Best of the Best: Kemble Interiors

Monday, April 30, 2012

I think the first image I saw of Kemble Interiors' work was in Veranda years ago. I know the work is widely published, and I hope you're not sick of it yet - I know I'm not.

I really like Celerie Kemble's approach to design:  "In life as in design, it is not perfection you should be after. There's beauty in the faded and worn, the well loved, and the sentimental...After all, life has seams. Your home should be like a loosely woven fabric of desires, memories, practical, notions, and even compromises."

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Karim Rashid Gives Velux a Blinding Makeover

Sunday, April 29, 2012

I recently had the pleasure of speaking to a woman at VeluxBlindsDirect.  Their blinds are amazing. I haven't been in the market for blinds in a while, but on my very long "to do" list is to replace the shades in my kids' rooms with blackout blinds. 






























I am so excited that Velux Blinds contacted me, because I honestly did not know about these patterned options.  Of course they also sell high quality blinds in plain colors, blackout, roller, electronic, and all of the other 'normal' styles, but these colorful ones are the ones that really excite me.  I can just see them in client's homes where usually the husband (and sometimes the wife) don't like any window treatments at all.  I love window treatments, so these would be a nice compromise.  Sometimes I recommend roman shades to people who don't want bigger treatments, but I think these blinds are much better for light control, and to give a clean, modern look.

These above are all from the Collection by Karim Rashid, exclusive to Velux Blinds Direct.  They are all made with blackout lining blocking 100% of the light, so are perfect for bedrooms.  Te also keep heat in during the winter with their an aluminum backing.  What a great product - one I'm happy to endorse.

So welcome VeluxBlindsDirect -  I am so happy to have you as a new sponsor!

The Top 100 Benjamin Moore Paint Colors

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Update: I wrote a follow up to this with 100 MORE paint colors. To make it easier for readers, I pasted it below this one, so there are really 200 colors here if you keep scrolling
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Here are my first 100 favorite Benjamin Moore paint colors, organized by color, with the name of the color under the photo:

WHITES
Cloud White
Cream Fleece
Ashwood
Moonshine
White Heron
Halo
Atrium White
Overcast
Bone White
Moonlight White
Linen White
Linen Sand
Horizon
Beiges

Soleil
Sparrow
Copley Gray
Greige
Nightingale
Gray Cashmere
Shelburne Buff
London Fog
Gray Cashmere
Grant Beige
Shaker Beige
Papaya
Ashwood
Woodstock Tan
Swiss Coffee
Yellows

Cork
Sundance
Hawthorne Yellow
Straw
Browns

Bittersweet Chocolate
Raccoon Hollow
Kona
Sparrow
Blues

Healing Aloe
Raindance
Silver Sage Via http://pinterest.com/source/viewalongtheway.com/
Nightingale
Wyeth Blue
Wedgewood Gray
I think this is close to Colonial Blue
Palladian blue
Storm
Stratton Blue
Iceberg
Pale Smoke
Silver Crest
Wedgewood Gray
Woodlawn Blue
Bermuda Blue
Mysterious
Hale Navy
Knoxville Gray
Dragonfly
Smoke
Sterling
Grays
 Rockport Gray
Gray owl
Revere Pewter
Fieldstone
Gettysburg Gray
Classic Gray
Dior Gray
Silver Fox
Fushion
Hazy Skies
Senora Gray
Shaker Gray
Hazy Skies
Dolphin
Gravel Gray
Coventry Gray
Timberwolf Gray
Nimbus
Sag Harbor Gray
Gray Horse
Coventry Gray
Sparrow
Asphalt
Antique Pewter
Greens

Moonshine
Chameleon
Creekside Green
Camouflage
Narragansett Green
Horizon
Mesquite
Oregano

Blacks 

Black Horizon
Kendall Charcoal
Nightfall

Pinks and Reds

Love and happiness
Rhubarb
Poppy
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This is a follow up post to the post above. Here are 100 more Benjamin Moore paint color favorites:


WHITES and CREAMS

White Dove
Old Prairie
Soft Chamois
Morning Dew (Paul Moon)
Chantilly Lace
Super White (Marie Burgos)
China White
Snowfall White (Frank Roop)
Indian White (Adler & Tweed)
Navajo White (CJB Designs)
White Dove (Wet Elm Catalog)
Morning Dew
Mayonnaise (House Beautiful)
Seashell

 TANS and BEIGES and BROWNS

Grege Avenue (Cardea Building Co.)
Shale
Natural Linen (The Sky is the Limit)
Valley Forge Tan (Swanky Swell)
Abalone (Cardea Buliding Co.)
Lighthouse Landing
Baby Fawn (Armonia Decor)
Brandon Beige (Urrita Design)
Willow Creek
Valley Forge Brown
Texas Leather
Deep Caviar (Marie Burgos)
Brandon Beige (Urrutia Designs)
Clay Beige (Chalet Development)
Cedar Key (Maria Burgos)
Baja Dunes
Clinton Brown (4 Men 1 Lady)
Middlebury Brown (Martha O'Hara Interiors)
Woodcliff Lake  (Urrutia Designs)

GRAYS

Horizon
Galveston Gray
Amherst Gray

Cumulus Cloud
Classic Gray (Armonia Decor)
Repose Gray
Galveston Gray
Classic Gray
Coastal Fog (Cynthia Smiley)
Stormy Monday
Storm
Rockport Gray
Sparrow (Brian Dittmar Design)
Arctic Gray (Caitlyn Wilson Design)
Stone Harbor
Beacon Gray
Ozark Shadows (The Casablanca Transformation)
Northern Cliffs (Martha O'Hara)
Wales Gray (Martha O'Hara)
Ashley Gray (Megan Blake Designs)
Gravel Gray
Sterling
Cobblestone (Martha O'Hara Interiors)

 BLUES

Constellation
North Sea Green (Adore Magazine)
Galapagos Turquoise
Southern Belle
Electric Blue
Ice Blue (Style Court)
Waterfall
Bird's Egg
Galapagos (David Nicolas)
Van Deusen Blue (Lindsay Harper, House Beautiful)
PINKS and PURPLES

Pre Dawn Sky (Jonathan Adler)
Florida Pink
Pink Cloud
Vintage Charm (Emily Henderson)
Durango Dust (Lori Feldman)
Romantic Pink
Pink Harmony (A la Mode Maven)

REDS

Red Tulip (Elle Decor)
Bulls Eye Red

ORANGES 

Toffee Cream and Deep Ocean
Fresno
Calypso Orange (Elle Decor)
Coral Reef
Copper Mountain

Tangerine Dream (Traditional Home)

GREENS

Silken Pine (HGTV)
Pale Avocado (At Home in Arkansas)
Peacock Blue and Acadia Green
Cedar Green
Croquet
Paris Rain (Teresa Meyer Interiors)
Pale Oak
Spring Valley (Cardea Building Co.)
Guilford Green
South Beach (House Beautiful)
Coastal Paradise (Amy Carman)
Dark Celery (Elle Decor)
Pear Green (Elle Decor)

YELLOWS

Precious Cream
Lemon Ice
Tuscon Winds (Pottery Barn Catalog)
Da Vinci's Canvas
Inner Glow (House Beautiful)
Ticonderoga Taupe, Vellum, and  Albescent

BLACK

Caviar

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