■ 12. For the kitchen, light colors are cheerful and cleanly in
^m appearance. They have the adtlcd value of so diffusing the
^M light both by day and by night that there need be no dark
^BtiDrners to work in.
■ It foUo^^ from all these manifest influences of color, that
the rooms to be treated should be examined els to exposure,
lighting, size, proportion, and use Ijefore determining the
color scheme.
Color for the whole inierior
A uniform coloring for the walls of a series of connecting
rooms contributes to unity of effect. A sufficient variety in
effect may be secured Ijy var>'ing the color or pattern of dra-
peries^ and other furnishings in the dilTerent rooms.
It seldom happens that all the rooms on a tloor have the
atunc exposure, or the same amount of liglit or the same use.
Every need may be considered and yet a friendly harmony
obtained by the use of closely related colors that may range
from light to dark in value and through a series of related hues.
The parL'i of the room as a background
The ceiling, the side wall, and the floor form the backgi'ound
of the room against which all the furnishings and the occupants
of the room are seen. Like the frame of a picture, the back-
ground should Ix? subordinate in cohjr as well as in amount of
detaih This limitation, far from niinimizing the importance
of the backgromid, gives it an added distinction, and demands
for it t he most careful consideration. The function of the back-
ground is to serve. While not obtruding itself, it should through
its color supply a pervading influence that may be felt hke an |
atmosphere. This province of the background is best filled, as '
has been said m the tUscossion of color^ by subdued warm
colors, not too dark, that harmonize with the more usual types j
of furnishings and methods of lighting. (See Plate III.)
Ceiling, side walls, and floor are parts of one whole. They
should, therefore, be keyed to the same color. This important
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point has often been disregarded. The ceilings have t»een made
wliite, the Hooi*s con^irucled of any eouvonicnt wood without^
reference to its color; the color of the walls lias been chosen witlwfl
out reference to either floor or ceiling. In the distribution of
color valui*s in the background, the old analogy, often repeat^!,
holds g0(xl: the side walls of a room correspond in value to thoJ
middle distance in a landscape; the ceiling corre,sponds to the]
sky which is lightest of the three; the floor to the ground, wliichj
IB the darkest. This is not a mere fancy. A very dark ccnling
or sky is threatening and oppressive in effect. The dark tones
of the ground contribute to an effect of stabihty and support
that are fundamental in a serviceable floor.
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hafl
AM
Walls and trim.
The wall color, being most in evidence as a background, co^?^
ing a greater area than either ceiling or fl<x>r and serving as th(
connecting hnk iK^tween tliei^e, should lie the determining factor j
in the selection of the color sehcnie and naturally would h
decided first. The color of the wall should l>c selected aft^r
diagnosis of such consitlerations as location, size^ hghting and
u-st* of the room, and the recognizetl inliuence of color already
discussed (pagen 46 and 47). The color of ceiling, floor, and
wooflwork would then l>e chosen in relation to it.
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■ 12. For the kitchen, light colors are cheerful and cleanly in
^m appearance. They have the adtlcd value of so diffusing the
^M light both by day and by night that there need be no dark
^BtiDrners to work in.
■ It foUo^^ from all these manifest influences of color, that
the rooms to be treated should be examined els to exposure,
lighting, size, proportion, and use Ijefore determining the
color scheme.
Color for the whole inierior
A uniform coloring for the walls of a series of connecting
rooms contributes to unity of effect. A sufficient variety in
effect may be secured Ijy var>'ing the color or pattern of dra-
peries^ and other furnishings in the dilTerent rooms.
It seldom happens that all the rooms on a tloor have the
atunc exposure, or the same amount of liglit or the same use.
Every need may be considered and yet a friendly harmony
obtained by the use of closely related colors that may range
from light to dark in value and through a series of related hues.
The parL'i of the room as a background
The ceiling, the side wall, and the floor form the backgi'ound
of the room against which all the furnishings and the occupants
of the room are seen. Like the frame of a picture, the back-
ground should Ix? subordinate in cohjr as well as in amount of
detaih This limitation, far from niinimizing the importance
of the backgromid, gives it an added distinction, and demands
for it t he most careful consideration. The function of the back-
ground is to serve. While not obtruding itself, it should through
its color supply a pervading influence that may be felt hke an |
atmosphere. This province of the background is best filled, as '
has been said m the tUscossion of color^ by subdued warm
colors, not too dark, that harmonize with the more usual types j
of furnishings and methods of lighting. (See Plate III.)
Ceiling, side walls, and floor are parts of one whole. They
should, therefore, be keyed to the same color. This important
A MANUAL OF HOME-MAKINO
point has often been disregarded. The ceilings have t»een made
wliite, the Hooi*s con^irucled of any eouvonicnt wood without^
reference to its color; the color of the walls lias been chosen witlwfl
out reference to either floor or ceiling. In the distribution of
color valui*s in the background, the old analogy, often repeat^!,
holds g0(xl: the side walls of a room correspond in value to thoJ
middle distance in a landscape; the ceiling corre,sponds to the]
sky which is lightest of the three; the floor to the ground, wliichj
IB the darkest. This is not a mere fancy. A very dark ccnling
or sky is threatening and oppressive in effect. The dark tones
of the ground contribute to an effect of stabihty and support
that are fundamental in a serviceable floor.
oi
hafl
AM
Walls and trim.
The wall color, being most in evidence as a background, co^?^
ing a greater area than either ceiling or fl<x>r and serving as th(
connecting hnk iK^tween tliei^e, should lie the determining factor j
in the selection of the color sehcnie and naturally would h
decided first. The color of the wall should l>c selected aft^r
diagnosis of such consitlerations as location, size^ hghting and
u-st* of the room, and the recognizetl inliuence of color already
discussed (pagen 46 and 47). The color of ceiling, floor, and
wooflwork would then l>e chosen in relation to it.