I love obscure colors. I love taking more traditional colors like marine blue or a soft grey and mixing it with a more nonconformist color.

Have you had a green apple lately? Then you know one of those colors I am talking about. It has a hint of yellow in it to give it that intensity. I always laugh when I think of this color because my mother really dislikes it. The (green) apple fell far from the tree on this one but that’s about the only way my Mom and I are different. When it’s added as an accent, it is unexpected and fresh. My Mom might even agree with me there.

See the acid green in the room scheme below? It is going on this chair in a client’s den.

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I used it on a personal day, my wedding. Wallpaper panels were strewn throughout the tent. I wanted people to feel as though they were dining at the restaurant at Bergdorf’s where every wall is paneled in this. While selecting the colors that would be painted on the panels, the peony below was supposed to be robin’s egg blue. Nice, yes but I saw it needing a pop of green apple so the flower was changed to this…

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Look at this trim. I have it tacked to my bulletin board in my office. Someday I will find a use for it.

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I loved this bead trim I found at Zimman’s in Lynn Ma. It complemented the Grey Watkins floral well.

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Here is the color palette for a new project coming up. This color palette is a huge love, see the apple green? It is going to mix well with any of these other colors, grey, taupe, and eggplant.

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I love Ikat fabrics. Look at it in this moss green tone and ivory…

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See how this color added in small doses can be a great addition?