Mood Board Monday: a purple living room

I designed this room around my painting, Violet Verve. Like my painting, it features varying shades of purple. In addition to those colors, there are also touches of fuchsia and blue. I found a stunning ombré wallpaper with a purple and fuchsia gradient that compliments the furniture, rug, and window treatment fabric.

There will be no Inspired Home Show this year

Sad news: this year's Inspired Home Show has been canceled due to coronavirus concerns. I'm disappointed because I had really been looking forward to attending. I imagine it's even worse for all the vendors who had planned for this for months, and all the businesses near McCormick Place that were hoping to profit from the huge influx of visitors. And now it's just hitting me that pretty much everything I'm looking forward to doing this year—trade shows, art shows, film festivals, and conferences—is at risk of getting canceled because of coronavirus. These are the kind of events that can't be replicated virtually. Some things have to be experienced in person.

Here are links to blog posts I wrote about previous years' shows:

2019
2018
2017

Mood Board Monday - an outdoor room in black and white

This outdoor room is modern and subdued. The sharp geometric patterns on the lounge chairs are repeated in the rug and the hairpin legs of the planters. A marble tray and stainless steel glasses complement the sturdy concrete dining table.