Inspiration for color scheme ideas often can be found in unexpected places. Several friends have asked me recently how I come up with ideas week after week. A previous post -- Citrus Color Twists -- was inspired by a bag of M&M's. I've been experiencing a bit of writer's block lately so I started going through magazines that needed to be recycled. I noticed a full page … [Read more...]
Blackboard Jungle Gym
A gallon or two of blackboard paint ramps up the creative potential for a kid's playroom walls. ‘Oh wow,’ I thought, the moment I spotted this sophisticated childrens' playroom that designer Barbara Westbrook created for an Atlanta showhouse. What delicious fun for little ones who can literally draw on every wall – with chalk, of course. While the drawings on these walls look … [Read more...]