The Armchair Decorator » Colors and Interior Design http://thearmchairdecorator.com In my Dreams, every wall is a different color. Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:44:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Que cerise, cerise http://thearmchairdecorator.com/colors-and-interior-design/que-cerise-cerise.php http://thearmchairdecorator.com/colors-and-interior-design/que-cerise-cerise.php#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:46:45 +0000 Tink http://thearmchairdecorator.com/colors-and-interior-design/que-cerise-cerise.php With 2 designers in the family, it isn’t often that I run across a color name that I can’t readily ID, but it happend a few days ago.

I was reading a Regency romance and the color *CERISE* was mentions.

I drew a COMPLETE BLANK!

I asked Jeffrey what color *cerise* was and he just looked at me, so… on to Wikipedia!

I looked it up and we looked at the swatch (Jeffrey was looking over my shoulder) and we just had to laugh…

It turns out that *cerise* is an intense red/pink and it is almost identical to the Raspberry Rush that is our current living room color. Raspberry Rush has an underlying orange tone that is obvious in bright sunlight, but allowing for monitor display quirks, cerise and Raspberry Rush are pretty darn close!

Tink

*When I dream, every wall is a different color*

Related Reading:

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Color Saves the Day: The Power of the Perfect Color Palette (Home Decorating) (English and English Edition)Color Saves the Day: The Power of the Perfect Color Palette (Home Decorating) (English and English Edition)
The Color Scheme Bible: Inspirational Palettes for Designing Home Interiors
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