Homework

Blogging has been and continues to be such a great release of creative energy for me. The only problem is, in my busy daily schedule, I have limited time to pursue creativity. I often find lately that I spend more time blogging about it then doing it. So, you may have noticed I have not been the faithful blogger of late that's because I have been busy, busy with home work.

The picture above is the mantle in my living room with my paint color choices:

On the Left: Restoration Hardware "Stone", Farrow and Ball "Mouse's Back"

On the Right: Restoration Hardware "Slate", F & B "Hardwick White", F & B "Charleston Gray"

Can you guess which one I seleted?

I have been working on creating a warm welcome in my entrance hall. Looking around in my home, it wasn't hard to notice that all the compositions in my house are symetrical. The bookshelves, the tablescapes, the pictures on the wall, everything! I am sure a psychiatrist would have a great time analyzing that. I think symmetrical arrangements are pleasing and orderly but asymmetrical arrangements are more interesting. They are also more challenging to create. The above vignette is my attempt at going asymmetrical. I collect old, gilded frames and never know exactly what to do with them so I have layered them into the vignette.

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True Colors

Decisions, decisions! Choosing paint colors from Farrow and Ball....

How do you choose your paint colors?

Before I select a paint color for my room, I order the sample pot and paint large foam core samples. Here are a selection of the paint samples from Farrow and Ball I used to pick the finished paint color for my kitchen {above}  and entrance hall {below}. I painted the sample boards and lived with them day and night to see how the color changed as the light changed. I honestly don't think you can go wrong with any color from Farrow and Ball. They seem to have a complexity and softness I find alluring.

{my entrance hall painted Farrow and Ball 'Stony Ground'}

{sample pots...the greatest innovation!}

{Katy Elliott}

Last March Katy Elliott sampled some Farrow and Ball paints on a wall during her construction process {From left to right: Cooking Apple Green, Teresa’s Green, Verte De Terre, Light Blue, Green Ground, Saxon Green} This is a great way to decision paint colors. The only problem is that I love all the choices! Each color brings a slightly different aesthetic.

When we renovated our house ten years ago, we opened it up so that every room flows into another. One of the reasons I like Farrow and Ball paint so much is that the colors are harmonious and flow easily from one room to another.

On February 1st, {Farrow and Ball} will release nine new colors!

Here's a sneak peek with a little insight into the inspiration behind the hue:

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