Why You Should Test Your Paint Color
May 20, 2013
I was going to use this paint color in my dining room and the swatch on the bottom is what the chip looks like online and what I thought it would look like. The color on the top is how it looks on the wall. It is much more red than I wanted it to be. This is why you always need to buy a sample and paint it on the wall before you make a decision on a paint color.
The Great Gatsby
May 11, 2013
‘The Opulence of Daisy Buchanan’
“Her voice is full of money… That was it. I’d never understood before. It was full of money – that was the inexhaustible charm that rose and fell in it, the jingle of it, the cymbal’s song of it…” Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
Treasury tool supported by the dog house
Color Schemes – Analogous and Complementary
April 24, 2013
Color theory is a set of rules for mixing colors and how they interact and influence each other to get a desired result. The standard color wheel supplies a system of color identification. The division of color hues is broken down by three primaries: red, yellow and blue, three secondary: orange, green and violet and six tertiary: red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, blue-violet, and red-violet.
Analogous schemes are hues which are adjacent on the color wheel creating a harmonious scheme. Look to nature to discover analogous color schemes abundantly displayed in plants and flowers.
Orange and Yellow room design by Charisse
Blue Green and Yellow Green Room Design by Charisse
Complementary colors schemes are being presented by guest blogger Kate Case of Kate’s Budget Home Staging and Design. Complementary colors are on the opposite side of the color wheel; these colors generally enhance and intensify each other. Complementary colors can create a sense of enthusiasm and excitement based off their contrasting tones. Monochromatic colors use variations in lightness and saturation of a single color; this color scheme tends to be very soothing since there is only one color being used in the space. There are more color schemes which will be discussed in a future blog – so please check back.
Complementary color schemes work well when you use a warm color against a cool color. This color scheme offers a higher contrast than the analogous color scheme.
The color wheel above s highlighting the Complementary Color Scheme and the following designs show rooms designed using the complementary with colors on the opposite side of the color wheel. For example, you can create a room design with a blue/orange color scheme or a yellow/violet color scheme.
Violet and Green Room Design by Kate Case on Project Decor.
Blue and Orange Bedroom Design by Kate Case on Project Decor.
Yellow and Violet Girl’s Room Design by Kate Case on Project Decor.
Color can have a huge affect on our emotions and it can influence how we see things. I hope you enjoyed our color schemes of Analogous and Complementary Color Room Designs and check back soon for more color schemes designs.
Are you Ready for Cinco de Mayo?
April 17, 2013
Are you ready for the celebration? In Arizona we celebrate this holiday with lots of food, folkloric traditions, fiesta and fun!
Products found on Project Decor Dog found on Etsy
‘Going to a Mexican Hat Dance’ by HappiNestHome
I was thinking about the upcoming festivities of Cinco de Mayo for a theme of inspiration and once I saw Rumba Red Buckaroo in his sombrero . . . I was going to a Mexican Hat Dance!
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Rest in Peace Sweet Romeo
March 30, 2013
February 23, 1999 – March 29, 2013
Links to what happened to my beloved dog in his final days . . .
Pinnacle Peak Animal Hospital and VetMed AZ
I have often thought there was a reason why the word God and Dog are interchangeable since they possess many of the same qualities.
50 Reasons Why I Love My Dog
He depends on me to survive.
He does not interrupt me when I am speaking.
He doesn’t care if I am pretty.
He doesn’t gossip.
He doesn’t like vegetables.
He doesn’t look at himself in the mirror.
He drinks the right amount of water.
He follows me everywhere.
He has good instincts.
He has gotten nicer with age.
He has never been mean spirited.
He has never said an unkind word to anyone.
He has unconditional love for me.
He is a tension reliever when the world has beaten me up.
He is always happy to see me.
He is an expert at getting what he wants.
He is comfortable in his own fur.
He is in a good mood when he wakes up.
He isn’t trying to sell me anything (maybe the need for a biscuit)
He kisses on command.
He knows how to have a good time.
He knows how to make the best of every situation.
He knows how to scratch his own back.
He lets me kiss him.
He lets me know strangers are near.
He lets me nibble his ears.
He licks my tears.
He likes everyone he meets.
He likes leftovers.
He likes me better after yoga class.
He likes people more than dogs.
He likes to dance.
He likes to eat as much as I do.
He likes to go for a walk.
He likes to play.
He likes to take naps.
He listens intently.
He makes friends easily.
He runs to see me when I hit the door.
He starts his day by leaping off the bed.
He thinks cats are strange.
He thinks TV is boring.
He twirls when he is excited.
He waits for me to come home.
His eyes are sincere.
His favorite ice cream is Cherries Garcia.
His tail is always wiggling.
I always know what I will receive from him.
I am his favorite person.
I depend on him for love.
