Color Blog
(Written by Adela Tocchini)
(New information once a month)
May 2026
What is color?
Color is a feeling, an emotion, and a passion. It’s expressed in how you feel when you dress in bright colors versus more muted tones. It is how you feel when you see the inside of your home, or the outside of your house after a long day of work. Because we all see color differently and experience different emotions because of it, color is something deeply personal and private.
For example, when you look at the scenery in the photo above, what do you feel? To me, the colors and the landscape make me feel a sense of peace, tranquility, and quietness a feeling that you’d rather be nowhere else but right there. There is no stress or chaos, only nature and peace.
This is the reason the color of your home is so personal; it reflects your own passion, personality, and taste. Every person has their own vision of how they want to feel in their space. For my own home, I wanted to feel like I was in Carmel, California. I chose a muted golden yellow for my living room walls to create a European feel. After a long day of work, I can relax in my chair with a glass of wine and a wood-burning fireplace, imagining I’m on a European vacation or Carmel, California.
Before opening this color consultation business, I was sitting in my living room and I thought about how much I wanted everyone to feel this same sense of peace. My goal is to help you find your own vision, your inspirations, and your own peacefulness. When my clients are happy with the end result, it makes me truly happy to have helped them bring their vision to life. I look forward to helping you find your inspiration. 😊
(Benjamin Moore Brochures)
June 2026
What is home?
Home is truly a place of relaxation, happiness, unity, and love. It is where families meet at the end of the day to gather and share stories. It is where you can finally unplug, cook together, listen to music, and sometimes even dance. Because home is a place where we should always feel happy, safe, and at peace, every space from the living room and bedrooms to the kitchen and bathroom is truly special. It is where we create our most cherished memories and where we find the space to relax.
The question then becomes: how does all of this translate to color? Through color, we create emotions, feelings, memories and stories. The wonderful thing about color is that you can change your story anytime you want; simply putting a new color on the wall allows you to create a brand-new story.
Whether your style is modern, rustic, traditional or moody, it is your home and your own personal story. Home is where we share love; it is where the story begins and ends. I hope you are enjoying the peace and comfort of your own home
today. 😊
June 2026
What is nature?
Nature has a way of bringing us calmness, peace, hope, and joy whether it is the sound of birds chirping, the wind blowing, or the sight of a blue sky with white clouds, a bright sunny day, rabbits hopping around, beautiful pink roses or white roses.
The colors you choose for your home can bring these same feelings to life. It creates a mood and a feeling. For example, green is the color of calmness, blue represents serenity, white symbolizes purity, and yellow is the color of happiness. These are just a few examples of how color can influence the mood and feeling of your living space.
Ultimately, I believe that choosing the right colors for your home is incredibly important, as they truly create the mood of your living space. Just like nature, the sounds of bird chirping, rabbits hopping or the colors of nature can create a mood inside your home. 😊
July 2026
What is summer?
We all look forward to those bright, sunny days and warm summer nights, whether it is splashing in a pool or lake, enjoying the beautiful scenery, or sharing barbecues and popsicles with family or friends at home.
When I think of summer, I am reminded of bright colors like teals, peach, pink, limes, yellows, oranges, and taupe grays. These shades inspire the feeling of the pool or lake, sunny skies, colorful beach chairs, colorful cocktails drinks, and sandy beaches. You can actually use these colors as accent wall or all walls in your home in bedrooms, kids' rooms, office room, the laundry room, or the bathroom to create the story of a summer beach home that lasts all year round. 😊
July 2026
Summer Memories
Reflecting on our time together, I am mesmerized by how much vacationing with family is about bonding and catching up. Sharing a space where we can laugh together and appreciate the peace of nature-from sunny days and summer nights to the laughter brought by tropical storms is truly special. 😊
I've also been thinking about the importance of color in our surroundings. It is everywhere: in the powdery blue skies, crisp white clouds, and even the gray of a storm. From the bright reds and blues in the hotel decor to the purples and greens of the dinnerware, these colors bring such warmth and life to our experience. It made me realize how much these colors affect our emotions and why we often try to bring those same palettes into our daily lives at home to preserve those happy memories. Hope you all have a happy summer! 😊
August 2026
The beginning of a day is like a morning star:
The sun shines through a window to bring new life. Every day is a new day, bringing a fresh new beginning for hope and dreams. Even after a fall, it brings a new beginning of hope and kindness. Falling can slow us down, but instead, it gives us the opportunity to meet new, nice people who help us get better. Color works the same way. The color of pinks, reds, and yellows can bring joy. The bouquet of flowers up above bring us joy and kindness. Every time we put a new color on a wall, it brings new beginnings of hope, joy, and dreams. We become inspired to create a new space where we can gather with our loved ones to bring kindness. With the holidays approaching, we will use our home and beautiful colors in our wall to share our inspiration, joy, and love. 😊
New beginnings bring new changes:
Kids heading back to school or college bring changes to our homes, and sometimes these changes bring new leaves, new beginnings, new life, and new color to our homes. We get so used to our routines and colors, but starting over is not the end, it is the beginning of something new and better. Change takes time, just like color. Sometimes we look at a magazine and like a photo of a color, but once we put it in our home, we might not be sure about it at first. However, as time goes by, we realize it was exactly what we envisioned and we grow to love it. Be patient with yourself with a change or a color on your interior walls or exterior of your home. 😊
Color for Church:
I wanted to share a recent experience that reminded me of how incredibly important it is to help clients with color. Color plays such a vital role in creating a specific feeling or painting a picture within a space. i recently had the opportunity to help choose the color for an altar in a church. A church is such a spiritual, sacred place, and the color chosen has to be perfect because so many people will be praying in that space. We were able to find a perfect blue that beautifully compliments the blue glass up above. I was very happy to be there and be part of such an important project for a space that so many people can enjoy.
