VT (for all of my design-obsessed peeps)

imagecourtesydesiretoinspireblog Color is a mood setter.  It can make you feel great.  But people have a fear of color.  They're afraid of what their friends will say or not say.  White is glum and beige is boring.  I'm Italian.  For me black is mourning.  Mind you, I had a black kitchen once that I loved.  Food looks sensational in a black room. Mario Buatta ''Elle Decor,' Apr 2011

imagecourtesygiftsoflife.tumblr If a room has bad bones, paint them out.  Doors, windows frames, and moldings will disappear if you paint them the same color as the walls.   It will hide a million mistakes. Mario Buatta  'Elle Decor, ' Apr 2011

imagecourtesyarchitecturaldigest Peeps, Finally, a designer who doesn't indulge in the cliched and stereotypical to convey class or masculinity.  As of late, actually for quite some time now, the pages of every design magazine have been filled with photos of rooms where a mummified version of death reigns supreme, meaning the stuffed/pickled/taxidermied carcasses of every species of fauna and fowl known to mankind have been trotted out and propped up to the adulation of the masses.  Adding yet more injury to the insult (against humanity or morality), or, contributing further to the annihilation of wild-life, is the 'glam aura' of the adventure-hunt where jaded/bored/thrill-seeking tourists pay to kill game in their natural habitat, with the assistance of native guides, advanced technology in the forms of high-powered weapons and tracking devices, lots of money, and/or influential contacts in the host-country.  King Juan Carlos of Spain, reigning monarch and h...