Charisse Marie Colbert
Chalk Paint
March 20, 2013
In the summer of 2011, I purchased four black Windsor chairs at the Goodwill store in Vancouver, Washington so we could have extra seating for dinner guests. The chairs were so cheap I was going to leave them in Washington and then decided to keep them in the hopes that someday I would paint them. Recently I purchased Annie Sloan chalk paint to give them a new look. The color I chose is old ochre. I first heard about chalk paint from my friend Taunnie on her blog Mingled Elements. She paints stuff all the time and transforms them into lovely pieces of furniture. Taunnie is so talented she even makes her own chalk paint. The Annie Sloan chalk paint cost $39.95 for 32 ounces and of course I bought the Annie Sloan paint brush too which probably was not necessary. I am told you can paint any surface with this paint. Since there is paint leftover I will be painting a couple of rusted iron pieces I have next. What I like about the paint is there is no sanding or refinishing needed to get the furniture ready for the paint. Here is the end result. Let me know what you think.
Before
After
Tip: Don’t walk away from the project while the paint brush is wet and the paint can is open. This is not a good idea.
What You Need for Spring
March 19, 2013
Springtime has always been my favorite season. This time of year brings a sense of rebirth and renewal as plants display their new blossoms. All across the country the landscape is giving way to the various blossoms and blooms. Bird’s nests are plentiful in the trees awaiting the arrival of chicks. One of my favorite scents is the sweet aroma of the blossoms on the citrus trees in Arizona in the spring. I am grateful for the infinite beauty in nature. Spring has sprung!
I’ve teamed up with two other designers on Project Decor, Catz DiVirgilio of Blondie’s Loft and Kate Case of Kate’s Home Staging and Design. Catz is blogging about the bedroom and Kate is blogging about the living room. The three of us are calling ourselves Tres Chics and we are sharing ways to brighten up your living space and make it bloom for spring. I’ve chosen to focus on ways to spruce up the dining room.
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- Catz DiVirgilio
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- Kate Case
Catz DiVirgilio Links: Project Decor, Website, Blog Kate Case Links: Kate Case on Project Decor, Website , Blog, Facebook
Create a cohesive theme by adding design elements that are harmonious in their style. Harmony can be achieved by repeating colors and shapes and textures. Here the repetition of a Chinoiserie theme is displayed in the wallpaper, Asian paintings, an Asian style buffet and the color gray in the buffet, planters, wallpaper, rug and chairs. The lantern chandelier is harmonious as part of this oriental design scheme as well as the trellis pattern draperies.
What You Need for Spring – Dining Room
Change up your tabletop with a new set of linens and dishes that are unified with the overall theme of your room. Here a basketweave placemat was chosen in the color of bamboo since it is cohesive with the oriental theme along with gray dishes in a simple pattern and a linen napkin with a pattern resembling a fan.
What You Need for Spring – Tabletop
Improve the room and storage space by adding a decorative buffet where you can store linens, dishes and glasses. Enhance the room by adding a mirror above the buffet to give the room visual sparkle and the appearance of more space. Flank your buffet with lamps or a beautiful vase of flowers. Another brilliant way to add storage to your dining room is with an étagère which gives you lots of shelves for displaying your collections of tabletop linens, dishes, platters, candles and cookbooks. There are lots of options on the Project Décor site for these storage pieces. One of my favorite ways to add the convenience of storage in a piece of furniture is with a cart or trolley. They can easily be moved from room to room and don’t take up a lot of space. If you entertain a lot, I think you will really enjoy owning a cart for afternoon teas, drinks before and after dinner or for an extra display of food like dim sum, tapas or bruschetta.
What You Need for Spring – Dining Room Storage
What You Need for Spring – Living Room
Oceanside Breakfast in Bed
I hope we have helped you with some useful ideas for how to add some spring to your decor. I would love to help you with your spring projects and decor.
Go here on Project Decor for the design boards and products.
Sincerely,
Charisse
Decorating for Easter Brunch
March 3, 2013
Are you ready for Easter? Yesterday I realized Easter was going to fall on my birthday this year which was a delightful surprise. So I decided I am going to host an Easter brunch. I created this design on Olioboard as a preview to my event and for some Easter inspiration. Easter is my preferred holiday to bake and decorate cookies because I get to use some of my favorite cookie cutters and use colorful pastel icing and sugars.
Easter Cookies by Charisse
Easter Brunch by Charisse
Here are the decorations and furnishings used to create this design.
Here are links to other Easter posts on my blog
Easter Greetings 2011
Everything in nature is resurrection
Hopping Down the Bunny Trail for Easter
Mrs. Robinson You’re Trying to Seduce Me
February 28, 2013
Did you watch the pre-show to the Oscars while everyone was paraded in on the red carpet? I saw Dustin Hoffman stroll down the red carpet with his wife. He told the interviewer the first time he attended the Oscar’s was in 1967 so it was the 39th presentation of the Academy Awards and the same year the movie The Graduate premiered.
The film tells the story of Benjamin Braddock played by Dustin Hoffman who is a recent college graduate. He is seduced by a friend of his parent’s who is an older woman, Mrs. Robinson played by Anne Bancroft. Later he falls in love with her daughter Elaine played by Katharine Ross. Anne Bancroft is sultry and sexy as Mrs. Robinson in her animal print coat and silk stockings while she is seducing Dustin Hoffman. This is my homage to the Graduate . . .
Mrs. Robinson You’re Trying to Seduce Me
Mrs. Robinson You’re Trying to Seduce Me
Here are the furnishings used in this design on Project Decor
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February 28, 2013
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