The sun is hanging low in the sky, and reaching far into my home on this almost winter day.
It strikes me that the value of color this time of year is a bit smokey and sepia toned. I like the rusty richness that this
spectrum of light brings to my rooms, facing south.
Fun color choices to think of could be spectrums of whites, I love the toned glowing whites tinted with greens, taupes, violets,peach and shell pink that Sherwin Williams offers, the shades can really set the tone for most other accent colors, which can be changed seasonally.
I used this spectrum of paints for an event in Maine a few years ago. Read on.
This was a small article in Stir Magazine.
Design guru Karen Dominguez-Brann contacted Sherwin-Williams for help with a novel remodeling plan: “All summer I’d been driving past these ice-fishing houses and imagining that I would rent one, French it up, hang a chandelier and have parties with my friends. Imagine a whole little village of anti-fishing-shacks for the women to enjoy. They said, ‘You’re right; it’s crazy — go for it!’” says Dominguez-Brann, and the first-ever Ice Fishing Shackteaux Designer Showcase was born. The execution was simple: Interior designers, architects, builders, furniture makers and boutique owners paid $300 each to shape a shack to their liking, with exterior palettes inspired by the reflection of light on ice. Sherwin-Williams donated the paint, and the proceeds (like all DerbyFest revenue) were donated to Camp Sunshine, a local camp for children with cancer.
Dominguez-Brann is preparing for this year’s event by reformulating the colors to be stronger; otherwise, the bright winter sunlight washes them out: “Picture all of these little houses in the colors of the frozen lake at twilight. The palette will be even better this year!”
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