I can always count on Patricia Gray for a dose of chic with my morning tea. Her latest feast for the eyes is an insightful post on the unexpected and sudden ubiquity of pink making an appearance in interior design. Pink, you ask? Yes, pink.

But before you start running for the hills with your trusty pair of UVA blocking shades, Patricia offers up an interesting quote from Vreeland that lends a clue as to how this peppy shade entered our collective mindset.

"Dianna Vreeland was famous for her saying that "Pink is the navy blue of India". I don't know what decade that was, but I have never seen a resurgence of pink for interiors like this for the last several decades. Maybe the 80's was pink, but it was more of a dusty rose, not the clear pink we are seeing now. I love this new clear pink. It makes a great backdrop for dramatic furnishings."

Everything from fashion to cuisine has been heavily influenced by the east of late. From Moroccan fashion at Trina Turk and Banana Republic to the abundance of saris available for purchase at American malls, it's no secret that designers are fascinated with influences from the east. And with our current focus on all-things-India, it only makes sense that this colorful nation's sense of style would seep into our interiors. Patricia's observation that this pink is of the bright, unapologetic variety seems to confirm its eastern origins.

Love it or hate it, pink is making a statement this season and it isn't just relegated to high end boutique hotels. Walk into any Pier One these days and you are assaulted with a wave of this optimistic color. As much as I want to deny it, the sight of the color does make me feel giddy. Something tells me Jonathan Adler is jumping for joy somewhere knowing that his recipe for anti-depressive living has finally hit the mainstream. Need a boost yourself? A touch of pink may be just what the doctor ordered.