A Muted Fall/Winter Fashion Pallet—With Three Great Exceptions
This fall and winter, fortune favors a muted pallet. Those lucky few fashionistas that decide what everyone wears each season have given the new colors spunky names like the light tan “Nomad,” and “Iron” that is, by any other name, dark grey. Mix these with a light rose pink, a Warm Olive, and a burnt salmon sienna, and this fall is less autumn leaves and winter cheer and more cozy gothic. But for jewelry lovers this isn’t tragic, it’s lucky. The muted pallet makes accessorizing with the season’s three more deeply hued colors a cinch. They can rejoice in the gem colors American Beauty, Purple Heart, and Majolica Blue.
American Beauty is a perfectly balanced true red, flattering all skin tones. The color is brilliant as glass beads in earrings or on necklaces and goes great with black. The designers had a patriotic feel in mind for this tone, but this is a new red for rougher times and the tough, but still romantic, strong woman.
Purple speaks of royalty, but this is a new take on the old favorite. No longer aloof like the old purple, Purple Heart is a little more sensual and a lot more creative. Think eccentric high school art teacher, but with better taste in earrings. Think handcrafted beaded jewelry, but refined and runway ready. This purple borders on lilac but leans toward true royal purple.
Majolica. Don’t you just want to say the word until it isn’t in season anymore? Originally, the term “majolica” came from the ceramics of the Italian Renaissance that had an opaque white glaze with a brilliant overlay of colors. The Victorians used the term for pottery with vibrant leaden glazes. Majolica Blue is the same, deep, throaty, with a smoky sense of tranquility. The new blue is a cross between 2008’s teal and traditional navy. It complements oranges, like Burnt Sienna, and is best as handcrafted beaded bracelets resting on a Warm Olive lap.
Then there is the vixen in a woman who wishes to be covered in vibrant colors, and the mute clothing pallet isn’t good enough. True red, rich lilac purple and deep teal have their place as overcoats, dresses, and cardigans too. These pieces need accessories of their opposites, in their muted counterparts. Balance is the key. These tones become vibrant as crystal beads and on bold bangles. Or, when in doubt, wear Majolica and Sterling Silver as well.
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Mccoy Vase?
Question Details: Funny story, I was looking around outside today and there was randomly a Mccoy vase in my backyard and I have no idea how it got there. It looks like this http://www.cyberattic.com/stores/tasmark/items/732310/item732310cyberattic.html only it's aqua/teal. Anyone have any idea how much it's worth or how rare it is? I have absolutely no idea about anything concerning Mccoy pottery.
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interior color design 101 - monochromatic color schemes by basic green box
interior color design 101 - monochromatic color schemes
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Creating an environment you love can be a daunting experience for even those with a knack, and for others, deciding and executing a design concept can seem overwhelming.
We hope that over the next handful of articles from basic green box as we provide you with tips, ideas and specific color lessons that we'll help to get your inner designer thinking and reacting to color, textures, and space.
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The perfect space (for you).
When we talk about creating spaces that are perfect, we mean for you; just for you.
After all, your home is a reflection of who you are, and how you want to feel in it. Color is an important part of that and we're excited to share concepts we practice in our own homes, at basic green box, and our product selection.
Getting started
Color can be tricky if you let it, however many wise interior design professionals have said "There are no bad colors, only bad combinations of colors."
There are millions of colors available, and you know it's going to be a crazy ride when all you want is white, simply to realize..."which white!" There are hundreds of options, even for that 'ever basic white'.
Most of us have a tendency to believe that white is the best background color for any scheme, but we're going to tell you that you don't have to play it safe, don't be afraid of color!
Using a color scheme
Using a monochromatic color scheme can be a brilliantly simple but successful way of using color within a space.
Monochromatic is a fancy way of saying "one color." Notice how our example is mostly soft buttermilk yellow. Balance and visual appeal follows this easy to create scheme. By emphasizing this one color family, it allows you to play with textures and be confident within your design to build around your monochrome choice.
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