Mixing & Matching

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How Many Colors Is Too Many Colors - mixing & matching

Mixing & MatchingJuly 18, 20265 min

How Many Colors Is Too Many Colors

There's no magic number, but there is a point where a room or an outfit stops reading as intentional and starts reading as noise. Here's how I figure out where that point is.

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Mixing Patterns Without Losing Your Mind - mixing & matching

Mixing Patterns Without Losing Your Mind

Mixing patterns feels like advanced level color work, but it's really just color matching with an extra layer on top.…

Mixing & MatchingJuly 10, 2026
The Color That Should Win, and the Ones That Should Not - mixing & matching

The Color That Should Win, and the Ones That Should Not

Once you've settled on a few colors, the next question is how much of each you actually need. Turns out…

Mixing & MatchingApril 28, 2026
Does This Clash? A Way to Tell - mixing & matching

Does This Clash? A Way to Tell

Clashing isn't really about which colors you're combining. It's about whether they agree on a few quieter things underneath the…

Mixing & MatchingApril 9, 2026
Stripes, Florals, and Geometrics: Who Actually Gets Along - mixing & matching

Stripes, Florals, and Geometrics: Who Actually Gets Along

Not every pattern combination is a coin flip. Some pairings work almost every time and some fight no matter how…

Mixing & MatchingMarch 27, 2026