FRESH INSPIRATION: COLOR

Months before the announcement of the Pantone Color of the Year, I had my eye on a new favorite color pairing: green and blue.  This fresh and sophisticated palette is great for any application.  Whether you are looking to add some green and blue throw pillows to a room in need of color or you are trying to update a forgotten powder room with an exciting new wallpaper, green and blue is my new favorite.   

Try soft gray blue and pale lime for a serene bedroom or mossy green and sapphire blue for a dramatic library.  You can also take this color pairing from coastal home to home in the suburbs.  Here are a few photos for inspiration: 

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FRESH INSPIRATION FOR A NEW YEAR

The past few weeks have been filled with holiday parties, gatherings, and festive outfits featuring sparkles and fur.  This exciting whirlwind has come to a sudden halt, our tree is dismantled and decorations have been carefully packed away for next year.  The winter blues have set in and the long cold months ahead loom over us as the final Christmas cookies are devoured.  

This seasonal slum hit me hard this weekend.  I don't know if this helped or made it worse, but I started revisiting summer photos and images from previous tropical getaways.  Each photo was filled with roaring cool blue surf and rich green foliage, which got me thinking about color.  Sunlight and temperature have something to do with the happy feelings associated with these settings, but so do the colors. Maybe all we need is a little color update to get us through the winter blues?  

With this in mind, I began my search for blue and green inspiration.  This is a great time to consider updating or redesigning your home.  Whether you plan to add a chinoiserie planter with fresh green plants or wallpaper your powder room in a cheerful green and blue paper, this week will offer plenty of inspiration to beat the winter blues.  

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FALL COLORS: HERB LOOK

1.) www.potterybarn.com

2.) www.williams-sonoma.com

3.) www.colehaan.com

4.) www.jcrew.com

THIS MONTH'S OBSESSION: LEAFY GREEN

This month I am loving leafy green fabrics and wallcoverings.  Perhaps this is due to India Hicks’s book Island Style or maybe it is the thought of hot summer days.  Paired with rattan baskets, summery sisals, and gold hardware,  they are the perfect graphic element to any room.  Here is some pre-weekend leafy green inspiration.  

 

 

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SPRING: GOING GREEN

Today might feel like winter, but Spring is upon us.  Days will continue to get longer, trees will display chartreuse budding leaves, and flowers will fill once snowy garden beds.  Spring-like days can not come quick enough.  For this reason, I love anything that gets me into the Spring spirit and these days I can not stop thinking about the color green.  Perhaps, this began with the celebration of St. Patrick's Day.  Or maybe it was a recent meeting with Marvic Textiles, where I was inspired by Safari in Lime, a stunning vibrant chartreuse cotton velvet.  In addition to celebrations and design influences, I think the arrival of golf season has also played a part.  

I look forward to a casual afternoon of golf, either as a player on the course or as a spectator from the comfort of home.  Today marks the beginning of the Masters, and what better day, than today to enjoy this great game.  There is something very relaxing about watching these talented professionals attempt to maintain their cool, while achieving the fewest strokes to a small hole.  The color green plays an important role in the game of golf and the Masters.  Sprawling bright green fairways and greens are one.  But the iconic green jacket is what many think of when the Masters is mentioned. 

In order to continue my "think-Spring" fling, I will spend the next couple of posts sharing all things Spring that inspire me.  Some of these green and others not.  But for today and the remainder of the week, the Masters is where I will be tuning in. 

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