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4 Visual

We had explored the form of the curtain & blinds, here come to the detail parts.

Colour and Texture go beyond themes, you can have any colour combination in any theme,

mutually exclusive.

Caveat aheads, this is the part that is usually most confusing and consume most time.

If you need help, MGL Solution is here. 63920373

4.1 Color Combination

Summary

I can talk one whole day on colours - for it is such a wide topics.

Before you move on, I would like to summarize three most conventional colour palette series for

you, so you can use them right away.

Achromatic - Contemporary Theme

The theme that focus on "colourless" colours, that is black,

grey, and white.

This theme will never go out of style, always stay contemporary

but might seems as strerile and cold.

With each component being highlighted by each other so obviously, you cant really go wrong with

this theme.


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Earth Colours - Cosy Theme

A lot of people do not notice that their eye actually blink and shiny when they heard the word

champagne colour - me too.

This series of colour is pretty, cosy, warm and supportive.

Whenever we see that a family live

happily in a comfort earth colour

series home, I know our missions are

being fulfilled again.


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Electic - Be Bold and Vibrant

Electic, a vibrant splash of colour anywhere everywhere. Not easy to implement into interior, but

once done, the ambience is unique, out of world and impressive.

We used to colaborate with Miss Priya from Tailored Solutions Design, they are good at this.


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4.2 Colour Theory

This is a long discussion on colour & texture (later) with only black and white words, if you want to

skip this, no feeling :)

We did the ground work for you, you may contact [email protected]

What a joyful thing is color? How influenced we all are by it, even if we are unconcious of how

our sense of restfulness had been brought about. Certain colors are antagonistic to each of us,

and I think we should try to learn just what colors are most sympathetic to our own individual

emotions, and then make the best of them.

If you are inclined to a hasty temper, for instance, you should not live in a room in which the

prevailing note is red. On the other hand, a delicate nature could often gain courage and poise

by living in surroundings of rich red tones, the tones of the old Italian damasks in which the

primitive colors of the Middle Ages have been handed down to us.

Love of color is an emotional matter, just as much as love of music. Color! The very word would

suggest warm and agreeable arrangement of tones, a pleasing and encouraging atmosphere which

is full of life.

If we suspect we are "color-blind" as in we not sure what color to use in what proportion in

interior design, no worry. Let us furnish our house in neutral tones, depending on book bindings

and flowers and the necessary small furnishings for your color.

Rule of thumbs, paint the wall plain cream, have the woodwork be white, then splash your

favourite color in the small furnishing like curtain and like as you wish. The end result is that

this room is called cool and restful-looking by everyone who sees it, even if you splash with

intense color like red and blue. You can imagine how impossible it would be to be ill-tempered

in such a cheerful place.

Reference ii


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4.3 Language of Colour

and the psychology effect associated

Just like the romantic language of flower (i.e. floriography), I would like to share with you the

language of color.

Red

Positive : Power, Physicality, Passion, Sex, Energy, Strength

Negative : Danger, Death, Aggressive, Demanding, Anger

Black

Positive : Security, Emotional Safety, Glamorous, Sophisticated

Negative : Oppressive, Menacing, Cold, Mysterious

Orange

Positive : Warm, Expanding, Extrovert, Fun, Abundance

Negative : Disruptive, Frivolous, Immature, Frustration

Yellow

Positive : Optimistic, Bright, Happy, Friendliness, Creativity

Negative : Cowardly, Dingy, Bilious, Irrationality

Green

Positive : Balance, Tranquil, Peaceful, Refreshment, Harmony

Negative : Stagnation, Rotting, Inexperience, Jealousy

Blue

Positive : Calm, Soothing, Intellectual, Trust, Efficient, Serenity

Negative : Unfriendly, Aloof, Heavy, Withdrawn

Violet

Positive : Quality, Spiritual, Divinity, Truth

Negative : Introvertive, Depression, Death

White

Positive : Simplicity, Purity, Cleanliness, Sophistication

Negative : Strerile, Unfriendliness, Cold

Brown

Positive : Supporting, Warmth, Comforting, Sophistication

Negative : Barren, Dirty, Unsophisticated

Grey

Positive : Mature, Masculine, Self-sufficient, Independent

Negative : Dreary, Sombre, Depression, Insecurity, Lethargy

Reference vii : National Design Academy United Kingdom


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4.4 Texture for Curtain & Blinds

Summary

Importance of texture always got ignored. We always thought

that colours is important, quite the

contrary, texture has a more prevalent visual effect to us.

A plain colour fabrics will appear liveless and flat without texture,

let's study them.

If you choose not to read them through, you can only do that

by calling 63920373 ^_^

Single Colour Theme

The appeal of fabrics without pattern is based on two

characteristics - color and texture.

Although color may seem the more important, texture has a

subtler, but more pervading influence.

