Catching up!

Now that I’ve finished posting about each of my Full Spectrum Paint colors, I’m working on getting my newsletters linked to this blog. I sent out my Winter Living Well this past Monday so if you’re not one of my subscribers, here’s a link to it: Winter 2019 Living Well.

The newsletter features two projects by talented designers Cecile Thompson and Peggie Rhodes of Timpson Creek Gallery in Clayton, Georgia. There were so many fabulous photos, I had a hard time figuring out which ones to include. Since I posted it, Peggie found some even more wonderful photos that I’ll share here.

I wish I would have had this photo for my newsletter since it really shows the “Adirondack-style” of the Highlands, NC home (or should I say Lodge?) we featured.

Almost all ceilings in the Highlands house are painted “Christine’s Cloud” which has become a favorite ceiling color of many clients both inside and on porches.

One of many hallways in this home. The clients are quite the art collectors. Timpson Creek Gallery has over 10,000 square feet of art, antiques and furnishings.

I created a custom color, “Teal”, for this guest bedroom. If you’re interested in this color, my “Albania Teal” is mighty close. All trim is “Pearl”.

Many of the walls are painted “Buttercream” like in this kitchen and the bathroom below. The kitchen ceiling is one of many painted “Christine’s Cloud”.

This chest is just one example of the furnishings you can get at Timpson Creek. The attention to detail in this home is incredible. You see it everywhere: furniture, cabinetry, hardware…even the lamp shades are like little works of art, like the one below from the Lamp Shoppe in Atlanta

This charming window seat reminds me of the Dutch beds I had built into my own home. The perfect place to curl up and read a book like my daughter’s first book “Classic Restaurants of New Orleans”!

Yes, I’m way too excited about Alexandra’s book and am plugging it every chance I get! It came out Monday, November 4th and the first printing sold out before the publish date! Having a forward by Walter Isaacson certainly helps but I have to say, it’s an incredibly interesting book. Here are links to the first couple of articles since it’s been out: Country Roads Magazine and New Orleans’ Gambit. There are many book signings planned so if you’re in the area, I hope to see you at one!

If you’d like a sample of any of my full spectrum paints colors, visit my online store where you can get free hand-painted samples in addition to a variety of samples, paint and even my “Classic Restaurants of New Orleans”!

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2015 – Color(s) of the Year & House Beautiful’s “Fantasy” Issue

I usually post about the “Color of the Year” for each upcoming year long before now as believe it or not, it is by far my most popular post.  My “2010 Color of the Year” post had well over 7,000 visitors on New Year’s Eve alone. However, this year, I really dropped the ball and only just thought about it when I saw Color Consultant Amy Wax’s Facebook post where she created this collage of 2015’s top color picks:

Color 911’s 2015 Color of the Year collage

Amy also created my favorite color app, “Color 911” which has won numerous awards. Although a great tool for designers and color consultants, it is also especially helpful for the “do-it-yourselfer” who is trying to put together a color palette. It is by far the most comprehensive and accurate app when it comes to color!

Interesting how close Pantone, AkzoNobel and Sherwin Williams are when it comes to their pick for 2015. Of course, if you follow fashion, you could have predicted something similar, no?

These earthy reds are everywhere in fashion and according to Pantone, will be seen soon on sofas, carpets and other home furnishings.

I was asked recently what color I predict for 2015 and while I have no idea what the new trendy color is, I am focused on a color artist Hunt Slonem mentions in his new book, Where Art Meets Design. He described it as looking like “moss growing on the wall” and said the color was called “Old World European Chartreuse”. When I Googled it, I found this photo and fell in love! It reminds me of what I call “fairy moss” which grows in the woods on my property. When my daughter was a toddler, I would create little fairy houses in it. It’s the epitome of rejuvenation and the magic of nature, yet it has this old world quality about it. Although I have two similar colors, “Chartreuse” and “Jaunty Jen”, this chartreuse has that intriguing combination of gold and green which will be perfect as an accent wall in a new project I am working on with Sidney Coffee called “The Goux Roux”. The Goux Roux (Sidney’s take on “guru”) will be a sacred space that will host a variety of events. Located in an old fire station building on the grounds of Circa 1857 in Baton Rouge, the walls are all old brick except the back plaster wall where we will be installing a giant Buddha fountain.

“Goux Roux Green” will be the new name of this Full Spectrum Color.

If you haven’t seen the latest issue of House Beautiful magazine, be sure to pick up a copy. The theme is “Fantasy” and it certainly has filled my every fantasy in that it has an eight page article on Hunt’s new book which not only features me as his “color specialist” but has gorgeous photos of many of his colorful rooms painted in my Full Spectrum Paints!

House Beautiful article has an 8 page spread on “Where Art Meets Design” by Hunt Slonem

To get you into the mood to create magic and fantasy in your sacred spaces, check out House Beautiful Editor Newell Turner’s description of the December/January issue which will be on newsstands through January.

Now, back to the 2015 Color of the Year. What’s your pick?

Last 5 Days of Paint Sale

If you read my latest Living Well Newsletter, you know that I am having a sale on paint through Monday, October 13th, which is the day before I leave for New York to attend the D&D Building’s Fall Market. I will be mostly unavailable next Tuesday, the 14th through Friday, the 17th, so I’m hoping folks will plan ahead and take advantage of the sale! Although both Abbey and Veronica will be here working, I like to review all paint orders before they go out, so please know, it will take longer than usual while I’m away at market. To take advantage of the sale, read my newsletter to find out what to put in the box at checkout to get the discount.

