How Current Events Affect Color and Decorating

For the past several years, post 9-11, we’ve cocooned in our homes painting them rich warm cozy colors like dark chocolate and rich rusty red, colors that evoke warmth and safety and home. Lately, we seem to be moving out of that intense color phase and into a new light phase with wall color being [...]

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White, Light, and Color Go Together

I’ve said this in older posts, but I think it’s worth mentioning again. Nothing makes colors pop (pardon the over-used expression) like white. Whether it’s in your garden or in your home, adding white will make colors crisp and clear. You can add white trim, white linens, white curtains, white slipcovers, but whatever you do, [...]

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Update on My Responses to Your Questions

Hi Bloggers,
There are a lot of you out there with lots of questions about everything from room colors to exterior siding. I am going through all the questions from first-time visitors. If you don’t see your question pop up on the blog for a day or so, that means I’ll get to it soon. I’m [...]

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