Exciting Windows! by Kriss Hook

Exciting Windows! members came together for a regional meeting at the International Window Coverings Expo in Las Vegas where the first group of graduates received their certification as Exciting Colors! Specialists.

“Through a collaborative program with PPG Pittsburgh/Porter Paints and their new “Voice of Color” strategy, members of our network of independent window treatment professionals in the United States and Canada have been trained to help consumers select paint colors for their home, ” cited Kathy Cragg, VP of member services. “This service, allows Exciting Colors! specialists to suggest draperies, decorative shadings, shutters or blinds and then coordinate paint colors to ensure that the new window fashions, furniture and flooring all work in perfect harmony for years to come,” continued Cragg. “Valued at $250, this paint color service is provided for free to our members’ customers.”

Exciting Windows! members who received certification have been trained through online and classroom study with special collateral material supplied by PPG and facilitated by Fawn Chang, the company’s national color and design consultant, and color specialist Sarah Youngblood of Exciting Windows!

“Research tells us this program will bring sought after ‘added value’ to homeowners,” cited Cragg, “and will generate at-home appointments and sales for our members and offer a service that is not available from any national competitor.

By providing beautiful window fashions and a color coordinated room, our customers feel great and their rooms go from boring to ‘exciting’ – leading to more repeat and referral appointments as well.”For more information log on to http://excitingwindows.com/krisshook

The First Exciting Windows! Members, including Kriss Hook, who Received Their Color Certification.

The palettes of Leather, Stone & Wood will balance hectic lives with a sense of strength, comfort, and security. It is a simple return at the end of each day to earth’s precious gifts.

This color harmony is well-suited to open concept living where we rely on shade and nuance to divide space, or to enhance sophisticated interiors as the perfect partner for dark wood trims, leather furniture, and a library feel.

Beautiful Surroundings

New Bohemia is a pastoral trend that blends bucolic elements with second-hand objects for an authentic look that updates the vintage aesthetic for a contemporary age. The composition of floral inspiration, mix of modern and craft with a feminine touch transforms the place in an original but authentic home.

Color influences everything from memory retention, the taste of food, and our purchasing habits, to how we relate to one another, how quickly we recover from heartbreak and surgery, and our mood. It follows then that you can positively influence a situation simply by using the right colors.

The look of drapery panels has never been more popular. They dress the window in high fashion styles that the shelter magazines feature in their editorial coverage. Just add decorative hardware and the window is complete.

Exciting Windows! by Kriss Hook is Offering Their Best Sale Ever now through July 8, 2011 on Select Fabrics from Our New Spring Fabric Line, Including Several Fabric Choices such as cotton, linen, faux silk and others, along with fabulous patterns from traditional to contemporary!

Custom Designer Panel Features:
• Deluxe 2 1/2 to 1 Fullness
• Custom Lengths up to 150”
• 3 1/2” Leading Edge and Returns
• 4” Double turned bottom hems
• Fully Lined with Windsor lining- White or Ivory
• Panels sewn with color coordinated cotton thread
• Weighted corners

This is the BEST TIME to add your unique personality and the perfect finishing touch of softness and color to your home at great prices.

Please call 509.389.8950 or email krisshook@excitingwindows.com for your FREE CONSULTATION today.

Accent walls make a lot of sense these days for several reasons. For one you can save on costs and time by adding some pizzazz to only one wall. Additionally, an eye-popping accent wall can have a bold pop of color(s), large bold prints, or fantastic texture, and typically you wouldn’t want to have these options on all four walls of a room as it would be too busy.

Pops of Color

The colors of our environment affect our behavior and mood. When yellow daffodils, bluebells and colorful crocuses appear, we immediately begin to feel livelier; when grey skies and rain or snow surround us we instinctively draw in and tend to hibernate.

Enjoy the beauty which surrounds you!

If you use different paint finishes when painting stripes, it can create a visually interesting wall. One way to paint stripes is to combine the use of semigloss and matte paint in the same color. Paint some of the stripes using semigloss paint and the other using flat paint or a combination of any other kind of paint finishes that you choose for an elegant but subtle look. Some of the other paint finishes include satin, suede, metallic and eggshell. As a Certified Color Consultant, Kriss Hook can help with color and technique to enhance your room or entire home.

A ceiling is part of your horizon, so I recommend painting it a lighter shade of the wall color rather than stark white. However, For really high ceilings, I recommend using a color slightly darker than the wall color to add dimension and warmth to your space. As a Certified Color Specialist, as well as a Certified Window Treatment Specialist, Exciting Windows! by Kriss Hook can help you choose products and color to enhance every window and wall in your home.

Meet New Bohemia featuring Voice of Color Green Wave – a fresh aqua –  on the walls.  This photo shows  fanciful teal, red and orange drapery, braided yarn bench and paisley reef rug to give us the bohemian, eclectic style we were looking for.  The PPG Paint Color, Hatbox Brown on the bookcase, and Purity on the trim pull together the eclectic mix of patterns, textures and colors in our newest trend, New Bohemia.  This trend is all about whimsy and a rebirth of craft, romantic, imaginative and poetic.