Every season designers present their new fashions and "hot" colors based on color selections from a secret color committee.Since Ashley posted about the "hot" color Honeysuckle and last week my post was about the colors of Carnival, this seems an appropriate follow-up.How are those "in" colors determined and by whom? According to NPR , trends are rarely Continue Reading
Zest for Zebrawood
I'm on several big box company's email lists. I don't always pay attention but their notifications lately about Zebrawood and Bamboo peaked my interest because I have a zest for Zebrawood.The Container Store has great organizational ideas. I used them extensively to get my house organized and now that it is, I don't frequent as much but I pay attention to their Continue Reading
It’s Not Easy Being Green, Gold and Purple
About this time every year, people in New Orleans go gaga (Well, not really Lady Gaga, but doesn't she look like she's trying to decide between the purple or green costume?) over any and everything green, gold and purple, which are the colors of Carnival. They permeate all aspects of life!There's a hint in the garden. Usually expressed in purple and yellow Continue Reading
Necessity Is The Mother Of Invention
Necessity of the Mother of Invention and Perseverance is a virtue, and Try, try again until you succeed are adages we're all heard again and again.In developing Small Wall, Julie Boney heeded all of these plus Winston Churchill's admonishment to "Never give in, never give in." She wanted a decent size true paint sample that she could adhere to a wall, take down Continue Reading
Decorate with Casart
I recently read an article on Home Decoration and Real Estate about the importance of hiring an interior decorator or designer when decorating your home. The difference between designer and decorator will be explained in a future post but for now, this article has some very interesting points about the skills of decorators that cannot be overlooked or understated and Continue Reading
