Being Brave with COLOR

Jeffery Bilhuber

I don't know about you, but I'm ready for some color (as my subconscious has been saying, with the choice of Lilly Pulitzer and DVF home designs for this week). So I went in search of a little, and really enjoyed the "10 Designers Who Love Color" section at HouseBeautiful.com.

Now for an infomercial: I want to say a thing or two about most shelter magazine/web integration. It sucks. Domino (yes, yes AGAIN with the Domino accolades!), managed to host a clean, interactive site with great resources that overlapped, but didn't supplant, the magazine. House Beautiful, on the other hand, has dramatically improved in accessible style, but is still a lightweight on the web. Their site is difficult to navigate, and choked with advertising. Ads are essential, of course, but must they roam the screen like ants? Even the good ideas aren't well realized. I was delighted that the March Blue issue featured a spread of miniature images of blue rooms from HB's past, and promised that all would be available for viewing online. After 10 minutes of poking around on the website, I have yet to find those photos. When your website is more out of date than your printed magazine, something's wrong.

Anyway, here's the GREAT side of House Beautiful. Beautiful rooms! Below, some favorites, from Bunny Williams to Miles Redd. Don't you feel inspired already?

Bunny Williams

Milly de Cabrol

Jonathan Adler

Miles Redd

Miles Redd

Amanda Nisbet

And here are some wonderful accessories to bring a pop of color into your home. Don't be shy!

SOURCES: Eglomise Coffee Table - BeeLine Home. Laquer cubes - Jonathan Adler. Bartlett sheet set - Anthropologie. Green Chippendale Chair - Pieces, Inc. Yellow Spencer Side Table - Revival Home. Coral Notecards - Pixelime Press at Etsy. Bonds Cay Orange Coasters - Iomoi. Eclipse Twill Raspberry Curtains - Target. Courbe Ottoman - Ballard Designs. Teal Hatch Linen Pillow - Clayton Gray Home. Jade Bamboo Stool - Clayton Gray Home. Room images, House Beautiful.

xoxo, Sanity Fair