I miss putting together color boards for clients. The creative process of building a room or whole house based around a color or a favorite photo or whatever inspiration the client provided is thrilling and satisfying. All the searching for just the right pieces in the right price range and introducing the touches that the client wouldn't have thought of
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This ongoing series about color will continue through February as I explore each major color: red, blue, yellow, green, turquoise, orange, purple, black & white and neutrals. With each in depth exploration I'll cover the properties of the color, what colors work well with it, where and how to use the color most effectively, the emotional responses and even the
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I love the chance to "play" designer and over at Pewter + Sage, she's hosting another 'design' party. The way this works is she has picked 4 holiday pillows and each participant is to create a holiday room around the pillow of their choice and then share it with readers. The enjoyment of this kind of inspiration board is that it's all
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Today I'm trying something new. I found a "party" over at ComfortAndLuxury blog and decided to participate. The idea is that she chose 2 chairs from Anthropologie and whomever wants to play can make a mood "inspiration" board around one of the chairs. Here are the 2 chairs:
They are both really fun and colorful....normally I'd choose the oversize paisley, so
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A reader writes:
"Recently we painted our fireplace wall gray; we love it! The other walls are a light beige cream color. We were thinking of changing that color but aren't sure what will go with gray?? Also, when you're looking at the fireplace, the kitchen is right next to it (with a divider). We're thinking of painting the kitchen red
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A color scheme begins with something pretty, something you enjoy looking at. I've mentioned it before and you've certainly heard it before - work with a painting, a rug, a pillow, a favorite shirt....it can be anything. What isn't covered as frequently is.....what happens next? Here are a few rules of thumb in developing a color scheme that you can
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