LIVING CORAL

Each year, Pantone releases a “Color of the Year” and this year I am all about what they chose… Living Coral!  FINALLY, coral is having its moment.  For anyone who knows me, coral has been a constant in my work over the years.  It’s not orange and it’s not pink- the perfect hybrid color that can be harder than you think to find.  From accessories to my nail color (Butter London’s Jolly Good for those who are curious), there is no shortage of coral in my life.  Per Pantone’s website, Living Coral is “sociable and spirited… symbolizing our innate need for optimism and joyful pursuits.”  This year, I have A LOT of joyful pursuits I am focusing on and I’m sure the coral color will not be skimped on.   

As we were cleaning out our closet, came across this coral paint can from 2017!

Pantone’s site goes on to say Living Coral is representative of our modern life.  As technology and social media have more of an influence on our daily lives, we as humans are craving that intimate connection with something greater than, let’s say, our Instagram feed.  We’re looking to nature and the people around us to fill that void technology will never replace.  The color coral can be found in nature all around us and this color has a way of pulling us out of our digital lives, allowing us to focus on the present moment and what’s real around us.  While most of us can’t totally give up our phones (Hello, I own a business here!) the color Living Coral reminds us to keep that balance. 

I painted this cabinet coral for a show house dining room to reflect the mood of the space.

Coral is wonderful when paired with blues and lavender.

The custom light in the kitchen seating area pairs nicely with the custom railing painted coral in the foyer of this fun home.

In this living room, the coral is paired with a soft green and it is nothing short of elegance. We even painted the interior of these cabinets a shade of this soft coral.

Here, the more muted tones allow the coral to really pop and make this terrace space inviting.

There is also something special about this color in that Living Coral is bright and vibrant, but at the same time cool and tranquil, making it the perfect color to utilize in a bedroom.  Check out these cool and collected bedroom spaces below.

Cool coral geometrics lay the foundation for this young bedroom.

Living Coral reminds us to take a pause in our busy lives, to stop and focus on the present. 

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When your seamstress texts you that today’s install is in their top 5 you naturally love the day even more. I can’t think of any combination I love more than the corals, blues and greens. Never miss an opportunity to line your drapes with something exceptional. #scwinteriors #lifeofshaz #delightinginthedetails #drapery #dressingwindows #draperydesign #customdrapery #coral #silk

Illuminating how travel impacts the creative process. If you’ve ever wondered what designers “see” when they are exploring the world this might sum it up. A camera full of delighting in the details. And while this is probably boring to many it provides me with mountains of things to consider. Patterns, ratios, color play, profiles, symmetry, undulation, hinges, and so much more. When my daughter asks me “mom, what are you thinking about?” The answer is simple. I am thinking about math and execution and materials and the discipline, time and patience required to bring these details into existence. I am also thinking how grateful I am to the people who for centuries had the brilliance to share these gifts. C’est la vie: this is life… #scwinteriors #traveldiaries #delightinginthedetails #frenchtravel #interiorinspo #interiordesign

Loving something so deeply apparently makes us hostage to fortune. The great impediment to other pursuits. Joan Didion describes having children as being terrifying and says if you’ve ever been fearful of losing a dog you’re pre disposed to this terror as a parent. 🙋‍♀️Loving my little Lulu was a gift. She was my shadow and constant companion so when she was not in the room I knew something was amiss. What an incredible gamble it is to love. We subconsciously know that there will be a window in which we will be separated and yet we roll the dice and double down to love harder thinking it is stronger than fate and we can somehow will the other to stay forever. …. Alas, we are here with one gaping, soul crushing crater of memories…. wishing we could hold, kiss and smell her just one more time. Eternity is promised and I intend to collect. Until then I’ll be whispering your name on the breeze my forever little Lulu.

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I remember the first time I read “Jonathan Livingston Seagull” I had more questions about his spiritual after life than I did about the meaning of his time on earth. Shocking. The book is about an ordinary seagull who is not interested in the mundane rituals of the other seagulls but of a bird who pushes against the flock by pursuing his passion for extraordinary flight. The book is part divinity and mostly a spiritual search to find meaning and ultimately acceptance as an outlier. This week 30 years ago I graduated from college. And this week my daughter graduates from the same college, in the same city, in the same week. If I am honest, this has been an unanticipated time of introspection. The beauty of getting older is being able to see clearly how your life has unfolded and the realization that there was a master plan that you never could have dreamed up in your wildest imagination. To all the graduates out there…be an outlier. Don’t be afraid that not joining the flock will be lonely, because some days it will. The purest joy I can conceive is knowing that following your passion might make you the leader of the pack but more importantly it will make you the leader of YOUR life. Tomorrow at this table I will raise a glass to all the graduates with a prayer that their wing span will know no limits. #collegegrad #hookem #celebration #jonathanlivingstonseagull #scwinteriors #lifeofshaz

It’s a dry lay Friday in honor of all the mom’s who lay their hearts on the line for their children everyday. Shoutout to the moms who have moved to different cities to make covid or the commute easier. To the stepmom who spent painstaking hours redoing two rooms for her new step children and then bought a new home to create bigger spaces for them to roam. To the mother in law who wants to redo her son’s room to make her daughter in law feel like it is hers too. To the moms who request special linings for their light sensitive kids. To the mom who brought her adult daughter to preview the selections for a room in her mom’s new home and pulled her in by the waist to give her a reassuring hug. To the mom who turned 80 this year and let us roll through her house like thunder readying for her impromptu party. To the mom who nursed her daughter back to health surrounded by new bed linens and squishy pillows. To all the moms. I see you. I feel you. I hear you. There is no love as great as the love of a mom. Wishing you all the most special weekend celebrating our best role in life. #scwinteriors#lifeofshaz #momsrock #momlife #celebratemom #deligthinginthedetails