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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

Newton Lights

Kate Smith — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 03:21:18 +0000

Today I headed to Bethesda to see my friend Karen Lukinson present her thoughts on colors for home interiors at the regional library.

Karen has a color consulting business called Newton Lights. The company namesake is Sir Isaac Newton who demonstrated that white light is the combination of all of the colors of the rainbow.

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

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.

A Grown Up Studio Apartment

Kate Smith — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:42:39 +0000

A small studio apartment grows up with the right color combination and decorating tips in my latest post on Color For Your Home…

Color of the year named by ICI

Kate Smith — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:16:42 +0000

ICI Paints names “Ginger Ale” the color for 2008. Here’s what they had to say about this hue: Yellow is a color long associated with opposing concepts-oriental and occidental, contemporary and traditional, spiritual and intellectual. It transcends national cultures and

Color Courage with Christopher Lowell

Kate Smith — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 22:57:18 +0000

I had the pleasure of being a guest of the Christopher Lowell radio show. Listen to the show here by looking for “Color Courage Show with Sensational Color Guest: Kate Smith.