tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post6319251709276276625..comments2024-03-24T12:54:29.192-04:00Comments on P i g t o w n * D e s i g n: The Hallway: Part VPigtown*Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-45535329715124608812009-10-26T16:52:37.382-04:002009-10-26T16:52:37.382-04:00Yellow is such a hard paint color to figure out! J...Yellow is such a hard paint color to figure out! Just spent the weekend trying out paints in the kitchen...in the end I settled on cream.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04348849115235899670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-29251622532893437092009-10-22T09:16:01.521-04:002009-10-22T09:16:01.521-04:00Love the header.
I like ( this will sound lame) th...Love the header.<br />I like ( this will sound lame) the color of brown paper bags ( what is that?) and crisp white trim/paneling.<br />It makes the trim pop AND the color brown is so neutral. <br />I do think that although the yellow was bright... it was so happy :)preppyplayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07488992569447830584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-6201616913617069952009-10-22T00:04:58.047-04:002009-10-22T00:04:58.047-04:00I loved Edith Wharton's yellow. What is with ...I loved Edith Wharton's yellow. What is with all of these dark choices? What's the theme here? Gateshead Hall and Lowood Institution? Is Jane Eyre somewhere about standing on a stool?Washington Cubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02892459114050731786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-65568164719671163102009-10-21T16:39:11.053-04:002009-10-21T16:39:11.053-04:00You'll get it right. Personally I am a fan of ...You'll get it right. Personally I am a fan of bright, sunny yellows. But we live with (probably too much) strong colour. Mrs. E.'s South American roots....Easy and Elegant Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951907004091808223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-4718823990596118362009-10-21T11:39:07.008-04:002009-10-21T11:39:07.008-04:00I love the buttery yellow throughout the hallways ...I love the buttery yellow throughout the hallways as well,, the Cowslip toned down a bit would be perfect.Karenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-8788255746499829532009-10-21T10:05:21.668-04:002009-10-21T10:05:21.668-04:00I think the color of Edith Wharton's home in o...I think the color of Edith Wharton's home in one of your last posts would have more warmth. You don't want a cool color. For your business, as you have said before, you want an embracing, warm color. I liked the deep ochre-ish gold in Little Augury's post today of de la Falaise's one-room room. Janet Lindsay's book All About Color was a fascinating read. In fact, you should home before darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272062955786414729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-17233238698317707912009-10-21T08:10:45.584-04:002009-10-21T08:10:45.584-04:00I vote for a paler pale cowslip - maybe pale cowsl...I vote for a paler pale cowslip - maybe pale cowslip 2 or even pale cowslip 1 from this <a href="http://www.materials-world.com/paint-colors/valspar_lows_laura_ashley/laura_ashley/laura_ashley_03.htm" rel="nofollow">chart.</a>Juliehttp://kitchenography.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-76313368739810304382009-10-21T01:59:23.842-04:002009-10-21T01:59:23.842-04:00hmmmm
try this color:
pratt and lambert appaloosa...hmmmm<br />try this color:<br /><br />pratt and lambert appaloosa.<br /><br />please. <br /><br />it's a sagey green/taupe - <br />it's a cool tone, gorgeous!!!!! <br />i promise. and it will look great with the floor. just get a sample. you don't have to buy the pratt and lambert- you can get anyone to copy the color.cotedetexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421509668956556785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-64473442724534177932009-10-21T01:09:52.229-04:002009-10-21T01:09:52.229-04:00Maybe one of the Laura Ashley golds could work. I ...Maybe one of the Laura Ashley golds could work. I think there are at least 5 of them and one just might be a good midpoint between these two colors.Two Tall Girlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519576871372748432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-84858782099823229622009-10-20T23:15:15.202-04:002009-10-20T23:15:15.202-04:00have the cowslip mixed with 50% white- yellow *alw...have the cowslip mixed with 50% white- yellow *always* goes up brighter then one expects. and personal opinion (not that you asked) but i don't like a dark stairwell- it can be very oppressive, even if stair well has lots of natural light. you don't want the "stairway to doom", (my nickname for a client's lightless stairwell).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12158141401821966937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-82698960802812261132009-10-20T22:58:41.230-04:002009-10-20T22:58:41.230-04:00I like the pale cowslip -fresh, invigorating and y...I like the pale cowslip -fresh, invigorating and young! However, I don't have to live with it everyday like you all do!ArchitectDesign™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01481754380363676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-49645680965970210372009-10-20T22:35:13.382-04:002009-10-20T22:35:13.382-04:00Yellow is so tricky. Hang in there.Yellow is so tricky. Hang in there.Mrs. Blandingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06402207636108999627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-29147591106995728312009-10-20T22:05:25.065-04:002009-10-20T22:05:25.065-04:00And I just noticed the new header is a terrific co...And I just noticed the new header is a terrific combination of the very same colors.balsamfirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12347379810451503618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-58588189674647522942009-10-20T22:02:40.011-04:002009-10-20T22:02:40.011-04:00Oh dear. Try a paler version of pale cowslip as w...Oh dear. Try a paler version of pale cowslip as well if you can sneak it in. We had navy eggshell walls at the gallery in NY and it worked well, although it wasn't a bright room. The white trim might help here.balsamfirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12347379810451503618noreply@blogger.com