by Anne Cummins | Nov 6, 2015 | Colors, Interior Design
This is a fun, personalized color and fabric scheme for an office in a traditional Colonial home, for a client who loves bright colors and contemporary design elements. The fabrics we’ve selected for window treatments and accents are all fairly traditional, but the... 
by Anne Cummins | Oct 22, 2015 | Colors, Miscellanea
Wow – the color is beautiful out there in New England this fall. In the past few weeks, I’ve had the good fortune to travel through parts of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, upstate New York and Massachusetts, snapping photos along the way. Last week in the... 
by Anne Cummins | Oct 2, 2015 | Colors, Design Tips, Interior Design
Time for leaf peeping drives, mulled cider, mums and pumpkins! What would autumn be without pumpkins and the color pumpkin? It’s actually a great interior color year-round. It makes a beautiful backdrop for gray, beige, brown or black upholstery and accent pieces, and... 
by Anne Cummins | Sep 21, 2015 | Colors, Design Tips, Interior Design
Looking ahead to fall, and linking to the current trend in using gray and beige background paint color schemes, I think that plum, purple, russet, deep red and olive green are going to be key this fall. These colors can add beautiful accents via area rugs, pillows,... 
by Anne Cummins | Jul 3, 2015 | Colors, Kitchen and Bath Design, Tile and Stone
A recent kitchen and bath renovation project focused on the color blue to play up the client’s love for that color. Blue/grey slate tiles were laid on the kitchen floor in interesting patterns and size variations, and soft Wedgewood blue cabinets with beadboard... 
by Anne Cummins | Jun 12, 2015 | Colors, Interior Design, Kitchen and Bath Design
To continue the thread of my last blog about sea glass, here’s a design scheme I’m working on for a home renovation and design project in Florida. The fabrics we’ve selected for an open and airy family room/dining area will result in a cool and casual look that will... 
by Anne Cummins | Jun 4, 2015 | Colors, Design Tips, Interior Design
Things are warming up. Hot and hazy summer months remind me of some of my favorite colors – those found in sea glass. The frosty, pale colors of sea glass that has been sandblasted and worn can translate well to interior colors to evoke a breezy, beachy feeling that... 
by Anne Cummins | Mar 13, 2015 | Colors, Interior Design
Following up on my blog about white paint colors are thoughts about using creamy off-whites for interior trim. The softer, creamier off-white colors complement wall colors such as taupe, beige and brown, plum and burgundy, sage green and gold. They also tie in well...