Weekend Tour

This weekend we went on the Charleston New Homes Tour. I can't seem to get enough. I go to model homes constantly always learning, comparing and critiquing. I love the art of a Model Home... all of the phsycology, design skill, color theory, innovative ideas... I could get carried away in the science as well as the creation of it all. Strange thing for a designer to say I know... but that's probably why I enjoy my niche as much as I do.



My favorite idea of the tour so far... a powder room wallpapered
in NOAA maps of the local waterways.






I was a bit surprised to see the color schemes of the model homes I toured through. A majority of them were fairly recently furnished and yet had a color scheme of crimson, hunter and gold. I feel that organic, natural colors such as moss, bark, ocean blue with accent colors of lagoon blue, natural coral, and palm frond reflect the natural elements of this beautiful place. Natural colors are best suited to giving a model the local personality that people look for when they are looking for a home here in Charleston. We live in a place like unlike any other I think we should have that all around us and embrace it.

I have a few more pictures from this weekend to post that I plan to get to soon. My camera batteries quit in mid tour, so I might be stopping back by a few places to capture my favorite things. This tour goes on for another two weekends so there will be plenty more to come. For more information on the tour dates for Fall '07 click on the 'Charleston Design' link at the top of the page.

Until next time,
designer girl