Thinking of Spring

I know it is still winter, but we have had some warm weather lately and I start thinking of spring and different clothing. About this time, I get tired of winter clothing and long for lighter and more colorful outfits. I was messing around on http://www.style.com/ and found this line, Diesel Black Gold. This line was inspired by desert colors, and I really do like the edgier pants. The lace up closing reminds me of some of the old leather pants worn in some of the great old westerns.

Design Bloggers Conference

Entryway, originally uploaded by decorology.

I am so excited!! I am attending the design bloggers conference next week in Los Angeles. I hope to learn A LOT! You can tell by how infrequently I post that I am not adept at using this platform the way it needs to be used! On the first morning the key note speaker is a designer I really admire, Jan Showers.http://www.janshowers.com/ Her book is a staple on my coffee table. I am excited to hear her story. I plan on blogging about all the cool information I will learn. So stay tuned!

Are colors Regional?

Pantone 18-2120 Honeysuckle, originally uploaded by curbsidebandit.

I personally love this color!! It is not a wimpy pink, it has a healthy dose of red in it that makes this color luscious! But....how to use this color in our southwest homes? Last year's color of the year was a no brainer. Turquoise?! really? how easy was it to use this color with all of our browns, terra cottas and purples?

Honeysuckle will prove to be more difficult to add to our interiors. Can we in the sun drenched southwest integrate this color? What do you think?

From my back porch

Across the country, a lot of us are expecting really bad weather....tomorrow night we are expecting a low of 5 degrees!! I have lived here for 24 years, and the lowest I have seen is 14....it has been a long, cold, dry winter.

Peace




A few pictures from my back porch. The spectacular mountains are called the organs, because the granite peaks resemble that of a church organ.