Today's post comes from
Cherie Detwiler. We used to meet up monthly in the DC/Baltimore area for inspirational color field-trips. Sometimes it was a museum, special exhibit, or green resource store; other times, a cool restaurant. She moved to Los Angeles the very same time I moved to the Bay Area, and I miss our get-togethers. Okay, the mike is all yours, Cherie!
Since I’m a guest writer on Rachel’s color design blog, I figure the topic I choose will also tell you about myself and my style, yet open the door for all of you to look into the archives for color and design inspiration. My love for music and color is equal. So, why not merge the two and get inspired? The select three album covers are from singers/songwriters that hit my note and their album covers hit my style!
I'm "Boho Folk Retro Chic" What are you?
or Finding Color Design Inspiration in Classic Vinyl Album Coversby Cherie Detwiler
Carole King/Tapestry
“Live in the colour of your dreams” - Carole King
Carole King can jam on the piano while feeling at home in her bohemian setting from her Tapestry album. I love the translucent flowing curtains, rustic wood elements and the soft patterns on this album cover.
This comfy bedroom has sunlight coming in that catches the saturated reddish hot pink tones that rest on a deep earthy backdrop. It pulls me in and I want to jump on the bed and read a great book from my tall pile of options.
The workspace is where the imagination comes alive. Fill the room with inspiring pieces.There is a lot going on in this room yet the colors are soft and the transition smooth.The soft greyed down greenish blue walls, the earthy golds and the punch of rustic red. Write music, hum tunes or just play them in this space.
This shabby “bohemian” chic room invites me in to daydream, from where all great ideas are born. Several framed eclectic pictures hang over top the daybed, typical of bohemian design. What I like is the shabby chic whites and pale wood tones moving into these soft yet bright pops of pink and yellow variations.
Bob Dylan / Bringing It All Back Home
“Whatever colors you have in your mind I'll show them to you
and you'll see them shine,” - Bob Dylan
Good ole Bob, he “just keeps on keep’n on” and is a simple guy in a big scene. How about rock-n-roll Victorian style? Oh yea, I love the elements of a cool chaise by an ornate fireplace. This is where the guitar should be practiced with a glass of wine in this cozy ‘fallout shelter’.
I'm not a huge fan of velvet YET, couldn't be happier to relax in this Victorian library room and feel like a rock star. This would definitely be the location of my album cover photo shoot! Sexy Victorian dressed in purple, blue, hot pink and limey yellows, I'm home.
I really like this room holding an industrial Victorian look with its wallpaper, settee pieces and a huge steel designed wall divider. The colors in here are lively as red, deep pink and mauve tones sit in front of a rich blue wall. The green adjacent wall pops through the industrial divider adding an edgy coolness. This says to me, I’m fun and innovative. This office is truly inspirational for the creative energy field.
Elvis Costello/ The First 10 Years
“There’s a blue note in each song” – Elvis Costello
What can I say? I love jumping around to Elvis Costello and his retro style. Give me a groovy chair and a retro-print accent wall and I’ll hang out there every morning with my coffee and newspaper. Bold colors separated by some white space – oh yea, I’m awake. Let’s go Costello!
There it is, my groovy chair in lime green. A sophisticated retro look for the hard-working professional exposing clean lines, contrasting colors from black to lime green and some added warmth in the amber tones. I guess it's time to grow up yet it doesn't stop us from rocking out now and again.
Le Retro? Awaiting my rocker friends to pick me up for a concert while primping in this way cool room. Sharp colors of purple, yellow and blue that say, “It’s time to live a little.”
These three singer/songwriters and their vinyl album covers really sum up my musical and design preference: I call it, "Bohemian Folk Retro Chic". Yup, that’s me!
I suggest you go on an adventure. Go to the place where old vinyls lay there waiting to be found and explore your musical and design style. So, which classic vinyl album covers reflects -you-?
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