The American Craftsman Bungalow, a popular architectural style during the arts and crafts period (1910-1925) is one of my favorite styles, and I love the earthy colors that were used by designers and architects of the period. Today, I'll give you some color schemes for traditional bungalow homes using standard color theory, with some gray and yellow-based greens as the primary colors in the schemes.

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At MosaicTileSupplies.com, we've been putting together a catalog of historical color palettes to help homeowners and designers create color schemes that are in sync with each space's architectural style. I'd like to hear what architectural era holds the most interest for our members, so that we can focus on your current projects. SO, is it Mid-Century Modern? Arts & Crafts Era ? Maybe Spanish Revival, Art Deco or Art Nouveau? Federal or Colonial? Let me know what palettes you'd like to see… Continue

We have uploaded over 100 mosaic tile blends submitted by users of MosaicMaximizer.com that need names, and we'd love to hear your opinions. Here's a link to the blends uploaded : MAX Blends See a blend that inspires you ? Click on the blend, and add your suggestion to the comments box, or or submit your suggestions by replying to this post- just tell us the blend number and your… Continue

There are many ways to produce color palettes and upload them here. Try out my design application at www.mosaicmaximizer.com and work directly with glass mosaic tiles (over 500 styles and colors) to produce the perfect blend of colors for any room. Once you've produced a blend, you can save your formula and email it to the design staff at MosaicTileSupplies.com. If you want to have your palettes uploaded here for you, just let them know in the notes field, and we'll get it taken care of. You ca… Continue

In talking to homeowners, interior designers and architects on a daily basis, we find that color is one of the most important aspects of any project - residential or commercial, small or large. ColorMAX is a place for people to get together, share their color ideas, discuss possibilities and visualize their options. We look forward to everyone's feedback and involvement, and hope that ColorMAX is a benefit to each project that is brought here.