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Color Destination: You had me at Qigong

I recently did a clients home and she mentioned that a room she had downstairs was a Qigong room. I said, "are you kidding, Qigong?...I love Qigong." I felt like I was Jennifer Aniston in Office Space when she says she loves Kung Fu.  Yes, I do Qigong and love it. I do color and love it. This was new construction. I will be posting "after" pictures later. In the meantime, here is how the color story goes...

At the end of the day, she was beside herself with great Chi.

Devine Color Monthly Magazine: Vol 2 2012

 

I was utterly inspired by the idea that we are marching ahead in 2012 with colors that embrace a desire for making our dreams come true and turning our disadvantages into opportunities. We want to be light enough to fly and bright enough to shine. As we head into spring, trend is floral,  tangerine, tribal, not as much trivial as it is light-hearted. For more go to Devine Color Magazine.

Still in love with Devine, after 11 years

 I got a new camera and I have been going a bit crazy with it. I am trying to learn as much as I can about it so I can record the Devine experience for you. I have been lucky to have a couple of clients (and now friends) to let me record their Devine experience. What flabbergasted me was that they were some of the first clients I had worked with and had used my paint, and I had forgotten why we had chosen the colors and HOW LONG AGO IT WAS….I still think of myself as 40!

 

Here are the fantastic pictures of the rest of the home done in Devine Shell, her master bedroom and bathroom in Devine Mocha & Date. The video will show you how 11 years ago I walked into her home when she was in the middle of a color crisis, and has never had one ever since. (Except when we did her exterior last summer and she and her husband Rich could not agree on a color, she won).

 

Ceiling, ceiling on top...who is the fairest?

My dear friend Michelle De Courcy (yes, the Michelle who designs beautiful clothing for stars and clients) recently painted her fireplace Devine Buffalo at the suggestion of her besty friend, Melanie Sessions (yes, that Melanie who's home was voted "people's fave" at the 2011 Portland's Street of Dreams.). Melanie knew it was the perfect color to give the fireplace the attention it needed. But then, we all need attention. Perfect as the room is, with a sunken living space, seating arrangement that hosts lots of colorful conversations and lots of colorful art (I should have taking a picture of her kitchen: white marble, white cabinets, 2kill4), I took the liberty to take it one step further and imagine color on the ceiling. Not just a light shade to keep things light but a rich color to give the room the attention it's begging for, so I went for it. After all it's only a suggestion, and as they say, "it's only paint."  But Devine colors are so much more than only paint...

I'm Peachy Keen, Thanks For Asking!

 

My husband loves the color "peach". He fondly remembers it being the color du jour at the Four Seasons Hotels for many years. I was not surprised to still find the color peach is alive and well at the Four Seasons, and continues to survive through renovations and trends. Devine has the kind of peach colors that transcend time and make your mouth water with rich flavor.