color blocking Posts

March 28, 2012

It is amazing to see how color can enhance your day. Several ancient religions used to employ chromotherapy, or the healing effects of color. More recently, scientists have developed color mood theory and color psychology. The hues can affect our disposition, appetite, self-esteem, and spirituality. For example, blue represents peace, tranquility, stability and confidence. Black fills one with

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Categories: art, art history, Blue, Bright, Color, color blocking, creative, design, dulux, green, home decor, interior design, jonathan adler, mix and match, Morocco, orange, paint, primary colors, purple, rainbow, yellow

February 28, 2012

Why not decorate my house like a fruit salad? I love lemons, tangelos, pomelos, tangerines, grapefruit, lime, and all citrus fruits for their bold and juicy color patterns. But, no fruit is more fashion-forward than THE BLOOD ORANGE.  The distinctive dark flesh color is due to the presence of anthocyanins, a family of pigments common to many flowers

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Categories: art, art history, artist, blood orange, bold, Bright, citrus, Color, color blocking, contrast, Fruit, interior design, modern, orange, pink, prints, rothko, stencil, store bought, wall

February 27, 2012

When I was younger, one of my absolute favorite books was called “From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler”. It outlines two children who take up residence at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Claudia Kincaid is almost twelve, a straight “A” student, only girl and eldest child of four, who decides to run

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Categories: 1950's, 1960's, art, bar, black, bold, brand, Bright, Color, color blocking, contrast, couples, home decor, inexpensive, interior design, kate spade, mix and match, mod, NYC, NYC Apartment, pop art, preppy, primary colors, prints, store bought, store tour, wallpaper, warhol