If ever there were a competition for the most classic color combination, blue and white would surely win the prize. Blue makes white feel even more pure and crisp, while white highlights the depth and vitality of any shade of … Continue reading
Buffalo plaid or lumberjack check: whatever you call it, an oversized red and black gingham calls to mind cozy flannel shirts and warm wool blankets. But there’s so much more to this large-scale gingham than that one rustic note. Rendered … Continue reading
Shades of green have been popular in interiors for the past decade. Craving more nature in their screen-filled lives, homeowners have been bringing the color of the outdoors into their indoor environments. Interior designers have embraced greens from classic emerald … Continue reading
When it comes to decor, much is made of the color white: how it reflects light, refreshes old things, and sends a message of cleanliness. Meanwhile, shades of ivory, cream, and ecru get much less attention, but you’d be mistaken … Continue reading
Picture crisp, wide stripes of white alternating with wide bands of color, and your mind is sure to drift to summer—think beach towels, sun umbrellas, and canvas awnings. These classic stripes are often called “cabana stripes,” hinting at their connection … Continue reading
It may be months before peaches appear at farmstands, but spring blossoms have us daydreaming about all the pretty pastel colors, especially pale peaches. Named for the fruit, peach is a tint of orange, but it is closer in color … Continue reading
The Pantone Institute named “Living Coral” its Color of the Year back in 2019, and as color trends tend to go, it took a couple of years for such a fashion-forward hue to seep its way into the home space. … Continue reading
In Maine, decorating with plaid calls to mind cabins outfitted with woolen blankets, but there’s so much more to this versatile pattern than its traditional image. The world of fashion shows us that plaid can be preppy (think Ralph Lauren’s … Continue reading
In the nearly two years that we’ve run our Living Color column, we’ve explored shades from blush to indigo (and even black and white), but we’ve never tackled nature’s most abundant hue: brown. When it comes to decor, brown is … Continue reading
Mustard. Yellow ochre. Goldenrod. Harvest gold. Whatever you call the hue, deep mustardy yellow is the color of fall, and it is beautiful to bring into your home all year-round. “Mustard has got a bit of a bite to it; … Continue reading
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