EXPLORING WALL COLOR : Color of the Year 2011

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">So, it was announced by Benjamin Moore that their color of the year for 2011 is PURPLE</div></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCGCc8d1HlZzz0WE2K3SAbtRYSANK5M7wW650NPu1k_MwtgEG1eEfJDJLlKxu5dAdxM0Hr9H4yBmjCSUYCcd3odSJCsjQiW6_FVJlrPLTD-En7O3ta0kcwsZMzyikbsiP-2FURPZ2K3nw/s1600/benjmoore+color+of+the+year+2011++vintage+wine.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="291px" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCGCc8d1HlZzz0WE2K3SAbtRYSANK5M7wW650NPu1k_MwtgEG1eEfJDJLlKxu5dAdxM0Hr9H4yBmjCSUYCcd3odSJCsjQiW6_FVJlrPLTD-En7O3ta0kcwsZMzyikbsiP-2FURPZ2K3nw/s400/benjmoore+color+of+the+year+2011++vintage+wine.bmp" width="400px"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Benjamin Moore [Vintage Wine]</td></tr><br /></tbody></table>                                    this particular hue of purple -Vintage Wine (see ceiling above)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">  It's a great dark neutral.   <br><br /></div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2011/01/exploring-wall-color-benjamin-moore.html#more">Read more »</a>

EXPLORING WALL COLOR : Color of the Year 2011

So, it was announced by Benjamin Moore that their color of the year for 2011 is PURPLE Benjamin Moore [Vintage Wine]                                    this particular hue of purple -Vintage Wine (see ceiling above)  It's a great dark neutral.   Read more »…

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EXPLORING WALL COLOR: WARM TONES Orange, Red, Pink

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">I've never been a fan of Orange.</span></div><br /><br><br />But doing a little research for this blog, my eyes were opened.  There is a lot about Orange to love.  I found that there were a lot more variations on Orange than I had thought of when starting this post - colors like Coral, Terra Cotta, Peach and Persimmon.  They sound so much more interesting than just 'Orange', don't they?.<br><br /><br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3RFsVGAp-g_OFKeUHAHw0BCRF7GntlLJumPWCxPbERmNhihzCysHbOubYDqVw9-5Nzd4bPMx_SIjTw773FfRjFnSwXF2gxyWW-O-EbFMnGSeJ3kKDUIkJ5S3FOTYS-ThyphenhyphenA5Ty3rDSK4w/s1600/00090007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3RFsVGAp-g_OFKeUHAHw0BCRF7GntlLJumPWCxPbERmNhihzCysHbOubYDqVw9-5Nzd4bPMx_SIjTw773FfRjFnSwXF2gxyWW-O-EbFMnGSeJ3kKDUIkJ5S3FOTYS-ThyphenhyphenA5Ty3rDSK4w/s640/00090007.JPG" width="474"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://www.cococozy.com/2010_08_01_archive.html">Cococozy</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />I found I liked orange with cream</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />it even sounds delicious</div><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2011/01/choosing-paint-color-warm-tones.html#more">Read more »</a>

EXPLORING WALL COLOR: WARM TONES Orange, Red, Pink

I've never been a fan of Orange.But doing a little research for this blog, my eyes were opened.  There is a lot about Orange to love.  I found that there were a lot more variations on Orange than I had thought of when starting this post - colors like Coral, Terra Cotta, Peach and Persimmon.  They so…

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EXPLORING WALL COLOR: THE WARM TONES Yellow and Gold

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><br><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP58t4vaadCjb0Kl6CG3qQejNLBlWG07ddOKj1clrRdgUDO1MlP9JTnYEqbrkQu6Pp7xA9NAHHh6X3z-qcMn-ONbDiZYcodMH0etlJdgKNLhqfcvZQj5Vzz8yN7nyt3837xWozdE3vAb0K/s1600/cotedetexas+diningrm.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="514px" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP58t4vaadCjb0Kl6CG3qQejNLBlWG07ddOKj1clrRdgUDO1MlP9JTnYEqbrkQu6Pp7xA9NAHHh6X3z-qcMn-ONbDiZYcodMH0etlJdgKNLhqfcvZQj5Vzz8yN7nyt3837xWozdE3vAb0K/s640/cotedetexas+diningrm.bmp" width="640px"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cotedetexas.blogspot.com/">http://www.cotedetexas.blogspot.com/</a></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Standing in front of the display of hundreds of paint chips at your local paint or hardware store, is NOT the place to start when selecting paint colors for your home.   </div><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2011/01/exploring-wall-color-warm-tones.html#more">Read more »</a>

EXPLORING WALL COLOR: THE WARM TONES Yellow and Gold

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WEDDING DESIGN: Dallas Wedding Highlights

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm growing very fond of Texas</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Althought I've only ever been here in Winter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This trip, on the way to our client's home</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I discovered these amazing live oak trees</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">LOVED their silhouettes against the wide open Texas sky</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Yopt2qhU5A-BAzu7mnmA8GwP0lcWBxhO0QTRc-82pIC_J9rw3-OzJsqgMr9d1i1zsHTIw01_wjsvdIqCvyIf5xymt03kAegS3gOXJ6vRrtSwcmxC6PEX0fmxeDIVwgKF50xtIG6lgHE/s1600/IMG_1147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474px" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Yopt2qhU5A-BAzu7mnmA8GwP0lcWBxhO0QTRc-82pIC_J9rw3-OzJsqgMr9d1i1zsHTIw01_wjsvdIqCvyIf5xymt03kAegS3gOXJ6vRrtSwcmxC6PEX0fmxeDIVwgKF50xtIG6lgHE/s640/IMG_1147.jpg" width="640px"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><br /></div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2011/01/dallas-wedding-highlights.html#more">Read more »</a>

WEDDING DESIGN: Dallas Wedding Highlights

I'm growing very fond of TexasAlthought I've only ever been here in Winter.This trip, on the way to our client's home I discovered these amazing live oak treesLOVED their silhouettes against the wide open Texas skyRead more »…

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