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Part 1
Color is fundamental in home design–something you’ll always have in every room. A grasp of how to manage color in your spaces is one of the first steps to creating rooms you’ll love to live in. Do you want a room that’s full of life? Professional? Or are you just looking for a place to relax after a long day? Whatever you’re looking for, color is the key to make a room feel the way you want it to feel.
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中文
► 色彩是家居设计的基础--你在每个房间里都会有的东西。掌握如何管理空间中的色彩是创造你喜欢居住的房间的第一步。你想要一个充满生机的房间？还是有专业感的？或者你只是在寻找一个在漫长的一天之后可以放松的地方？无论你在寻找什么，色彩是让房间有你想要的感觉的关键。
Part 2
Over the years, there have been a number of different techniques to help designers approach this important point. While all of them are useful, they can get a little complex. But good news is that they're really only three kinds of decisions you need to make about color in your home: the small ones, the medium ones, and the large ones.
多年来，有许多不同的技巧来帮助设计师接近这个重要的目的。虽然所有这些技巧都是有用的，但它们可能会变得有点复杂。但好消息是，你需要对家里的颜色做出的决定其实只有三种而已：小的，中的，和大的。
Part 3
Small color choices are the ones we’re most familiar with. They’re the little spots of color like throw pillows, mirrors and baskets that most of us used to add visual interest to our rooms. Less tiring than painting your walls and less expensive than buying a colorful sofa, small color choices bring with them the significant benefit of being easily changeable.
小的颜色选择是我们最熟悉的。它们是像抱枕、镜子和篮子这样的小色点，我们大多数人都用它们来为我们的房间增加视觉趣味。比起粉刷墙壁，小颜色的选择不那么累人，比起购买彩色沙发，小颜色的选择带来的重要好处是容易进行变换。
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Part 4
► Medium color choices are generally furniture pieces such as sofa, dinner tables or bookshelves. Color choices in this range are a step up from the small ones in two major ways. They require a bigger commitment than smaller ones, and they have a more powerful effect on the feeling of a space.
中等颜色的选择一般是家具件，如沙发、餐桌或书架。这个范围内的颜色选择在两个主要方面比小的颜色更进一步。它们需要比决定小的颜色投入更多，而且它们对空间的感觉有更大的影响。
Part 5
The large color decision in your rooms concern the walls, ceilings, and floors.Whether you’re looking at wallpaper or paint, the time, effort and relative expense put into it are significant. So it pays to be sure, because you want to get it right the first time.
在你的房间里，大的颜色决定包括墙壁、天花板和地板。无论你看的是墙纸还是油漆，投入的时间、精力和相对费用都很大。因此，你必须要有实足把握，因为你想在第一次就要把大的着色选对。