When a fashion brand makes a piece in several colors, there are a handful of standards that tend to get made. These include neutrals like black, white, and grey as well as classic colors like red and yellow. For 2011, however, a deep burgundy color is showing up among the standards. Right: Casual mini dresses [...] Read more »
National Portrait Gallery’s Art Sings on Walls of Color
Living near Washington, D.C., I have the luxury of great galleries and museums at my doorstep. No stranger to the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum before their renovation, I was not prepared for the stunning choice of paint colors used to bring new life to these pieces. [...] Read more »
Early Spring’s Sugary Colors
I just returned home from a pre-Easter week South of the Mason Dixon Line. The Cherry Trees were in bloom, as were the tulips, daffodils and (almost) an Azaleas or two. I ran into a giant white bunny-for real (see below) and ingested more jelly beans than I can remember. I screamed on a Tilt-A-Whirl, [...] Read more »
What I Learned From Ten Experts In Ten Days
If you’ve been tuned in here or on our Facebook fans page you know that I had a blast sharing my New Year’s resolution to ‘Learn More‘ as one of the experts participating in Ten Design Days hosted by Sonu Mathew of Living In Color With Sonu and Kathy Barlow of HomeWorkshop. With a resolution [...] Read more »
