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I grew up in colorful homes. Where most of my friends' homes boasted white or cream or pale lemon walls, the ones in my home were bright bold, happy and sophisticated.
As I sit around my small, temporary, rental home, thinking of topics to write about I am struck by the whiteness of it all. At first I welcomed these walls devoid of color. They were calm, tranquil, peaceful... but my ADD personality soon grew bored with them. Now I could paint every room in this house, but I would have to repaint them back and since I have no idea how long I will be here for, I'm quite certain that's an expense I would like to avoid at the moment. Accent pieces, furniture, pillows, rugs, flowers are taking care of my color fix at the moment. But I do wonder how much longer I will be able to refrain myself...
I saw a photograph on Pinterest the other day that caught my attention. The above a room painted in purple. (Not wild, crazy, hallucinogenic purple, but a calmer, more peaceful, more subdued violet.) The room had a graceful sophistication - This purple worked. I loved it!
I searched around for more images of purple rooms that seemed not to scream children's playroom, cheap motel, amusement park, disco or brothel... because purple can be tough to work with... Let's be honest, purple can be cheap and tacky. But the images I found show purple to be graceful and elegant... soothing and yet energizing... mature and sophisticated, yet youthful and whimsical.
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Would you consider the color purple?
XOXO,
Jessica