Welcome to HUE ARE YOU?
A weekly blog series exploring different creatives' views on color and its use in interiors, art and design. We will dive deep into their obsessions with color. How and why they use color. You will get to know their stories and you may even gather some tips for using color in your own home. What is better than learning from the experts!_______________________________________________________________
Hue Are You?
Designer Spotlight: Lisa Mende
Known for her bold use of color, Lisa is an obvious choice for my color series. She is an interior designer from Charlotte North Carolina but also a blogger with a large social media presence and a brand ambassador for leading industry products like Rohl faucets. Lisa's Traditional Home Showhouse kitchens from Greensboro and Savannah are stand out projects that show her creative use of function, color and design. Full of life and energy is both Lisa and her projects. Here is her take on color - how she uses it and how she selects it!
Susan Jamieson: What one color represents your design style?
Lisa Mende: Aqua, I love aqua and it always finds a place in my designs if the client iswilling. It is a happy color and reminds me of the ocean.
SJ: Do you use color as a dominant role in your designs or as anaccent? LM: Honestly, it depends on the client more than on me. Ifthey are willing to let me use color, I go for it. If the client doesn’tlike a lot of color, I use it in restrained ways such as accessories orpillows.
SJ: How do you feel about matching colors in a room? LM: I always go for the blend. Like nature I find it more interesting.
" I ENJOY WORKING WITH MY CLIENTS TO CREATE A HOME THAT REPRESENTS WHO THEY ARE"
- LISA MENDESJ: What color represents your personality? LM: Fuschia! It was myfavorite color as a child and the first crayon I pulled out of the box.I think I’m a happy person and fushia always brings a smile to agirl’s face. It is a grown up pink!
SJ: What color comes to mind when you talk about: Your favorite city ...... Paris - Pink
The house you grew up in ....... Newton Grove, NC - Blue Last fabulous dinner you had ......... Ralph Lauren in Paris - black Your favorite flower .............. Peony - Pale Pink Your favorite season ............. Summer - Aqua Your favorite piece of art ............... My Daughter’s portrait - Pale Blue
Your favorite room in a home ............ The morning room - pink Your favorite beauty product .............. Cle’ de peau - Concentrated brightening eye serum - Silver Your favorite article of clothing ......... My aqua/green - Hermes wool challi scarfSJ: Name a color you never use? LM: brown
SJ: Name a color you use frequently?LM: black
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SJ: If you could pick a name for a color what would it be? LM: Happy Blue. My nickname with my nieces and nephews is Happy so I wouldcreate a color that was almost aqua and almost cerulean blue andname it Happy Blue.
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SJ: Do you have a pet? LM: 2 actually, a yorkie named Oliver and a WelshTerrier named Wrigley.
SJ: What color reminds you of him/her?LM: black/tan
SJ: Do you have a nickname for this pet?LM: Ollie and Mr Bigs
" MY SIGNATURE STYLE IS CAUSAL LUXURY WITH A DASH OF DRAMA "
- LISA MENDESJ: What is the now Neutral? LM: white
SJ: What is your prediction for the next big color trend? LM: Yellow is making a big comeback.
" BUY THE BEST FIRST AND YOU ONLY CRY ONCE!"
- LISA MENDESJ: What are the best color combinations? LM: The ones that mimic nature
SJ: Best advise when it comes to picking paint colors? LM: Look in your closet for your favorite colors you wear
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