I am always searching for courage and new inspirations to decorate my rooms with bold, exotic patterns and colors! I see each space as a perfect sanctuary for color lovers like me. Color can be therapeutic- a force that can relax the mind and the body. Exotic decor is yet another trendy style making a recent comeback in the design scheme. The living spaces that I've featured here have distinct similarities. Each is decorated with layers of luxurious fabrics, patterned decor, and vibrant ... [ Read More ]
Ombré Walls
Ombré is a color technique that is largely used in hair design, textiles, the fashion industry, wedding cakes, and nail art. In Ombré, one color hue gradual blends to another, usually by moving tints and shades from light to dark. The word itself means "to shade" in French, and this stunning effect has been around for several years. Ombré Walls are in style now; rather than an entire wall with covered in just one or two colors, a fading technique is used here. Colors either gradually blend in or ... [ Read More ]
Introducing Marsala – Color of 2015
via: Pantone.com Pantone Color Institute has released the color of the year! Every December, for the past 15 years, a color gets this award. It is quite exciting for color lovers like me to learn about this hue. Well, color of 2015 is - "Marsala", a red-brown roots, like the Sicilian wine. You will see this trending in fashion, beauty, graphic design and interior design in 2015. Actually, you will see this color pop up everywhere. I totally agree with the experts - Marsala is stunning, ... [ Read More ]
Vibrant Hues For Your Home
Are you looking for inspirations for creating a radiant room? Well, you're at the right place; I've collected a series of vibrant rooms that will refresh you. These bright hues are bound to energize and impress most of us.. especially if you love all color combinations. It is not an easy task for an interior designer to include vivid shades in a room without making it too flashy. Are you loving this cheerful collection as much as I am? Looking forward to your ... [ Read More ]
Interesting Color Wheels
How many of you believe in color having an influence on one's mood and well being? Or do you just think it's pseudoscientific? Most of the time, we start with a few of our favorite colors and decorate the home based on these choices. Color therapy has been around since ancient times, when colors were infused for healing purposes. This led to interesting color wheels such as the ones shown below. I can see how the color green can represent fertility and red can symbolize loudness.. do you agree ... [ Read More ]
Pastel Wall Color Combinations
Color in some form or another is essential to brighten up our living space. I've seen white walls with tons of colorful accessories; rooms with just one pastel with decor that blend in; but rarely, I've come across more than one pastel in the same or adjacent rooms. Do you agree with me?You would need a tool like a color wheel or an online color scheme generator (Kuler is my favorite!) to guide you with the combinations. There should be harmony and the colors should not clash with each other. ... [ Read More ]
Latest Edition of BHG – Color Palette of the Year
Better Home and Garden's latest magazine hits newsstands on March 18th and features one of my favorite topics -- Color Palette of the Year! Here's what the chief editor has to say, followed by the corresponding colors that the magazine have picked: "We can all use a little more color in our lives, and vibrant, on-trend color is exciting to try,"says Gayle Butler, Editor-in-Chief, Better Homes and Gardens. "Our Color Palette of the Year brings readers a collection of the most on-trend colors ... [ Read More ]
Repeating Colors
I have a few vibrant rooms on this page with a theme -- a certain color is repeated within the room. It could be the same color on two different walls, a wall and rug, a wall and entry door, a wall and vanity, on headboard and cabinet and so on. These color connections are made seamlessly creating harmony in the room. A bold color here and there is ok; but majority of the colors should ideally be connected and balanced.Studies have shown that vibrant colors stimulate the brain and I'm quite ... [ Read More ]
Zig-Zags a.k.a Chevrons on Walls
Chevrons, also known as Zig-Zags, are inverted "V" shaped patterns. I believe the first chevron patterns were found in pottery thousands of years ago. Here are a few examples -- a salt cellar, water jug and a bowl crafted around 1800 BC. I'm not sure where these are from, but these patterns were found all over the world around this time period. Zig-zags are a bold design element. I bet you have seen them on walls, rugs, curtains, furniture, accessories, etc., They can totally transform a ... [ Read More ]
Just One Bold Color
Don't be afraid to bring in bold colors into any living space! I've a few examples where just one color pops out making these bright living rooms.. via: housetohome.co.uk via: housetohome.co.uk via: realsimple.com via: momentoitalia via: decoist via: housetohome.co.uk ... [ Read More ]
Pure Classic White Ethnic Rooms
In my previous page, I posted about white walls and mostly Scandinavian designs, here it is the same concept... but ethnic rooms. What do you think of these rooms? lovely aren't they.. via: apartment46blog via: lolalina via: carmengillisdesign via: minmit via: housebeautiful via: dobel-id ... [ Read More ]
Pure Classic White Color
I have been writing about bright colors lately.. exterior paint colors, colorful interiors.. and its about time I wrote about the Pure Classic White Color!White color walls can brighten up the space and create a spic-n-span feel to any room. At the same time, white walls can appear dull, greyish and not so crisp in a room that lacks natural or artificial lighting. You can test this by dimming the lights in a room with white walls. The paint finish - matte or glossy and the kind of surface - ... [ Read More ]