Oregon Home - Spring 2024

COLOR CAN BE brought into the home through objects, furniture, or walls — and in Van Buskirk’s case, all three. The shop owner paid close attention to the sight lines, often sitting in one room while looking through to the other spaces. “This helps the choices feel more cohesive,” she says. “I’m always thinking about how I can pick colors that can be expressed in different ways throughout the home.” But even someone who is color confident can benefit from a second opinion, so Van Buskirk enlisted her friend Erin Albin from Appetite Interiors to fine-tune some of the colors for the other rooms. Achieving the right balance of color can be a bit of a puzzle,” Van Buskirk says. “Sometimes it helps to have another set of color-savvy eyes on things.” “

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