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Hey Everybody,
Guess the place I’m on this early spring day in Boston?
I received’t go away you in suspense; I’m on the Boston Athenaeum! And, I bought to make use of my virgin membership card. I verified with the man on the desk that they shut at 5:00 PM. “Sure,” he mentioned after which continued with a twinkle in his eye;
“oh, you’ll be able to spend the night time should you like. Simply deliver a sleeping bag, however don’t let [I forgot the name] catch you.”
haha! Who remembers the Sesame Avenue (My son Cale known as it “Messy Avenue”) particular, “Don’t Eat The Footage?” Large Chook, together with a bunch of youngsters and their clueless ;] caregivers had been ummmm… locked inside New York Metropolis’s Metropolitan Museum of Artwork.
Sure, that’s Sahu who’s undoubtedly a grandfather by now. ;]
Do You’ve any concept what number of occasions I heard, “The place does immediately meet yesterday?”
Should you guessed hundreds, you might be right. Fond recollections from the early to mid-90s.
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The Boston Athenaeum is precisely 9/10ths of a mile from me, however the final third is as much as the highest of Beacon Hill, simply handed the Massachusetts State Home. Alongside Beacon Avenue, the ascent will not be terribly steep. Nevertheless, it’s at the least 1 / 4 of a mile and fairly a exercise. After I arrived, I assumed I might stroll as much as the fifth flooring. Properly, I made it to the third, thought the higher of it, and elevatored the remainder of the way in which. For the reason that ceilings are so excessive, it’s extra like 4 flooring. Perhaps subsequent time.
FYI, after I walked again down I counted 150 steps up again down the primary flooring. And it’s 80 steps to the third flooring!
Anyway, it’s good to do work someplace else. It clears the pinnacle and paves the way in which for brand spanking new concepts.
Should you missed my publish concerning the Boston Anthaneum, an beautiful library/artwork gallery/museum/cultural heart, please go right here.
Earlier than we go on with the very best darkish blue paint colours, I’ve an replace for you from the mid-week publish the place we checked out kitchen lighting. Thanks, too, for the various beautiful feedback I obtained; I discovered most of them fairly useful, however all are vastly appreciated.
Now we’ll get into the very best darkish blue paint colours, which start with an actual “Pricey Laurel” letter:
Pricey Laurel –
A couple of yr in the past, an in depth good friend despatched me the hyperlink to your web site. And, you’ll by no means know the way a lot enjoyment I’ve derived out of your candid and enjoyable weblog posts. I additionally refer again to, save, share, and am frequently impressed. I so get pleasure from your candid and enjoyable method with phrases, too.
Not solely have you ever expanded my horizons, however you’ve additionally saved me cash!
[Laurel needs to interrupt to say that this lovely woman is not on my payroll. haha!]
Because of your well timed sizzling gross sales alerts, we ordered two chairs, bedding, shams/comforter, and a Robin Bruce Sleep couch (your function on sleeper sofas bought us over the hurdle). All have been obtained besides the couch, and we’re thrilled with all the things!
You’ve energized me to revisit my long-time favourite Blue & White Chinoiserie, so I’m underway on that too!
I want your options for the very best darkish blue paint colours to go within the adjoining small-ish visitor bathtub. The tile, tub, sink & WC are Kohler crisp white; the ground is stained wooden.
All Greatest Needs,
Judy
Gosh, that was a darling observe. Thanks, Judy!
As well as, a number of others have been asking for a publish about the very best darkish blue paint colours.
Okay, then! Right here it’s…
However, one factor that usually comes up is that the majority of us have connotations with particular colours. And, blue is a type of that comes up fairly steadily.
I’ll always remember my COLOR professor on the New York College of Inside Design saying to a scholar in 1988, “No, you don’t like blue; you want indigo. Blue is a horrible coloration.”
It’s?
I recall pondering that was a wierd factor to say to a scholar or anybody for that matter. Largely, I like ALL colours, however some must be in tiny doses. haha. Right here’s a superb instance, a baby who picked a surprising coloration for his bed room.
Beneath is a traditional instance from Breakfast at Tiffany’s the place a ravishing Audrey Hepburn explains to her newly met love-interest, within the movie, George Peppard, the distinction between the “imply reds” and “the blues.”
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Love the Tiffany blue sleep masks.
And, Audrey darling, you’ve got an extended strategy to go earlier than worrying about getting fats.
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This, I imagine, is the colour of getting fats.
