Crimson and black French linen toile, trimmed with black and natural stripe. (Pillow #136) An imported English leopard print in two colorways, enhanced with a center field of green and yellow dots. (Pillow #146) Black and white cotton vine print trimmed with gold grosgrain and black & gold checks. It's backed with red Chenille dots from France. (Pillow #118) Salmon and honey toned print with reverse flange and yellow, salmon & green striped pleated ribbon trim. (Pillow #128) Cooler colors can be made more inviting by incorporating warm tones & accents.

Pillow Panic In the June newsletter, we announced our new line of indoor and outdoor pillows. We promised to have them on the website in July but, thanks to an even more enthusiastic response than we had anticipated, the pillows completely sold out at the seminar. Linda and Laurie are busy creating more, and we will have new ones in the website's store this week, including both indoor and outdoor pillows. Each indoor pillow is made with designer fabrics - most from Europe - in luscious toiles, beautiful tapestries, sumptuous chenilles and fabulous wovens in a wide range of colors and textures. Outdoor pillows are fanciful combinations of tone-on-tone textured patterns, chenille stripes, and brilliantly colored solids and geometrics that are fade, mold and mildew resistent. You won't believe they're made for outside. Visit our online store to see photos and descriptions of all the pillows, but please remember... each pillow is one of a kind, and when it's gone, it's gone! Linda Loves Letters Interested in an Internet Seminar?  Q. Please, please, please... not all of us are able to travel to your seminars. We still love your style and would love to have your help. Write a book. Offer an internet seminar. Those of us in other parts of the country would love to have the opportunity to take part. Keep up the good work! A. I am happy to report that we are making progress in both of these areas. My first book, Rooms with Good Bones, is currently in production for publication in the spring by Gibbs-Smith, and you will be hearing more about that via future newsletters. I love the idea of an internet seminar or webinar, and we are researching that right now. It would be great if anyone reading this who might be interested in a webinar would e-mail us and let us know. Making Cool Colors Glow Q. I attended your recent seminar with my mother (it was amazing and fun). While Mom is an earthy, warm color person, I am not. Are there ways to make a cooler-colored room "glow"? I love your warm and inviting rooms, but would like to use colors that describe me. A.  On one hand, the very definition of the word "glow" would suggest warmer-toned colors, but I understand what you're saying, and there are ways to incorporate glow into cooler environments. In the photo (below left) of a living room that overlooks San Francisco Bay, we painted the walls and columns a soothing blue-green and covered the floor with a green rug, on which two loveseats with pale blue, green and gold strips boast cool-toned pillows. The window treatments have a pale green background with blue, gold and burgundy accents, and the artwork is primarily blues and greens. However, the room feels warm and inviting because of the warmth of the wood floors, the creamy tone of the ceilings, the glow from the fireplace and the red and orange accents in the owners' glass collection displayed around the room. The greens in the rugs, sofas and window treatments have yellow in them, and the wall color also has some ochre pigment that gives the cool color a subtle glow. To make cooler environments glow, try choosing cool colors that contain some yellow or ochre undertones, then incorporate warm wall and ceiling colors and accents into the room. I think you will truly experience a difference in how much better they feel. (BTW - there are more photos of this home on our website's Portfolio page. Click on Interior and scroll down to "Cool & Eclectic") More Seminar Photos We've posted the new photos from the fabulous Design Among the Vines event on the website's Seminar page, so feel free to visit. HGTV Dates for August and September Rustic and Colorful Living Room #607 August 17, 1:30 PM ET/PT Antiques-Filled Bedroom #613 August 21, 1:30 PM ET/PT Country Chic Family Room #710  August 22, 1:30 PM ET/PT Contemporary Country Bedroom #505 August 28, 1:30 PM ET/PT Vibrant Living Room #806 September 12, 1:30 PM ET/PT (Check HGTV.com's website for additional dates as they are added throughout the month. Just search for "Applewhite.")