Showing posts with label color

Wordless Wednesday: Shades of Blue

in , , , , , by Linda A Kinsman, Wednesday, March 21, 2018



Fish Tank with Blue Fish




Color of the month- July 2017 – Burgundy

in , , , , , , by Linda A Kinsman, Thursday, August 17, 2017
We did a lot of back to school and dorm room shopping over the last few weeks, which led to my color of the month post being shared a little later than I wanted. The upside is I discovered the perfect color of the month to share because we saw it everywhere! From velveteen throw pillows to cute dresses, a deep, rich, warm and inviting Burgundy has me longing for crisp fall days.






Color of the month- July 2017 - All White

in , , , , by Linda A Kinsman, Monday, July 10, 2017
July is a hot and humid month here in the southeast so wearing breathable cotton clothing is a must and my go to color? All white. According to Farrow & Ball, the craftsmen in paint & paper:
“All White is exactly what it says! Unusually, it contains no other pigment except for white, creating the softest most sympathetic color without the colder blue undertones of a brilliant white.”  

Just look at this pretty All White room they share for this versatile color. 


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Hello my friends! I've missed you. I took some much needed time off from writing and creating here to get my family and I prepped for summer, which officially starts tonight. Hello summer! Today I'm seeing red, a beautiful true red inspired from crazy good summer fruit like strawberries and watermelon. Take a look at my Color of the month for June inspiration and collab board below.


fresh sliced strawberries true red



White fluffy clouds blue skies





White clouds in dark blue sky road scene





White whispy clouds in blue sky


Comments welcome!

Color of the Month- March 2016 Succulent Green

in , , , , , by Linda A Kinsman, Friday, March 11, 2016
If we named months by the color we associated with them, March would simply have to be called green if you ask me! Green is everywhere! From the tiny light green fronds on my weeping willow, to the verdant green grass I see from my window, to the delicate green leaves of my newly emerging succulents. The photo of them below was the inspiration for March's color of the month.


Succulent green plant


I've curated a Pinterest board full of beautiful succulent greens this month. If you have a pin that would be perfect for my collection, leave me a comment and I'll add it!



Follow Linda A.'s board Color of the Month- March 2016 Succulent Green on Pinterest.

Happy Friday, Happy Spring! And stay tuned for my succulent gardening tips soon!


Please share in comments: Do you wear, grow, or decorate with this shade of green?



Color of the Month January 2016 - Serenity Blue

in , , , , by Linda A Kinsman, Friday, January 29, 2016
I picked this color at the beginning of January, right after Pantone announced they had picked two colors of the year for 2016 and then life happened. Colds and snow and sick extended family and viola~ I'm just now posting my color of the month to kick off the year. I know you'll forgive me my tardiness because you are just awesome like that.

Serenity Blue pins for color of the month


Here's my Pinterest board to help further our love of this color blue. I want to wear it everyday until spring!


Thanks for letting me know how much you loved this blog series I started last January. I have a lot of fun with these posts and love getting comments here and likes on my pins.

Please share in comments: Do you own anything Serenity Blue? If so, what?

Color of the Month- Silver and Gold

in , , , , , , by Linda A Kinsman, Thursday, December 17, 2015
Merry Christmas! This is the final color of the month post for 2015 and I couldn't think of a more perfect color combo for this special honor than silver and gold.

This month's colors were inspired by the classic Christmas Carol and all the beautiful displays I see everywhere!

Silver and Gold decorations for the holidays


I found tons of wonderful pins on Pinterest and I've highlighted just three of my fav's above. I hope you enjoy my board for December and will return for this monthly post in 2016.


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Merry Christmas and Happy holidays to you!

Wordless Wednesday- Fall skies

in , , , , , , , by Linda A Kinsman, Wednesday, December 09, 2015
As we head towards Christmas and temperatures drop, gray skies like this one seem to rule the day.

Gray skies in Fall


But I have found beautiful, abundant, hard to take in colors at sunrise:

Beautiful Sunrise in December


And at Sunset:


Beautiful Sunset in December



Which color palette do you prefer?

Color of the Month- November -Marigold Orange

in , , , , by Linda A Kinsman, Friday, November 13, 2015
Happy Friday dear readers. We are finally going to get a hard freeze here in middle Tennessee, which has me scrambling to put up some of my containers that still have flowers blooming. Besides Mums on the front porch, I still have Marigold's blooming on the back deck. I love their vibrant, happy color! These are the inspiration for this month's color of the month.

