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How Art Forms Experiences
Art has a unique and powerful ability to evoke emotions, provoke thoughts, and create meaningful experiences for those who engage with it. This is why we thoroughly enjoy procuring art and using it as a key way to transform spaces into places. Whether it's visual...
The Value of Marketing Photos & Staging
The design, staging, and photography of a property are essential marketing tools that can greatly influence the success of attracting tenants, increasing tenant renewals, and adding perceived value to the property. These elements contribute to creating a positive and...
Color Theory, a powerful tool
Color is a powerful tool designers and architectural color consultants use to create captivating and harmonious spaces. By understanding the principles of color theory, we transform structures into visually stunning works of art that create a compelling place for all...
Seeking out a Certified Architectural Color Consultant for Your Important Project
America has quickly turned into a “renovation nation” over the last year and portfolio managers are busy repositioning assets within markets across the country. As a result, many are seeking design assistance and the demand for color consultants is on the rise. So,...
After COVID-19; The Future of Color
Global and national events and episodes can bring change to our daily lives in unexpected ways and color is a perfect medium to reflect our changing views of the world around us. Jump back to the Great Recession and the ushering in of grays and deep dark tones. ...
Why Hire an Architectural Color Consultant?
One of our favorite questions is, "Why hire an architectural color consultant?" Let's start with who this professional is and then explore whether or not they are a good fit for your project. Who is an architectural color consultant? This is a professional who not...
Building Value Into Each Asset
Paint colors may not seem like an obvious way to build value into an asset, but they are one of the most architecturally relevant components of any property. Take a look at the same asset with two different paint color palettes below. While one looks tired and...
The Business and Value of Color
The power of color in building your organization’s brand should be at the top of the portfolio manager’s mind when managing an asset. In working with a variety of organizations, including hospitals, REITs, private portfolios, foundations, universities and others,...
“Color of the Year” Season Begins
After a very chaotic year, it is not surprising that paint colors are trending toward rooted and organic for 2021. Most surprising and perhaps long overdue, the color gray has gone missing in nearly all colors and palettes debuting for the coming year. This week...
Color as a Defining Cultural Trait
Culture is inextricably tied to color and has been for thousands of years. The BBC recently profiled yellow, for instance, and the revelation of Indian Yellow is incredibly profound. It was created by a process that allegedly restricted cows to a diet of mango...
Use of Black as Exterior Color
In the age of color, sometimes the complete saturation or absence of it can have a profound effect. One way we have seen this manifested is in the recent use of black as not just an accent, but a strong exterior color. In fact, at the recent winter Olympic games, an...
What’s old is new in 2018
What is old becomes new again and this is so true when it comes to color, art and design trends for this year. We are seeing a resurgence in those 1980’s colors. Going back a few more centuries, we find an artist who is repurposing “old” art into new by taking...