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The Colors You Need Now
Awaken every room in your home with seven picks from our spring-season palette.
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No. 4: Turquoise
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Why we love it: Turquoise has a cooling effect, figuratively lowering a room's temperature. Fashionable and stylish throughout the year, this smart and flexible color can promote subtle drama or tropical zest.
How to use it: Add a shot of hot pink, lemon, or chartreuse, and the look is tropical-chic. In velvet or paired with brown or ocher, it's dramatic. Turquoise has recently influenced interior designers with its opaque quality and ability to create impact. Plus, turquoise has good karma -- Native Americans have long praised its spiritual and healing properties.
BOOKMARK: Color 101: Picking Your Palette - Next: No. 5: Tangerine
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