Anyone who has tried to match colors when buying online knows how difficult it is. Colors vary on each computer, depending on the resolution, the quality of the display and often the quality of the photograph itself. Our eyes all perceive color differently too. This makes matching anything a challenge.

One of the issues that has come up in the past few months is how our solid color melamine dishes coordinate with the patterned ones. And what seemed at first like a no-brainer, is in fact a bit more challenging.

Colors that we thought would obviously go together, when put side by side, actually do not work.

In an effort to help our customers pick out the best possible combination, we have devised a buying guide that we will divide by pattern to keep things simple. We photographed each design with each solid, so you can see for yourself. And we will give our opinion and rank them according to our personal opinion (and since we have them here, we can tell honestly and without the biais of a monitor, what we feel works).

Provence Rooster

View the different Provence Rooster pieces

1. With Red

Unexpectedly, this works quite well – the reds in the pattern do blend with the solid red

2. With Green

Works well – the green is the right hue and blends nicely

3. With Blue

Another unexpected combination that kind of works because there is some blue in the rooster’s tail, so it really does have a nice ‘Provence’ feel to it

4. With Yellow

The safe choice but always appropriate

Our verdict

In this pattern, all the combinations work, because of the colors in the rooster. Yellow is a safe choice but do not be afraid to pick another color if it works better with your color scheme. There are no clashes (like some of the Gallo patterns have for example) so all 4 work.

Anyone who has tried to match colors when buying online knows how difficult it is. Colors vary on each computer, depending on the resolution, the quality of the display and often the quality of the photograph itself. Our eyes all perceive color differently too. This makes matching anything a challenge.

One of the issues that has come up in the past few months is how our solid color melamine dishes coordinate with the patterned ones. And what seemed at first like a no-brainer, is in fact a bit more challenging.

Colors that we thought would obviously go together, when put side by side, actually do not work.

In an effort to help our customers pick out the best possible combination, we have devised a buying guide that we will divide by pattern to keep things simple. We photographed each design with each solid, so you can see for yourself. And we will give our opinion and rank them according to our personal opinion (and since we have them here, we can tell honestly and without the biais of a monitor, what we feel works).

Rosso

View the different Rosso pieces

1. With yellow

Not really, huh?

2. With Blue

Very nice, classical and it does tone down the red if you want to emphasize the blue

3. With Green

Not good.

4. With red

Absolutely – very nice combination and bright too!

Our verdict

This is a happy situation, you can use 2 colors – and that would be fun, do red and blue in equal proportions and mix and match. Red and blue are equally great

We do not recommend yellow or green, for obvious reasons

Anyone who has tried to match colors when buying online knows how difficult it is. Colors vary on each computer, depending on the resolution, the quality of the display and often the quality of the photograph itself. Our eyes all perceive color differently too. This makes matching anything a challenge.

One of the issues that has come up in the past few months is how our solid color melamine dishes coordinate with the patterned ones. And what seemed at first like a no-brainer, is in fact a bit more challenging.

Colors that we thought would obviously go together, when put side by side, actually do not work.

In an effort to help our customers pick out the best possible combination, we have devised a buying guide that we will divide by pattern to keep things simple. We photographed each design with each solid, so you can see for yourself. And we will give our opinion and rank them according to our personal opinion (and since we have them here, we can tell honestly and without the biais of a monitor, what we feel works).

Limone – Lemons

View the different Limone pieces

1. With red

Very bright and summery, a good combination

2. With Green

Can work depending on what else is on the table, the greens do not clash as they can do with other patterns

3. With Blue

Not the best combination but then that’s not unexpected since Limone does not have any blue in it. But we’re just trying to be thorough…

4. With yellow

Excellent combination and very Summery!

The verdict:

We feel Yellow is the best, followed by red

Green is not bad and can work well

Blue is not recommended

Anyone who has tried to match colors when buying online knows how difficult it is. Colors vary on each computer, depending on the resolution, the quality of the display and often the quality of the photograph itself. Our eyes all perceive color differently too. This makes matching anything a challenge.

One of the issues that has come up in the past few months is how our solid color melamine dishes coordinate with the patterned ones. And what seemed at first like a no-brainer, is in fact a bit more challenging.

Colors that we thought would obviously go together, when put side by side, actually do not work.

In an effort to help our customers pick out the best possible combination, we have devised a buying guide that we will divide by pattern to keep things simple. We photographed each design with each solid, so you can see for yourself. And we will give our opinion and rank them according to our personal opinion (and since we have them here, we can tell honestly and without the biais of a monitor, what we feel works).

Daisies

View the different Daisy pieces

1. With yellow

Fresh, not a bad combination at all

2. With blue

It is feasible but perhaps not the best combination for this pattern

3. With green

Not really good, the green is too ‘olive’

4. With red

Not ideal but it could work with the right table linens and accessories

Our verdict:

Yellow is best

Blue can work

Red is really dependant on what else is on the table

Green is not recommended

Anyone who has tried to match colors when buying online knows how difficult it is. Colors vary on each computer, depending on the resolution, the quality of the display and often the quality of the photograph itself. Our eyes all perceive color differently too. This makes matching anything a challenge.

One of the issues that has come up in the past few months is how our solid color melamine dishes coordinate with the patterned ones. And what seemed at first like a no-brainer, is in fact a bit more challenging.

Colors that we thought would obviously go together, when put side by side, actually do not work.

In an effort to help our customers pick out the best possible combination, we have devised a buying guide that we will divide by pattern to keep things simple. We photographed each design with each solid, so you can see for yourself. And we will give our opinion and rank them according to our personal opinion (and since we have them here, we can tell honestly and without the biais of a monitor, what we feel works).

Black and White Wallpaper

View the different Black Wallpaper pieces

1. With yellow

Dramatic, looks nice

2. With blue

Not really.

3. with Green

Kind of depends on the decor, we think

4. With red

Our favorite

The verdict:

Red works best, yellow is not bad. We do not really like the blue or green but especially with the green, it’s all a matter of what works in your decor and color scheme.

Green and white wallpaper

View the different Wallpaper pieces

1. With red

Ho hum

2. With Green

Not very good at all

3. with blue

Again, not great

4. with yellow

Not really either

Our verdict:

None work very well at all. We would recommend waiting for the arrival of the cream and white solid dishes, later in Spring of 2008 at which time we will of course post an update!