tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post77842344368748422..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: Color Your WorldLisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-44932652061488483822010-10-02T15:25:01.645-04:002010-10-02T15:25:01.645-04:00Sparky,
LOVE the "bowl of oatmeal" descr...Sparky,<br />LOVE the "bowl of oatmeal" description. Very writerly of you! I may have to steal that for a story someday. <br />My house growing up was lighter than oatmeal... maybe cream 'o wheat? Or grits. <br />Thanks for commenting!Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-45321991576695812402010-10-01T23:30:49.689-04:002010-10-01T23:30:49.689-04:00So much fun information - I'm a color pig. My...So much fun information - I'm a color pig. My mother had a tremendous sense of color. She knew just exactly what each of us (4) girls should wear and it was long before Color Me Beautiful! However, in decorating, she was very conservative - we always said walking in our house was like falling in a bowl of oatmeal. Now, all of us girls use tons of color in our houses - maybe a sign of the Sparkynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-31279628660638689372010-10-01T21:20:16.632-04:002010-10-01T21:20:16.632-04:00A multi-generational color craving! I bet that'...A multi-generational color craving! I bet that's very unusual. What a fun thing to share with family, though. Thanks for coming by today!Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-46246474319412884462010-10-01T17:44:51.732-04:002010-10-01T17:44:51.732-04:00Wow! That was very interesting! Right now my curre...Wow! That was very interesting! Right now my current color craving is blue. It's so calming and cool. I've like blue for as long as I remember. In fact my mom, aunt, and both my grandmothers favorite color is blue.<br /><br />kristia4(at)hawaii(dot)eduTahiriVeilanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-84169841277503609622010-10-01T15:20:19.895-04:002010-10-01T15:20:19.895-04:00Gina,
I'm still laughing about your middle kid...Gina,<br />I'm still laughing about your middle kiddo. Classic!<br />I have a closet of mismatch paint, too. I've been known to redo entire rooms around somebody's paint mistake. <br />I love your color choices! But you're nicer than I am. I paint rooms hoping to keep people OUT of them. I chose a lovely ballet pink for the guest bathroom thinking the boys would stop using it and Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-86414515145089560932010-10-01T14:42:12.928-04:002010-10-01T14:42:12.928-04:00Oh, Deb, about mismatched plaids...
Middle child ...Oh, Deb, about mismatched plaids...<br /><br />Middle child (10) got dressed for school. He came downstairs for breakfast, and I gave him a lingering perusal.<br /><br />Red and blue plaid shirt.<br />Green, white, and yellow plaid shorts.<br /><br />I said, "Umm, this ensemble you have going, how do you feel about it?"<br /><br />He answered, "This is plaid. This is plaid."<Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306070937646453722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-85655183316517137232010-10-01T14:38:25.569-04:002010-10-01T14:38:25.569-04:00After we moved into this house, I painted my offic...After we moved into this house, I painted my office a lovely orangy-melon color. <br /><br />Hubby walked in to the room and said, "I hate this. Paint it something else or I'll never come in here." <br /><br />Hmmm. After a moment's pause, I agreed to go through my closet of free mistint paint and find something more pleasing to his eye palette. Thus my office is now a cross Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306070937646453722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-90316279230665341402010-10-01T13:08:38.981-04:002010-10-01T13:08:38.981-04:00Susie,
I wouldn't have pegged you for a warm c...Susie,<br />I wouldn't have pegged you for a warm color girl. But your house colors sound wonderfully warm and cozy.<br />I had my "colors" done once at a party of some sort. I'm a winter - all cool colors. But I break those rules a lot these days! <br />Redheads seem to be able to wear yellow well, but they are the only ones, IMO.Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-18047684077568410042010-10-01T13:03:17.997-04:002010-10-01T13:03:17.997-04:00Deb,
Your mismatched plaids are quite the trend la...Deb,<br />Your mismatched plaids are quite the trend lately! As is the purple velvet jacket! (Get those boots, girl, and you'd have a great outfit going!)Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-31653242854311896142010-10-01T13:00:28.314-04:002010-10-01T13:00:28.314-04:00Lisa,
Based on what I read, DON'T go for gray...Lisa, <br />Based on what I read, DON'T go for gray shades. It causes short-timer syndrome! I think robin's-egg blue would be a wonderful office color!Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-90441753439754547902010-10-01T12:57:55.811-04:002010-10-01T12:57:55.811-04:00Bex, I ended up studying color with my kids doing ...Bex, I ended up studying color with my kids doing homeschool science. It is very weird how we all interpret colors differently!Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-41801341771826156542010-10-01T12:54:50.512-04:002010-10-01T12:54:50.512-04:00Louise, I like ALL those colors, too!Louise, I like ALL those colors, too!Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-1619677059497728732010-10-01T12:54:08.689-04:002010-10-01T12:54:08.689-04:00Dina, my kitchen is five different colors. All bri...Dina, my kitchen is five different colors. All bright shades. I'm much braver with my interior colors than my clothes. I'm trying to break away from wearing so much black!Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-43164827453489069592010-10-01T12:03:40.074-04:002010-10-01T12:03:40.074-04:00Fun post, Niki! I loved it.
