landscaping

I love landscape paintings. Especially landscape paintings that I can lose myself into and that can transform a moment. Michael Marlowe has a current exhibit at the Soren Christensen Gallery and his landscape paintings are like that for me.  Have a look and get a little lost.

image: "Halo" by Michael Marlowe on exhibit at the Soren Christensen Gallery

pretty in pink

BM 1331 "ballet slipper"Nobody should call a ballerina just pretty.  I just got out of a ballet class and that discipline requires amazing strength.  Having just missed nailing any of my pirouettes, I can attest to my LACK of strength.

The color pink can convey a quiet strength.  So use it when you want to show confidence, agility, strength, AND pretty. Pink is definitely not JUST a pretty color.

kitchen cabinets

I started carrying Studio Marler cabinetry.  Going along with the "colorful" theme of the last few posts, this line is great because they will do custom colors off the Benjamin Moore color deck.  And that is in addition to being a super eco-friendly line, meeting the requirements for LEED® credits, made locally, with lots of style and convenient features. 

more colorful

Le Crueset kitchenware, Kitchen-Aid mixers, Blue Star stoves, New Traditionalists furniture, and Dualit toasters all appeal to our love of color. 

 

There is something about seeing sets of the same thing available in yummy colors that enchants us.  Picking the color to use or strategically place into a design means taking a little risk and trusting oneself to pick a color that is going to appeal for the longterm. The payoff is that we create a bit of joy each time we catch a glimpse of the color we chose or use the item wearing the color.  Items like these let us infuse our environment with whimsy and fun and commit to color in interesting ways.

 

When we need color of all kinds, 500 Pencils is a great answer!  But these people are crafty--you cannot buy the entire set at once (I know this because I tried) but must set up a subscription, getting 25 colors at a time, each month over twenty months. The set of pencils calls to the artist in all of us and is tempting on so many levels.

colorful

The New Traditionalists was launched earlier this year by DucDuc in New York and has great furniture made in the U.S. (Connecticut, actually). But the best part of this new furniture line is the yummy colors and finishes. AND, for a small upcharge, if you need a different color, they will match any Benjamin Moore color you want.  Choice is wonderful!

image from thenewtraditionalists.com