Marigolds blooming on the deck MWP

As always, I hope you find color inspiration from my shares here and my Pinterest board collection.



The holiday's are knocking on our doors and it's hard to believe the year is winding down. Take a moment each day to look for color all around you. Maybe it's the blue of the sky, or the vibrant color of a person's coat. Living in the moment grounds us and helps restore our energy.


Please share in comments: Look straight ahead and tell me the color that caught your eye and what or who that color is on. 

Color of the Month- September -Cocoa Brown

in , , , , , , by Linda A Kinsman, Friday, September 11, 2015
I can't wait for the seasons to finally change and I can get my true fall on at home and here on the blog. I was looking through some past fall photos and found this beautiful metal Sunflower and just loved the perfect cocoa brown center, so it became my inspiration for this months color!


Metal Sunflower #garden #art #fall #September

Here is my Pinterest board for some Cocoa brown inspiration to help you "Fall" in love with this color too. I hope you enjoy it. 


Follow Linda A.'s board Color of the Month- September -Cocoa Brown on Pinterest.
Please share in comments: Which pin from my collection would you re-pin first? Which of your boards would you pin it to? Leave a comment with the link to your re-pin and I'll check out it and follow you!

Color of the Month- August 2015- Red

in , , , , , , , by Linda A Kinsman, Monday, August 10, 2015
Happy August dear readers! The hottest days of summer are upon us and we are all feeling, hot, hot hot! After picking another just right red hot chili pepper off the vine, I was inspired to choose Red as the color of the month. 
My WAHM Plan: Red hot chili peppers off the vine #gardening
I hope you like my August color of the month Pinterest board! I'd love it if you would stop by and follow me there. Leave a comment with your user name, and I will follow you back!
Follow Linda A.'s board Color of the Month- August 2015- Red on Pinterest.

Please share in comments: What's the closest thing to you that's red? For me its the bindings on cookbooks to my left! 

Color of the Month - July 2015 - White

in , , , , , by Linda A Kinsman, Thursday, July 09, 2015

Hello summer white! How I love to see you in our closets, on  slip-covers and brides- and in our garden! This month's color was inspired by this almost perfect white rose from my flowerbed. It has a lovely scent too! 

White Rose in flower bed #garden

As always, I hope you like my color of the month pins too! 



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Please share in comments: Do you have anything white near you right now? It could be your t-shirt, a piece of paper, a flower. etc. 

Color of the Month - June 2015 - Turquoise

in , , , , , by Linda A Kinsman, Thursday, June 11, 2015

One of the easiest and often prettiest ways I've found to lighten and brighten our home is with decorative glass items. My husband and I are both drawn to unique glass pieces, so you'll find of lot of it in our home. June's color of the month- Turquoise, was inspired by some of my favorite bottles and vases.

Turquoise bottles, vases, home decor, color, design, improve


The wonderful thing about  the color Turquoise is how each piece is unique in color depending on the light and the material. Some pieces look bluer, some pieces, greener. Yet all of them beckon you to dream of water and warm days.

Here's my Pinterest board for more inspiration and ideas on how to decorate your home and your life with this beautiful color.


Follow Linda A.'s board Color of the Month - June 2015 - Turquoise on Pinterest.


Happy warm summer days everyone!


Please share in comments: Do you collect glass pieces as well? If so, what?

Color of the Month - May 2015- Minion Yellow

in , , , , , by Linda A Kinsman, Wednesday, May 13, 2015
My oldest daughter had declared our May color of the month should be a happy yellow weeks before Pantone announced that Minion Yellow was the color this season. I applaud my teen daughter for her on point choice and give you our picks for this happy color and season! 
minion, yellow, wildflowers, #gardening #design
Minion Yellow Wildflowers in our yard

And here's my Pinterest board for the month. I hope you like it.  Go outside and enjoy the sunshine today!

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Please share in comments: Do you have anything yellow in your wardrobe right now?

Color of the Month April 2015- Lilac

in , , , , by Linda A Kinsman, Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Spring might have officially arrived on March 20th, but in my mind spring really arrives when the final threat of a freeze comes and goes. Here in middle Tennessee that's early April. I know it's really spring when my Lilacs bloom! So to honor spring and my dear departed Grandma who always allowed me to play and pick her Lilacs to my hearts content- I give you April's color of the month!


