With all this lively and interesting talk of color on our blog lately, I thought we may want to single out particular colors on which to post for an homage to pink.Since Honeysuckle is still the "in color" for the moment -- until next year's selection -- here's our homage to pink.How about a pink lightbulb, which naturally flatters skin tones, a chef knife Continue Reading
Coloring History
The latest, September issue of House Beautiful is chock full of colorful ideas but I was most happy to see the article regarding surprising uses of bold color throughout early American history. Appreciating Art History, this was right up my alley.Newell Turner, the new editor-in-chief of House Beautiful, makes his second issue introduction with a bold splash of Continue Reading
The Drama of a Dark Ground
Dark ground wallcovering creates drama in a room and seems to exude sophistication and mystique. I can't help but envision a little black dress and, more specifically, the one worn by John Singer Sargent's Madame X!House Beautiful's April issue even highlights dark colors and black wallpaper, saying that while you don't see them often, they really come to life Continue Reading
Could of, but Wood of ?
While thumbing through a magazine I saw an advertisement for a lovely Macassar Ebony vanity and I thought Casart's Zebrawood could be used there and look great, too. But, would I use it on a vanity? I'm not sure. I suppose it would depend on whether it was in a powder room or a frequently used bath and how much water it would be subjected to.Speaking of Continue Reading
The Botheration of Blogging!
Oh the botheration of blogging, so why do I blog? My daughters dragged me, kicking and screaming, to the world of blogging with utterances of "I'm too old," "I don't know how" and "You know how computers hate me!" It didn't work. So, here I am on a Thursday evening with not a clue as to a subject for tomorrow's post. Then, I had a light bulb moment...why not write Continue Reading
