TOO WARMCRAVING COOL.... viaLooking through Traditional Home and House Beautiful magazines this weekend, I was struck by the 'cool' palette nearly all the rooms were sporting on their walls. From the barest hint of cool beige to light grays and deeper hues of blue gray, all were in the cooler palette. Th…
BEST GRAY FOR A SMALL DARK ROOMGIVE ME A GRAY.....Gray. It's a popular color in design, and not going away anytime soon. In rooms filled with light, high ceilings, lots of white wood trim - it's beautiful and fresh. But what about a small room, with low ceilings? Can gray work here?Read more »…
KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNINGCOLOR FOR NATURAL STONE FIREPLACEHouse and HomeIN EVERY HOME there are elements we can't change - at least not right away. There are things we need to live with - maybe its a previous owners stone or tile selections, or wood cabinet or floor colors, Read more »…
LIGHTEN UP!WELCOME SPRINGThe Foo Dog Ate My HomeworkBlue and White has always been a favorite combination.Add a little greenery, and it feels like SpringA seagrass rug brings it down a notch from being too formalLivable, fresh, crisp, clean, lightA classic.Read more »…
MAKE ME LOVE MY HOMEDESPERATE SEARCH... The Bastille, ParisCBID Design I recently joined the ranks of they who love Paris. It was inevitable, really. Everyone loves Paris. I liked the people, too. I like that they look you in the eye as you pass them on the street. (Londoners are discreetly aloof.) I like the w…
LOOKING FOR A WARM GRAYSTILL LOVING GRAY....viaWARM Gray? It sounds like an oximoron. There is the stereotype gray - that color we made by adding white to black in grade school. Some people feel its a little boring... or depressing.... or dull... I think it depends on how you use it, but for those of you who think gr…
EXPLORING COLOR: NEUTRALS RULE....EXPLORING PAINT COLOR: BLUES AND NEUTRALSNature is amazing. It is a color magician, putting colors together with expert eye. I love the collection of eggs above for that very reason. Speckled gray, cream, beige, brown and that perfect color - robins egg blue. Now, if I could only find paint in…
REBIRTHKeep Calm and Carry On .... turned out to be good advice. Our first day in London I injured my knee. The question became: stay there injured or go home...? We applied ice packs, Advil, and anti-inflammatory medication - and prayer - and decided to stay. We rented a wheelchair and changed a few p…
Simple Stuffed PeachesIf you're anything like me, you start craving juicy summer fruit way before summer arrives and before perfectly ripe fruit hits the farmers market or grocery store. When those cravings hit, I love to make these stuffed peaches because cooking less than ripe fruit in the oven brings out the flavor. …
CHANGING IT UP I hope everyone has bright and shining plans for Spring. If you are like me, you have some plans for freshening up your home decor this season, and possibly some larger projects in mind.And also, if you are like me, you are looking to REFRESH for less $$$.Paint is the answer to making the biggest ch…
ORANGE CRUSH.....NOT AFRAID OF COLOR???Bring Mae FlowersI have the perfect remedy to a gray day - it's raining here in So. Calif. - and to be honest, I'm not entirely sure this next question is real.... two came in from the same person but were signed with different names, but it is so entertaining - I just had to a…
Farmhouse BathroomIt's been a long time since I've given our master bathroom a facelift and since I was so happy with the Simply White paint I chose for the kitchen, I wanted to extend that color to our master bathroom, as well. A cool find from hubby also played a part in giving this room a redo. I know there are l…
CREATING MAGIC WITH TANBUCKSKIN... WARM TANI like it when I get questions about a specific color. No second guessing - they already know the color they want to use, just need a little help with the rest of the palette. I received just such a question from this reader:Read more »…