Here's a picture of one of my Lilac Bushes.


Lilacs, spring, blooms, gardening


And here's my Pinterest board for the month. I hope you like it and will remember to get out there and smell the beautiful spring blooms around you. Dig in the dirt a little. Laugh in the sun a little. Spring is the time to renew your soul!


Follow Linda A.'s board Color of the Month - April 2015 - Lilac on Pinterest.


Please share in comments: Do you have Lilac bushes in your yard?



Spring will arrive in just 10 short days! I can’t wait for the world to awaken all around us in varying shades of beautiful, lush greens.  In honor of this season, I chose Emerald Green as March’s color of the month.  Not only will this color be seen in our landscapes- we will be seeing it in our wardrobes and homes as well. Dark green is having a moment this spring and I say embrace it and welcome Emerald Green into your life. 


#Emerald Green March, Spring, color, wardrobe, home,


And here's my Pinterest board for the month. I hope you like it and will be inspired to add Emerald Green to your world this spring. 




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Please share in comments:  Do you own anything Emerald Green? If so, what is it? I have jewelry, because Emerald's are my birthstone. 


Colors play such an important role in our daily lives. I thought this would be a fun and creative way to share my love of colors with you. Each month, I'll choose a color that reflects the month's mood or theme as I see it. I'll set up a monthly Pinterest board and share it here with you, my awesome readers. 



This months color pick is Ice Blue.


Jan. 2015 color of the month #iceblue MyWAHMPlan.com



I've started the board and will add more pictures of this color all month. Got a pin or picture, you'd like me to add? Let me know in comments or catch up with me on Pinterest! 






Please share in comments: Look at my 4 photo collage above and tell me which photo you would most likely re-pin and why.

Slap ‘Appy: Sherwin-Williams’ ColorSnap

in , , , , by Linda A Kinsman, Tuesday, July 08, 2014

We’re starting our home improvement projects, and I’ve discovered an app to help us choose just the right colors for each room:  ColorSnap by Sherwin-Williams. This app allows you to make color palettes based on Sherwin Williams paint colors. 



Color Snap App



When you open the app, it brings you to the main menu, where you can choose how you want to make a color palette. One way to do it is to take a picture of an object with a color you like, for instance the pretty blue on the birdhouse below.  Choose “Snap New Photo”. Then, you can take a picture with your phone’s camera. Or, if you already have a previously taken picture in mind, choose “Use Saved Photo”.



Color option



Once you’ve taken the picture, the app will ask you to crop the photo so it’s small enough to use. 


Cropped photo for Color Snap App



Then, you can move your cursor around and pinpoint the color(s) in the picture that you liked and wanted to use in your palette. 


Coordinating Colors on Color Snap App


The app can choose coordinating colors to go with the color you’ve chosen.


Color Snap App Coordinating color palette



You can also create color palettes by looking through Sherwin-Williams’ complete collection of paint colors. To do this, choose “Explore Color” on the main menu.


Explore color on Color Snap App


Once you find a color that you like, you can click on it and have the app choose two coordinating colors for it. You can also continue to browse through the colors and create your own.

If you like the palette, you can save it, and even adjust the colors you’ve chosen for variations on the original.


Color Palette details



ColorSnap can help you create color schemes for one wall to a whole house, and it’s a lot of fun to play with and save your color ideas. (Saved palettes can be accessed when you choose “Saved Colors”). 


My color Palette



And, when you’re ready to buy your saved paint colors, you can click “Find Store” to locate your nearest Sherwin-Williams location.

While we haven’t narrowed down which of our color palettes to use, we are having fun creating ideas. 

Want to give this app a try?  It’s available on the iTunes App Store for Apple devices and Google Play for Androids. 


 My oldest daughter assisted with the research and writing of this post and is looking forward to helping with more Slap 'Appy posts. 




Wordless Wednesday- Fabrics

in , , , , , , by Linda A Kinsman, Wednesday, April 03, 2013
 
 
sewing
 Vivid Spring fabrics



fabric
Light and feminine Spring Fabric




More wonderful fabric finds shared on Instagram. Join me HERE to see them.
 
 
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