Spring is the best season for marveling at the talents of Mother Nature. We can’t help but be amazed at the richness and depth of the colors that naturally occur on our planet.  And one of the best examples of color in nature is the Cherry Blossom.  In certain areas of the world, Hanami is a much-anticipated event. Hanami is the Japanese cultural tradition of viewing and cherishing each moment of the cherry blossom season. This past weekend the cherry trees blossomed in the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. Pink. Everywhere! Take a moment to look through the pictures and the beautiful time lapse photography offered on their website.  And then, see if you can integrate pink into your life, your wardrobe and into your home. 

Echo’s book Color at Home has a whole chapter devoted to pink in its many different shades and hues and how it can work in all areas of your home. Color At Home explores the emotional territory mapped by each hue and will help you choose and define your preferred palette for any room where you’d like to add color.   From the Pink chapter:  “No longer just for little girls, people now ‘think pink’ everywhere from country farmhouses to maxed-out modern lofts. You might say pink has a split personality. Yes it can be soft and reassuring, but it can also be sexy and hot. Pink can be bright bubblegum, deep raspberry, or muted antique mauve.  It can be predictable, as in a girl’s nursery, or boldly unexpected when seen in darker shades in a stately living room. Few colors are as traditional in the home as rose – from tea rose to dusty rose to rosewood. But these days, pink has given way to shades with far more flamboyant personalities. Think of the pop of a cotton candy-colored Victorian house in a New England snowstorm or the sophistication of flamingo-pink walls in a dining room. Take bright lipstick pink, accent it with black and gold, and the look is couture sleek. Pure chic. Young in spirit, neon pink and fuchsia are frisky, flirtatious.  In short, pink is demure… and daring, full of all the joyful contradictions of everyday life.”