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12 ways to color up your life.... (editor's page).(Brief Article)

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| April 01, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 1999 © Hearst Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

* This is the moment for real, convinced colors, but more important, the key to the 2002 color mood is pleasing, inventive combinations. Living with color is a passionate, inspirational, and joyous experience. Now is the right time to dive in! * Blue and blue-and-white rooms are generally fresher, cooler, and more serene than rooms colored in tones from the opposite end of the color wheel. That's why you see so many beach houses decorated in soothing blue and white--it makes sense. Red, purple, orange, peach, brick, ocher, and yellow are ideal for warming up spaces in cold climates, rooms without impressive architectural features, and spatially challenged apartments in urban…

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