Friday, February 28, 2014

Fun with Pale Yellow





I saw this image on the Better Homes & Gardens website. I liked it except that the raspberry seemed a little strong for me. So, I played around with adding something else instead.

Clockwise, starting in top left, Benjamin Moore Innocence 2055-70, Benjamin Moore Lemonade 2024-60, Benjamin Moore Lemon Freeze 2025-50.

Monday, February 24, 2014

Color Scheme, Further Narrowed Down...


Down to four ideas, unless I add more. Here is the feeling I want to create:
Refreshed, happy, like being on a cloud (airy, light, free), and a little bit warm.


Color Scheme Ideas, Narrowed Down...


Earlier, I posted Fourteen Ideas for a Bedroom Color Scheme. Well, after eliminating every idea with Chocolate Brown in it, and eliminating the most high-contrast combo, I have the above. So, I'm down to eight choices.

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Ideas for Bedroom Color Schemes


I'm trying to find colors that go well with ivory. I suppose these colors could work in any room though.

My Wardrobe Color Story - An Update


I needed another row from the palette in this earlier post. Although I sometimes wear these "winter" colors during summer, and sometimes wear these "summer" colors during winter, I tend to have two seasons to my wardrobe. One season is for the cooler months (about October through March), and another is for the warmer months (April through September). Some clothes I wear during both seasons, and that's when the overlapping occurs.

A work in progress...


Here are the elements of the "before" bedroom that I definitely want to keep. This is a baby step towards making the final mood board for my class project.

Thursday, February 20, 2014

The "Before" Bedroom


I am currently enrolled in an online decorating class (I couldn't help myself). My project for the class is to redo a bedroom, this bedroom. The polar coordinates are given in order to help you tell what you're looking at.
  • North wall: the "bad" (dark) window wall that the bed and beside tables are pushed up against
  • South wall: the dresser wall, which also contains a door to the bathroom to the left of the dresser
  • West wall: the "good" (bright) window wall
  • East wall: the mirrored closet doors are on this wall, as is an odd jog in the wall, as is the entry door to the room (not pictured, to the right of the chair)

It's not a bad room, but it does lack personality - note the lack of wall art. This room is missing what decorators call "the jewelry of the room" and what lay people would call "accessories" or "the finishing touches".