Ombre. A word that if you were not familiar with a couple of years ago you are more than acquainted with now. You are besties.
A couple of weekends ago, my dear husband helped me mark one off my bucket list and took me to the world famous Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. I took well over 400 pictures and will probably make you nauseous from all of the impending posts that are sure to follow. Hold tight- they ARE on the way.
I took a decorating class conducted by none other than Carleton Varney, himself- master of color, decorator extraordinaire. They had just installed new ombre drapes in the Cameo ballroom a few days prior and they were FAB. I have cruised the web and don't think there are any photos of them out there just yet.
Here is what they looked like before...
*Photo courtesy of Carleton Varney
It was amazing to walk the halls of such a historical place with the man who has personally decorated it for over 50 years. Truly, a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
I have been itching to add a little ombre to my life. Not in the extreme hair dying sort of way. Been there, done that. But more in the painting sort of way. I have been in love with Designers Guild's Saraille Wallpaper in Acacia since last year.
I have been itching to add a little ombre to my life. Not in the extreme hair dying sort of way. Been there, done that. But more in the painting sort of way. I have been in love with Designers Guild's Saraille Wallpaper in Acacia since last year.
I LURV it but those panels are for sure not in my budget.
My doorways are in no way so grand but I secretly think (and hope and pray) the color will transform my living room. Just trying to get the guts up to attempt the paint job myself. I am expecting full disaster since I am not much of a DIY-er or painter for that matter.
What do you think? To ombre or not to ombre? That is the current question.
Till Next Time,
Tricia
