YMCA ShowHouse 2010

Last week,  a new client told me about  the YMCA ShowHouse in her Brentwood neighborhood.  I always want to learn more about what the leading designers are doing in terms of color and trend.  I spent several hours there later in the week identifying colors with my color analyzing tools (they didn’t share the paint colors with the public).  It was $30 to tour, but it definitely gave me lots of design inspiration.

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Get Your Gray On (What You Need to Know About Decorating with Gray)

No question that gray is the new brown.  Do you love pastels, but don’t want them to look childish?  Choose a grayed version and it’s all sophistication.  Grayed pastels are rooted in Scandinavian design, which I personally love.  The gray below is about as true gray as you can get, but you can use gray without it being THIS gray.

charcoal gray living room via alchemie Get Your Gray On (What You Need to Know About Decorating with Gray)

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