Eggshell wall to deep coral (with magenta undertones) wall

3 days of bundling up for the run across the street to catch the bus to campus later, we found ourselves reading at night buried under blankets, dusting the floor with socks and thawing out in hot steam showers. It has gotten cold. I am from entirely too far away to appreciate this as the “beginning of fall”- hopefully I will get into it.

I walked by the paint chips that had neatly been taped to our eggshell white accent wall and peeled them each off in an anxious rage. Those rich, jewel toned turquoises and blues were not helping me to feel warm and snug. I felt distant in looking at the small panels on the wall. I turned to see my roommate’s reaction as the once-prized swatches came down. She said “I was thinking the exact same thing.” I was too happy, and we mutually agreed that we wanted, muted orange, like the pumpkins lining the windows at Safeway, bright orange like the detail of the citric fruit from a Florida license plate that adorns the heater (WHICH DOES NOT WORK) , coral red, like the now dried peppers on a jar in the kitchen, deep brick red or a flaming neon magenta, which will eternally be the color that makes me think: South Beach.

It is incredible to think of how the weather outside can effect the way we view and seek colors for both mood reference & comfort. Cheers to a new warm Wintery color palate.