What is it about the fame and fortune of Hollywood that is so fascinating? Maybe it’s our natural desire to surround ourselves with luxury. It could be our attraction to the glamorous style that defines the stars that live there. Or maybe it’s the glitz and glimmer, sparkle and shimmer, brilliance and beauty of precious [...]
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 [...]
I’m trying to choose a colour for the Master Bedroom, something that would go well with cherry finish of the furniture in the room.(curtains and lamps will be replaced after the room is painted) Also, I have no idea what to do with tray ceiling – what is the best way to paint it?
Here’s what [...]
Yesterday’s announcement from Pantone that they had named Mimosa their Color of the Year for 2009 has me thinking about how this color might find it’s way into the home.
In their announcement they describe this color as “Perfect for the kitchen or family room, painting a wall in Mimosa will add warmth and cheerfulness to [...]
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.
Ellen Kennon Full Spectrum Paint
What I like most about Ellen Kennon’s beautiful palettes of paint is that her colors are blended from the seven colors of natural sunlight. Without light-absorbing black or gray, her paints reflect a broader range of light.
By using several pigments, rather than the usual two or three, Ellen creates colors that [...]
Citron Paint
Doesn’t it make sense that paints blended from eight to fifteen different color pigments would interact more with light than the standard two- or three-pigment paints? CJ Volk thought so, so she created full-spectrum Citron Paint. In addition to using more pigments, CJ also omits light absorbing black, allowing her paints to reflect a [...]
You might be interested in Julie’s post on Live In Full Color today. She shows how an editor of Domino magazine used chalkboard paint throughout her home. This is definitely not a primary school look but a high drama interior created by using the unexpected.
See Julie’s post with pictures of this unusual but very successful [...]
I am regularly asked what I think about certain paint brands. The truth is that most paints companies today make quality products so what I like to point out are the things that most appeal to me about that particular brand.
Of course even the best brands can have some imperfections, so I also will [...]
This Thursday I’ll be speaking at Apartment Therapy Offline and the theme is Color @ Home: Problems and Solutions. I’ll be joined by two other designers and AT founder Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan.
So if you’ll be in NYC this Thursday, October 2, 2008 6:30 PM I’d enjoy having you come to the event. It will [...]
