it's about the journey...

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">think I'd like to explore wherever these<b><a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/12069726"> stairs</a></b> live.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRtlykey-C0gVAgVaLK0oSJBZ4gW-R5G7fHs8IQzDe1TtM8_i8-6lfMvgpifFL-8oiFO4ZpNc5M2bm0ewS2hJrmAhPsEO8i4_zcP9JyPyv4ijW64mzVh4r_JQ7i0ovinYD65wmUoD8Exu_/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-29+at+7.58.47+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRtlykey-C0gVAgVaLK0oSJBZ4gW-R5G7fHs8IQzDe1TtM8_i8-6lfMvgpifFL-8oiFO4ZpNc5M2bm0ewS2hJrmAhPsEO8i4_zcP9JyPyv4ijW64mzVh4r_JQ7i0ovinYD65wmUoD8Exu_/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-29+at+7.58.47+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What are you up this weekend?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We're christening the newly-boarded-but-still-unfinished deck with friends - </div><div style="text-align: center;">who needs railings, right?!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">although...  D. will be making his signature Bloody Caesars.... </div><div style="text-align: center;">(that's a bloody mary made with clamato, for all of you south of the border!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and that could spell trouble, lol...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">see you monday... x</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWMGhtRQ5a5i38fMSKlsxz9yYjXcagAy3KEkcs2UPAXRgbK7Z9P-AOTpdV68VJixoKi6NkGlalUDiaM0PlxURp8FYaHLS_Qk3UNINLfoseeRNbZ5CWA5YpOPlfGSTqfOmxvFBeHD0wsaN3/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="82" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWMGhtRQ5a5i38fMSKlsxz9yYjXcagAy3KEkcs2UPAXRgbK7Z9P-AOTpdV68VJixoKi6NkGlalUDiaM0PlxURp8FYaHLS_Qk3UNINLfoseeRNbZ5CWA5YpOPlfGSTqfOmxvFBeHD0wsaN3/s320/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

it's about the journey...

think I'd like to explore wherever these stairs live. What are you up this weekend? We're christening the newly-boarded-but-still-...

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yay or nay: wall decals

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and now,</div><div style="text-align: center;">for one that inspires many a heated discussion among designers:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Wall Decal.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(insert scary music :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5v_x-toee_wPPzXWADe0iPAtrjw1qtq4mktvaBWjjb4cne4-ri1g86v71UQ8UrCQVmsv7efPrc-d0MlRQhrwrDmL-zRhJiSc775Vy1axjL5ZRUyHFmnshprZos3ah7yZiYRbQ-Am_8k7c/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-27+at+8.50.43+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5v_x-toee_wPPzXWADe0iPAtrjw1qtq4mktvaBWjjb4cne4-ri1g86v71UQ8UrCQVmsv7efPrc-d0MlRQhrwrDmL-zRhJiSc775Vy1axjL5ZRUyHFmnshprZos3ah7yZiYRbQ-Am_8k7c/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-27+at+8.50.43+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's a sunny, summer wednesday - why not open up that can of worms?!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Clients want and use these ALL the time.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Most of my designers cronies despise them.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I think that they can be extremely tacky</div><div style="text-align: center;">or quite interesting,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">depending on the application...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKhlqstV8N8A26my_hFIwan7j7tY7ORlX_FOdsyHEohqcmE0bz7GO7XDcJhmpEfSo0zF2fYbBJ-g3klvruT0aultDi7Ma-nkpx38v2jPz-nuRDYdo2WC4AZB-Y7043abo9YHyDQ29ZVsLA/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-27+at+8.39.47+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhr9zxodG5vAx93X_s3y6H6K-Km29jaZ0gk7gt9_Dsxw5I5NJz4v1L3liu2TfwGMGXA34M6XaSpiG9ravYeGn92WzdnM9b-pe7aRKE0m4A21ihU-cfyV7rIwPLAidZabIYD847AHmeYoE/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-27+at+8.18.40+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhr9zxodG5vAx93X_s3y6H6K-Km29jaZ0gk7gt9_Dsxw5I5NJz4v1L3liu2TfwGMGXA34M6XaSpiG9ravYeGn92WzdnM9b-pe7aRKE0m4A21ihU-cfyV7rIwPLAidZabIYD847AHmeYoE/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-27+at+8.18.40+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">source </span></span><a href="http://designcommotion.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">1</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.ferm-living.com/calendar-black/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">2</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">That <b><a href="http://www.sho.com/site/showtimehouse/home.do">last one</a></b> may change a few minds :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> What do YOU think-</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> a yay or a nay?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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yay or nay: wall decals

and now, for one that inspires many a heated discussion among designers: The Wall Decal. (insert scary music :) It's a sunny, summer wed...

