Reader’s color dilemma:

I want to do my daughters room with a beach tropical theme. i would like ideas for the paint color for the walls. Thanks Kathy

Kate suggests:

When thinking of tropical colors luscious and relaxing colors come to mind.  I am always drawn to the blues and greens of the sea surrounding islands or the shores of exotic destinations. But colors of tropical blossoms or the lush green of foilage can also be used to create the look.

Palm tree, beach or nautical prints could be incorporated but I recommend keeping these obvious elements to a minimum and using furniture, fabric, textures and accessories that are instead simply suggestive of the theme will keep the room from looking cliché. (more…)   

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Sometimes color calls out to me and that was certainly the case yesterday.

I had a short time to spare in an area of Maryland that I don’t get to very often and certainly don’t know well so was driving along on the main road that runs parallel to the bay when without even giving it but a split second thought I decided to turn in to a small, older waterfront community.

Before I had even driven the couple of blocks to the waterfront I could see this amazing roof on the home at the end of the street.

This multi color tile work may be common in some places but I don’t recalll seeing anytihng like it before.

Here’s a view from the other side where you can see the roof peak and the round attic vents.

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