And now what did you do TODAY?

[Dusty Chalk]

From memory:

Yellows -- happiness

Reds -- energy

Blue -- cool, calm

Purple -- Royalty

Greens and Oranges -- psychoses  🙃

Black -- self-harm, depression, death

And now, testing my memory:

I like how it felt obliged to raise its voice in defense of green and orange, but didn't defend black at all.

Also:  a more serious -- albeit Joan Rivers, fashionista -- take on colours for 2026:

https://www.domino.com/design-inspiration/fixr-2026-color-trends/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

[Grahame]

^

And Blurple?

 

[Torpedo]

30 minutes ago, Dusty Chalk said:

From memory:

Yellows -- happiness

Reds -- energy

Blue -- cool, calm

Purple -- Royalty

Greens and Oranges -- psychoses  🙃

Black -- self-harm, depression, death

And now, testing my memory:

I like how it felt obliged to raise its voice in defense of green and orange, but didn't defend black at all.

Also:  a more serious -- albeit Joan Rivers, fashionista -- take on colours for 2026:

https://www.domino.com/design-inspiration/fixr-2026-color-trends/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

Interesting, I like my shirts blue, the darker the better  I always knew I’m a psycho.

[Dusty Chalk]

3 hours ago, Grahame said:

^

And Blurple?

 

Apparently, "blurple" is a freak of nature that took the recessive genes from both parents.

As nature is wont to do on occasion.

[Voltron]

6 hours ago, Grahame said:

But wait. There's more!

Joanne is having second thoughts on the north facing rooms and is considering something lighter ( or technically  a higher LRV)  so our friend with taste (she worked professionally with fabrics and has a good eye) suggested "Rich Cream" as a lighter alternative to Desert Tan.

 

A soft beige sweetened with a touch of peach, this neutral brings to mind a decadent crème custard.

https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-colors/color/2153-60/rich-cream

Time for another trip to the hardware store for a paint sample and paint up a color board.

 

And don't forget the old chestnut of having a feature wall in a deeper / darker shade so that you can struggle over two colors in one room!

[blessingx]

15 minutes ago, Voltron said:

And don't forget the old chestnut of having a feature wall in a deeper / darker shade so that you can struggle over two colors in one room!

Or at least multiple references...

[Grahame]

6 hours ago, Voltron said:

And don't forget the old chestnut of having a feature wall in a deeper / darker shade so that you can struggle over two colors in one room!

Oh you heard about the Accent wall in the lounge?

Lighter/ Darker / Shorter / Longer ?

Previous short / long comparison

OK long it is,

But Rich Cream?

Or Desert Tan?

The Correct Answer, as always, is:

Yes, Dear.

 

Edited 11 hours ago by Grahame