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Crushing On Color: Jennifer from Rambling Renovators

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><i>Ooh, have I got a treat for your weary monday-morning eyes!</i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><i>The latest Crushing on Color post,</i><br /><i>the series where your favourite fabulous design bloggers share their favourite color of the moment with you...</i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><i>Today's guest post is from the lovely and very talented Jennifer of <b><a href="http://ramblingrenovators.blogspot.com/">Rambling Renovators</a></b>.</i><br /><i>If you haven't been to her blog (where have you been?!!)</i><br /><i>you really need to head over.</i><br /><i>It's chocked full of adventures in reno, and life,</i><br /><i>as Jennifer relates her experiences renovating her Toronto home with her husband,</i><br /><i>and often shares touching and funny bits about her adorable little daughter, Chloe....</i><br /><i>In fact, she's so creative and charming,</i><br /><i>that Nate Berkus had her on his show... need I say more?</i><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="" height="102" id="Image2_img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDhzCnGcJEbZvPO9pyQEscOF5_OCXH1G7lo1ZwdOn_9XkOvK9_2tV3aJkkuRYbPzY4Y0qrEvyQKyFbQn2xU3PfzzOPlYgrYMOxh8PooJKHPG98zRoxMmIQgXzXTGQ17dh-Eprw0dZsb9M/s640/header_tan.png" width="640" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />When Anne-Marie asked me to participate in her Crushing On Colour series, </div><div style="text-align: center;">I knew I had to write about my latest crush... coral.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now this colour may be "hot" right now, </div><div style="text-align: center;">with a pinky-coral called "Honeysuckle" having been selected Pantone's Color Of The Year for 2011,</div><div style="text-align: center;"> but don't mistake this hue as a flash in a pan.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Coral is a bold colour but is versatile too.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> It can take on many a persona, soft and elegant, vintage, worn, modern, or fresh... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/70674119/" target="_blank"><img /></a></div></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://www.bhg.com/rooms/bedroom/master-bedroom/beautiful-boudoirs/#page=7" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">bhg.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/kendrastark/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Kendra</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/27544824/" target="_blank"><br /></a></div></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/71754212/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/71754212_aJ4uVq04_c.jpg" width="360 height =" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><div style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/photogallery/shades-of-nature#slide_4" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">marthastewart.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/clwines/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Cara</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/30239017/" target="_blank"><img /></a></div></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><div style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="http://highstreetmarket.blogspot.com/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">highstreetmarket.blogspot.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/bijouandboheme/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Christine</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/27544824/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/27544824_6YVisrWm_c.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><div style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="http://pawleysislandposh.blogspot.com/2010/04/coral.html" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">pawleysislandposh.blogspot.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/mollymcbel/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Molly</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://theurbanfarmhouse.typepad.com/.a/6a01287699c3f2970c0134807e6a05970c-800wi" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="http://theurbanfarmhouse.typepad.com/.a/6a01287699c3f2970c0134807e6a05970c-800wi" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Design by Massucco Warner Miller</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It plays well with other attention-seeking colours like navy or chartreuse</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/61604772/" target="_blank"><img /></a></div></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><div style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="http://caitlinwilsondesign.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-06-16T21%3A30%3A00%2B04%3A00&max-results=100" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">caitlinwilsondesign.blogspot.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/rollingstoney/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Sarah</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/71264601/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/71264601_PrA9A9xM_c.jpg" width="475 height =" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/71264601/" target="_blank"><br /></a></div></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><div style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="http://www.designsponge.com/2010/10/sneak-peek-kate-schintzius.html" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">designsponge.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/tiffanyrichey/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Tiffany</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76838b; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: small; line-height: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black; line-height: normal;"><br /></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">and be as intense as black and white..</span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: small; line-height: 0px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/73603307/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black; line-height: normal;"></span><img /></a></span></div></div></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><div style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="http://crushculdesac.tumblr.com/post/7748397844" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">crushculdesac.tumblr.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/isharam/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Ishara</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: small;">                             or it can be quiet and demure and speak softly when called for.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: small;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/63529657/" target="_blank"><img /></a></div></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><div style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="http://paloma81.blogspot.com/2011/03/dream-home-peppermint-bliss.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2Fladolcevitablog+%28La+Dolce+Vita%29&utm_content=Yahoo%21+Mail" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">paloma81.blogspot.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/bijouandboheme/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Christine</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/65606362/" target="_blank"><img /></a></div></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><div style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="http://www.ohdeedoh.com/ohdeedoh/home-tours" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">ohdeedoh.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/kmmarx/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Katie</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But I like coral best when paired with grey.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> The cool grey makes coral more grown up, less pinky and more orangey. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">A sophisticated blend. Playful but not too sweet.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/61953320/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/61953320_b7IosISH_c.jpg" width="475 height =" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/61953320/" target="_blank"><br /></a></div></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;"><div style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/foohqwah/5170769978/in/set-72157620683308798/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">flickr.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/perri/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Perri</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ibnxY8cpGroopLCprHT3BswjwJUE3KjQIAxzDp36zZWOxwiPZcqBEw96RiyZS6ttSQ2NLV0YOmJxVqru7ta1dwtbnNPJrtNOurqTncq7N4RgqoJrC6IdREAtBcy2vzkojeXxyWisbrI/s1600/07032010rebeccaadam0351.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ibnxY8cpGroopLCprHT3BswjwJUE3KjQIAxzDp36zZWOxwiPZcqBEw96RiyZS6ttSQ2NLV0YOmJxVqru7ta1dwtbnNPJrtNOurqTncq7N4RgqoJrC6IdREAtBcy2vzkojeXxyWisbrI/s640/07032010rebeccaadam0351.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks Anne-Marie for allowing me to share my colour crush!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6LGUuPNQdPYfU9VhDdsmJTUEJ78zXIVN22gy8M5vMprH8ugurkmdIB05ZLECg2PtrZJoSHk7KynCYDdzucbE0jO0Q-q3W_fm8Q904JTlJhuI7afR_Ual4frTGXoKvJVI_xb19-O2lDaf/s1600/flourish_one_horizontal_01_xxl.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="82" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6LGUuPNQdPYfU9VhDdsmJTUEJ78zXIVN22gy8M5vMprH8ugurkmdIB05ZLECg2PtrZJoSHk7KynCYDdzucbE0jO0Q-q3W_fm8Q904JTlJhuI7afR_Ual4frTGXoKvJVI_xb19-O2lDaf/s200/flourish_one_horizontal_01_xxl.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Thank you, Jennifer!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Coral is on my radar right now, as well!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I like it well-saturated and a little heavy on the pink.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The perfect coral palette has got to be that last living room, </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>a juicy coral, pale grey, a warm white and gold -  heavenly :)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Thank you for sharing your color crush with us,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and, as always, I'm looking forward to seeing your next post!</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>(and I apologize about the teeny writing in a few spots - blogger does not like me today :)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_kU6XzrOGMk7SpV1GTjXY5jCrzuD1OAq0cnDf0L3lu1iAvidqjZWtJT47dVnDztK_c03NVXtetsrTsdaqM3pS2GbGqZUOxjlUIEYQig_hD0-zgCNIXEnRVHDudIBjX1IUDIKCj0LAPxQ/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_kU6XzrOGMk7SpV1GTjXY5jCrzuD1OAq0cnDf0L3lu1iAvidqjZWtJT47dVnDztK_c03NVXtetsrTsdaqM3pS2GbGqZUOxjlUIEYQig_hD0-zgCNIXEnRVHDudIBjX1IUDIKCj0LAPxQ/s200/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="200" /></i></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>ps. got some projects for Tash's room going this weekend, </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>found a gem at a yard sale,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and had a wicked brainstorm for a display solution - </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>will show you later in the week! </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Happy Monday!  x</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Crushing On Color: Jennifer from Rambling Renovators

