I’m happy to announce that  Homefurnishing.com launches today with my ‘Ask Kate’ column feature.

The first article is titled: ‘Finding the Perfect Kitchen Color… Please check it out and look around this fabulous new website.

‘Light the Night Yellow’ on October 10th to bring Happiness to Depression and turn our front porches, towns, communities, and businesses yellow with lighting to symbolize the joy, hope, and happiness we feel when we have successfully treated our depression.

Then ‘Brighten Our World Pink’ on October 12th to get Sassy and turn our lights, towns, [...]

I’m all about inspiring people to use color and that is what my presentation last week at the House Beautiful Color Institute in Atlanta, GA was meant to do.
I thought about what I was going to say, put together some great boards and worked with Cathy the fabric guru at Ainsworth and Noah to find [...]

Did you ever look at the color scheme on a home and instantly think, “Love it!”?  That was my reaction when I saw this home while in Provincetown, MA.  I loved the color scheme but even with my knowledge of color it wasn’t immediately apparent to me why it worked so well.
I really had [...]

Before you start thinking about the specific color or color I recommend that you define the type of look you ultimately want to create and the mood you want to set.
Sometimes this is easy. For instance if you’re painting your daughter’s room and she insist on pink and you insist on her being able to [...]

Just a reminder that this is the week I’ll be speaking at two Calico Corner stores in Northern Virginia. Tuesday evening I’ll be in the Great Falls store and on Thursday evening in the Fairfax store and hope to meet you there.

I can’t wait to show you many of the beautiful new fabrics that [...]

The well thought out scheme and bold use of color make this charming Victorian one of my favorites homes in Provincetown, MA.
Five reasons I think the color scheme and attention to details make this adorable Victorian stand out.

1.  The homeowners had the confidence to use a bold color for the home’s exterior.
While a color this [...]

I just hate it when I break a dish especially one of my brightly colored ones and it is even hard for me to throw the broken pieces away. I’ve seen where some people have broken dishes up into ’tiles’ and set them into interesting designs.  I know that is not going to happen [...]

Part topiary, part  trellis, part English garden these shutters are on a charming home in Provincetown, MA.

The vines are well established and upon closer inspection I could see the original once painted green shutters beneath the ivy.

Online class begins whenever you’re ready to learn more about using color.  Visit ColorKnowledge.com