Light has an effect on all fabrics, and in particular it plays a key role in

bringing neutral self-patterned, single-color fabrics to life. The textured surface of many of these

fabrics can be exploited to greater sculptural effect by careful use of electric lighting. For example,

if one of these fabrics is held vertically and with some degree of gathering, such as in a curtain, light

directed from one side will highlight the top of the folds, at the same time creating

deep-shadowed areas between them.

The weave can influence how a color appears because different textures or weave patterns

affect the density of the dye. A plain, deep blue cotton with a heavy glaze will seem brighter

and more dense in tone than its unglazed counterpart, while a heavy-ribbed cotton twill will differ

from a fine silk, even if they were coloured with dye from the same batch. And a deeply ridged

weave pattern will create shadows which in turn affect the depth of color.

In fabrics where texture is not a significant feature, color can be considered and used on its own.

Striking contrasts can be set up with vibrantly dyed flat cotton fabrics. You can almost forget that

they are textiels and just play on the colors as you would paint. Reds, ochers and olive greens,

for example, will give a feeling of warmth and richness, which bright lemon yellow, emerald green

and royal blue will produce a cooler, sharper feel. And undyed, unbleached fabrics, with their

varying depths of off-whites and creams, give a neutral contemporary look to a room.

Calico looks stunning used in quantity as a curtain fabric, draped in full, sculptural folds or tailored

into neat pleats. Heavy tasseled tie-backs in a single colour can also look good draped against

this plain cream cloth.

Wear is important, too; a matte, textured fabric will attract dirt and become grubby much more

quickly than its shinier, smoother counterpart. Does your fabric need to be rigid or should it

have give? Some fabrics will be stretchier than others; this is due to the combination of yarn used

and weave structure.


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Rich Theme

It is rare to find a printed cloth which has the depth and beauty of a textile in which weave

provides the pattern. The intricacies of the weave and the combinations of different strands of

fiber and color give woven textiles a potential richness. This richness can take many forms:

the luxurious surface of shimmering silk and the textured patterning of a highly decorative

tapestry, damask or brocade are all rich. Different fibers have their own textural richness. Linen,

with its slightly coarse surface, contrasts with the shiny smoothness of most silks. Yet both,

because of the nature of woven fabrics, can have an equal intensity.

Woven fabrics, in the main, tend to be heavier than their printed counterparts. It is the

concentration and emphasis on the weave that is naturally going to produce a greater weight

than a fabric which relies mostly on its superficial surface pattern. This weightiness also

contributes to a richness and luxuriousness.


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Pattern is also a factor in producing a rich fabric. Often, this means grand, elegant or

traditional designs, for few woven patterns are new or contemporary. For exmaple, the

pomogranate has been used as a motif for hundreds of years and crops up on numerous silks and

damasks, adding to this group's exuberance. And tartan's particular history encourages a feeling

of tradition, which in turn contributes to a greater impression of richness.

Dense pattern, such as floral swirls in famask or detailed figurative scenes in tapestries, gives a

highly decorative feel to a textile. And the number of threads and color used to create such a

pattern adds to its beauty. It is immediately obvious whether a cloth has been composed of

a woven pattern or a surface-printed one. Pattern formed by printed color lacks the intrinsic

quality of a pattern fomed by the weave.

Stripes & Checks Themes

Stripes and checks are always in style.

Think of Burberry and LV.

They took from in ancient linen, middle age Tartans,

then modern Scandinavian style, and latest Industrial

theme. The pursue for geometrical perfection is

always there.

Stripes and checks are often thought of as patterns

that decorate utilitarian items - mattresses,

deckchairs and so on. These cloths are often woven

in inexpensive cotton for economy reasons.

They have a variety of traditional uses in domestic

utility situations - beddings, table cloths, loose covers

over dining seats. Exmaples include Ginghams,

Tickings, Tartans, etc.

Sophisticated Stripes can be created when using different fibres. A ticking woven in silk is bound

to become sophisticated entirely because of the switch from basic cotton to much more

luxurious silk. A stripe of the same simplicity will also be transformed if woven in wool. The

textile will be heavier, which in turn makes it richer. And the distinction between stripe and

ground will not be so clear because the yarn is thicker and give more texture.

Another element which can transform a stripe from a basic to a higher plane is the breaking the

stripe with a small diamond. Many sophisticated stripes are multi-stripe. In contrast to ticking

stripes, which repeat the same stripe pattern across the cloth, they combine different widths,

different weave structures to form a more complex cloth.


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Multi-colors, too, are used to add immediate sophistication, making the textile richer and more

detailed. A black and white pinstripe may be dramatic, but a multi-color stripe has greater

subtlety, especially if careful blending of shades and tones are used to produce complex

intersections of pattern.

