Design with Color

Tomato Red

Here in the northeastern United States, late summer means long, hot, days, weekend trips to the seaside, and tomatoes: bushels and bushels of tomatoes.

It’s mid-summer, and in many parts of the world this means it is hot, and you’re longing for something simple and cool, something to soothe your summertime blues, or at least to make you feel a little less sticky.

The Pleasures of Plum

October is the month of harvesting the garden’s remaining fruits, and what better time to take a look at the shade of purple that we call plum?

This color is striking, warm, and delicious as the William Carlos Williams poem:

Color Trends 2004

Last year color was all about finding contentment and relaxation throughout the home using a thoughtfully considered, yet expansive palette of comfort creating hues.

Interior Design Colors: Taupe

The Random House Dictionary defines "taupe" as a "dark brownish gray," but that definition doesn't nearly do justice to this neutral color, which can be used in many different setting to excellent effect. Taupe, like other soft browns, works fabulously with other neutral colors or with even with brighter colors.

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