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The pink-y undertone is from uncalibrated monitors...

2009-10-09T14:16:50.047-04:00

The pink-y undertone is from uncalibrated monitors. It's a good warning to never spec color on a computer!

For the most par, I like this pallet - particularl...

2009-10-09T14:09:58.312-04:00

For the most par, I like this pallet - particularly Red Tomato, Rockwood Amber and Darkroom. Not too sure about Nomadic Desert and Foothills... they seem to have a pinky undertone. It could be reading that way because of the green of your blog's background. Is it there in real-life Paul?

Sherwin-Williams has been including a world cultur...

2009-10-08T23:45:55.410-04:00

Sherwin-Williams has been including a world cultures palette in each of the predictions they've made for the last few years. I like this one, not so much for the colors themselves, but for what they represent. And the photo that accompanies this collection is fantastic.

African, aboriginal, and native american sound lik...

2009-10-08T15:57:43.836-04:00

African, aboriginal, and native american sound like a good idea. And love tomato red. I like to pull in colors that reflect our travels to India and Thailand, and that's the other direction I've been thinking about for my kitchen and remodel. As much as I like the idea of "rooted" these colors aren't quite what I had in mind when I thought about Thai/Indian influences. I guess I'm rooted on the wrong continent.

Darkroom looks a lot like the Warm Stone I have on...

2009-10-06T15:11:39.052-04:00

Darkroom looks a lot like the Warm Stone I have on my office wall --on my monitor. In life though, they are a wee bit off.

On my monitor, I love darkroom. That means nothin...

2009-10-06T14:55:32.049-04:00

On my monitor, I love darkroom. That means nothing about how it might look on my wall, though. :)

Pennywise was one of last year's hot colors in...

2009-10-06T09:02:07.526-04:00

Pennywise was one of last year's hot colors in SW's Bollywood prediction. I have never used it, but that's just from a lack of opportunity to do so. Computer monitors are a lousy way to preview color, in real life Rockwood Amber is more orange that it appears to me here. Its inclusion here tells me that after a two or three year absence, orange is set to stage yet another comeback. Ever notice that? Orange tends to fade away for a year or two but always makes it back to these predictions.

Just wait until tomorrow's installment. "Rooted" is the least interesting of the four palettes I'm going to write about. Woo hoo!

I like 'em :-) Just Rockwood Amber doesn't...

2009-10-06T08:54:31.780-04:00

I like 'em :-) Just Rockwood Amber doesn't appeal to me too much, but then I'm not a yellow/gold person. It does look good in the palette, though -- I think the palette needs the brightness of the amber colour.

Looking forward to seeing the other SW palettes :-)

Kelly

P.S. Have you ever used SW Pennywise SW6349??