Creating a Mood- Color Palettes that Glow

Those of you who follow me on Facebook know that I like to post photos from my power walks. Recently, I read that some experts are calling Emerald Green the 'Color of 2013'. So, when I ran into this most amazing scene along the Crystal Springs Reservoir near my home in Burlingame, California, I had to imagine a room that evoked this magical setting. Here's what I came up with:

[caption id="attachment_7454" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Deep dark green walls. Preferably, layers of green blending to this deep black emerald color with a wax finish..."][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_7452" align="aligncenter" width="471" caption="A gorgeous dark brown sofa like the modern piece inspired by the old English Chesterfield style sofa from Jayson Home & Garden..."][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_7535" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="And a luminous painting that evokes Mother Nature like this large-scale piece called 'The One Behind the Two' by my friend, Jennifer Perlmutter"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_7468" align="aligncenter" width="471" caption="An architectural chanderlier like this piece from Jayson Home and Garden that reflects the bare branches..."][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_7456" align="aligncenter" width="471" caption="Comfy reading chairs in warm clay colored velvet like these from Jayson Home and Garden"][/caption]