House Beautiful had this great little quiz at the back of the magazine this month and I decided to take it- here are my answers! Appears my color is BLACK! :)
1) What’s the first color you see in the morning?
The light blue-grey of my bedroom walls- specifically, Valspar/Laura Ashley Powder Blue 1.
2) What color are your eyes?
Green.
3) What color do you wear the most?
Probably black. I really wish I could wear this black Akris dress I’ve been obsessing over.
4) What color do you never wear?
I try them all!
5) What color do you wear when you want to feel sexy?
Animal print- I love it and am not afraid to rock it. Loving this Alice & Olivia dress! Red does the trick too.
6) What color gets you the most compliments?
No idea- maybe turquoise? Purple?
7) What color is your lipstick?
Don’t wear lipstick- just any kind of nude/pink gloss will do! Chanel makes a great one.
8) What color was your living room growing up?
Beige. Dad approved beiges by Ben Moore: Monroe Bisque, Putnam Ivory, Manchester Tan.
9) What color was your room growing up?
It was a Laura Ashley blue and yellow floral explosion!
10) What color are your sheets?
White with monograms (someday from Leontine Linens and Matouk-for now PB)
11) What color was your favorite crayon as a child?
I cannot recall other than this strange infatuation with the name “burnt sienna” which was a great hair color for making Barbie look more like me in coloring books. Also liked the metallics a lot- gold and silver. Blingtastic, even at 4 years old.
12) What color is your car?
Black. But I really wish is was an orange Mini Cooper with navy top. SWOON.
13)What color was your prom dress?
Black. And no I’m not posting it. :)
14)What is your favorite gemstone?
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend…other than that, sapphires!
15) What is your favorite flower?
Peonies.
16) What color makes you happiest?
Pink or coral!
17) What color depresses you?
Cranberry/maroon. Ugh, this room would be torture for me.
18) What color calms you?
Light blue grey. Anything ocean-ish.
19) What color makes you grind your teeth?
Neon colors. I can;t imagine living in a room this bright.
20) What color would you like to try but are scared to?
Black walls. Not scared, just need to move so I can find a space to do it! Out with chocolate, in with black!
Any secret colors in your arsenal we should all know about? If so, share!
The light blue-grey of my bedroom walls- specifically, Valspar/Laura Ashley Powder Blue 1.
2) What color are your eyes?
Green.
3) What color do you wear the most?
Probably black. I really wish I could wear this black Akris dress I’ve been obsessing over.
4) What color do you never wear?
I try them all!
5) What color do you wear when you want to feel sexy?
Animal print- I love it and am not afraid to rock it. Loving this Alice & Olivia dress! Red does the trick too.
6) What color gets you the most compliments?
No idea- maybe turquoise? Purple?
7) What color is your lipstick?
Don’t wear lipstick- just any kind of nude/pink gloss will do! Chanel makes a great one.
8) What color was your living room growing up?
Beige. Dad approved beiges by Ben Moore: Monroe Bisque, Putnam Ivory, Manchester Tan.
9) What color was your room growing up?
It was a Laura Ashley blue and yellow floral explosion!
10) What color are your sheets?
White with monograms (someday from Leontine Linens and Matouk-for now PB)
11) What color was your favorite crayon as a child?
I cannot recall other than this strange infatuation with the name “burnt sienna” which was a great hair color for making Barbie look more like me in coloring books. Also liked the metallics a lot- gold and silver. Blingtastic, even at 4 years old.
12) What color is your car?
Black. But I really wish is was an orange Mini Cooper with navy top. SWOON.
13)What color was your prom dress?
Black. And no I’m not posting it. :)
14)What is your favorite gemstone?
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend…other than that, sapphires!
15) What is your favorite flower?
Peonies.
16) What color makes you happiest?
Pink or coral!
17) What color depresses you?
Cranberry/maroon. Ugh, this room would be torture for me.
18) What color calms you?
Light blue grey. Anything ocean-ish.
19) What color makes you grind your teeth?
Neon colors. I can;t imagine living in a room this bright.
20) What color would you like to try but are scared to?
Black walls. Not scared, just need to move so I can find a space to do it! Out with chocolate, in with black!
Any secret colors in your arsenal we should all know about? If so, share!
what a fun read this morning! :) I vote you go and get that orange and navy mini cooper! I had one exactly like that- his name was Julius. :) Fun fun car, that's for sure. Love your color sense…
Hi there Erin- great spin on this color quiz that's been floating around out there. I'm with you on the maroon being depressing, I've grown SO tired of wine/maroon colored dining rooms. Also the neon stuff scares me quite a bit too.
Love your blog and the detail/effort you put in to each post- keep it up. :-)
My secret color — purple! I took a leap of faith and papered our dining room walls with deep purple grass cloth. Added cream silk drapes and mercury glass accessories. It's now my favorite room!
Oh, I have wanted a little Mini Cooper for years. I go back and forth between a little red one and or a little white one with racing stripes and caftan leather.
In my imagination there is a little basket in the front sit with my two dogs poking their heads out. I bet Baxter and Oliver would love the Orange Mini!
I love this post! I want monogram pillow cases too.. so chic and they look amazing on a freshly made bed :)
What a fun quiz! This is the first time EVER I wish I had the quiz to take! Thanks for sharing…
a fun post!
that neon green room was almost frightening…and yes, that cranberry was a real downer.
i'm also inspired to paint a rich black wall…one day, not in my current home in the caribbean..a black wall in the tropics, can you imagine?! not i!
I too adore black! I think black walls would be so cool, but risky!
Fun post!
It's fun to see your answers! I took the "test" on my blog too, and have seen a few others who've done the same. Seems there's a consensus of sorts that maroons and burgundies are depressing! Greens and yellows turned out to be my go-to colors… your selections seem much more modern and interesting!
Loved reading this. I am with you–that burgundy room is simply vomitous.
black is mine too! i love how bm manchester tan is on your paint list – that has been my paint of choice in all my "adult" homes – love it and go to it all the time.
So glad you answered this quiz — it's great getting to see everyone's answers.
My personal classic is navy, but right now I'm really loving Peacock Blue. I just painted my husband's study Slate Teal by BM and it ROCKS. Seriously gorgeous color.
Love your illustrative photos with your colour quiz! Fun!!
Hi, I really like your blog! They got the name from the rooftops of the city, Siena, in Italy.
great post! we had a lot of the same answers.
I haven't done the quiz, but I'm probably a black too, because I agreed with a lot of your answers. Fun post! (Although I would add that yellow is a color I never wear! lol….)
What a fun post! I'm with you on the neon decor. A little too much for my tastes.
J'adore ALL colour!!! FAB photos!
oh i loved this post. you're so fun!
lately i've been dressing with pops of acid green and turquoise in my duds.
xoxo
Fun quiz – I totally agree with your answer to #14 :)