Page 12 February 18, 2016 TORRANCE TRIBUNE Overcoming Color Cowardice in Home Decorating Roger Hart 310-781-2000 BRE# 00625505 2420 W. Carson St. #120 Torrance, CA 90501 elling El Segundo Real Estate for 30 Years ♥SUNDAY OPEN 2-4pm NEWLY LISTED 10+ LOCATION! ♥BROKERS OPEN CONVENIENTLY LOCATED OLD TORRANCE TOWNHOME THURSDAY 12-2pm Voted #00880080 2066 W Carson Street #2, Torrance 90501 This beautiful, open and spacious 3 bed, 2.5 bath, 1,595 SF townhome is conveniently located close to the heart of Old Torrance and is walking distance from fine dining, local shops and the Farmer’s Market. It is nicely nestled toward the middle of a 4 unit complex, providing privacy from street to alley. Easily enjoy nice cool breezes, an attached two-car garage with an additional two-space covered carport with room for storage, and low HOA fees. This complex is a part of the Torrance Unified School District and is FHA approved. Listed at $529,900 SATURDAY OPEN 1-4pm S 1434 E. Elm Ave. Spacious 3 Bedroom, Family Room, 11/2 Bath Family Charmer on Quiet East Side Street. Approx. 1500 sq. ft., 5000 sq. ft. Lot. Large Living Room, Beautiful Hardwood Floors, Dining. Remodeled Baths, Nice Kitchen, Built-Ins, Eating area. Private Yard, Patio, 2-Car Garage. Gorgeous Rose Garden, Shady Front Porch, Well-Maintained! Walk to Schools and Park. Offered At: $979,000 Lynn O♥Neil (310) 261-0798 #1 El Segundo Realtor by El Segundo Residents 8 years in a row LYNNO@SHOREWOOD.COM WWW.LYNNONEIL.COM (BPT) - Have you ever picked a paint color you loved in the store, only to hate it when it’s on the walls at home? Or purchased throw pillows that you thought would be delightful on your neutral-hued couch, only to decide they look positively garish there? In both cases, you loved the colors when you first saw them, so what happened between the store and home? The problem is simple - the light changed. Every color looks different depending on the type of light by which you view it. You probably first viewed that ultimately disappointing paint color and throw pillows under fluorescent light bulbs in the store. When you got home, your light bulbs are all old-fashioned incandescent bulbs or (if you’re eco-minded) compact fluorescent lights (CFLs). This effect is one reason why so many people hesitate to decorate with rich, dark or vibrant colors in their home, opting instead to stick with neutrals. While neutral tones can be a wonderful background that allows the beauty of a home’s architectural bones to shine through, decorating with neutrals atop neutrals can leave a room looking bland and lifeless. Your neutral background still needs pops of color, and wouldn’t you secretly love to have a dark plum wall or two in your dining room or hot pink accents in the family room? How can you make the most of color in your home while minimizing the risk of disappointment? The solution is as simple as the problem - decorate your home with natural light. Daylight contains all the colors in the visible spectrum, so hues of every depth and saturation always look their best in natural light. That’s because the essence of that color is already present in natural light, whereas certain colors dominate different types of artificial light. For example, LEDs are highly energy efficient, but blue is the dominant shade in most LEDs. Halogens emit more light in red wavelengths, while fluorescent bulbs are heavier with green light. Only natural light perfectly blends all colors in a pleasing balance. Chances are good, if you just reposition those couch pillows slightly to capture the light from the living room skylight, you’ll love the color again. Bringing more color-friendly natural light into your home can be as basic or as grand as you wish. Simply opening blinds and drapes can alter how colors look in a room. Or, if you want to maximize natural light with a tactic that’s also a stunning design element, try installing skylights. Skylights like those from Velux America can admit ample natural light into your home, enhancing not only the colors of your home decor, but your mood as well. Place a remotecontrolled, solar-powered fresh-air skylight in a kitchen or bath and you may feel more comfortable taking a bold color risk, plus you can reap the benefits of passive ventilation. The skylights carry a no-leak warranty and close automatically in case of rain. Add solar-powered blinds, and it’s easy to give a room a whole new look simply by closing or opening the blinds. What’s more, light blocking or light filtering blinds - available in a variety of designer colors and patterns - further enhance the Energy Star-qualified skylights’ energy efficiency. Dorian Lytle, the architect for the 2014 Coastal Living Magazine Show House in Coronado, California, specified solar-powered fresh-air skylights for that home. “One of the big reasons was for natural light,” he says. “I like the way skylights will bring natural light in from above. Ventilation was another reason. If you have the opportunity to strategically place skylights in your home, they will make a world of difference. Skylights are a terrific and easy way to bring natural light and ventilation into a home.” Installing the latest solar-powered fresh-air skylights with solar blinds, both of which are operated by programmable remote control, can qualify you for a 30 percent federal tax credit on the products as well as installation costs - and you can spend the savings on bold, intoxicating color executed with confidence. Visit www.whyskylights.com to learn more. • BROKERS OPEN IN EL SEGUNDO • Thurs 12-2pm 1434 E. Elm Ave. 3/1.5, family room $979,000 Lynn O’Neil Shorewood Realtors 310-261-0798 OPEN HOUSE IN EL SEGUNDO • Sat 2-4pm 1312 E. Mariposa 2/2, den w/fi replace, detached wrkshp $999,999 Bill Ruane Re/Max Beach Cities 310-877-2374 • Sun 1-4pm 415 Lomita St. 3/2 2440 sf. $1,480,000 Alex Abad Palm Realty Boutique 310-877-6488 • Sun 2-4pm 700 W. Sycamore 4/3.25, brand nw hme, huge outdr deck $2,020,000 Bill Ruane Re/Max Beach Cities 310-877-2374 • Sun 2-4pm 720 W. Sycamore 4/3.25, brand new home! Views! $1,895,000 Bill Ruane Re/Max Beach Cities 310-877-2374 • Sun 2-4pm 1312 E. Mariposa 2/2, den w/fi replace, detached wrkshp $999,999 Bill Ruane Re/Max Beach Cities 310-877-2374 • Sun 2-4pm 1434 E. Elm Ave. 3/1.5, family room $979,000 Lynn O’Neil Shorewood Realtors 310-261-0798 OPEN HOUSE IN REDONDO BEACH • Sun 2-4pm 1735 Aviation Blvd. 3/3.5, town home, corner unit $849,000 Kirk Brown, Jr. Kirk Brown Realty 310-322-0066 OPEN HOUSE IN TORRANCE • Sat 1-4pm 2066 W. Carson St. #2 3/2.5, 1,595 sf twnhm, low HOA’s $529,900 Roger Hart Forecast Realty 310-781-2000
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