How I Put Together a Room Color Scheme

A look at the 5 strategies I use to put together a room color scheme

5 strategies to create a room color scheme for a traditional collected interior! You know those rooms that look straight out of a furniture brand’s catalog? Every hue is perfectly matched. Every piece of wood furniture has the same stain. BORING! Those spaces do not look organic or collected. When you decorate slowly overtime, hunting…

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Why I love Muddy Interior Paint Colors

Benjamin Moore fan deck of classic colors with muddy interior paint colors circled

The benefits of painting your interior with a muddy or muted tone and how to pick these subtle colors! Have you ever heard someone talk about dirty versus clean paint colors? Maybe they used the word muted or muddy to describe an earth tone? What they were describing is the chroma of a color –…

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Blue & White Done Right – But How?

Collection of blue and white Chinese porcelains on skirted table with bamboo branches, calligraphy brush, and pink flowers - the right way to do blue and white!

#blueandwhiteforever The keys to decorating with blue and white in a traditional way that is NOT trendy and WON’T feel overdone! In preparation for my upcoming blue and white ceramics collection on May 20th, I’ve been pouring over blue and white designs and researching the best ways to decorate with this timeless duo. I re-visited…

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Decorating with Yellow

Decorating with yellow flat lay with yellow ceramics, fabric, wallpaper, and decorative accents

Thinking of going yellow in your home decor? Read my tips for decorating with yellow before you do! Yellow is one of my favorite colors to decorate with! I adore the sunny hue in small doses and the way a cheery yellow can instantly brighten and enliven a space. As a teenager my parents let…

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Grandmillennial Cues for Decorating with Blue

Tips for decorating with blue in a Grandmillennial style showcasing Katherine's blue dining room

Don’t ignore these cues for decorating with blue to achieve that classic Grandmillennial style in your home! And a little advice from my fellow “grannies”! Are you a fellow “granny” who loves blue? Yes…well let’s talk about how to incorporate this hue into your home decorating! As you know Grandmillennial interiors are all about that…

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My Advice on How to Decorate with Blue

Katherine's blue and white dinning room shows my advice on how to decorate with blue

Are you a lover of blue hues in your home decor? Considering painting your walls in blue? Read my advice on how to decorate with blue to avoid costly mistakes! Ah…the beauty of blue! It is one of those colors that always feels clean and bright no matter if it’s in its deepest bold navy…

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Decorate with Green Grandmillennial Style

My grandmillennial living room decorated in green, white, blue, and pink with chintz and gingham window treatments, wicker furniture, and colorful accessories.

10 Tips to decorate with green in the grandmillennial style, using traditional decor and a mix of high and low! I have a confession to make…I’m KEEN on GREEN! I’m partial to pink. I dally with blue, but I always come back to green. It truly is my favorite color — the one that makes…

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When Grandmillennials Decorate with Pink

Flatlay with grandmillennial decor showcasing how to decorate with pink - boxwood topiary, pink gingham bow, botanical florals, rose medallion, wicker, Wedgwood, and needlepoint

10 tips exploring how to decorate with pink when you are a grandmillennial and lover of traditional decor! Whether you adore big bold intense doses of the hue or favor a more subtle approach there is a certain charm to pink that is undeniable. Even at its most subtle pale range, pink feels full of…

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5 Simple Steps to Choose the Colors in Your Home Color Scheme

Whole home color scheme in blues and grays - how to choose the colors in your home color scheme

From inspiration to decision time, these 5 steps to choose the colors in your home color scheme will help you select a color palette you love that works with your style and home. A home color scheme is a palette of colors (usually 5 – 6) you choose to use throughout all the rooms of…

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10 Action Steps to Implement a Home Color Scheme

Implement a home color scheme with these 10 easy action steps!

So you’ve decided to re-decorate and implement a home color scheme? But where do you go from there? Implement a Home Color Scheme with these 10 Action Steps! When S. and I moved into our house in TN, I decided early on to implement a home color scheme. In previous houses and apartments, I had…

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