Do you know what color you wear most? Do you wear colors that you know are flattering on you, or simply those that you like? And how does that translate into your home? I recently had this discussion with a client, and realized that there is a discrepancy in my own answer. I have blue eyes and so I have always worn blue, or variations thereof, and usually the more vibrant hues. However, visit my home and you will see green in some form or another in virtually every room. Not vibrant green, but subdued green, which is soothing, organic, and feels luxurious to me. So, it turns out that what looks good on me is not the same as what I look good in. They are not polar opposites, mind you, but different nonetheless. So, when planning your home decor, think of those colors that invoke a soothing luxurious environment for you. Just because red looks terrific on you doesn't mean that is what you should surround yourself with at home.

As a designer, I've had a love affair with color all my life. I'm surrounded by color, and spend my career interpreting, choosing, and pairing colors from one end of the spectrum to the other. My relationship with color is a fickle thing, though. Some (okay most) days I'm absolutely mad about non-color colors...true neutrals (whites, grays, browns) and semi-neutrals (soft greens and blues that really act as neutral.) Other days I am itching to use an impact color...kelly green, punchy orange, bright citron. There are many days that I absolutely will not do another version of the same color combination for a client, like the turquoise and chocolate brown of yore. I also have been know to wish for more colors in the universe, as I flip through a paint chart of fabric book, and can't land on the perfect color. But when I do rediscover the perfect color I am fixated and can't get enough. Right now that color is "mineral". Washed out lavender with lots of gray thrown in. A color that seems to be warm and cool all at the same time. The perfect foil for cream, graphite, soft fern green, or citron. (picture courtesy of www.galbraithandpaul.com)