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HAVE FAMILY ROOM THAT IS 24 X 16 AND HAS HUGE WALL OF WINDOWS AND OTHER WALLS ARE SMALL. IT DOESN'T GET A LOT OF LIGHT. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT A CREAM/IVORY SOFA, DARKER WOODS FOR TABLES, GOLDISH/TAN RUG WITH ORIENTAL PATTERN AND ACCENT PILLOW WITH RED/GREEN/CREAM. SHOULD I PAINT WALLS, ONLY LITTLE WALL SPACE, A RED COLOR. CURRENTLY DARK/OLIVE GREEN. WILL THE CREAM SOFAS AND BASICALLY LIGHT,CREAM RUG WORK IN THE SPACE WITH THE ACCENT PILLOWS. IS IT BETTER TO GO NEUTRAL WITH THE LARGER FURNITURE AND POPS OF COLOR WITH PILLOWS/CURTAINS?
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Hi Diane
Thanks for the excellent photo. Your red paint idea should look fabulous. If you have a paint brand in mind (Please select from this list please, since these are the brands I specify: Ellen Kennon, Benjamin Moore, Dunn Edwards, Pratt & Lambert, Sherwin Williams, Pittsburgh Paints, ICI Dulux), then I can give you some specific colors to try.
Thanks,
rebnecca
PS: If you use the "All Caps" key when you type, it is considered a bit rude, as if you were yelling at someone. :)
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Rebecca Bushner
Expertise
Specifying paint/coating colors or materials for interior or exterior of buildings including residential and commercial spaces. I also do graphic design & color marketing. I am currently the Executive Director of NARI Southern Arizona/Tucson Chapter, NARI is the National Association for the Remodeling Industry. I'm also a past-president of the International Association of Color Consultants/Designers North America (IACC-NA), a former Color Marketing Group chairholder, and an award-winning fine artist.
Experience
I've been officially a color consultant since 2001, a designer and researcher (tableware design) for about 10 years. I have my own color consulting/graphic design business in Arizona and work for NARI, Southern Arizona/Tucson chapter.
Organizations
IACC-NA: International Association of Color Consultants/Designers, North America.
Publications
NAFEM (North American Association of Food Eguipment Manufacturers, Ceramics organizations.
Education/Credentials
BA in fine art, MBA, and have taken the full International Association of Color Consultants/Designers seminar course and oral exam.
Awards and Honors
Past-President of the IACC-NA
Past/Present Clients
Guthy-Renker, the Love Plates, Toscana Studio & Gallery, Sky Meadow Apothecary. and more.
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