{"id":1849,"date":"2015-01-16T23:30:38","date_gmt":"2015-01-16T23:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.geraniumhomes.com\/blog\/?p=1849"},"modified":"2015-01-26T18:26:13","modified_gmt":"2015-01-26T18:26:13","slug":"living-with-colour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/living-with-colour\/","title":{"rendered":"Living with Colour, a Designer’s Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The key component in demonstrating our \u00a0home design and product quality is a model home presentation. As a result, Geranium Homes is fortunate to have the opportunity of working with talented Interior Designers in creating Model Homes<\/a>. Professionals who successfully showcase both standard features as well as a selection of available upgrades to create a memorable experience which every visitor can relate to.<\/p>\n

At Uptownes at Cardinal Point<\/a>, we worked with certified interior designer Jo-Ann Capelaci <\/a>to select the finishes, furnishings and decor that would bring the \u201cDowntown Comes Uptown\u201d vibe of the neighbourhood to life. In our model home tour guides<\/a>, Jo-Ann shares her tips about where and how to use colour, textures and accents whether in a new home or simply to create a fresh look.<\/p>\n

Her number one piece of advice is to keep the primary finishes you choose to a neutral shade<\/a>. By this, Jo-Ann is referring to hard surfaces, such as floor tiles, wood and even broadloom. This will allow\u00a0you to add pops of your favourite colour for accents. For example, at Uptownes Jo-Ann used lighting fixtures in a matte black finish, which when paired with gold tones adds contemporary glamour.<\/p>\n

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Neutral colours add appeal to this bedroom in the Uptownes Model Home.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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She points out that painting is a relatively inexpensive way to refresh a space. Try bolder colours<\/a> in bathrooms or dining rooms \u2013 testing first of course! Remember that cool colours<\/a> tend to make walls recede, while warm colours<\/a> have the opposite effect in a room.<\/p>\n

Jo-Ann is an avid Pinterest<\/a> fan and also suggests that you browse magazines and websites for schemes that make you smile. When you want to change things in your home, consider replacing items with a new colour<\/a>, perhaps matched to the season.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve showcased all of Jo-Ann\u2019s design choices for the Uptownes model homes on our Pinterest Page<\/a><\/p>\n

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Interior Designer Jo-Ann Capelaci at home in Geranium’s Uptownes Model Home<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The key component in demonstrating our home design and product quality is a model home presentation. As a result, Geranium Homes is fortunate to have the opportunity of working with talented Interior Designers in creating Model Homes. Professionals who READ MORE ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1853,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,7],"tags":[220],"class_list":["post-1849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homedecor","category-indoor-living","tag-jo-ann-capelaci"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1849"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1849\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1860,"href":"https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1849\/revisions\/1860"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}