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After all, it’s not a place that she wants…
Oh, I hope that when she will get her life collectively, she goes and outlets my sizzling gross sales for some stunning new furnishings!
Feeling unhappy has by no means felt like the colour blue to me; fairly the other, I feel.
Mark Rothko
Nevertheless, feeling blue, or the blues, is prevalent in artwork and particularly in music.
uhhh… The Blues. Everybody is aware of that.
The blues are related to a style of music evolving within the deep south after the civil struggle.
However, do you know that just about all music immediately is a direct evolution of the unique blues? Gospel, Non secular, Soul, Rhythm’ n Blues, Jazz, Large Band, Rock (in all of its types), Hip Hop, Funk, and so on.
Plainly the blues are extra a couple of catharsis of types, like a superb cry.
It’s the coloration of therapeutic.
In truth, a few years in the past, after I studied performing in New York Metropolis, we had an train, amongst many, the place we imagined a therapeutic blue mild flowing via our our bodies. Our trainer informed us we might summon the blue mild any time we wanted to calm our nerves.
I’m happening about this as a result of a variety of us have preconceived notions about coloration (like Ms. F. on the NYSID) primarily based on both what we hear or what we predict we imagine.
And, whereas a few of you already love wealthy, darkish blue paint colours, a few of you may not be there but. And, it’s tremendous should you by no means get there. However generally, I discover that it helps to think about outdated issues in new methods.
Right here’s what the colour blue is to me.
Blue is infinity.
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photo-Kyle Gregory Devaras – Unsplash
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Picture – Steve Halama – Unsplash
It’s non secular.
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Markus Spiske through Unsplash
Darkish blues are mysterious and heavenly.
I like black and blue collectively.
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@foemedia – Fabian Oelkers through unsplash
blue is calming
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Blue is magical. Picture: through NASA. Fairly cool!
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And Dramatic
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Picture by me taken the night time of the large snowstorm in January with an enigmatic night sky.
Beneath are some inspiration interiors and exteriors that includes the very best darkish blue paint colours.
I don’t have the supply for this picture. Nevertheless, I like black and darkish blue paint colours collectively. In truth, I wrote a publish a number of years in the past about it.
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One in all my favourite boards from the Laurel House Paint Palette Assortment, that includes the colour Twilight by Benjamin Moore.
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From the beautiful resort within the UK– Heckfield Place.
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An iconic Beacon Hill door I took final December.
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Beneath are some older posts that includes principally darkish blue colours.
An exquisite coloration palette that includes blue
Stunning blue and white rooms with inspiring architectural options
Laurel? Paint colours???
Sure, sure. :] Thanks to your endurance. They’re coming proper up. These are by Benjamin Moore and are within the Laurel House Paint and Palette Assortment aside from Hague Blue, which is by Farrow and Ball. To see the Benjamin Moore equivalents to Farrow and Ball, click on right here.
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The blue part within the LH Assortment is the most important, with 18 shades from tremendous pale to navy. Some could surprise why I didn’t embrace the favored Benjamin Moore coloration, Hale Navy.
Properly, I used to be going to, and it’s a tremendous navy blue.
Nevertheless…
In 2016, simply earlier than the paint assortment got here out, I used to be on the Excessive Level furnishings market, and that’s after I noticed Deep Royal on the Dunes and Duchess sales space. Properly, that was it for me. It’s the good Navy Blue.
You may discover that a lot of the blues have a component of heat to them. These are usually not fairly teal however heading in that route. It’s a private desire. I suppose I might’ve put in a stunning indigo. (blue veering in the direction of purple), however I didn’t.
What are your finest darkish blue paint colours? Do you’ve got any favorites? If that’s the case, have you ever used them, and in what room(s)? Please share within the feedback.
Beneath are another posts about particular coloration groupings.
heat grays (which generally veer into violet, beige/greige, and khaki)
cool grays (which generally veer into blue, inexperienced, indigo)
pale blues that don’t scream out BABY BLUE.
a few of my favourite inexperienced paint colours
inexperienced paint colours that aren’t known as inexperienced
yellow paint colours and a preferred shade from the early 18th century
orange paint colours, from pale to deep
The way to Work with the Colour Pink
And brown, masculine shades most well-liked by the spouse, not her husband
There are much more posts about paint.
In case you are on the lookout for extra. You possibly can both attempt the search field close to the highest of the sidebar. Or, you’ll be able to go to the classes (decrease down on the sidebar) and search for “inside paint colours.”
xo,
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