Kevin McCloud Book available for Christmas

November 18th, 2009

An expert guide to choosing colours

In his dazzling new book, Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud has taken the hard work out of home decorating

by researching, selecting and combining over 120 particular colours – from Kevin’s own paint collection, designed in collaboration with Fired Earth – into 70 tried-and-tested palettes guaranteed to transform your home.

stunningly produceA d sourcebook, Kevin McCloud’s Colour Now has been put together by an acknowledged expert in the field of paint and colour and printed using the highly accurate hexachromatic (six colour) process.

Each palette provides a blueprint for a decorative scheme that you can transfer to your own home confident in the knowledge that it has been sourced by a renowned authority on colour, while every swatch in Kevin McCloud’s Colour Now can also be individually matched to a Fired Earth colour to help you effortlessly achieve your chosen look.

Paint is not the only way to colour a room – wallpaper, furnishings, rugs and even woodwork all play a part. Each of Kevin’s featured palettes is made up of a collection of between three and eight colour swatches and features an inspirational photograph demonstrating its
possible use. A short introduction describes its influences, potential and variety.

About the author
Kevin McCloud is one of England’s foremost authorities on domestic decoration and is the creator/presenter of the internationally acclaimed Grand Designs, which features real case studies of people designing and building or making major alterations to their homes.

Channelling his ambitions to entertain and make the built environment better, Kevin has written numerous titles on decorating, from his first, Kevin McCloud’s Decorating Book, first published in 1989 and still in print today, to Choosing Colours, also published by Quadrille, which is already in 11 languages. Kevin’s passion for all aspects of the building process shines through in his feisty columns, frequently seen in The Sunday Times and monthly in Grand Designs Magazine. Buy here

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