Ah… coral motifs. I have to admit I just can’t get enough of them. When their vibrant colored silhouettes first began popping up a few years back…my red/orange loving self was thrilled. Their color was the perfect foil for the greens and jewel tones through out my house… slowly but surely tiny pops of their [...]
No, this isn’t my attempt at pop art but rather a collage of the pictures Jake Kilroy from over at Entrepreneur magazine send me.
I met Jake when he called to check facts for a story I was going to be quoted in and before I knew it we were chatting about color and Jake was [...]
Christmas is a time for believing that all of our wishes can come true.
The windows of Lord and Taylor in New York City capture the fantasy with a scheme of yummy gingerbread and confectionery colors.
At Macy’s the colors are
I am very excited to write about sapphire because it is the stone I use most in my work. The incredible sparkle and virtual rainbow of color choices make it a pleasure to design with.
When thinking about sapphire, the color that most comes to mind is blue. ‘Sapphirus’ means blue in Greek. [...]
With only an hour to browse before catching a cab to the airport I didn’t have much time for snapping pictures and matching colors but I did see a couple of rooms at Redford House that I wanted to share.
Both rooms had neutral furnishings, floors and accessories with a bold color on the walls. The [...]
I continue my exploration of the Colors of India with a stop in Jodhpur.
Here a sea of aqua blue houses is beautifully juxtaposed against the dry browns of the desert that surrounds it.
But beautiful blue is only one of the many colors that you will find in Jodhpur.
Journey along with me through the streets to [...]
Our celebration of Earth Day has had everyone talking green. The color has become symbolic of the environmental movement and can clearly communicate an organizations concern for sustaining the planet. Even the NBC peacock shed its rainbow colors in favor of green this week.
As we all become more eco-conscious our view of what [...]
In my search for simple yet sophisticated courtyard designs I found this courtyard garden designed by Topher Delaney for a home in San Francisco.
This very sleek design caught my eye because although it is an adult only space (maybe a bit too ‘kid unfriendly’ for my lifestyle) I am drawn to the beauty in its [...]
Leave it to the make-up geniuses at Chanel to create yet another nail polish frenzy. Much like their “Noir” that was sold out everywhere in Fall 2006, they have followed up with “Blue Satin” a shade that is currently in such high demand it may take a bid on Ebay to score a bottle.
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UPDATE December 3, 2009: Pantone announces Mimosa as the 2009 Color of the Year. See more on the sunny color here.
The gorgeous hue Blue Iris was chosen as the color of the year for 2008 by Pantone a global authority on color.
The color of ocean and sky, blue is perceived as a constant in [...]
