IF IT'S JANUARY, IT MUST BE GARNET
Garnet is the official birthstone for January, as adopted by the American National Association of Jewelers in 1912.
It's also a stunning color for decorating.
Above is the famous picture of Diana Vreeland in her Park Ave apartment, designed by Billy Baldwin.
This shade of red is beautiful but hard to match from fabric to paint colors to rugs to accessories. Some tones seem like they match perfectly, but again it depends on the exact lighting.
If in doubt, think of a pomegranate. It's the perfect garnet color.
A little fun fact: Garnet happens to be a very popular Girls name, Garnett for a boy. Nice.
*If it's your birthday month, a yummy Happy B'day to you.... don't mind the year, it's just more numbers to get in the way.
Images courtesy of: Bergamo, Romo, House Beautiful, Christian Dior, Etro + Crumbs
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