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Adue Interiors / Design  / COLOR YOUR WORLD

COLOR YOUR WORLD

October 1, 2021
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OCTOBER 2021  |  ISSUE NO.10

“Colors are the smiles of nature” — James Henry Leigh Hunt

Dear Friends and Clients,

When it comes to choosing the right color palette for your house or building exterior, you have thousands of options. It can be overwhelming knowing what colors work best together while also fitting into the neighborhood when surrounded by other homes, and keeping a natural appearance at the same time.  Simply stated, my philosophy is that nature always provides the inspiration for color. Nature constantly refreshes us with positive energy and when you start considering nature as color inspiration for your built environment, illumination and joy are sensed in the deepest parts of yourself. 

Witness Nature’s Cues For Your Color Inspiration

When developing a nature-based color palette, it’s important to connect colors that bring you alive while letting the natural environment inform your direction. Your palette should regenerate your well-being and give you an endless supply of inspiration each day. Once you learn the color direction you’re being pulled towards, this regenerative effect will naturally happen which is literally movement and creativity that continuously regenerates in your entire being!

There’s so much to learn about color and color placement in architecture, but here’s a start. This example below is a client who loves the outdoors and we were inspired by the colors of early morning winter light for the exterior of this home. The structure sits alone on a hill and is super funky, so we took some creative license to have fun! (In progress images) 

Here are some tips for you DIY’ers

1. Immerse yourself in nature. Go on an adventure with your camera to capture moments of the natural environment that inspire and resonate. You can also find images online

2. Place your building images next to your nature images. Notice how it feels and informs you.

Don’t think about the process, just select colors within the nature images that you love. You’ll find out later if they work.  

3. Pull color chips at the paint store that match the prefered areas of your nature images. Don’t worry about choosing too many –you’ll adjust later.

Outdoor natural light can’t be controlled, so color selections need to be viewed at different times of the day. Paint large samples of the colors you love, then view colors close up and at a distance on the building, from morning until dusk. This round-the-clock perspective will guide you to the color decisions you’ll love.

4. Allow yourself to go through the process of elimination, eliminating the colors in your palette that don’t resonate or look natural in the outdoors. The eliminating process peels away the unnecessary surface and gets to the heart of beauty.

3. Pull color chips at the paint store that match the prefered areas of your nature images. Don’t worry about choosing too many –you’ll adjust later.

Outdoor natural light can’t be controlled, so color selections need to be viewed at different times of the day. Paint large samples of the colors you love, then view colors close up and at a distance on the building, from morning until dusk. This round-the-clock perspective will guide you to the color decisions you’ll love.

Whether you desire a tranquil or more energetic appearance,

let nature color your world with beauty, joy, and

inspiration!

Interior Design For Inspired Living

Invite me to work with you and I promise to be unswayed by the passing dictates of fads. I will incorporate my love for the arts and the richness of color along with your vision and deliver an eclectic, yet balanced sensibility to your interior. Tell me about your project!

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MASTER INTERIOR DESIGNER AND COLORIST
Founder, Adue Interiors

DREW SORRELLS

My belief upholds that all environments are sacred spaces for nourishing and honoring the body and soul. Living spaces serve to make clear visual connections to the natural world while anchoring you to your core wholeness. When your style surrounds you, it centers you in yourself, inspiring and energizing you for your beautiful purpose.
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