My Sketches

I was going through the drawers in my office recently and happened across an old sketch book of mine. I used to do a lot of sketching of ideas, working things out by drawing the details before they actually became a reality. I would always carry a sketch book with me where ever I went so I could quickly capture my inspiration...

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IKEA fialena

: : This is a new serie of patterns at IKEA, called .fialena. I adore the name, it's what my parents would always call my sister. she was .fialena., I was .pyret. and my brother .skrotten. Maybe not the most flattering name for my brother, but it was very cute when he was young.Anywho, these patterns are very much in line...

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Yellow Fever

It's Feb 25th and I am anxiously awaiting Spring. Yellow reminds me that it is just around the corner. Forsythia blooming, tulips nodding their heads to me at the Flower Shops, a bowl of yellow lemons are all live touches of yellow we can add to our homes. But what about using yellow in more permanent installations in...

Category › Color

Happy Weekend

Click here to watch this extraordinary video.Prescription for Bliss: The Dog, the Cat and the RatI couldn't resist sharing this wonderful video clip with you...the moral of the story to me is: Why can't we all just be friends. Here's to World Peace!!This is a video of one of the homeless in Santa Barbara and his pets. They work State Street every week...

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Fornasetti Carpets

Fornasetti wallpapers are beautiful, well-made and bang on trend. My favorite ‘Tema e Variazioni’ inspired by the enigmatic face of a beautiful woman he came across in an old French magazine. Piero Fornasetti was born in Milan (1913-1988) and became an eclectic painter, sculptor, interior designer, craftsman, engraver...

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The Color Orange & Gracie Studio Wallpaper

I just received the email below from Jennifer Gracie and she sent along with it this image of the most beautiful and luscious wallpaper that her office is papered in! Lucky you Jennifer....thanks for the image. BTW I am a big fan of Gracie wallpaper and you can see why. Click here to read the interview I did with her...

Category › Color , Wallpaper

Washington Post

I was excited to find out that my post on "The Color Orange" along with Joni's post on "Blue Opaline"had been featured on the Washington Post's "Blog Picks" last Thursday. The same article was then picked up by my local newspaper The Vancouver Sun and also by the Seattle Times and the LA Times. Thanks to Terri Sapienza...

Category › Color , Los Angeles Times , The Seattle Times , The Vancouver Sun , The Washington Post Blog Watch