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HELLO
"Colors are the smiles of nature" —Leigh Hunt Photography by Colin Miller/Strauss Peyton
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Suzie Osterloh Publisher/Owner
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APRIL 2022 STLOUISHOMESMAG.COM
Enjoy our color issue!
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previous homes, Cathie painted all the walls in her home a shade of off-white only to quickly repaint each room. In her newly renovated Frontenac home, Cathie's color palette was inspired by a painting she found at an estate sale, and by coincidence, the wallpaper in her kitchen is a match for Very Peri (pages 18-27)! Lets not forget that Mother Earth is a genius when it comes to producing beautiful color palettes in nature. In a two-part series, we are covering the National Garden Bureau's selected plants meeting the criteria of being popular, easy to grow, adaptable, genetically diverse and versatile in this issue and the May issue (pages 48-50). It's spring and our world is soon to be bubbling over with color! Don't you just love it?
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Someone told me last week that most people do not change home accessories with the seasons. I found that baffling. It was a good thing that I was in a hurry and had to be someplace because I was thinking that was just about the craziest thing that I had heard in quite awhile. Subtle color changes (even tiny ones) can make all the difference in the world. Not only will the home refresh come alive, but it will lift your spirits, too. With guidance from the Pantone Color Institute, the world-renowned authority on color, local interior designers give us their views on the 2022 Pantone Color of the Year, Very Peri. The general consensus being that Very Peri is a great accent color in almost any room in your home. Used as an accent color in bedding, throw pillows, candles, lamps, floral wall coverings and shower curtains, Very Peri can be dressed up or down and it easily complements your existing room colors (page 10). Sounds easy enough! Featured homeowner Cathie Laufketter is wild about color. She "feels that color sets the mood for your home." In one of her
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