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How to Create a Color Palette for your Home

June 22, 2011 By Kristie Barnett 16 Comments

There are several different ways to go about choosing a color palette for your home, but I find many people need help figuring out how to incorporate varying colors and still get “flow.”

Flow just refers to how the colors transition as you walk from room to room, without seeming jarring or surprising (in a bad way). Some people who want their rooms to flow get overwhelmed and just pick a neutral and paint all the rooms the same color.

Tsk, tsk. You can be more creative than that! Here is my formula for creating a color palette that provides both variation and a pleasing flow of color: [Read more...]

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Life’s a Beach . . . But You Already Know That

June 2, 2011 By Kristie Barnett 12 Comments

I’m headed home from the beach today and coming back to reality.

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This is where we stayed the first few days. I must admit I couldn’t resist staging it up a bit so that I could really enjoy our stay.

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This was the way it looked when we arrived:

before a little staging . . .

This was the view of the Gulf of Mexico from our balcony:

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Then we met up with friends in another beach town about 3 hours away. This was our bedroom there:

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I love this mirror!

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And our view from our bedroom window:

This gorgeous condo belongs to my friend’s parents, and this is the room we’ve had in previous years:

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I love this mirrored armoire – so glamorous!

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Anywho, time to head home and figure out my summer schedule now that the kids are out of school! Does your whole schedule change in the summer, too? Bye, bye, beautiful beach . . .

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By the way, if you or someone you know needs help decorating a beach property, contact The Decorologist. Will Decorate for Vacation Time.

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Colorful Home Tour: Jamie Levitt

August 30, 2010 By Kristie Barnett 2 Comments

Want to add life and vitality to your home? Then add a heavy dose of saturated color. Designer Jamie Levitt did just that in her own family home. Think dark gray is boring? See how fabulous it looks in her dining room when paired with fun, saturated color in chair fabrics and adjacent wall colors.

Spring Bedroom Makeover

April 5, 2010 By Kristie Barnett 10 Comments

Hope you all had a wonderful Easter. Now we can wear white shoes and all that, so it’s officially springtime! So let’s start the week with a colorful bedroom makeover. This bedroom is in the home of one of my favorite clients.

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