from Bluebird Hill

Pantone is one of the industry's foremost color forecasters.  This is a very big deal, because as such, they influence trends for automobiles, fabrics, appliances, clothing and just about everything else in our lives that has color. So, since I am a nature lover, I decided to see what Mother Nature shows with this vibrant shade of green.  It may give you some ideas on how to use it in your home furnishings, or your wardrobe. To take advantage of a trend, I feel it is important to analyze how long you think it will last, and most importantly, does it suit your personality. You can see in these pictures how very different the color is depending on what colors it is used with. Using neutrals and lots of white makes it fresh and almost neutral.  But it can also be used with pastels, as with the sculpture, or other brights as with the canoes.    How would it best suit your needs?

sophia collection from Pottery Barn I am seeing some distinct trends for 2017. The colors are neutrals, used with lots of textures. Mixing periods of furnishings in the  same room. Lots of patterns, checks & plaids, florals. Leather, fur, and vintage fabrics. Lighter woods with a flat, dry finish. Rough and smooth, in fabric and woods. Pottery Barn In this photo from Pottery Barn, you'll see some indo-chinese furnishings with a shabby slipcovered chair, and  a contemporary leather sofa. It is all brought together with a calm color scheme of neutrals, with blue & coral, Notice how the artwork & accessories on the floating shelf in the background are not centered, but are  2 separate yet cohesive vignettes. Williams Sonoma  In this photo from Williams Sonoma, you'll notice a very cool and calm look.   Larger scale furnishings a nd accessories.   Again, neutrals, with blue added.     A  s...

Style.. i t says alot about who we are  This picture of a garden setting says that I love to garden. It also says that I like shabby chic, rusty & crusty, by the old chair that I have left in its found condition.  I like color, as shown in the variations in the old planter.  My style is a stylized traditional, which is shown in the shapes of the chair and planter, as well as the soft edging of the terrace they sit on.  And I am casual, shown in the small plants starting to grown in the crushed granite on the terrace. Our style is shown in everything about us.  The clothes we wear, our hairstyle, accessories, cars & homes. Never  apologize for who you are.     Be true to yourself, because these are your own inner likes and dislikes.  Some of us are messy, and others are driven to distraction by that.  So what??? The world would be very boring if we were all alike.  I have found that the reason I like s...