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Colorful Halloween Tricks, Treats and Trendsy

Kate Smith — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:07:29 +0000

Halloween Happenings seem to have started last night and are sure to go on all weekend. I won’t be donning a costume this year but it is still fun to bring some sensational spookiness home and Julie gave me some great ideas this week on Live in Full Color on just how to do that.

My favorite was the Spookatini but Julie has so many tricks and treats up her sleeve that it took three post to share them all. See ‘ A Few Hallowed Ideas’ Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3

Spookatini by ‘It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere: The Global Guide to Fabulous Cocktails‘ author, Colleen Mullaney.

Recipe on Live in Full Color

Kiki grew-up in the “Halloween Capital of the World,” so is it any wonder she is the best when it comes to holiday color? She shared so many different ideas for using this year’s Halloween trend colors that it was difficult even for me to decide which I liked best. See them all ‘Trend Tuesday: Tricks and Treats for a Stylishly Spooky Halloween’.

Happy Halloween!

In The Expositor Today

Kate Smith — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:08:18 +0000

I was quoted in an article by Joanne Richard of Sun Media that appears today in:

Unleash the power of colour

See the article on The Expositor

Etsy Inspired

Kate Smith — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:12:56 +0000

I was on Twitter today when i clicked a link to view a treasury on etsy.com. Carol Langston of Designingit had put together this collection of blue and orange items that caught her fancy and it inspired me to think about this color combination.

This complementary scheme can take on many variations and here are three I pulled from the photos

Colors for a 50’s Kitchen

Kate Smith — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:43:00 +0000

Today’s question is about a 1950’s style kitchen. Can’t you just picture what it looks like? I gave her a few ideas I think might work but maybe you have some ideas for a good color scheme.

Getting more than one point of view is always helpful

As Seen On: Best Advice Forum

Kate Smith — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:43:33 +0000

Color for Your Home was given a thumbs up from the Best Advice Forum.

Neutral Undertones

Kate Smith — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:08:45 +0000

If you’ve ever been frustrated when trying to find two hues of beige that look right together you can relate to the reader’s problem I tackled for Today’s Decorating Dilemma on Color For Your Home.

Finding beige wall paint to match the carpet shouldn’t be so darn difficult. Here’s a tip that can make it a bit easier because picking the color should be the fun part of the painting process.

Color Buzz

Kate Smith — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:54:35 +0000

I have something to buzz about today. My “Color For Your Home” blog was added to the blog roll of the blog written by the designers of Beehive Studio for Valspar Paint.

Color Buzz is written by four very talented decorative and mural painters and it seems we are kindred spirits. We all love color and enjoy sharing what we know with our readers so that the process of making color decisions is less intimidating and more fun. If you haven’t yet discovered Color Buzz check it out.

Thanks so very much Ann, Michele, Megan and Veronique for including “Color For Your Home”. I truly appreciate it.

Talking About Paint Brands

Kate Smith — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:43:27 +0000

The many inquires I receive on the different brands of paint has prompted me to put together a series for Color For Your Home called “Kate on Paint”, which will include my thoughts on the many options my readers have been selecting paint for their home.

You can see the first few brands I have commented on here…

Happy Birthday TJ

Kate Smith — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:35:09 +0000

Just as summer transitioned into autumn my son was born and each year his birthday punctuates the moment when I’m finally willing to let summer slip away into the crisp, cooler days of fall.

This is a picture of me as a new mother enjoying my son, fall colors, and soft sunshine outside of Chattanooga, TN where we lived at the time he was born. I think TJ is about a week or so old and he looks so small you’d never know he weighed in at just under 10 pounds when he was born.

TJ’s birthday has always come complete with a picture perfect autumn day and

Join Me at Apartment Therapy Offline

Kate Smith — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:02:19 +0000

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 be fun and best of all it’s FREE!

The event is listed on NY Design Meetup.

DWR SoHo (new location)
110 Greene St. New York, NY 10014

I hope to see you there!