Life Between Red and Indigo...

<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="full" src="http://97.74.57.131/wp-content/uploads//2009/03/ThePurple-RoomLeda.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.karenknorr.com/photographs/fables/musee-de-la-chasse/">source</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wisteria, Amethyst, Orchid, Grape, Pansy..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The variations of purple seem never ending.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ranging from the lightest whimsical lavender to the deepest, most mysterious black currant,</div><div style="text-align: center;">they all have one thing in common - an air of regality.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="purple-3.jpg" src="http://designholeonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/purple-3.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">source</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the way I like to see purple used -</div><div style="text-align: center;"> against plenty of cool neutrals to create some breathing room.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="400" id="il_fi" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO16zhXmJU_ZKFeDM6jSzhPnoGJzbq9eTEEmgO7fMWdCGfPyBfkwaJk_S_J-R4zjHRy9S7_D-U0v27s4VX0CS6zBmC7TxSXBgXo7ucbMRynHihkMNZpHY7OaOT_2tt3zsC5qcuBJuPIUxS/s400/purple2.jpg" width="377" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">domino</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><img src="http://ript.net/~goddessofjoi/colours/purple/housetohome.co.uk.jpg" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Ready to experiment with purple?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">A piece of art is a great way to try a color out in your space.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">A blackened lavender is gorgeous with cool green -</div><div class="" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> the lavender brings out the coolness of the green and</div><div class="" style="clear: both; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> the green emphasizes the warmth of the lavender - lovely.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.decorpad.com/photos/2009/07/14/18958ac67e4d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Suzie" border="0" height="537" id="TB_Image" src="http://www.decorpad.com/photos/2009/07/14/18958ac67e4d.jpg" width="403" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.decorpad.com/index.htm">source</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Purple and brown are a soothing combination.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://genuinestyle.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/modern-living-room-104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="minimalist modern living room with purple wall art" border="0" class="size-full wp-image-456" height="640" src="http://genuinestyle.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/modern-living-room-104.jpg" title="modern-living-room-10" width="502" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a simple bench introduces color to an otherwise neutral space.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="Suzie" height="600" id="TB_Image" src="http://www.decorpad.com/photos/2009/10/07/fd78551b6e3b.jpg" width="545" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Painting a ceiling is more unexpected and interesting than a focal wall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This warm dark violet visually lowers the ceiling and adds vitality </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to create a more intimate atmoshpere.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="Gina Kates" height="299" id="TB_Image" src="http://www.decorpad.com/photos/2009/10/02/e9f6563ca73f.jpg" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.decorpad.com/index.htm">source</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The light, cool tints of lavender </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">allow hits of saturated color to frolic without </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">overwhelming the eye.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="purple living room by dominomag eclectic living room" class="viewImageOn" height="359" id="mainImage" name="mainImage" src="http://st.houzz.com/simages/20903_0_4-1428-eclectic-living-room.jpg" width="354" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Domino</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.decorpad.com/photos/2009/10/02/b251fa36dead.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Gina Kates" border="0" height="400" id="TB_Image" src="http://www.decorpad.com/photos/2009/10/02/b251fa36dead.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.decorpad.com/index.htm">source</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love the flexibility of this space -</div><div style="text-align: center;"> in a few years, it will be easy to change out the wall color and </div><div style="text-align: center;">head in a different design direction without having to replace the furnishings.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="IMG_0007" border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWIhFcVQxRsAjd9r2pZMFoA9MRX6wxABKrj9w98s8trO3llgImlgE_FmLZKEk5mkPPrRPOGLQ2YiWdNXiseAIH-lPTRhmD3TIq_kIok5EGuHkDy7_HRdg0IwmPlUNTPWpYa-iLe3529UtG/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px;" width="456" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="IMG_0027" border="0" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLJiCGjGd-D7_768a_7wsd62YliIwnwLJJjLUqVnqFnFxrukjpLxxKyJ8v85GmHgxcEYYldQRpwukRnEpi8as1vDnaDQVY7cIhBHWyTtUAzb__JLXhjNjmuA-O2s_EBhIDf8ykGhW3Kx_/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px;" width="451" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Elle Decor</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The complement of purple is yellow, of course.</div><div style="text-align: center;">When used together, complements heighten the intensity of each hue.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The energy in these spaces is very lively, as the two colors compete with each other.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here, a soft warm yellow is balanced by the dark cool shade of purple.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ript.net/~goddessofjoi/colours/purple/gasl_2nd_anniv_loved_14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ript.net/~goddessofjoi/colours/purple/gasl_2nd_anniv_loved_14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sibella Court - one of the most talented designers out there, in my opinion.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Only a few people can use complements in such intensity with these superb results.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sibella chose a perfect warm eggplant tone to counter the intense yellow hue.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Homes: God of small things, purple room" height="276" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2010/4/9/1270821802393/Homes-God-of-small-things-001.jpg" width="460" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/apr/17/decorate-junkshop-finds-mementoes">source</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is a room I would never be able to live with - but for some,  a dream space..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHVm4-QxKxmTdNZnK64wDuR-LwEz0NbTWFvKI6eQ4Ag5R3hP51b8FsDgzAUYtw4R5uDc-vptftl-1fbA0QlQHbMBcNunnCvWryASza6gvj1Syp5EKslkO7qRDmm4J8l7ByW7qPK5DXVtw/s1600/Screen+shot+2010-09-03+at+10.21.36+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHVm4-QxKxmTdNZnK64wDuR-LwEz0NbTWFvKI6eQ4Ag5R3hP51b8FsDgzAUYtw4R5uDc-vptftl-1fbA0QlQHbMBcNunnCvWryASza6gvj1Syp5EKslkO7qRDmm4J8l7ByW7qPK5DXVtw/s640/Screen+shot+2010-09-03+at+10.21.36+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What do you think about purple?</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's usually a love it or hate color.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Do you have any purple in your home?</div><div style="text-align: center;">I must admit, I do not, and I probably never will.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Although helping several clients to use this hue in their bedrooms,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have considered it several times, but it always loses out to another palette..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Do you all have plans for a relaxing and fun-filled weekend?</div><div style="text-align: center;">D. returns from Calgary tomorrow and we are chilling out around here,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> visiting some nearby friends.. savouring the last bit of summer.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">til next time..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Life Between Red and Indigo...

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