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
One Thing Leads to Another
Funny how one thing leads to another. I saw an article about restoring a ruin in Provence while thumbing through the latest issue of Veranda. The designer is Michel Biehn, a Frenchman who has an antique shop in the picturesque village of Isle-sur-la-Sorgue which has a wonderful market where you can find everything from an armoire to zucchinis.When we were Continue Reading
Designing with Drysdale
We have been remiss in not posting our designing with Drysdale project with Mary Douglas Drysdale before now. She's one of the most talented interior designers and we were very fortunate to have an opportunity to work with her this past October.We posted the initial mention of the project but now we can post the final outcome, and how fitting since Mary was just Continue Reading
Balancing Act
What a classic balancing act -- yellow and gray are great color combinations. Yellow is bright and cheerful and gray is subdued and neutral which makes them balance each other perfectly -- a great balancing act indeed. Go bold with bright yellow walls and gray molding and floor accents shown below at the Spring 2009 DC Design House by Annie Elliot of Bossy Continue Reading
