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Kathryn Schultz's avatar

I loooove new hometown and the story to go along with it! This is inspiring me to think of color differently!!

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Jenna O'Brien's avatar

🤎 so glad you enjoyed it!

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Skye's avatar

Oh my goodness! Best Friend's House is so inspiring! My life goal is to [almost] always have baked goods ready for my guests :D My bestie does something similar; she usually has me pick a bag of tea from her tea collection so she can make me a mug :)

Also, this article was so helpful because I was pondering redecorating my home with more color, but I had no clue how to do it without making things look tacky! XD

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Jenna O'Brien's avatar

So glad it came at a perfect time! Exciting to re-decorate - hope something here struck an idea!

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Emily Meredith's avatar

Greenhouse is beautiful! My home is full of pinks and greens and this palette is inspiring me to go further!

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hg cicciari's avatar

New hometown could make me cry :,) I’m in a huge season of transition & was visiting family in my hometown this weekend but just made my way back up to the new place I’m living & was looking at old pictures & writings & got very emo. Feel like this color palette described it best! & I LONG for longer days!!!

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Jenna O'Brien's avatar

🤎 love that it resonated

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Cindy Rodriguez's avatar

you do these so well! I'm not very good at naming things lol poems, playlists, a business, w/e it is. but naming colors seems like such a nice way of being creative without the pressure to create. A while back I created a color palette for Psalm 23 and it's one of my favorite things.

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Jenna O'Brien's avatar

Sounds beautiful and peaceful

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Alexis Tyler's avatar

Younger me would escape to Best Friend’s House and Summer Holiday without any question and I feel so much happiness and love for those palettes. The me now wants to be wrapped up in Storm Clouds forever with the occasional Midcentury Dream to shake things up. Love them all though!

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Jenna O'Brien's avatar

Love that you can identify what all the versions of you would be drawn to.

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Rachel Keck's avatar

Best Friend’s House 💜

My husband & I are preparing to welcome our firstborn daughter in the spring, & her room is nearly this same color palette! A moody dusty plum for the walls, a baby blue lamp thrifted from a friend’s little pop-up shop & a cream-&-sage dresser from my own childhood bedroom. It was so sweet to see the colors of this season’s daydreams in one of your palettes. Thank you for sharing them! 🤍

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Jenna O'Brien's avatar

Congratulations! Sounds like a very sweet place to land for a very sweet baby!

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Ruth Ashaye's avatar

I enjoyed this so much!

I’ve actually used a previous colour palette of yours to figure out my personal branding colours 🥰

Butter stick and sardine tin gal here 🙋🏻‍♀️

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Jenna O'Brien's avatar

The yellow and cobalt combo forever!!

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Morgan's avatar

I know making color palettes and naming the colors is your thing, but I’m always so impressed at how good you are at it! Summer Holiday is probably my favorite because of the vacation memories it brings up (and new crush is incredible 🩷) Midcentury Dream, especially the couch and chairs colors, is also fantastic

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Jenna O'Brien's avatar

We all had a vacation crush at one point, haha!

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Lucia's avatar

I love New Years Day. After a truly shit year I‘m so ready for a new beginning. I‘m ready for the clean, clear energy of the blueish hues and the warmth and excitement the berry hues carry with them❤️

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Jenna O'Brien's avatar

New Year is right around the corner. Fresh slate for you — I hope it feels freeing!

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Deavon's avatar

If only this came out this summer. The chosen decor photo for Bestfriend's House is one I was trying my hardest to use to build a color palette for a project but I failed due to indecisiveness. Seeing Bestfriend's House palette is like seeing an idea come to life. Out of all the palettes, I really like New Year's Day but I'm drawn to Greenhouse. Not quite sure what it is about Greenhouse, it's not colors I normally would be drawn to. It would be such a perfect scheme for matcha brands.

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Jenna O'Brien's avatar

I need some matcha brands to call in a color consultation is what you’re telling me!!

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Deavon's avatar

Yes exactly!!

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Grace Clark's avatar

I love best friend’s house, the cozy nostalgic colors always give me the best feelings! I put a subscription of feeling magazine on my Christmas list this year 🥰 hoping to see to all the design dive posts in 2026

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Jenna O'Brien's avatar

Okay I’ll write a bunch of them just for you!!! 🤎😭

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SMK's avatar

Obsessed with all of this. Interestingly I liked some of the palettes but then they didn’t resonate as much when put into practice in a space, and vice versa! Kitchen flow, retro dinner party,

Fairy tale and summer holiday are standouts if I am forced to choose favorites, but all are so beautiful and thoughtfully chosen. And I love and appreciate the suggestions for how to incorporate palettes like this into work and life. Thank you for sharing your creative brain!

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Jenna O'Brien's avatar

This is so kind! I love hearing how you thought through this. Sounds like you love vibrant color!

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Rouget's avatar

J'adore la question des couleurs dans nos maisons préférées ! Je n'ai pas encore le réponse mais cela demande réflexion, alors merci .

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Jenna O'Brien's avatar

Merci beaucoup d'avoir lu cet article et pour votre commentaire pertinent !

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Mary's avatar

Loved this article and the stories behind each color palette.

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Jenna O'Brien's avatar

Thank you for reading, Mary!! Glad you liked it!

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Annalise Kohrs's avatar

Verrrrry into these, especially New Year’s Day! I love how deep and rich it feels- totally indulgent and a little sexy??

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Jenna O'Brien's avatar

Ooo la la

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