Spring fever struck me on the sofa with the March issue of House Beautiful magazine. The entire issue features one color,” the most popular of all colors,” according to Editor in Chief Stephen Drucker, and “a color full of good feelings and often prone to obsession….”
Of course that would be blue.
But lots of blues! Photo after gorgeous photo of interiors are grouped in sections as opal, Titian, denim, porcelain, and ocean blues. Tiles and pillows, walls and lampshades. A feast of beauty in calming yet vibrant blue. (Which is what I read magazines for – a feast of beauty. I’ve given myself permission to read the articles only if they are truly interesting to me.)
Do we have any blue in our house? I asked myself, prone on the sofa, lost in the magazine. Well, two rooms with teal walls. And nearly 20-year-old teal carpeting that is one of my least favorite things.
I must add blue – different blue! Which means I must think about my home’s rooms and décor. In my mind I move from room to room, checking my emotional pulse, looking around.
Then before the issue gets covered by clutter on the table and forgotten, I’ll walk through the house room by room. What do I have that’s blue in a cupboard or drawer that could be “put out?” Where could I add touches of blue?
Of course this investigation leads naturally to “wow, is that lampshade ever dusty!” And “how have I not seen those cobwebs that join the window valance and the corner?”
And that leads to spring cleaning. Which is the first symptom of spring fever. I hope I’ll soon get past the duster to, really, an added dash of blue.
What is the spring fever symptom that strikes you? Do you want to add blue, or another hue?










