Color Confidence: The Crash Course
13th May. '09 • • Tags: color class, color theory, understanding color
Authored by Kate Smith
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25 Eggs + 25 Colors - 45 Minutes = Easter
10th Apr. '09 • • Tags: dying, easter
Authored by Kate Smith
My son is now 18 years old so it has been quite a few years since I colored Easter eggs but while I was a the grocery store today I saw a Paas set of five color cups for $1.99 and I thought what the heck it might be fun to color some some eggs tonight. So I grabbed a couple dozen eggs for under $2.00 a dozen and was off for a little fun.
Never one to be one satisfied with colors straight out of the box I decided to experiment with a bit of over-dying. Here are the results.
Here’s what I did. I started with 25 eggs and dyed 5 eggs in each color for 3 minutes. Since I these cups only hold one egg at a time this took me about 20 minutes. (more…)
Unleash the Power of Color
21st Mar. '09 • Kate on Paint • Tags: interior, paint
Authored by Kate Smith
I was quoted in an article by Joanne Richard of Sun Media that appears today in:
Unleash the power of colour
FRESH AS SPRING: Lift the doom and gloom with splashes of paint
Changing the mood of your decor
Brush away the blues with spring’s strong hues.
In all this doom and gloom, “we’re attracted to colours that are optimistic, upbeat and full of life, and at the same time drawn to neutrals that give us the sense of stability and permanence of solid foundations,” says hue guru Kate Smith.
So why not grab some paint and coat your home in shades of happiness.
Paint is powerful, says Smith.
“Without changing anything else, paint can change the entire way you feel in a room and take it from so-so to sensational in just hours.”
The wall colour creates a background for your furnishings but also sets the mood of the room and expresses your personality: “there is a lot of value in a can of paint.”
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Join me at House Beautiful Color Institute
6th Mar. '09 • Design & Decorating Resources • Tags: color-institute, house-beautiful
Authored by Kate Smith
I had such fun speaking at the House Beautiful events around the country last year and a happy to let you know that I’ll be joining them again this year.
The first event is in Florida! House Beautiful will bring the topic of color to life. The Color Institute will feature presentations, informative seminars and exclusive showroom events hosted by House Beautiful experts and top designers.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009.
Design Center of the Americas
1855 Griffin Rd., Dania Beach, FL.
Time: 9:00am — 1:00pm
Complimentary admission. RSVP required. HouseBeautifulRSVP@Hearst.com
Presenting sponsor:
Benjamin Moore® Paints.
Sponsors: Duralee®, Pierre Deux® and Design Center of the Americas
I’d love to see you at this event or future Color Institute events in Atlanta and Houston.
Family Room & Kitchen Combo Update
6th Mar. '09 • Today's Decorating Dilemma • Tags: blue, french country, green, pierre deux, red, sherwin-williams, yellow
Authored by Kate Smith
Today’s reader dilemma:
We have a combined kitchen and family room. The couches are medium blue with a floral print and the window coverings are yellow. The kitchen has cherry and white accents. The furniture in the family room is cherry. Currently the wall color is a medium sage green. Katherine
Kate suggests:
To update without many changes to your furniture and accessories a new wall color is always a great option.
I think your existing scheme sounds lovely and your color combination made me immediately think of the sun-drenched colors of Provence. There are the colors often associated with French Country style. Even if this isn’t the style in your home the colors still bring to mind that same warm and comfortable feeling.
Shown above is a print from Pierre Deux that shows color similar to the ones you describe in your own scheme. Depending on where and how you use the colors the scheme can be sophisticated, traditional or lively.
Another picture from Pierre Deux shows a more (more…)
