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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

Ten Tips for Creating a Naturally Beautiful Holiday

Kate Smith — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:41:20 +0000

My article ‘Bringing the Outdoors In: Ten Tips for Creating a Naturally Beautiful Holiday’ written on behalf of House Beautiful is posted on the Mohawk Flooring website. And don’t miss the video of Sean talking about Fall trends. Read the article

Deer Me

Kate Smith — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:08:57 +0000

The wonderful thing about working with smart, creative people is that they are a great source of inspiration. As usual Julie finds the best products and I’m stealing this one for my own color inspiration for today.

It come from a post Julie wrote today on creating a December fete where the mood is festive- yet nothing is quite as it seems. Her inspiration began with designer Caroline Gardner’s not so typical holiday palette and a deer motif that feels more ‘optical illusion’ then ‘yuletide cheer’.

This is an unusual combination of color especially for the holidays but shows how unexpected combinations

Christmas by Colour

Kate Smith — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:33:05 +0000

Frustrated at the plethora of Christmas reds, whites and greens those pesky designers at Raw Design Studio began exploring what colors people really associate with their Christmas.

Through a collaborative effort via the Internet this self-initiated project produced this spectrum of Christmas colors.

Yup, you guessed it. I just bought one. The posters including shipping go for just over $20.00 USD and you get a bonus piece of wrapping paper. Go here to buy one for yourself.

Now I just have to decide who on my “nice list” will have their gift wrapped in that great paper.

Starbucks Adds Holiday Color

Kate Smith — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 05:39:09 +0000

Starbucks holiday decor is usually simple. Okay some might even say stark but while this year’s store decorations are much the same Starbuck’s has added a nice touch of color to each cup by offering holiday sleeve in five festive colors and patterns. Now the sleeves