Winter blues have come to the Pacific Northwest. And nothing quite beats winter like color. Color is so much a part of our every day lives, we don't even pay attention to it most of the time. Color is how we see. The more contrast the better we "see" something. And during the winter months, the outside world provides us with little more than shades of grey and green. Some of us can't live with color, we get too much stimulation from the people, cars, signs, houses and television around us that when we return home, neutrals are our comfy retreat. But, some people enjoy the color that can be found inside the house. And now is the best time of the year to appreciate it!
Designer Angela Adams lives in Portland, Maine and this is her house featured in Coastal Living Magazine. Angela makes me feel like I want to paint. She makes me want to live in a coastal town. Angela inspires me to live with color.
Angela Adams makes me want to add more turquoise to my house. She makes the ocean and the forest floor look like things I want to roll around on. She makes them soft, plush and abstract. She makes me want to stare at the ocean until I see what she sees.
This room inspired me to put a vintage needlepoint owl on top of a floor pillow. Our cats now call it home.
Angela's bedroom all dressed in hot pink, magenta. It's simple and wonderfully colorful.
Blue and green make for a comforting dining room. And finally, a guest room dressed in shades of turquoise, green and yellow, grounded in chocolate. Does it get any closer to nature than that?
And what about you, do you like living with color?
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