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Bathroom Design
A Study in Colour. Black-and-white interiors look more formal and serious, and while the environment may look simpler, the mood of the...

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Psychological Effects of Teal
Teal blends blue’s tranquil stability with green’s optimism and healing properties. Teal is the colour of restfulness and mental and...

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Psychological Effects of Black
For some, black evokes positive associations with this colour, including attractiveness and elegance. The colour oozes sophistication....

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The Colour Wheel
The primary colours are red, yellow and blue. They are the colours which cannot be created by mixing other colours together. They are the...

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Types of Lighting
Task Lighting Task lighting is any light that serves to provide light for a specific purpose or task. It could be a light used for...

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Tints, Tones & Shades
TINTS are achieved by adding white to a hue. The white paint lightens the hue and gives it a soft, tranquil appearance. What most people...

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1960's Colour-blocking
Colour-blocking is thought of as the exploration of taking colours that are opposites on the colour wheel and pairing them together to...

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What is a Complimentary Colour Scheme?
This particular colour scheme draws from two colours on the opposite side of the colour wheel. When you do this, the result is a...

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What is a Harmonious or Adjacent Colour Scheme?
With a Harmonious colour scheme, you use colours that are close to one another on the colour wheel. Typically, you choose three colours,...

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What is a Monochromatic Colour Scheme?
Monochromatic colour scheme refers to a single hue in a colour palette that is expanded upon by adding tints, tones or shades...

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Winter
A living room concept influenced by the colours and effects of winter. Winter smells like candles burning of all different scents. Winter...

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City Sunset
A living room concept influenced by sunset in the city. There's a natural tendency to stop and stare at a breath-taking sunset. When you...

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What Is Interior Design?
Interior Design is part of our everyday lives, it effects the way we live, work, play and even heal. It is the art & science of enhancing...

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Evolution of Design
Where did it all come from? Roman 753BC – 480AD Roman classical styles were based on mathematically expressed laws of proportion that...

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The Roaring 20's - The Art Deco Period in America
Art Deco is a style of visual arts, architecture and design that first appeared in France post World War I. Art Deco influenced the...

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