My favorite color is ...Fun post, Niki! I loved it.<br /><br />My favorite color is red and I love the palette of our current Inkwell background. Everything in tones of brick or crimson or cranberry draws me in. My bedroom is in spicy browns and reds -- so are the living areas -- but the room where I type is full of gold and green.<br /><br />When I was a teen, my mom had our entire family's "colors" done Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-17794520814981351912010-10-01T10:43:42.021-04:002010-10-01T10:43:42.021-04:00I'm a cool girl too. Smoky colors like sage gr...I'm a cool girl too. Smoky colors like sage green or plum. Burgundies. I've been wearing a ton of green (nice, calm greens) because my daughter gives me her hand me ups and that's what she'd bought). <br /><br />My most exciting color love is the teals. Show me a blue-green and I'm apt to want it. I don't think of blue as ever being my favorite color but I have it Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-13265611478789349432010-10-01T09:25:46.390-04:002010-10-01T09:25:46.390-04:00Ha, I'm moving offices at work this coming wee...Ha, I'm moving offices at work this coming week and I'm going in tomorrow to paint. I've got color swatches from a gray-lavender shade, to a deep wine color to pale sage, to robin's egg blue. Sadly my choices were limited because of the carpet color. <br /><br />I'm sure I'll get it narrowed down in time. But it's a big decision! I've found that overall, I do tend Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-59164772369390614432010-10-01T09:24:38.390-04:002010-10-01T09:24:38.390-04:00My of my? LOL - Part of my...My of my? LOL - Part of my...Bexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13813676969096171175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-23928281572695905972010-10-01T09:21:30.270-04:002010-10-01T09:21:30.270-04:00Those boots are hawt!
I studied color management...Those boots are hawt! <br /><br />I studied color management as my of my degree (and later when I had a lab job) in photography. It is really fascinating. And it is also fascinating how each of us sees color differently. <br /><br />I was really into bold bright colors (living in south texas, it is not weird to dress up in orange or lime green) but lately I'm noticing a lot of gray and black Bexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13813676969096171175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-26641090458917344002010-10-01T08:59:50.641-04:002010-10-01T08:59:50.641-04:00I am drawn to Purple and Blue and Deep Shades of R...I am drawn to Purple and Blue and Deep Shades of Red like Maroon. My all-time favorite though is Purple. Pink's do tend to soothe me when I am angry and anything that is a sky blue also has a very calming effect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-37573874523265925102010-10-01T08:32:36.034-04:002010-10-01T08:32:36.034-04:00I love color and use it for all it's worth. Ou...I love color and use it for all it's worth. Our kitchen great room area is cheery red and yellow. My sitting room where I do most of my writing is a soft beigy pink with a mauve couch. My bedroom is warm and spicy.<br /><br />I'm especially drawn to smoky shades of purple, pink, and blue. Most of my clothes these days are gray, black, and some shade of pink or purple for accent.Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.com