Riddle me this. Can you be in love with a color, or really a kind of palette of colors, that sing to you? For the past couple of years I've been seeing this cadre of colors pop up in interesting places - fabrics, home goods, accessories, furniture, mirrors, even throw pillows.
pillow images from Taksin & Allard via a Joss & Main flash sale (no longer for sale)
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The shades range from a weird pewter to the color of mercury/ antiqued glass, to a creamy white that's just nuttin' like I've seen in prior years. It's always about a sheen, a hue, a metallic flint undertone.
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First off, I love metallics and all things metal (well, maybe not brass).
Second, I totally dig color, but I tend to get sick of it pretty fast too. I'll paint a room yellow or blue or green but can only stand it for about 2 years before I get itching to re-color it. Neutrals are not as aggressive so they fade into the background and I tend to stop noticing them.
Third, The color names are all over the map, and I dig that! I'm a some-people-call-it-pewter-others-call-it-white-gold-yet-others-call-it-metallic-pearl.
dresser as seen on Craigslist (no longer available)
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Here is some eye candy for you.... do you feel it? WANT WANT WANT
PS Note that the gorgeousness and crisp yet light richness of these really can't be captured on camera. In person these hues just sing..... falalala...
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Martha Stewart (this woman gets color!) micro beads (also check out her metallic paint collection)!
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traditional bedroom design by orange county interior designer Allison Cosmos
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image source: MINE (SugaredRim was my previous blog's name)
