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> [It is general knowledge for anyone interested in color that subdued value, intensity and hue make for quieter, less adventuresome interiors. Stronger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/it-is-general-knowledge-for-anyone-interested-in-color-that-subdued/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

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> [How obvious it is that color has its various connotations-hue, value, and intensity - and without the basic understanding of these three…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/how-obvious-it-is-that-color-has-its-various-connotations-hue-value/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

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> [Color is a major element in scale. A small room can have a larger look by the use of closely related values,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/color-is-a-major-element-in-scale-a-small-room-can-have-a-larger-look/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

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## Other authors on Intensity

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## More by Van Day Truex

> [Rich colors are typical of a rich nature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/rich-colors-are-typical-of-a-rich-nature/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

> [ The combination of an individual\[i.e., a client\] with a positive idea of living and a good designer is the great force in contemporary decoration.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/the-combination-of-an-individual-i-e-a-client-with-a-positive-idea-of/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

> [Interiors speak! Rooms emphasize whether one exists or lives, and there is a great difference between the two!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/interiors-speak-rooms-emphasize-whether-one-exists-or-lives-and-there/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

> [Better rooms better furniture, better objects d'art can only be created for a society interested in living - not existing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/better-rooms-better-furniture-better-objects-d-art-can-only-be/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

> [There is nothing more trite than a period room imposed on a contemporary setting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/there-is-nothing-more-trite-than-a-period-room-imposed-on-a/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

> [I suppose the most marked example of color as structure is in the Byzantine use of mosaic decoration that becomes architecture. The decoration of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/i-suppose-the-most-marked-example-of-color-as-structure-is-in-the/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

> [In design, Mother Nature is our best teacher.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/in-design-mother-nature-is-our-best-teacher/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

> [Too many bright colors make for congestion. Too many bright colors need, above all, contrast in value, to eliminate vibration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/too-many-bright-colors-make-for-congestion-too-many-bright-colors/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

> [The overscaled compositions being produced by so many abstract painters, which are full of movement and use of color, are ideal example, ideal transformations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/the-overscaled-compositions-being-produced-by-so-many-abstract/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

> [It is general knowledge for anyone interested in color that subdued value, intensity and hue make for quieter, less adventuresome interiors. Stronger approaches need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/it-is-general-knowledge-for-anyone-interested-in-color-that-subdued/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

> [How obvious it is that color has its various connotations-hue, value, and intensity - and without the basic understanding of these three determining factors,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/how-obvious-it-is-that-color-has-its-various-connotations-hue-value/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

> [Remember, color is not just color, but mood, temperature and structure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/remember-color-is-not-just-color-but-mood-temperature-and-structure/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

> [Control, edit and distill.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/control-edit-and-distill/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

> [The modern scene in decoration is not a unified or controlled one. The unified control of the arts during the reign of Louis XIV…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/the-modern-scene-in-decoration-is-not-a-unified-or-controlled-one-the/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

> [Go to the source for ideas, go to the Metropolitan Museum, find your inspiration in nature, go to the Museum of Natural History, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-day-truex/go-to-the-source-for-ideas-go-to-the-metropolitan-museum-find-your/)

[Van Day Truex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-day-truex/)

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