Home Decorating Ideas

COOL NORTHWEST LIGHT




Hi Claudine,  I recently bought a house with some interesting light variations, which I thought would be fun to repaint. I didn't notice that there is no mill work between the living, dining, kitchen, and foyer rooms, so color from one area has no barrier from the adjacent area.













I love BM Camouflage and think that of the dozens of samples I've tried, it

I LOVE PAINTED KITCHENS


Greige Design


They don't have to be white, necessarily,
although the white ones make me happy

but there are other options, too...

like lovely dove gray

I wouldn't complain about this color - not even a little bit




Houzz


 a creamy beige is also nice

especially with dark wood floors

with this color I feel there needs to be good contrast 

to keep it from

MEOWWW 




I've always loved the color palette of a Siamese Cat. Creamy beiges,
deep browns, dark charcoal, and those calm blue eyes.
There is a reason they are so beautiful. Nature knows the perfect
color palette!
 

Hi Claudine, I just stumbled across your fabulous blog while searching for paint colors for my new home. I'm really having difficulty choosing colors for our sun-filled 
new

COLOR FOR THE BAMBINO







Sometimes the best way to choose color for a child or a baby's room is to start with the bedding.
You can't always guarantee that you will find fabric to match your paint color - but you can almost plan on finding paint to match your fabric.  Most home improvement stores carry color matching tech.  Just remember you never want to choose an exact color from a fabric

CHOOSING COLORS FOR YOUR HOME



It isn't rocket science to choose colors for your walls, but it can sure feel like it.  It is a lot easier if you keep it simple.   If you choose a simple palette and carry it throughout your entire house, your home will feel pulled together and the design will flow from room to room instead of feeling 'chopped up'.  


Take the room above as an example.  The

PERFECT GREENS




Tuscany   someday...
courtesy of Mother Nature


I love green.  Mostly I like to look out at it - in nature - but it's nice in the home too.  Certain shades are calming, but it can be vibrant, or fresh, or muted, or deep.  The current trend is to mix them together in a room.  Muted greens with citrus.  Sage with deep forest.  Olive with emerald.  
Mother nature does, and

NON-MYSTERIOUS COLOR






Cactus and Tropicals



As you know by now, I have been spending a lot of time in the Great Salt Lake Valley.  My sisters and I visited this wonderful nursery, Cactus and Tropicals, looking for a Mother's Day gift while I was there.  It is essentially a very large tropical greenhouse (like a tent) and although it does have an outside area with bedding plants, most of