Category Archives: Garden

Monday, March 12th, 2012

COLOR YOUR LIFE – Guest Blogger Megan Reardon

Congrats to Susan R., winner of Monday’s COLOR YOUR LIFE kit! Susan R., you will receive an email from us shortly. Thank you everyone for your comments, we are sending $100 to MusiCares! Keep checking back, there are more chances … Continue reading →

Posted on March 12, 2012 by kim
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Wednesday, March 7th, 2012

Color Your Life – Guest Blogger Week!

Color is an integral part of what we do at YOLO Colorhouse – it brings us joy, fills us with passion, and surrounds us with beauty.  From putting together trend palettes to creating the perfect color combinations for your home, … Continue reading →

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Janie Lowe
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Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

The Beauty of Thanksgiving

I think I would have to call Thanksgiving my favorite holiday, not only does it fall during my favorite season, it’s when we gather family and friends into our home and cook, eat, drink, listen to music and share good … Continue reading →

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Janie Lowe
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Monday, October 17th, 2011

2012 Trend – Farm to Table

CLAY .05 AIR .03 LEAF .02 STONE .06 Farm to Table Kitchen – CLAY .05 accent, AIR .03 ceiling, LEAF .02 walls, STONE .06 cabinets (to right) If you have been reading this blog over the past year, you know … Continue reading →

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Ginnie Young
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Friday, September 30th, 2011

Living Outside

How is it that fall is my favorite season, yet this time of year always fills me with melancholy?  As I was putting away the pillows from our outdoor patio before the impending Portland rains, I realized, I most likely … Continue reading →

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Janie Lowe
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Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

Summer in Full Bloom, by LO

Ahhhhh, Summer! It’s the time of year when nature shows color in all it’s glory. It’s the time of year that we were inspired to create a whole family of colors and name them, PETAL. There are 7 members of … Continue reading →

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Janie Lowe
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Thursday, August 11th, 2011

Garden Color Celebration! by YO

PETAL .04 THRIVE .05 CREATE .04 THRIVE .05 CLAY.06 PETAL .07 THRIVE .02 GRAIN.06 THRIVE .06 PETAL .04

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Janie Lowe
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Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

Ida, Lou & Minne’s Colorful Coop, by LO

Meet the newest members of the family- Ida, Lou and Minne. They are named after my and Ginnie’s hometowns, Idalou and Minneapolis. Idalou, my small hometown in Texas was named after the founder’s two daughters, Ida and Lou. It seemed … Continue reading →

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Janie Lowe
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Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

The Color of Annie’s

Recently, we had the honor of working with the Creative Team at Annie’s Homegrown to choose color for their new home offices in Berkeley, California.  Ginnie and I went down to the 30,000 square foot building vacated by CLIF Bar, … Continue reading →

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Janie Lowe
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Thursday, June 2nd, 2011

Coop Color, by YO

Our latest project is building a coop for 3 chickens. We chose a coop design that was more traditional to go with our 1888 “somewhat-” Victorian farmhouse. Ian Mayer of Lorax General Contracting here in Portland helped us build it.  … Continue reading →

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Ginnie Young
Posted in Color, Garden, Green Living, Portland, OR | 3 Comments