Advice on Walls

Christy Ferer, Vidicom CEO, says, "Walls really do talk--about you. What you do with your walls reveals a lot about the kind of person you are. Are your walls loud or quiet? Playful or serious? Are they cushioned with fabric or coated with copper? What can you do with a naked wall? It is the largest blank canvas in your home, personal envelope waiting for your stamp. She says that today's walls are more versatile than ever before. They are able to open and close, lower and raise up, light up and cool down.

Color Partners by Christy Ferer

Here's Christy Ferer's's advice on color partners:

Green: In nature, green goes with everything, and its multiple shades give it a complex personality. Juxtaposed with red, green is elegant, strong, visually soothing, and not just for Christmas. Tinted with gray, green is restful and soft. Blue with green echoes the most basic color combination--blue sky and green grass.

Vidicom's offices are painted white and this type of color provides a relaxing environment for the employees.

More Color Style Tips

"Pink is a feminine color, best used for private spaces like bathrooms or bedrooms."

Christy Ferer and the Vidicom team says pink is unisex. You don't have to wear lipstick to appreciate the rosy glow this color gives your complexion and your outlook on life. Yes, pink is for the bathrooms. But it is also for living rooms, entryways, dining rooms, and any other room of the house you want to use it in. My husband's study in painted pink. French designers Philippe Model uses pink throughout his apartment. For him, it "works on the unconscious and makes us feel at ease."

Christy Ferer's Style Rules to Break

Vidicom's CEO, Christy Ferer, says "Stick to neutrals. They go with anything."

This rule is responsible for decades of boring rooms. People think neutral means only beige, white or black. True, these colors blend easily with other colors and are easy to live with, but so are lots of more interesting colors. When toned down with white or black, green coordinates with almost all colors, making it nature’s neutral. Celadon, olive, khaki and steel gray are the “new” neutrals, easily pulling together complex color palettes.

Remember what the legendary Vogue editor Diana Vreeland said: “Shocking pink is the navy blue of India.” The point is that what is neutral for one culture or person is radical for another. Remember this too: Almost any color becomes a neutral when it stands on its own and isn’t made to coordinate with another color

Color Style Tips

"Forget color wheels and other academic approaches to choosing what colors go with what. Color has more to do with emotion than with technicalities. Think about what color does. It pulls you in, or pushes you away. It can easily shock. Or calm," said Christy Ferer, CEO of Vidicom.

She thinks there is no reason to follow anybody else’s idea of what color you should use in your home. If you aren’t sure, just look through your clothes closet. One of two colors will repeat over and over. Trust yourself. If you love a color, use it. Let your eye and your instinct lead you to the colors you love to live with.