I was in Home Depot the evening before color sampling the Fantasies and Realities Palettes, and stopped to admire a dish garden of succulents. their colors comprised an array of frosted jewel tones. When I saw the palette above, the spontaneous association took me to that image…
When I am presented with a color palette, whether my own or someone else’s colors, authorship of the color group and its prepackaged set of ideas are lost to the flight of fancy of my own personal interpretation. Making a “Trend” into an individual interpretation this not that difficult – just look at it and come up with your own Rorschach impression – and go for it!
The Connoisseur and Extract palettes make me think of garden succulents and antique roses. I begin to visualize design elements and the environment they evoke. I have used design finds from my own store, for convenience and time sake…
Pantone Fantasies & Realities palettes, Rosa Ebb Tide, Areaware Chrome Pig and Design Legacy Pillow from MyHomeFaceLift
The rose inspiration came by way of reserving my favorites a couple of weeks ago on the Antique Rose Emporium’s Website.
Rosanna Glass Coasters, Currey Lamp, luxurious-living-room HTH UK, Oscar Chauvry Rose
This remarkable cast of colors, starring violet and orchid hues, supported by whispered neutrals and an array of garden fresh greens bridges that grudging gap between garden and shelter, and assuages the longing feeling of face pressed against the glass between home and garden.
Currey Lamp from MyHomeFaceLift, gray-living-room - pinkeriecom, and antique rose from Vintage Emporium
Mixing the these palettes, both at the hearth and the curb creates an invitation to enjoy both…
Thomaspaul Rug from MyHomeFaceLift, Rose Paint Palette by Abby Tabak - photographed by Victoria Pearson, Currey Chandelier and Designers Guild Pillow
…and tempering the amount of color that you use with your individual tolerance, keeps the color focal or enables the full drama of a garden of roses and succulents to burst through that front door barrier.
Charisma Rose, Martha Stewart Paper Lanterns, Design Legacy Pillow from MyHomeFacelift
Complexity of colors, like roses and succulents are achieved by layered and texture – layers can be all at once exquisitely simple and profound in their effect. The mix below between taffy-colored ceramic bunnies, modern crystal pendants and a Venetian mirror demonstrates an ability to be sophisticated and playful and leaves the guest dieing to learn more about the designer!
SFGirl NY Loft - SFGirl by Bay blog
No loft or Venetian mirror handy? White paint and a similar palette get the look. The great thing about white is that white paint is cheap, and there is no white statement that you can make with a design element that seems over-large in scale. Some of my favorite whites are Valspar’s Clean white, and Ralph Lauren’s Sneaker White.
Dinnerware by Rosanna, Room image from SFGirlbybay
If you’re spectrum of choice is within the jewel color range of these palettes, think about velvet – I love velvets that have that succulent frosted patina finish…
Luxurious velvets - porterhousedesigns
The great thing about the Connoisseur palette is that it gives you allot of hues to choose from, from whispering pastels to rich jewel tones.
Room from porterhousedesigns, Alfred Colomb - Antique Rose Emporium, Designers Guild from MyHomeFaceLift
Remember Gestalt in your design. The sum of the whole should be greater than the combination of its parts – like a figure skating performance is a flawless execution of a series of synchronized moves. In design is is similar – it’s an overall impression of allot of magical moments, that don’t need to break the bank – sometimes it’s as small as a trick of placement…
porterhousedesigns blog
Find tons of magical moments at MyHomeFaceLift.com
I’m interested in the colour trends for interior paint for the future. I’m building a new house and need some hints.
Hi Nancy! A new house is the best sort of blank canvas. Here is a link to my article on Pantone’s Color predictions: http://www.redoitdesign.com/2012/03/20/pantone-2013-home-interiors-color-trends-fantasies-realities-all-9-palettes/
I can fully relate to wanting to get the best mileage from your colors selections, but the best way to do that is to stick with the colors that you gravitate towards, time and time again. If you provide me with a palette, the architectural style of your new home, and the interior styles that you tend to favor I can give you much better guidance on color choices.