Residential Color and Style from a Certified True Color Expert.

Does your house tell a story?

The story of a house. Landscape Designer extraordinaire Tara Dillard says it best. The narrative. Tara designs gardens that tell a story. I work with houses. Story-telling. Narratives. Narratives are wonderful.

The golden codfish overdoor, above,  is part of the narrative of my little Cape Cod summer cottage. Don’t get me wrong, I am not talking about going overboard with a cloying theme for your house.  No “Welcome to the Beach” signs over the sink.  I am talking about a simple story-line, a thread, a narrative.  A narrative is how I say “welcome to the beach.” Here is my narrative.  What story does your house tell?


All images ©Color Calling

This entry was posted on June 30, 2012 by . It was filed under Art, Decorating trends, fireplace, Residential styling and was tagged with , .

4 responses

  1. Tara Dillard

    Wonder what pics I would take of your home, sharing its narrative as seen thru my eyes. XO T

    June 30, 2012 at 12:57 pm

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    • Ellen at Color Calling

      You would love the hydrangeas here, Tara! They are in fullest flower at the moment. Will be taking lots of pictures and will post next week.

      June 30, 2012 at 1:08 pm

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  2. katy elliott

    Love the golden cod! Looks great!

    July 2, 2012 at 5:08 pm

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