Attempting the Adriatic

DSC_0051We have been having some particularly wet, gray and rainy weather here in Charleston, and I have been looking back at my photos of the trip to Croatia we took in June and fantasizing about going back. I love this picture and all its colors, and so this morning I thought I would pull a couple of the colors out in Benjamin Moore paints. It is important to remember that paint swatches look very different on a computer screen than they look in a swatch book, and furthermore that they look very different on your walls than they do in a swatch book. 
 Razzle DazzleRazzle Dazzle BM 1348

The bougainvillea. I just fell in love with all the beautiful blossoms in Croatia. My husband has planted some in our garden, and I am hoping that I will be seeing some of these blossoms soon. Dark Royal BlueDark Royal Blue BM 2064-20

It would be impossible to give the Adriatic just one color, but in this photo it has a dark solid tone to it. In the hundreds of photos I took on the trip, the Adriatic is a different color in every photo. 
Grenada GreenGrenada Green BM 432

Again with the foliage on this hill, there must be hundreds of different green tones. With Grenada Green I was pulling out some of the lighter tones towards the end of the point where the foliage intersects with the rock.

Stonington GrayStonington Gray HC-170

And the rocks that act as a perch for that beautiful Villa. Wouldn’t you like to call that villa home?

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Caught Up in the Ceiling

New Old 2Country Living Magazine’s 2014 House of the Year is being referred to as the “New Old House” and is located in Rhinebeck, NY. The interiors were decorated by the duo from Tilton Fenwick, and I am completely in love with their design in the living room. The pink shiplap ceiling in Benjamin Moore’s Coral Buff is heavenly, and you can see in the photo above that it reflects onto the Acadia White walls creating a warm pink glow. 
New OldPainting the ceiling a bold color like Benjamin Moore Coral Buff and leaving the walls white  (Benjamin Moore Acadia White) is a great way to have major impact with color in a room. While the bold color doesn’t surround everything in the room as it would on the walls, it acts as a great accent piece … not to mention a conversation piece. I think Michelangelo was on to something with the Sistene Chapel – don’t you? Happy Friday!

Photos via Country Living

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Green With Envy

Green SmokeHave you ever been in a color phase? A phase where your eye seems drawn to a certain color way all the time? I’m currently in a green phase. Now don’t get me wrong, I am a blue person, but I am really loving green these days. Although not in clothes, never in clothes. As a person with olive colored skin I really just can’t wear green. With paint colors however, I am surrounding myself with green. So today, here are a few of my absolute favorite green paints. Tried and tested. Always remember, paint colors on computer screens do not necessarily look like paint colors on swatches, and paint colors on swatches do not always look like paint colors on walls. Always buy sample pots and test your colors! Screen Shot 2014-07-18 at 3.09.26 PMFarrow & Ball Green Smoke (as seen on trim above)Screen Shot 2014-07-18 at 3.02.40 PMBenjamin Moore Aganthus GreenScreen Shot 2014-07-18 at 3.02.51 PMBenjamin Moore Louisburg GreenScreen Shot 2014-07-18 at 3.03.03 PMBenjamin Moore Colony GreenScreen Shot 2014-07-18 at 3.06.14 PMFarrow & Ball Lichen

photos via Benjamin Moore and Farrow & Ball

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