School of Decorating

[...] in nature, interiors, fashion, and fabrics to help you round out your palette. Vintage Color Wheel Image via JustSomethingImade.com There are many color schemes to choose from, but some [...]

[...] When you think about the color wheel does it make your head spin? The color wheel is not as daunting as you may think. It can actually be your friend when planning for your [...]

[...] colors with grayed out colors is harder to pull off, so stick to one or the other. Vintage Color Wheel via Just Something I Made How to Choose Accent Colors Once you have your whole house color [...]

[...] to creating a cohesive home is understanding what goes together. The answers are all on the color wheel. Once you can diagnose the underlying hue of any color, neutral, metal, or wood tone, then you [...]

[...] can be versatile, too, if you do it right.  One of my favorite tricks is to repeat accent colors in accessories throughout my house.  Having a pre-defined whole house color palette [...]

[...] paint, we simply pull from our pre-defined palette. We took a similar approach with the accent colors with which we decorate with. It also means that no room is left behind. You live in your [...]

[...] ways to achieve a cohesive feeling is with a consistent color palette.  Choose 2-3 accent colors to use repeatedly throughout your shelves.  Pull these colors from the surrounding room, [...]

[...] color palette, so you know what colors to use on the walls and main furnishings. How to choose accent colors, wood tones, and metal finishes completing your whole house color plan. Find out more about [...]

[...] can get your biggest bang for the buck. Ingredients: One Heaping Spoonful of Pattern A Pinch of Bold Color A Dash of Fun Lighting A Handful of Fluff (optional) Directions: Spread the pattern out on a [...]

[...] with the bold scale, there is a graphic nature inherent in the current chevron trend of a bold color contrasted on a white or cream background. Now we are starting to see the chevron trend [...]

[...] with cool wall colors without ever worrying about my space feeling cold. 4.  Choose One Bold Color Bold is relative here, but this color will be the boldest in your entire color palette, meaning [...]

[...] starting point.  For simplicity’s sake, let’s use teal (aka blue-green) as the bold color for all the examples below.  And, I will use simple color wheels and charts (found here) [...]

[...] work together someday. A scientific approach is more planned out, like creating a whole house color palette, an accent color palette, and making your home functional for the way you live. [...]

[...] to use a ton of colors to add colorful moments to your home. What you need is a whole house color palette. You need to consistently use color to create the feelings you want throughout [...]

[...] . Which colors are right is up to you. What I want to show you today is how powerful a whole house color palette can be for creating connection between rooms and overall flow through your home. [...]

[...] The best thing I ever did for my home was create a whole house color palette before painting a single wall. After six years of  home ownership, I was sick of [...]

[...] anything.  From a home DIY perspective, I laid out the spectrum of different types of DIY projects. Everything from a quick makeover for something you bought pre-made to building furniture from [...]

[...] or time to save the money? Things What do you already have that you can use for project? For DIY projects, which tools and supplies do you already have on hand? For all decorating projects, you should [...]

[...] unlikely when comparing yourself to the Pinterest Princess who spits out harder than it looks DIY projects that defy human ability, Betty Blogger whose celebrating all.the.things she did to her house [...]

[...] right piece or arrangement can instantly perk up any room. Wall decor is also one of the few DIY projects I still love. (See links to some of my favorites below the video.) The best rooms strike a [...]

[...] out yours. In January I hosted a webinar called “Why You Haven’t Found Your Decorating Style Yet (and What To Do About It)”. It was wonderful and I got thank you notes for days [...]

[...] It took me 6 years to go it alone and develop my decorating style.  If I am being totally truthful, that is just the time I lived in the first two homes [...]

[...] , no matter the source. Good decorating advice: Is personalized and specific Considers your decorating style and interest, not that of the advisor Encourages you to follow your gut and stick to what [...]

[...] you are loved.” (Tweet this!) She also shared with me: How she and her husband found their decorating style through a really cool project How to get past “gifter’s block” How to come up with [...]

[...] how to make it all look good together? Wondering what you can and can’t mix? Mixing decorating styles sounds downright petrifying until you try it. In video 2 of the Decorating Style Crash [...]

[...] probably because you don’t know what your decorating style is.  In my course on decorating styles, called the Define Your Style System™, I teach how color is used in popular [...]

[...] style is.  How you accessories show up in your home is directly related to the decorating styles you gravitate towards.  In my course on decorating styles, called the Define Your [...]