Splash of Color

Every time I see this piece in the Gump's magazine it catches my eye.....

So the other day on a whim I went out to Sherwin Williams and bought myself some paint, Burma Jade SW2862 to be exact and tackled my own boring bookcases in my sitting room. (It's the cobbler's kids have no shoes theory with me if you are wondering why I had boring bookcases in my own house....)

And voila, here is how it turned out. This is our private sanctuary so I can't think of anything better to look at in there than pictures of family and friends in frames I have collected over the years, that is another project though, updating and tweeking some of these frames....It's sooo much easier to help my clients than myself.

What inspires you? Do you ever act on a whim with a splash of color?

All About Paint

I recently helped a client warm up her jewelry store, All About Diamonds. The store itself was very pretty but it felt cold and what little color they had already accented with just wasn't popping.

So I recommended we take that deep purple from the stools and the accent glass tiles in the floor and cover her already faux painted walls with it and then faux once again on top of that.

She was very tenative but trusted me (I have worked with her on her own home). After only getting one wall painted her customers were coming in and falling in love with her new wall, at which time, she finally full heartedly was committed.

This fabulous color is Sherwin Williams Plum Brown #6272, which we then fauxed with a silvery/gold finish to soften the color and make the walls shimmer.



Paint makes all the difference, don't be scared, try a bold color.

Orange You Glad....

I love the color orange!  It's such a happy color.....Oh after I said that I just realized Clinique's "Happy" fragrance is orange isn't it?  

Jeffrey Bilhuber uses orange accents quite often and they always interject a wonderful feel to his rooms. Consider doing the same to yours.

I think orange is a great idea for baby nurseries too.  It's a fresh squeezed idea, I just had to add that.

Sherwin Williams has some beautiful oranges to consider. There is nothing like adding orange to a wall or two for a dramatic, beautiful effect!  Remember there are a lot of orange shades, so your walls don't have to look like an orange per se, think deep curry or Tuscany oranges too. 

I think the color combo for Veuve Clicquot's Rose champagne is delicious and unexpected....(My friend took this photo in his home country of Solvenia)....I love this picture and wish I was sitting there with him enjoying some champagne in those awesome chairs!