I don't know when my conflict with Blue began. I appear in old photos wearing Blue. Blue skies delight me. The sight of Lake Tahoe's blue waters--breathtaking! Light Blue jeans always have a place in my wardrobe. My new office chair, though no family member would have thought it possible, is... Blue. Well, okay, the chair is not Blue by choice. I chose comfort and comfort came only in dark Blue.
All university system offices I worked in across three decades were carpeted and painted in shades of Nevada Blue. I want my gold star for surviving that! I'd be physically uncomfortable and perhaps sleepless in Sparks in a Blue bedroom. I find it easy to put color combinations together unless it involves using the color, Blue. I gave up trying to come up with a pleasing Blue palette during my 'sweet, young thing' days of painting Tole consignment pieces. I don't do Blue dishes in my own home. I wouldn't make a big deal of it if you served me on one at your house, unless you're a member of my immediate family. My kids and grand-kids expect me to make a big deal of it and I don't disappoint them. More Blues I feel strongly about, not necessarily in this order and by no means an all-inclusive list, are:
- Blue food, unless it comes Blue in its natural, unaltered, no-messing-with-its-gene-pool state, eggplant being the exception. Why would I waste a good meal eating something with no flavor of its own and the texture of a sponge? But that's another blog for another time.
- Blue M&M's--I give those to my grand-kids.
- Fresh flowers sprayed or colored systemically Blue. As much as I loved doing wedding floral work back in the day at Simi's, it wasn't as fun when brides or their moms requested an artificially colored Blue palette.
- Blue cake frosting--UGH! Let me say that again. Blue cake frosting--UGH!
- A Blue color scheme for gingerbread houses--something I avoid.
- A basic Navy Blue wardrobe. Few people wear navy well yet it is almost always among the listed color choices.
I always say I don't have a favorite color, but I have to admit that since we moved to the mountains, I consistently decorate in blues and tans. Kind of an organic thing - feels like it goes with the great outdoors. Better not come visit me :D/
ReplyDeleteSue, your choice of decor sounds lovely. Todd is color-blind. Blue was a shade he could recognize and feel comfortable with growing up, thus--blue bedroom, blue clothes, blue everything. Topher loves blue, too. His childhood bedroom remains blue. When I visit you, my eyes will pick out the greens--of pines, underbrush, mountains--things that you may see as blue. Jenn insists there is blue in my much loved carpet. I see nothing blue about it. Interesting, huh.
DeleteAhem. I have a red/green deficiency, but I am not "blind". :) It is true that blue is the wavelength my eyes see best, and perhaps that's why it was always my favorite. But I like your red color scheme just fine. Nice to know you're getting over your Blue Block. I've finally learned to accept Green, so I guess we're both making polychromatic progress.
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