Furniture too can benefit from the optical illusions a stripe can provide. Broad stripes,

especially if colors are in the same tonal range, will diminish the apparent size of an overlarge

sofa. And narrow, contrasting stripes will highlight a finely detailed chair.

Embroidery - Can be Either Rich Or Stripes Theme

All embroidery, from the Bayeux Tapestry through canvas work to samplers, uses stiches to apply

a pattern to a textile rather like drawing with thread. The success of the embroidered image

depends entirely on manual skill. Even machine embroideries need dexterity and a good eye to

transpose the desogn through the manipulation of the sewing machine onto the cloth.

Gold and metal threads were used extensively in all forms of English and European embroidery.

The metal threads were stiff and resistant, but by couching them down from the underside of the

canvas - an innovative but difficult process requiring much skill - they were made more flexible.

This process, which pulled tiny loops of another thread through to the back of the cloth, thus

securing them, produced a uniformly smooth front to the metallic surface.

Reference xxiii


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Translucent Theme

Translucent fabrics are those which are woven with an open weave that allows light to

penetrate the cloth. All fabrics which are eighter sheer or semi-sheer fall into this category.

Muslin, for example, is plain-woven in a finely spun cotton yarn, sometimes silk, which give a

soft, fine open cloth. This quality is exploited in all kinds of net curtaining, sheers an so-called

vision-nets. When hung at a window, they allow light through, at the same time diffusing the view

to the outside, beyond the glass. When looked through from the outside, these cloths conceals

the view from within.

These muslins, organza, lace and similar translucent cloths, are generally hung as a single shade

or curtain on their own or behind a main set of draperries. By their nature they do not require any

form of lining. However, some of the most open lace patterns can be lined, for example in a

shade, which a subtle color, so that the ligght diffuses through both layers and casts a gentle

colored glow into the room.

Two factors made fabrics sheer or semi-translucent: special weaving process or the fineness of

the thread used, or a combination of both.

Organza is a slightly stiffer version of muslin, originally used as a stiffener for clothing or as an

inner lining material which would give firmness to the main fabric covering it. It can be treated

in exactly the same way as mudlin, but because of its handle, it gives a more sculptural effect.

The idea of tenting one's bed with layers of muslin seems to be sheer romantic fancy, but in hot

countries like us it is in fact very practical. Whether it is shielding the sleeper from the sun or

from insects, or is purely decorative, the idea of coolness and light is certainly conveyed by

lengths of swathed or draped creamy white muslin.


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Pastel sheer in lemon, pink or pale blue tones are so insubstantial that they should, I think, be

ignored completely in favour of stronger or subtler colors. Use plaster-pinks, warm brass colors,

or soft bluey-grays for contrast.

Another use for sheer fabrics is to stretch them over screens that are used as room dividers.

These could be free-standing or constructed along the lines of the traditinoal Japanses shojis,

used to divide up their small living spaces without sacrificing light.

Make sure that light is allowed to travel through muslins and sheer cloths and is not directed onto

them. This is because direct light will make a sheer fabrics look opaque, which nullifies the fabric's

special quality.

Day curtain allow the window to do their original job of connecting us to the world.

Let the light come in, feel the beauty of your home.


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6 You and Me6.3 Help Introduced Those Less Fortunate to Us

Over the 10,000 windows we had furnished, we had accumulated some excess good quality

fabrics and accessories. Please introduce those who are less fortunate and genuinely cannot

afford curtain, let us help them.

By Vester

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R Reference

i Kelly Hoppen @ East Meet West

ii Elsie De Wolfe @ The House of Good Taste

iii Nicholas Haslam @ Sheer Opulance, Haslam Style - Glamour in Contemporary Interiors

iv Cindy Lim @ Singapore Curtain, SIM

v Singapore Institute of Management, Interior Design

vi Vester Cheong @ MGL Curtain

vii National Design Academy of United Kingdom

viii Gina Moore @ The Window Style Bible

ix Dorothy Draper

x Kelly Wearstler @ Hue

xi Alison Books

xii Wendy Bakers @ Curtain Recipe

xiii Edith Wharton @ The Decoration of House

xiv Ogden Codman @ The Decoration of House

xv Chris Jefferys @ Basic Sewing

xvi Merrick & Day @ Encyclopedia of Curtains

xvii Alvin @ Singapore Curtain

xviii Michael S. Smith @ Element of Style

xix Wendy Shorter @ Hertfordshire Training Centre

xx Jenny Gibbs @ Curtains and Draperies - History, Design and Inspiration

xxi Hideaki Haraguchi @ Zero Kara Hajimeru Kenchiku No "Interia" Nyuumon 原口秀昭

xxii ShowyCulture @ Questions about Interior Design

xxiii Melanie Paine @ The Textile Art in Interior Design

xxiv Cho Hee Sun 조 석산 @ Home Design Story 홈 디자인 스토리

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