I was in Williamsburg over the Thanksgiving holiday and during a stroll in the garden behind the Inn I was taken with the pattern and colors in the bark of this tree. The gray and orange combination would make a very sophisticated color palette for either an interior and exterior of a home. Quite a [...] Read more »
Colors of Cranberries
One of my favorite things about Thanksgiving are cranberries. I just love these little red berries and in honor of Thanksgiving I am raising this humble fruit from red berry to a complete palette of inspiring red hues. To pick just one color would require me to dismiss all of the many gorgeous red hues [...] Read more »
Half Inspired
Actually completely inspired but loved the play on words because today’s color scheme inspiration comes from my friend and CMG colleague Paul Half and his blog Half2Know. I took a section of his blog and created the color palette shown below. I think the colors work great for his blog header but couldn’t you just [...] Read more »
Swiss Chard Palette
I am often inspired to prepare a meal by the color of the ingredients and because I eat fresh, natural and mostly organic foods most of my meals are built around fresh fruits and vegetables. Recently I have gotten hooked on raw swiss chard. All I do is chop up fresh swiss chard, toss with [...] Read more »
Occoquan Sunrise
One of the advantages of getting up and out early is seeing the sunrise. I caught this little glimpse of pink as I was crossing the river this morning and snapped a photo. I really like how the greenish gray and rust (which I tweaked to more of a taupe) Read more »
