This is why I would like to introduce Susan Sargent. Susan is an artist, fabric and rug designer living in Vermont. Her book Colorscapes, explains how to create a personal color palette and presents an original approach to the process of picking colors for your home. Each chapter features a different location and is devoted to a unique color concept. Colorscapes, is what made me start to rethink how I could combine colors in my home.
And while I have colors I believe in, and which I feel are for thriving, there are also colors, which I personally abhor, and find repellent! I strongly believe living with these colors induces lethargy, boredom, lack of energy, and sadness. These include: Beige, beige, and beige!! Muddy browns! Mustard, all variations! Somber maroons, drab olives, uninteresting navy blues, and enervating dark greens. Other Environmental and Well-being misses: Kelly Green, acid lemon, flat brownish pinks, brownish institutional greens, sharp purples and oranges, screaming pinks, dispirited mauve's, fire engine reds, and brown, beige, and brown!" Susan Sargent
Although I don't agree on her color choices, I love how she has such a definitive palette. I've been working on my own color palette for a few years now, as I have mentioned many times before, aqua is my favorite color and starting point to my homes color scheme.
I love all blue-green colors, from teal to aqua and a close second is yellow/green, from chartreuse to apple. My warm side choices are apricot, yellow and red. I prefer colors that look aged and I don't care much for pastels. My latest color crush is brown not to be confused with beige, and I think black is needed to add a little sophistication. The colors I can live without are fuchsia, gray, beige, and anything neon.
I had fun making my color collages on Picnik
omg.....LOVE the fact that you sorta 'called out' the neutral burlap lovin' peeps out there!!! I get so sick of the same ole same ole!! I am a COLOR FREAK! Sometimes, I feel like I just don't fit in our int he blogosphere!! Thanks for writing about this. I'm gonna look into this book. :)
ReplyDeleteI love the neutrals and burlap's and sisal... yep guilty as charged. That being said I appreciate good design, so I enjoy most styles and color schemes. I don't think there is any right or wrong only good design. What makes you happy is what you should go for.
ReplyDeleteInteresting post! I could also plead guilty to the white and sisal but I do love hits of colour to bring my home alive. I have these beautiful orange pillow in my livingroom that make me smile and collections of blue around my kitchen that lift my spirits as well. Of course I have red rugs all over our main floor so...I guess I like the neutrals with the colours! Hmmm...kind of talked myself around in that one!
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