The Fall Market promises to be very exciting and starts off Tuesday evening with cocktail parties, followed by keynotes, programs and receptions on Wednesday and Thursday. I’ll be speaking at the Anichini showroom, Suite 923 on Thursday morning @ 10:00. Anichini wrote about it in their latest newsletter.

If you’re in the area, I hope you’ll join us!

On another note, have you seen the latest issue of House Beautiful? My “Hot Pink!” was included in the article “Daring Paint Colors” with a quote from Hunt Slonem describing how he used it with red furnishings. The next issue will include photos of Hunt’s “daring” paint colors used in his homes, so stay tuned! His latest book When Art Meets Design is finally out and getting rave reviews. The publisher, Assouline, known for publishing the most gorgeous books in the world, is opening a book store in the D&D Building at market where you’ll be able to get a copy. The photographs by Italian photographer Marco Ricca are beyond fabulous!

“Hot Pink!” was also House Beautiful’s “Color Obsession of the Week”!

I’ll be sure to take lots of photos of all the new furnishings and products and report back!

Looking Forward to Fall

Summer is almost over and my Fall schedule is pretty exciting! Since my last post, I’ve been asked to speak at the D&D Building’s Fall Market in NYC. Scheduled for October 15-16, the opportunity inspired me to create my new hand-painted color charts, and most recently what I think will be a handy tool for use in planning paint projects. The Design Folder consists of my  11″x17″ hand-painted color chart of 100 stock colors, plus my Whites & Brights color chart, as well as color therapy information, all enclosed in a folder large enough to also store your project’s 8″x11″ samples.

My handy new Design Folder shown on a rare Anichini hand-loomed throw. A gift from artist Hunt Slonem. Serendipity abounds!

My talk on the powerful energy of color, its effect on human emotion, and how to use it to create healing spaces will be held on Thursday, October 16th at 10:00 am in the Anichini showroom. I have been a big fan of Anichini textiles and linens for years and only recently met Susan Dollenmaier, its founder, when she stayed at Shadetree Inn here in St. Francisville. Susan is about to open her newest venture, the Anichini Company Store, in Quechee, Vermont next month where you’ll be able to purchase my paints and see nine of my full spectrum paint colors gracing the walls. Stay tuned for photos coming soon! I will also report back with the D&D Building’s schedule of other speakers for the two-day event. 

It’s been a while since I’ve visited New York, so I was thrilled when my two good friends Owen Kemp and Keith Koppens offered to go with me. At the very least, I’ll have a couple of audience members and a damn good time! 

We’re also looking forward to visiting artist Hunt Slonem‘s new 30,000 square foot studio. Hunt threw me a small party in his old studio during my last visit and was kind enough to include me in his newest book “When Art Meets Design” due out September 9. Do I have wonderful friends, or what?

When Art Meets Design by Hunt Slonem is available for pre-order on Amazon.com

I’m thrilled to be mentioned several times in Hunt’s book and can’t wait to see the photos. This photo showcases “Turquoise” from my Magical Gems Palette.

If you are in the area, I hope you’ll plan to visit the market and join us for what promises to be both interesting and fun!

Concerned for our future and looking for some comfort?

For over twenty years I have been reading the Kryon books and channels. Shortly after reading the first book, I saw in the back of it where I could write and offer to host a Kryon channel in my home. Now I know the word “channel” sounds completely “woo-woo” to many, but Lee Carroll, who channels Kryon, has appeared many times at  the United Nations as well as numerous gatherings all over the world. The day 9-11 happened, although completely shocking and horrifying, I had an “a ha” moment because I immediately knew that this was one of the many predictions he had made that has come true. I am a firm believer in “no coincidences” and have been incredibly fortunate to have lived what he calls a “synchronistic lifestyle” where everything seems to magically drop into place at just the right moment (more on this in my Winter 2003 newsletter on “Creating a Synchronistic Lifestyle“). Within a week, I heard back that he had never been to our area, had some time the very next month and offered to come! Well, as it turned out, there were so many folks interested, that we had to move it to a public place in Baton Rouge to accommodate over 100 people. My mother even came!  Here’s a link to a recent channel that I find comforting about our future. He uses parables often to help communicate, so don’t let the word “sword” scare you. Remember, Archangel Michael is always shown with a sword.

Click Here to Read Channel

On a more frivolous note, I just posted my Autumn Living Well Newsletter on the 2013 Color of the Year and color trends. One of the things I learned from the Kryon books is that each one of us can create miracles and if you focus on your intent and just ask (especially out loud), you can make things happen! My intent (and mission statement) for my line of paints has always been that everyone who comes into contact with them is JOYFUL and BALANCED, whether it’s someone just holding samples, a paint store employee tinting the paint, and of course, the people who live in rooms painted with my paints. I repeatedly get confirmation from clients that my prayers and visualizations are working. Considering I’ve never advertised in the eleven plus years since I started creating them, I know that this is not only my passion but what I’m here to do. Here’s a link to my latest newsletter on the “Color Trends and Color of the Year for 2013” . Interesting that the driving force behind the newest trend in colors is all about “balance”. I hope you enjoy!

AUTUMN 2012 LIVING WELL