Sometimes the stars..or maybe more correctly the events on my calendar align and afford me an opportunity to be in the right place at the right time.  This was definitely the case last Friday.

I was speaking to Donna Shroeder at the Color Marketing Group conference in Seattle last month and she invited me to attend [...]

The Grand Dame of using bright, bold color and texture combinations in her day, Dorothy Draper has been credited with being the first to ‘design’ a room using an artisitc vision rather than simply recreating historical “period room” styles.

She used vibrant, “splashy” colors [...]

Angela of Cottage Magpie issued a call for spring green in March. Kate posted about all the wonderful submissions last week.
A cook’s favorite spring green? Tarragon.

Its fresh green color and delicate leaves are the essence of spring. It conjures up tender young shoots pushing up through the earth. Since spring is [...]

The nice folks at STIR magazine were kind enough to list Sensational Color as a resource in their article Fun With Color: Color Across Cultures: Reading Red.
This reminded me to mention this valuable resource to you, just in case you aren’t already a subscriber.
If you find something in STIR that you find really inspiring, please [...]

If you have ever looked for the perfect color for the interior of your home, you know that some colors can become something quite different than you expected.
You have probably discovered that the little 1 x 1 inch colored paper you received from the local hardware store can change in huge proportions once slathered onto [...]

Find the do’s, the do not’s, and hidden techniques of using exterior colors to make your home look as if it were just built in the trendiest neighborhood.
Learn to pick the colors you can live with today, tomorrow and throughout the decade by bringing out the natural beauty of your home’s construction while highlighting [...]

For those that just can’t get enough of that “fresh paint smell”…
 

I have always liked the smell of fresh paint. It signals that something is being transformed, refreshed, or made new again.
There is something genuinely satisfying to me in being able to put on a coat of paint and breathe new life into [...]

Pottery Barn has joined with Benjamin Moore to “Create A Home With Color.”
Unlike some of their competitors that have created their own paint lines, Pottery Barn has selected colors from the Benjamin Moore line that coordinate with their line of furniture and home accessories.
I think this is simply brilliant for both of these brands and [...]

Black and white with a dash of red has long been a wardrobe favorite, and the eye-catching combination is now also a favorite for the home.
The combination of black, white, and red is clean and contemporary, yet appeals to our desire for glamor. This color trend emerged in Europe in the last two [...]

If you’re planning a home painting project or if you’re simply a coloraholic like I am, you might find it fun to play the Color Sense Game.
This is a free self-evaluation tool offered by Pittsburgh Paint that walks you through a quick series of questions to arrive at a paint color palette based on your [...]