Violets are blue

Blue is a popular color due to it's versatility, and changeability. It can be bright, sedated, classic, modern, or trendy. It's both liked and disliked by designers, being a cool color, it can actually cool down the room, and if not properly used it can be quite unflattering to the complexion.

Chinese blue and white pottery was a craze in Europe, cobalt blue which was an expensive color to obtain was used to decorate this beautiful pottery, still very fashionable and widely admired

I love the Robin's egg blue tile on the back splash, it helps keep things cool in a hot kitchen

Ice Blue, fresh and youthful and appropriate to this season of cold weather

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I like blue. How about you?

Firoozeh Khorrami

DesignSchematic

Roses are Red

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Red is a color that stimulates, as an accent, red draws the eye like these red murano glass chandeliers.

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In this living room designer Kendall Wilkinson has used the color red to help direct attention around the space, from the area rug to the lounge chairs, to the red drapery panels that move the eye up, and make the room appear taller.


Lets not forget the Red Room at the White House. This room has made the color red a classic.


Red and gold tray and dessert plates for serving wonderful chocolate treats on Valentine's day.

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Valentine's day is almost here, it's a good day to let all your loved ones know how special they are.

Firoozeh

DesignSchematic

Romance

Even though Valentin's Day is on February 14, it seems the entire month of February is full of love, romance, flowers, chocolate and of cource it is the middle of winter.

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Isn't this romantic?

Stay warm,

Firoozeh Khorrami

DesignSchematic

Gray

From cool to warm, light to dark, Gray is a beautiful nuetral that can work well with other neutrals and calms bright colors. I have always loved using it and although I hear it is going to replace brown, I love using gray with brown

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All neutrals, except the painting on the wall. There are different shades of gray, beige, and browns in the room this is a sophisticated palette, a palette that can only come together with the trained eyes of a professional designer.

The house below is designed by Jill Brinson and published in House Beautiful December 2009

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It's a lovely example of the color gray and how it can work in any style. The color of the cabinets in the dining room, the gray of the wicker chair, the sourond on the bath tub, it makes for a very well thought out palette.

Gray and orange
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Gray and Turquoise

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Gray and yellow

I can probably write and post 100s of images,

Which one is your favorite?

Firoozeh

DesignSchematic