Having grown-up in the “Halloween Capital of the World,” this delightfully devilish day has always been one of my favorites. If you weren’t aware of this haunted halloween honor bestowed to my birth city then I’ve got to take a moment and scare you straight. This “title” does NOT go to Salem, Mass or Hell, [...]
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 [...]
The inspiration for today’s color palette was found in a garden in Williamsburg, VA and when I was putting it together it reminded me of a home that I had admired in House Beautiful Magazine so I went online to see if I could find it to share with you.
Titled A Pennsylvania House in Gorgeous [...]
My color inspiration for today came from Etsy and a treasury of blue and orange. It got me thinking about how lovely this combination can be in the home.
Here are some photos from Domino.com in the blue and orange combination.
Sometimes without even realizing I find myself attracted to the similar color combinations and I just noticed that this happened again yesterday.
I was taken with this snippet from the banner on the blog Half2Know and used it to develop my inspired color palette for today. You can see the palette here.
And earlier in the day [...]
As my son turns eighteen today I’ve been enjoying the memories of his many past birthday celebrations and in my mind’s eye I can recall the warm colors of fall always in the background.
In honor of TJ I’ve created some autumn-inspired color schemes that remind me of him.
While fall colors are often very brilliant the [...]
The designers, architects and color consultants who have given me such support and inspiration over the years have inspired me to put together my new Full Spectrum “Designer’s Palette”.
I created these new colors with some of the countries most talented designers, architects and color consultants. The Designer’s Palette includes
Today’s color dilemma…
“We are moving into a new apartment soon, and I am creating an office and work room for the family, which includes two boys.
I want to pick an accent color that will be stimulating, but mentally stimulating, not physically stimulating. At first I thought I would use orange (with grey/beige/white) but I [...]
Today’s color dilemma…
We recently purchased this tangerine sofa and wanted to know what would be the best color to paint the walls? – smoov22 (picture on roomvues.com)
Kate suggests…
My first thought is that what probably attracted you to this sofa was the bold tangerine color and interesting shape so play up those features.
I would make [...]
