{"id":4163,"date":"2015-03-13T08:18:58","date_gmt":"2015-03-13T13:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cushionsource.com\/?p=4163"},"modified":"2016-01-29T14:41:32","modified_gmt":"2016-01-29T20:41:32","slug":"march-color-of-the-month-amethyst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cushionsource.com\/blog\/design-ideas\/march-color-of-the-month-amethyst\/","title":{"rendered":"March Color of the Month: Amethyst"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>March is finally here, which means spring is right around the corner. After all the horrible winter weather that has occurred recently, I know I could not be more ready for spring and warmer weather.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>What better way to kick off the transition into spring weather than to open with a color of the month? Amethyst seemed like the perfect color to begin with. It\u2019s one of those colors that is very versatile when used throughout your home.<\/p>\n<p>My inspiration for starting with amethyst is partially due to the inspiration board hanging in our office. While it may be a work in progress, these fabrics hang there brightly and beautifully.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4511\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4511\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4511 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cushionsource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_8056-e1426091998437-700x933-460x613.jpg\" alt=\"Amethyst Tone Fabrics\" width=\"460\" height=\"613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cushionsource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_8056-e1426091998437-700x933-460x613.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.cushionsource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_8056-e1426091998437-700x933-700x933.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.cushionsource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_8056-e1426091998437-700x933.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Fabrics: Robert Allen Ikat Band Storm; Robert Allen Akana Weave Fuchsia; Highland Taylor Silk Dupioni Dark Violet; Robert Allen Texturetake Cactus; Robert Allen Slubbed Weave Orange Crush<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Amethyst is also a color that can be used as a neutral. Add it to a mix of patterns. Although that might seem bold, it can create a clean look.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4514 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cushionsource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/blog-throw-pillows-700x490-700x490.jpg\" alt=\"Pair Amethyst Throw Pillows with Mixed Prints\" width=\"700\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cushionsource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/blog-throw-pillows-700x490-700x490.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.cushionsource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/blog-throw-pillows-700x490-460x322.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.cushionsource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/blog-throw-pillows-700x490.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One of my favorite ways to add more color to any room is to create an accent wall.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.houzz.com\/photos\/10094975\/Port-Credit-Custom-Home-traditional-bedroom-toronto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/st.houzz.com\/simgs\/6531d2d80325fd5e_8-8631\/traditional-bedroom.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Traditional Bedroom by Mississauga Home Builders Prestige Homes<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/cushionsource\/color-of-the-month\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pinterest board<\/a> for more inspirational ideas on how to use amethyst in your home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March is finally here, which means spring is right around the corner. After all the horrible winter weather that has occurred recently, I know I could not be more ready for spring and warmer weather.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4511,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-design-ideas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cushionsource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cushionsource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cushionsource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cushionsource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cushionsource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4163"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.cushionsource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4516,"href":"https:\/\/www.cushionsource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4163\/revisions\/4516"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cushionsource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cushionsource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cushionsource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cushionsource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}