It's a mad cap on coastal themes with Hurricane Irene going coastal (up the NE) and so are we featuring coastal design -- if I can can get this post written before a possible power outage. It's a race against heavy winds and storm surges just miles away....I hope whatever damage Irene leaves in her wake it will be minimal for us all and the Outer Banks, where we were Continue Reading
Get Your Dorm Room On
Get Your Dorm Room On.College students are gearing up for moving into their dorm rooms soon and everywhere you look there are articles online and in print giving advice. Well, this is more of a visual list to consider.Our top-notch intern created these Olioboards as visual concepts for a girl's and boy's version of dorm rooms. I think they show a lot of Continue Reading
Living in Small Spaces with Style
Living in small spaces with style takes some simplified work.This post started out about dorm rooms but it's really inspired by the latest IKEA catalog and their cover, "A home doesn't need to be big, just smart." I'm all in agreement of that statement. I'm realizing this in real time as I help my son shop for items for his first apartment and choose things that Continue Reading
Mellow Yellow?
Taking Friday's Post on yellow one step further, yellow is anything but mellow...Some things never change in that yellow tends to evoke the same psychological effects in most people as described by Leatrice Eiseman, color expert for Eiseman Center for Color Information and Training and executive for Pantone Color Institute. Some thoughts in summary from her book Continue Reading
How Would You Describe Yellow?
How would you describe yellow?For me, describing yellow is difficult because there are so many shades of yellow; the pale color of an onion skin, the refreshing look of an iced glass of lemonade, the morning sun, the golden wheat field, a swallowtail butterfly, a daffodil.The dictionary defines yellow as: the hue of that portion of the visible spectrum lying Continue Reading
