Litsy

Read4life

Untitled | Unknown

#WickedWords #Yellow

Word 4/5 (Book not in the database)

AsYouWish

37 likes

TheAromaofBooks

Living with Color: Inspiration and How-Tos to Brighten Up Your Home | Rebecca Atwood

pick

I first bought, read, and loved this book back in 2020. Now that we're getting ready to move and I have an entire house to update, it seemed like a great time to revisit it. Atwood just does a fantastic job with this book. She gives you the science behind color and our perception of it, then moves into the more emotional aspect of it - somehow, she stays out of woo-woo land by encouraging readers to ground the way they feel about colors with ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) practical application. There is a section visiting homes of various people who work with color (as home decorators and the like), and even with the homes that I didn't like, Atwood still points out tips for incorporating the methods used. The final section talks about how to create your own color wheel and palettes for different spaces. Just like when I read it the first time, this book immediately had me looking at everything around me ⬇ 18h

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) differently, looking at undertones, connecting colors, the way textures can change color, etc. Even if you aren't getting ready to redecorate your house, I still high recommend this one as it goes beyond just slapping some paint on walls, with tips on making small changes (even things like putting a bowl of fruit on your table) to brighten spaces and tie things together. A perfect balance between science, feelings, and practical ⬇ 18h

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) application.

#100YearsofBooks
#WickedWords - Yellow @AsYouWish
#BookChain #BookSpinBingo 18h

See All 11 Comments

DogMomIrene This book sounds fantastic! We‘re not ready to paint…yet…so may be the perfect read to start thinking about wall colors. Thanks! 18h

TheAromaofBooks @DogMomIrene - She has lots of ideas for testing colors using other items in your space, plus seeing how you feel about those colors at different times of day and different lighting. So I think it's a great book to read while you're still in the thinking stage!! 15h

AnnCrystal Does this talk about precisely which colors affect which mood (orange can encourage eating and conversation, green can calm you, blue can make you feel safe)? Or is it vague about direct emotional affects and more about how colors work together to appease the eye? 15h

Lcsmcat We‘ve been trying to decide what color to paint the dining room for YEARS. Sounds like I need to read this book. 😀 15h

TheAromaofBooks @AnnCrystal - Both, but I would say more the latter than the former. There is a section where she talks about each color, its history, and an overview of how it generally impacts mood and space, which leads into how combining different colors can be appealing, sometimes because it's also combining two feelings (blue for comfort + orange for warmth & energy). The author definitely believes that color is personal and encourages the reader to think ⬇ 12h

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) about memories and places that may influence how YOU feel about a color beyond how it is “supposed“ to make you feel. (I.e. I got teased wearing a red dress when I was little and still don't like the color red.) So while she does give the broad strokes to general color+mood theory, she talks more about discovering what appeals to you personally and how to help focus that into a harmonic whole. 12h

TheAromaofBooks @Lcsmcat - The author is so warm and friendly and I love the tips that she gives for experimenting with color before making big commitments. 12h

AnnCrystal @TheAromaofBooks perfect, Thank You! 👏☺️👍📚🎨💝. 10h

56 likes2 stack adds11 comments

Lauredhel

Imaginary Numbers | Seanan McGuire

Why did I put this McGuire series down for so long? I love it. Currently reading number 9.

#WickedWords @AsYouWish

32 likes

Read4life

Untitled | Unknown

#WickedWords #Ballroom

Word 3/5

AsYouWish

44 likes

LitsyEvents

Wicked Words | J G Goodhind

repost for @AsYouWish:

Congrats everyone who finished all the words in January or any words because you got books off your TBRs!

If you did not see my previous post, January‘s Movie was 28 Days Later!

2025 Theme: my favorite movies!

Now who is ready to figure out February‘s #WickedWords Movie?
-Ballroom
-Candlestick
-Guests
-Yellow
-Library

Feel free to guess, I will reveal at the end of the month!

25 likes

Read4life

From Dust to Stardust | Kathleen Rooney

#WickedWords #Guests

Word 2/5

AsYouWish

40 likes

Read4life

From Dust to Stardust | Kathleen Rooney

#WickedWords #Library

Word 1/5

AsYouWish

37 likes

BookwormAHN

The Shining | Stephen King

pick

I love this book. It's one of my favorite King books. It's the classic haunted hotel story. Family, who already has issues, moves inside a hotel to take care of it during It's off season and all hell brakes lose.
I would love a prequel with Grady and what happened with his family 🖤
#LosersClub @BarkingMadRead
#WickedWords #rage @AsYouWish
#Pantone2025 #viridiangreen @Lauredhel

BarkingMadRead Ohhhhh a prequel would be amazing 2d

52 likes1 stack add1 comment

BookwormAHN

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms | George R. R. Martin

pick

This was a fun read about the Kinight Dunk and his squire called Egg. These two were very entertaining, especially Egg, and as usual, I feel like there are more stories that Martin is withholding from everyone 😸
#ReadingWesteros @5feet.of.fury
#WickedWords #animals @AsYouWish
#Pantone2025 #hibiscus #mistedmarigold @Lauredhel

48 likes

BookwormAHN

All That Is Wicked: A Gilded-Age Story of Murder and the Race to Decode the Criminal Mind | Kate Winkler Dawson

pick

This was the story of Edward Rulloff, the serial murder who tried to convince everyone that he was too intelligent to kill. Oh, the narcissism! The really interesting part was at the end when his actual brain was used to debunk some racist theories, like how a white person's brain is bigger than others. It isn't 😼
#WickedWords #survivors @AsYouWish

41 likes

Welcome to Litsy!

Trending Hashtags

Trending Books