Bright Bazaar : : Embracing Color for Make-You-Smile Style

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"Dive into a refreshing take on color from one of the world's leading interiors bloggers, Will Taylor of Bright.Bazaar: West Elm's "go-to blogger for color inspiration." What began as a popular blog attracting over 400,000 readers a month is now a gorgeous, color-popping book sure to delight and inspire all. Praised by design star Jonathan Adler as "a true talent with a keen eye," Will guides you through making the most of the cornerstone of your life - where you live. He starts by giving you jumping-off points for considering how to use color. Next, he arms you with the know-how needed to replicate the looks through using ten color cocktails, from soft and delicate pastel hues to bright and bold color statements. Each color scheme begins with Will sharing his personal photographs and the memories that inspired each palette. He then goes on to show how these inspirations can be used in real-life decorating via easy-to-translate examples, complete with color checklists, swatch scrapbooks, illuminating room analyses and nuggets of Will's color secrets. More than 350 brand new color photographs invite you into homes both big and small across the world. Bright Bazaar's take on color is packed with personality and heart, playful but informative, and brimming with useful decorating ideas to make any home more beautiful. "-- Provided by publisher.
"Known for his bold and refreshing take on color, Will Taylor, the founder of Bright Bazaar, one of the world's leading interior design blogs, shares his secrets to choosing colors that work for every room in your house. Structured around the different spaces within the home, the book breaks down the how, when, and where of using different shades and color combinations. Will's fun and lighthearted approach shows the reader how to look around for color inspiration and how to start to incorporate colors into both the smaller and larger components of a room like walls, floors, furniture, fabrics, and accessories. Beautifully photographed inspirational examples will be accompanied by "Color Scrapbooks" which break each room down to the individual elements drawing the reader into the details that make each colorful space successful. With pearls of "Will's Wisdom", like top painting tips or how to add temporary color, and recipes for "Color Cocktails" in a range of palettes, Taylor's vibrant and easy-to-follow guide to color and its ability to transform our homes and our lives offers readers the confidence they need to perfect their color choices"-- Provided by publisher.

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Personally aggravating submitted by terpsichore17 on June 14, 2020, 11:52am You know how, if you’re overweight, seeing a weight-loss video touted by already-skinny people can be infuriating?

I expected that Bright Bazaar would equip me to outfit my space. But apparently a brightly colored space is only for (a) people who own their own homes (not those renting a space with limitations on how they change it, (b) people with a fair amount of extra cash to put into furniture/etc., and (c) *aggressively* minimalist households.

I was annoyed by all the captions from Norwegian and Copenhagen homes - if the principles can be carried out anywhere, why does it matter that this particular home is in Norway or Denmark? - but more than that, I was annoyed by how remote a possibility this book made color seem. In my mind, it’s not enough to show the finished product of a brightly-colored home; I need to see the process. If you’re not already a person who gravitates toward color, how do you inculcate it?

Anyway. Taylor’s overly peppy tone also grated on me - not the book for me, that’s for sure!