketing Group, an internaâ€" tional body comprising manufacturâ€" ers in the fields of interiors, fashion, automobiles and cosmetics, that meets twice a year to discuss the current influences that affect colour directions and to predict forecast colours. Today, colour ‘direction‘ has replaced colour ‘trends‘, because we are no longer living in a throwâ€" away society or changing our homes every four to six years. Rather, we are working with what we have and enjoying the challenge. The new colour directions can help us to update our homes without having to replace everything. But before colour can be forecast, we must understand what‘s happenâ€" ing all around us and how people are feeling; what are our concerns. Some of the new buzzwords reflect these things and are the catalyst for some of the current crop of colours â€" words such as ‘earthened‘, ‘wildering‘, ‘the Wild West‘, natural fibres, texture, balance, home craftâ€" ed. Adding to this is the importance of nature, both inside and outside our homes. Living or family rooms are being extended through windows or window treatments that bring the colours of the outdoors in. And in nature, colour is everywhere and everywhere there is colour. Nothing makes a statement faster than colour â€" the right or wrong colour. So use this as a guide to help you put colour into your life. * The red family is making a big return, both in the consumer and contract palette. This is coming from both nature â€" the deep red of autumn replaces colour trends leaves, for example â€" and our reâ€" attraction to the Victorian period. Have you noticed all the deep red cars on the road and really bright red lips in the fashion magazines? Red (or a shade of pink) is also said to be the first real colour a baby sees within a week of birth, and also the colour that seniors, or our grandparâ€" ents, can still pick out well into their old age. * Orange was not seen for a long time, but guess what? It is now back in a big way, but richer, deeper and giving a sunbaked, feeling â€" a freshâ€" ing warm colour that can be used in small amounts. * Yellow is another colour that is being seen all over and is changing from clear bright to the softer shades as well as French mustard colours and the richer, deeper spice tones and nature‘s outdoors such as goldâ€" en rod and autumn‘s changing leaves. * Green â€" so strongly associated with nature and the environment â€" is showing up everywhere. Teal green is very strong now in linens and housewares. We‘re still seeing a lot of yellowed greens â€" but I won‘t use the word avocado! The 1996 conâ€" tract colour forecast calls for softer, clearer greens; indeed, clearer colours in general are forecast for the new colour directions. * Blue is going from the denim look to a very clear, bright blue, almost electric in feeling. Sky blue is something we can all bring into our homes this winter. * Purple is going to a deeper tone, leaning towards the red family. And what about brown? It, too, has joined purple and gone towards the red family in much darker shades. Black also will have a reddish cast in it, while white is becoming less ‘stark‘ as the tinted varieties give it a more natural look. Margi Billesdonâ€"Kyle is the manâ€" ager of Colour and Design for Para Paints. Contributed for Oakville Paint and Wallpaper. 15th Semi Annual Wallcovering Sale Starting January 29 SAVE UP TO 40% ON BOOK ORDERS (Designer Imports Not Included Oakyille Paint Wallpaper Ltd. (416) 845â€"0341 257 Lakeshore Road E., Oakville inâ€"stock HELD OVER SALE ENDS SAT., JAN. 29TH aud SAUE $$$ CA FABRIC TOPPER « VALANGE. Loads of colours and Styles to choose from! Limit 8 per customer. $ Sowe wane mfig PROF. PAINTER # How do I choose a colour for my bathroom? Choosing the colour for any room is the most difficult decision a decorator must make. ® When selecting a colour one must first choose a hue â€" or a position in the spectrum of visible reflected light which we call colour. A decorator can pick from Primary colours (red, yellow or blue), Secondary colours (orange, green or violet), or a combination of primary and secondary colours, known as Tertiary colours (blueâ€"green, yellowâ€"orange, stc.) Once a hue has been chosen, a decorator must consider the value and intensitp of the colour. Value can be taken to mean the lightness or darkness of the colour. The intensity is a relative measure of the purity of a colour. Colour choice is further complicated by the existence of other colour sources in the bathroom â€" fixtures, flooring and wall tiles. Which brings on the discussion of colour schemes â€" related or contrasting. Related colour schemes tend to add size to a room and can be used to hide ugly architecture. 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