• Think Pink

       In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I am saluting one of my favorite colors – pink.  This lovely hue often gets a bad rap.  People think it’s a saccharine shade that should be  reserved for little girls’ bedrooms and bubble gum.  But pink can be as versatile and sophisticated  as any color in the spectrum.  I’ve used it in dining rooms, bathrooms and living rooms.  And it’s always warm, sexy, feminine and inviting.  Now before all you modernists and men poo-poo this idea,  I’ll let you in on a little secret.  Whenever I use pink in a room, the crew on site (plumbers, electricians, millworkers, etc.) always love…

  • Eccentricia

      In classic Tricia-style, I injured myself this week and was unable to walk for 36 hours.  Seriously, I can't make this stuff up.  And while joking with a beloved former employee about my all too common antics, I proposed incorporating a cane into my look.  "A stick could be part of my 'schtick'."  While in jest, the idea actually had some appeal. I would love to be eccentric and iconic with a look that is utterly unmistakable.  I've never thought of myself that way.  Or maybe I've just never had the guts.  As a child, I was considerably quiet and timid (I know some of you find that hard…