“The” color for 2012 is a member of the orange family. Now that the artificially named Tangerine Tango hue has been launched by the Pantone color concern, expect to see an increasing number of home interiors using varying shades of orange more often in the coming months. So I thought we’d start the year on [...]
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Fuchsia Accents
A little of this bold color will amp up a room. The more I see fuchsia in home interiors, the better it looks. This hue hasn’t been back on the home décor radar screen for very long though I found some Fuchsia Flashes back in October. Hand-in-hand with its cousin purple it seems destined for [...]
Paint It Black – Whys and Why Nots
Black rooms have gone mainstream, for good reason. The likelihood of me knowing two people who have painted rooms black is relatively high and, since I’ve written at least four pieces on black wall murals, kitchens and bathrooms, I’m obviously a fan of the look. But ten years ago, a black room was something you’d [...]
Paris & Paint
I don’t often look at clothes these days – I’m too busy sorting out the house. I’m also not adding any new paint colors but this past week I found myself browsing the Spring 2012 ready-to-wear shows in Paris. Another day, on a quick dash through my local Lowe’s, I stopped for a pick-through at [...]
Fuchsia Flashes
Dubbed Hollywood Cerise and Fandango in the early part of the 20th century, fuchsia is a floral hue. While the magazines and color gurus are trying to sell us a saccharine hue dubbed Honeysuckle, I’ve been seeing something stronger – fuchsia — pop up as an accent with black and white, green and gray. We’ve [...]
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