CRAZY FOR COLOR

ADD A LITTLE DRAMA

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In decorating its not the objects as much as the contrasts that make a room interesting.  

There are a million and one ways to decorate a room, but unless you have a little drama - a 

strong contrast - it can still be boring.

COLOR CHALLENGED

PERSONAL COLOR PALETTES



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Are you a green person or a blue person? 
 Do you like neutrals or whites? 
Do reds make you happy? 
Do you love pink?

Color is personal -  It is individual
A look in your closet will reveal colors
 you know you look your best in
and colors that make you feel good.

Why should decorating your home be any different?

REPETITION

ITS A GOOD THING

Cece & Co.
(repeated shells, chairs, wood finishes)

In design, repetition is a good thing

Repetition of architectural details

bring balance and beauty to a house

Atlanta Homes Mag
(symmetrical home with repeated elements equally on each side)

WARM GREY

SO MANY GREYS

I read that this particular hue is spelled G-R-A-Y in America and G-R-E-Y in the UK.    Looking at this manor house, I can see so many shades of gray in the stonework - warm griege, light gray, medium, charcoal and even a little bluish or greenish tint now and then - they all look perfectly beautiful together.

TODAY'S INSPIRATION: WALL ARRANGEMENTS

INSPIRED BY WALLS

The Nester

 Love this collection - black and white and close-ups of someone's cherubs,
and that wonderful striped wall !
here are a few more arrangements to inspire you...

CHARCOAL GRAY MASTER SUITE

LISA'S BEAUTIFUL BEDROOM SUITE

I am way behind on posting on the projects I currently have in the works, but here are some photos to catch you up on Lisa's Master Suite....

I posted about it first here:

http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2011/12/in-process-current-projects.html

We chose a palette of charcoal gray, white, pale gray and beige with deep dark woods - a very soothing, serene color scheme.

UNFORGETABLE GRAY

MORE QUESTIONS AND MORE ANSWERS....

I don't want to seem like a broken record because I recommend gray so often.  It may seem I am stuck on one color, but I'm actually not.   Gray is so versatile - nearly every color has a gray version.

BOLD BEAUTIFUL COLOR

WHEN YOU CRAVE COLOR

House of Turquoise

If you follow my blog, you know I often recommend neutral walls, or grayed-down wall colors.  I like a background wall color that compliments a room - and allows you to bring in color and excitement with your fabrics, furnishings, and accessories.    It's sound advice - easier to live with, easier on the eye, easier to change your decor down the road.  But color is personal and there are certain people for which this sound advice just doesn't work.  The true color lovers.  For them color needs to be bigger, bolder and brighter - and I have to admit - decorating for them is a LOT of fun.