The Color Amber

I've become so drawn to the color amber since moving to the Sunshine State. I keep finding new ways to incorporate it into our living room and dining room. If you've read my last post, you know that I chose amber light fixtures for that warm and cozy illumination. Now I'm in search of some of that amber sea glass shown in the above photo. Mi Miguel is probably wondering what in the world we'll be doing with it. But all I know is that I really need some of that amber sea glass. 

I plucked a few vases from what's left of our stash from our previous home. Amber adds such a warmth to a room that you won't get from other colors. Only a few more things to add to the row of vases and that project will be complete.

The goal is to keep our home from being too feminine or whimsical. No pinks, purples or heaven forbid a gaudy Fuchsia in our relaxing home. Amber shades convey fun and warmth without being boring.  

Barbie Dream House colors, Fairyland themes nor Victorian fru-fru will do for our grown up home. Sorry Peter Pan but we all really do have to grow up sometime. Light and airy and lots of free comfortable space has become my thing. The goal is to avoid being beige boring too though. Too much beige and white and it starts to look sterile like the above photo. 

The tile in the living room and dining room has an occasional amber stroke through it. I'm not sure if you can see it, but it's there. Mi Miguel sees it. After staring at it while installing it for days on end, I'm sure we both see all kinds of colors that may or may not be there.

When we painted the walls, I was pretty sure a shade of turquoise would be just the thing. But after doing the abstract painting on one of the walls, I'm wondering if the rest of the walls should be toned down with a warmer color rather than the cooler turquoise. Come summertime we may not want so much warmth, we may want this cooler color on the walls. However, I'm seeing some kind of glaze being washed over it. Maybe a soft mostly white shade of sea glass green.

The 2016 color is rose quartz. Right now, I'm so in love with the color amber that,"Hey Pantone, amber should be the 2017 color of the year.

Decisions, decisions, so many paint decisions. While we're doing the finishing touches on the LR/DR, we're gearing up to start power washing the exterior of the house. By looking at the stone you can see the house needs power washed. I'm so excited about the color we've chosen for the exterior walls. It does beautiful things to the stone. With the current peach color the stone has such an orange appearance. Can you see how the stone is blended with the paint? With the color we've chosen believe it or not...amber tones show in that gorgeous stone. 

The new color will be a neutral color so that we can get creative with the entry door and shutters. The seawall will be reconstructed in sixty to ninety days. In the meantime we'll have no problem finding others things to do while we wait. There's always something that can be painted or organized while we wait. It would be fun instead, to run away from it all this weekend.

Maybe go to St. Augustine to see the oldest continuously populated city in Florida.

Or, we could go to Miami to see the incredibly gorgeous art deco district. Maybe it's best to skip this one until we've finished our house. I can see myself getting inspired by the architecture, the cars, the decor and colors from this era. I wonder if art deco comes in amber. Hm. 

If you're following my Facebook page Florida Restaurants A-Z, we'll be going to our K restaurant this evening.