by Jennifer Farlin | Sep 28, 2015 | Inspired Style
Dusty cobblestone, heather dusk, almond toast, golden bear, lion mane, pismo dunes, honey moth…
What do all these words have in common?
Incomprehensible paint colors names. I have no idea what color pismo dunes represents. None.
But how about Greige? Beige and grey. That I can figure out, almost. And apparently, it’s been trending. While the term “greige” is a perfect blend of grey and beige, the word also gets its meaning from the old French and Italian words meaning “raw silk,” (Wiktionary) which sounds very chic to me.
Remodelista
Hypen Interiors via Pinterest
I found this glowing review about Thunder (AF-685) by Benjamin Moore—the color above on Pinterest via Hypen Interiors–-I chose this for a client at a recent colour consultation expecting it to be a greige. Once the painter was finished I realized that this is probably the perfect, elusive gray that we are all looking for. There are no obvious undertones that take over as there normally are with gray. It’s deceiving on the chip though because it looks more greige than gray.
If you try it you’ll have to let me know if this color lives up to its review. Which brings up a good point–a color will look one way on the swatch in the store, different when it goes on your wall, and different, still, as soon as the light changes in the room. I wrote a post about it called How to Not Screw Up Paint Colors that you can read here. The bottom-line is ALWAYS test the color on the walls before you commit.
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I don’t know if I really think that picture above is a greige but it’s fabulous.
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Happy Monday Gentle Reader,
Jen
If you liked this post you will LOVE Blue Ribbon Rooms…Or, Decorating with Blue, An Ode to Kermit, and Pantone Color of the Year, Marsala, and even, Ralph Lauren Paint Colors.
by Jen | Jul 13, 2015 | Inspired Style
I love to be pleasantly surprised by the unexpected when I visit other people’s homes. Especially where I live. My neighborhood was built in the 1960’s and 70’s and the exteriors are very “unassuming”. Many look very small and dated but then you go inside and WOW! The house is huge with tastefully done additions and floor to ceiling windows with views of woods and rolling hills. The backyards are surprising leafy oases complete with outdoor rooms and cozy eating areas. Kitchens and bathrooms are renovated and rooms feel light, airy and modern. Moral of the story? It’s what inside that counts–don’t judge us by our covers. So to all my neighbors this one’s for you…
Inspired Decorating Ideas for the Unexpected aka WOW!
apartmenttherapy.com Rococo Revisited: Updating 18th-Century Style
HomeAdore.com
www.bonitofabrica.blogspot.com Mark Seelen
Tator Tots and Jello
www.huntedinterior.com
Babble.com (Closet turned into a kid’s reading nook.)
RedBookMag.com Charlotte Hedeman Gueniau
House Beautiful
HappyMundane.com
Adore Your Place
PopSugar.com
Houzz.com
More ideas? Try: Smoke and Mirrors Part 2, Wallpaper is the Coolest, COLOR
by Jennifer Farlin | May 13, 2015 | Inspired Style
Wish you were here.
All images our courtesy of www.theownerbuildernetwork.co/quiet-spaces.
More quiet spots? These posts are waiting: Cozy Rooms, Snooow!, Teeny Tiny Cottages, and Cottage Love
by Jennifer Farlin | Nov 10, 2014 | Inspired Style, Interior Decorating
I thought I would start this week off with a bang and talk about Tweed. I can just feel all the Facebook Shares as I typed that. Pretty sure this post is going to go viral. Tweed. I know, I’ll stop. I’m getting a little too crazy for a Monday. I should have done this one on a Friday, but that’s how I roll. Crazy. Tweed.
I’d like to insert here that my children hid a Whoopee Cushion on the couch and I just sat on it.
Too bad they weren’t here to bask in their success.
Back to Tweed.
The Glenburn Hotel ~ Rothesay, Scotland
Tweed. I know what you are thinking. #How is she going to top this post? Or should I say Tweed this? You know Tweet this?! Right?
by Jennifer Farlin | Nov 1, 2014 | Art, Inspired Style, Interior Decorating
Yes. I love The National Gallery of Art.
I, also, love posing like the art. Hard to tell which is Degas’ Little Dancer and which is me, isn’t it??? It’s a joyous thing to go mid-week with friends. It was quiet, uncrowded, and none of the guards were asking me to remove my children from the sculptures.
I get so excited and inspired about all the colors—and then I start building rooms in my head….
Mary Cassatt
Mix and Chic
Mix and Chic
Celerie Kemble
Nancy Vintage
Mix and Chic
Vincent Van Gogh
Mary Cassatt
Mix and Chic
George Bellows
Dorothy Draper Design/Greenbrier Hotel
Remodelista
Andrew Wyeth
Momtoob
Thomas Sully
thevisualvamp.blogspot.com
Claudiablonde.tumblr.com
(Love this new blog I found Mix and Chic Interiors! Check it out.)
OUTTAKES:
by Jennifer Farlin | Oct 30, 2014 | Inspired Style, Interior Decorating
When is a pumpkin not a pumpkin? When you drop it; then it’s squash.
What did one Jack-o-lantern say to the other? Cut it out.
I love a good pumpkin and I love the color orange.
Recently we went to a pumpkin patch and I was reminded of this fact–over and over.
What’s the ratio of a pumpkin’s circumference to its diameter? Pumpkin Pi (3.14)
The color psychology of orange is optimistic and uplifting, rejuvenating our spirit. In fact orange is so optimistic and uplifting that we should all find ways to use it in our everyday life, even if it is just an orange colored pen that we use. Orange brings spontaneity and a positive outlook on life and is a great color to use during tough economic times, keeping us motivated and helping us to look on the bright side of life. (Courtesy of www.empower-yourself-with-color-psychology.com)
If you like Orange you’ll LOVE Orange You Glad its 2014? Or Decorating Inspirations with Orange.