God bless! 😊
September 2026
Beginning of Fall
The beginning of Fall is so beautiful! The colors of red, yellow, and orange bring to mind a palette of warmth, happiness, joy, and comfort. Bringing these colors of Fall like yellow-red or greens and brown leaves into the home can truly transform a space. Imagine mixing these shades inside your home to create a welcoming atmosphere. Whether through an accent wall or by painting all the walls in your living room, dining room, or kitchen, these colors are perfect for the areas where family gathers. As we enter the beginning of Fall and look forward to future plans for the holidays, these tones can bring a sense of unity, warmth, and harmony to your space. If you are interested in exploring how to incorporate these beautiful Fall colors into your home, please let me know. 😉
Color Selections
Helping clients with interior or exterior color selection is so rewarding. Every client has their own vision and personality, and every home is a different piece of art. We always begin with one idea, and by the time we are finished, we create a personal story. Having the opportunity to create a personal space where you can relax is my dream. I am so happy to bring your home inspiration to life. 😉
October 2026
Halloween:
Happy Halloween 🎃 Everyone! Trick or Treat! Let’s get moody with dark moody walls and bright orange walls. Color is so much fun, and it creates moodiness, energy and happiness! 😊 Perfect rooms for moodiness, Bathrooms, Library rooms, Bedrooms, Entry rooms, Living Rooms, and Dining Rooms. Or To celebrate Halloween, how about using some bright candy 🍭 colors? Pinks, Greens, Yellows, Teals, and Blues. If you are wondering where we can put these bright colors, here are a few fun ideas: Kids' Rooms, kids love color, and it creates a perfect space where they can play and be creative. The Laundry Room: Adding a pop of color here can bring great energy while we do chores! The Office: A vibrant hue can bring a boost of energy while we work. A pop of color is always fun and brings so much personality to our space. Enjoy Halloween and be safe! 😉
Kids Rooms:
Creating an environment where kids can play and be creative is necessary, and the wonderful thing about paint is that the color can easily be changed to show different stages of their lives.For example, a baby’s room is often painted in pastel or light colors. As they grow, children tend to choose more vibrant colors, and eventually, as teenagers, they often prefer more muted tones. Ultimately, what matters most is that children are given the opportunity to help create their own environment with color, as this is the space where they relax, sleep, learn, and express their creativity. 😉
November 2026
Thanksgiving:
Thanksgiving is such a special holiday. It is a day to give thanks, filled with family gatherings, good food, and gratitude. It is truly a time to enjoy each other's company and be at peace together. During this season, our homes are decorated with beautiful fall colors. Muted orange, brown, and cream. Using candles, table runners, and beautiful turkey-decorated dishes all look stunning in a warm color room. A warm color room makes a perfect canvas for the pop of color from the Thanksgiving decor, creating a warm and inviting space for family gatherings. It creates elegance and simplicity. It becomes a space to create togetherness and happiness! 😉
Moody Walls:
What are moody walls? It is like reversing period of time of 19th century, Gothic Revival, Romanticism. Something about these dark walls, that we call “moody” can be cozy! Perhaps it is the Romanticism? It creates a feeling of warmth. Thanksgiving can also be elegant with “moody” walls! A dark moody wall for thanksgiving will create a different type of canvas but it makes your thanksgiving decor pop even more. Also, you can use dark muted dishes and decors such as burgundy, dark greens and dark muted yellows, You can use candles to create ambience and it is like living a different period of time. It creates romance and coziness. 😉