Plastic Kale has Value

Is your room tired…does it need a lil pop of personality? Honey!! “FLUFF” up your space with a little paint… I know this sounds like a “GERITOL” commercial… some of you may not even KNOW what GERITOL is for that matter… I think they took it off the market due to the high alcohol content… BUT it claimed to do for a body what a paint job does for a room. I recently visited a lovely traditional home that needed a lil “FLUFF” on a budget. The Master was a bit too vanilla. We used what she had and simply made it better. I snagged a rug from another room, changed the wall color, added a dust ruffle and shams and changed out her lampshades… Just a few adjustments but the WOWIMG_2541IMG_3169 was wall color. Good design values contrasts… Her crisp white trim and wonderful plantation shutters failed to show-up until the wall color was changed. Sherwin Williams Hardware
Ever noticed those lil strips of green in between the meat at the Harris Teeter? NO grass stays green that long… It is FAKE plastic Kale! Why is it there? It makes the meat LOOK better! (I bet someone paid big bucks to a marketing genius for that one!) I COULD HAVE TOLD THEM! Contrasts in Color are all around us… and DO change the appearance of “things” to… smaller, larger, more defined, etc.
Ever heard, “Brown fat looks better than white fat?” (Thus the Coppertone tanning cream in MY closet…) That’s why I choose to wear black slacks over white ones. That’s why I wear lipstick… and blush…and eyeliner…and…Gees, Where was I going with this??

IfIMG_3192 you want to keep your old bedspread but are yearning for a new look… Well, visit your grocery store! Who knew there were design lessons to be learned on the meat isle. Later, BA