Understanding Your Colors
By Sophie Azouaou, Design Contributor
Colors today seem to be categorized in eight specific groups, based on consumer needs and desires in both style and color.
1. Colors of the past
This group of colors provide a link to our childhood and past:
Muted and soft blue greens: (often Enhanced by wall hangings such as French tapestries with blues or greens or elegant ornate Gold and Champagne hues found on wood finishes and mirrors).
2. High Profile
These colors have managed to survive the fads:
Pure white, ebony black, deep browns, silvery grays, accented by reddish tones, rich purple and glimmering gold and frosted silver.
3. Ethnic
Urban ‘nomads’ according to Leatrice Eiseman (Color Guru) wander the world looking for the styling and color language of another culture that speaks to them…
Deep purple, misted yellow, stone grays, burnt orange, vibrant blue and brunette browns.
4. Asian touch
A style of ornate art suggesting the Chinese tradition:
Violet with muted lime or green, cameo pink or peach and hushed greens with traditional antiqued Chinese red.
5. Rustic
Speaks of the country, nature and Green and Eco friendly
Browns, soft greens and golden yellows.
6. Wellness and the Sea
Soothing, calming and purifying: water and the earth
Blues and aquas, undersea green, iridescent hues and mother of pearl.
7. Tasty
Whimsical hues mostly used in Kitchens and Family rooms:
Tasty blends of sugar pink, chocolate brown, daiquiri green, and orange.
8. Pairing
Classic combination and pairing of colors:
Rose and brown, blue and brown, yellow and green, green and bronze, purple and beige, Black and taupe, gold and silver, black and white, red and black
The big question what do colors represent to us?
Most of us want more than a beautiful palette adorning our walls and living space. Colors should represent a reflection of who we are. We should “feel” our colors and “connect” with them to bring us inner peace and comfort.
About Sophie Azouaou
Sophie Azouaou is an Interior Designer, Color Specialist and ASP™ The owner of SophiSticate Interiors, and host of the upcoming NBC show “Touching Hearts,” she is known in the Bay Area as “the designer who gives back,” due to her philanthropic work. She can be reached at 415.694.2307
Further Information: Sophisticate Interiors [sophisticateinteriors.com]
Further Information: Touching Hearts [touchingheartstvshow.com]
Further Reading: Sophisticate Interiors, by Sophie Azouaou [residesf.com]
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