Sunday, February 21, 2010

Teamwork...



"Coming together is a beginning.
Keeping together is progress.
Working together is success. " ~ Henry Ford



It may be the barrage of product presented each season to design firms that kept me shy of using color in my own personal spaces. But in the last few years, I have become obsessed with designing with not one or two, but every color at once.

Intense at first, they appear to cancel each other out and the overall effect reads as a neutral to the eye. An addition of black, brown or grey grounds the blazing mix.

My inspiration was founded by a bottle of Paul Smith Cologne with his signature multi-color stripes on the side. A sourcing trip to the D&D Building is not complete without a stop at Dylan's Candy Bar for a colorful striped bag of rock candy in a slew of translucent colors.

Star Pink by Paul Smith | Tibetan Wool Rug

Add an unexpected spark to a traditional library, living or dining room with one of Paul Smith's wool rug designs for The Rug Company...

Swirl by Paul Smith | Tibetan Wool Rug



A Lelievre stripe was used vertically and horizontally on a pair of wood arm chairs. For a instant gratification, try some sumptuous bath linens from Missoni Home...