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Biography
Bonnie Krims is one of only a handful of nationally recognized paint color experts and architectural paint color consultants in the United States. She is celebrated for her work as a consultant and her special ability to select colors that feel like "the clients' own colors". Bonnie is adept at developing paint color schemes that not only reflect the needs of the client, but also highlight the important design features of the house.
She first gained a measure of fame with the publication of her bestselling, The Perfect Palette in 1998, which was Editors Choice Book of the Month Club. "In the 1980's, when I launched my color consulting business, almost no one was using interesting paint color in their homes. By the 90's that would all change". Bonnie has written three more books: The Perfectly Painted House (Rockport Publishers, 2002), which ranks as one of the Top Ten Inspiring Books for 2005 by HGTV's Curb Appeal. Perfect Palettes For Painting Rooms (Rockport Publishers 2003), which is also a Country Homes and Gardens Book of the Month Club selection, and Painting Your House Inside and Out (Thunder Bay Press, 2003). She is a contributing writer for The Experts Guide to Life at Home created by Samantha Ettus (Clarkson Potter, 2005).
Bonnie and her work have been featured in publications such as Good Housekeeping, Home Magazine, Elle Magazine, Women's Day, Better Homes & Gardens, House and Garden, Traditional Home-Renovation Style, Alternative Medicine Magazine, The Christian Science Monitor, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune and The Boston Globe Magazine.
Last winter Bonnie appeared on the PBS series, THIS OLD HOUSE®, where she served as Paint Color Expert creating the exterior paint color scheme for an 1849 Greek revival, The Bradford Heald house.
Her mission, to bring interesting color to the home, hasn't changed since she started her paint color consulting in business in 1988, but her focus is shifting from the inside of the house to the outside. "During the past decade, people have increasingly embraced color inside their homes while ignoring the outside". "Homes are just crying out for well chosen, architecturally appropriate colors. The paint colors and the architecture should reinforce each other. My goal is to play a major role in the renaissance of exterior color in architecture-to bring intelligent paint color choices to as many buildings as possible".
Bonnie holds a Master's Degree in Fine Arts. She lives in the Boston area with her husband and two children.
She is celebrated for her work as a consultant and her special ability to select colors that feel like "the clients' own colors". Bonnie is adept at developing paint color schemes that not only reflect the needs of the client, but also highlight the important design features of the house.
Bonnie and her work have been featured in publications such as, The Washington Post, Good Housekeeping, Home Magazine, Elle Magazine, Women's Day, Better Homes & Gardens, House and Garden, Traditional Home-Renovation Style, The Christian Science Monitor, and The Boston Globe Magazine. The Perfect Palette has been featured in Book of The Month Club as well as Country Homes & Gardens Book Club for four years and is consistently selected as the Editor's Choice for both clubs. Her book Perfect Palettes For Painting Rooms, was also a Country Homes and Gardens Book of the Month Club choice. Bonnie's talks on paint color draw crowds whether hosted by an art gallery, museum, library, or the local paint store.
Endorsements for Bonnie's Books include:
"This color bible does the thinking and experimenting for you."
-Christy Ferer,
author of Decorating on a Dime
"The Perfectly Painted House-A Foolproof Guide For Choosing Exterior Paint Colors covers the spectrum of colors for a range of architectural styles. Read it before you pick up a brush."
-Renovation Style Magazine, October 2002
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"The only paint selection and color compatibility guide, Perfect Palette will help you bring fabulous style and atmosphere to your home with ease." -Country Homes & Gardens Book
Club
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"Your talk changed the way I view my approach to painting my house. You make it seem so easy. Thank you!"
--Elizabeth Walch, The Boston Design Center Seminar
"Your book is gorgeous."
-Chris Madden
Host, HGTV; author, A Room of Her Own
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