Moody Blues

Moody Blues

My eye has noticed a shift to blue. Mostly that dark rich version that some refer to as navy or indigo. I am seeing it in interiors, clothing, jewelry, cars, and as well as home exteriors. On a recent trip to Chicago, I noticed store windows with loads of product in...
Two for One

Two for One

Pantone is know for its “color of the year” that forecasts the trends in fashion, floral, interiors and a whole plethora of products.  This is the first year they have chosen to select two colors.  When I first read about the two colors, I was hesitant,...
Color Full

Color Full

Trend Alert!  Coloring books.  Yes, for adults!  Studies have shown that coloring helps lower the blood pressure and reduce stress.  Check out this article from USA Today. We all have those crazy busy days when we can’t think of working in one more task....
Burgundy Rebound

Burgundy Rebound

It’s back!  That color I never loved as a kid in the eighties that was casting on everything everywhere in the interiors world, burgundy!  I remember how every dining room, every library, every office seemed to have burgundy walls and of course, accented with...
Iris Inspiring

Iris Inspiring

What inspires you?  Is it a person, a place, a thing?  Is it nature or architecture?  Is it a color, or a shade, or a shadow? This past week end, I watched the documentary film on Iris Apfel.  Iris was an interior designer, a textile business woman (Old World...