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S h o w n h e r e : C o l o r N a m e X X B e l o w : C o l o r N a m e X X At l e f t : C o l o r N a m e X X Q : W h a t m a ke s a s t a t e m e n t n e u t ra l a s t a t e m e n t n e u t ra l ? No b l e : T h e s at u rat i o n l e ve l i s e s s e n t i a l t o s e l e c t i n g a s t at e m e n t n e u t ra l . S at u rat i o n refe r s t o t h e c o l o r f u l n e s s of a h u e — g ray t o c o l o r. A s t at e m e n t n e u t ra l s h o u l d b e a c o l o r w i t h a l ow s at u rat i o n l e ve l . Ju s t a s c r u c i a l i s t h e v a l u e of t h e c o l o r. T h i n k of d a r ke r c o l o r s i n t h e f a n d e c k a s o p p o s e d t o l i g h t e r o n e s . I wo u l d a l s o s u g g e s t u s i n g a f l at e n a m e l o r ve l vet s h e e n . Q : W h a t a re s o m e of yo u r favo r i t e s t a t e m e n t n e u t ra l s ? No b l e : A fe w of m y n e w g o -t o s t at e m e n t n e u t ra l s t h at I re c o m m e n d t r y i n g a re Mo s s A g at e P LC N 1 0 , S o d a l i t e P LC N 1 7, G o l d e n A g e G i l t P L 1 5 9, Ru s t e d Na i l 3 3 3 G , I ro n s i d e P L N 6 9, a n d Fa d e d O rc h i d 3 0 3 E . Q : W h a t 's t h e b e s t w ay t o u s e t h e s e n ew s t a t e m e n t n e u t ra l s ? A re t h e re a n y r u l e s o n e n e e d s t o ke e p i n m i n d ? No b l e : Fo r a b o l d s p a c e , l aye r c o m p l e m e n t a r y c o l o r s a n d f i n i s h e s , a n d fo r a t i m e l e s s l o o k , u s e t h e t ra d i t i o n a l n e u t ra l c o l o r s of l i n e n a n d w h i t e w a s h e d wo o d . Q : W h a t k i n d of f i n i s h e s , a r t , a n d a c c e s s o r i e s wo r k we l l w i t h s t a t e m e n t n e u t ra l s ? No b l e : A n y a n d a l l ! T h i n k of a n a r t g a l l e r y. Fo r exa m p l e , t h e C l e ve l a n d Mu s e u m of A r t u s e s g raye d a n d m i d n i g h t b l u e s s o t h at t h e a r t wo r k i s t r u l y t h e fe at u re . T h e key i s t o t h i n k of t h i s c o l o r a s t h e c a n v a s , a s a n a l l ove r w a l l c o l o r t h at yo u c a n b u i l d yo u r ro o m a ro u n d , w i t h l aye r s t h at l et t h e f u r n i s h i n g s a n d a c c e s s o r i e s b e c o m e t h e a c c e n t s . i m a g e c o l o r s wo u l d c h a n g e b a s e d o n t h i s p a l et t e T h i s p a g e : S w e e t w o o d 4 3 2 D a n d B e a c h w o o d P L N 2 7 At l e f t t o p : S o d a l i t e P LC N 1 7 a n d M o s s A g a t e P LC N 1 0 At l e f t b o t t o m : Fa d e d O r c h i d 3 0 3 E BEACHWOOD PLN27 SODALITE PLCN17 SWEETWOOD 432D GOLDEN AGE GILT PL159 MOSS AGATE PLCN10 RUSTED NAIL 333G IRONSIDE PLN69 FADED ORCHID 303E

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