[.ca] Living Textures: A Creative Guide to Combining Colors ... (ISBN 0811829502)

From Amazon.com:
This bright, inviting volume comes with a removable tablet of "swatches"--picture flaps of various colors and textures stacked in a column and spiral bound. Readers are invited to form their own combinations out of these 600 samples of paint colors, textiles, floor surfaces, and wall coverings. The idea is to encourage readers to think in juxtapositions: a hard surface next to a soft surface, a muted wall next to a bright metallic tabletop. The book itself features guided tours of various remarkable rooms that effectively contrast textures and colors. Each featured room contains a main picture, text describing the room's distinctive qualities, a swatch file detailing the textures and colors present, and close-up shots of various details. Therefore, if a room draws you inside, you can examine its nuances carefully, like taking apart the logic of a math problem. Living Textures is a practical teaching tool and a playful read that won't overwhelm or intimidate the amateur designer. --Emily White

exellent combination for decoration ideas:
the book is very easy to use it has a logical divided decoration ideas for each room in the house plus an easy reference for the diffrent texture and colours on the right hand side which you can combine the diffrent colors to see the result without going to the shop to check the combination of colours i recomend it for a good ideas on anybody whish to decorate thier home and not have any idea on color combinations