Ooh, have I got a treat for your weary monday-morning eyes! The latest Crushing on Color post, the series where your favourite fabulous desi...

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DIY Art: a tiled mosaic wall hanging

<div style="text-align: center;">found this over at <b><a href="http://www.desiretoinspire.net/">Desire To Inspire</a></b> today and am so trying this!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">check out the art....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLFpMNsBJywd2KB417sRljXfDLSUGt_hghcaFxhA9kFUyutzPwDAYCtmyypZgIqe7Fdzeqp1U8cxQDx6cQcgJPJR1LKhmYw8dnJSRnksLCc_tiR3-4MzKtJmUegdaWYu3YrfvfwNAssduD/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-22+at+6.19.16+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLFpMNsBJywd2KB417sRljXfDLSUGt_hghcaFxhA9kFUyutzPwDAYCtmyypZgIqe7Fdzeqp1U8cxQDx6cQcgJPJR1LKhmYw8dnJSRnksLCc_tiR3-4MzKtJmUegdaWYu3YrfvfwNAssduD/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-22+at+6.19.16+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">a tiled mosaic.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Genius!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Pop over to the <b><a href="http://www.desiretoinspire.net/blog/2011/7/22/tilton-fenwick.html?lastPage=true#comment13974173">post</a></b>, there's more eye candy available :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtdHYOIHe3NmeSbgR-p6Ngmz6tsAutf9eHIuzFZyv-IcxDeP18yJF4LcIs32nas3XCKK8pEsGQkUXDYZ2_BUp53QMEG9vxAIDAaIUi7UlkCLaIjmFhBlhihhW6uLYJh_YyCOxl_2Ok1w8/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="82" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtdHYOIHe3NmeSbgR-p6Ngmz6tsAutf9eHIuzFZyv-IcxDeP18yJF4LcIs32nas3XCKK8pEsGQkUXDYZ2_BUp53QMEG9vxAIDAaIUi7UlkCLaIjmFhBlhihhW6uLYJh_YyCOxl_2Ok1w8/s320/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

DIY Art: a tiled mosaic wall hanging

found this over at Desire To Inspire today and am so trying this! check out the art.... a tiled mosaic. Genius!! Pop over to the post , the...

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black + white + art + kitchen perfection

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Prepare yourself for some serious kitchen envy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What do you do when space is limited and the views are so-so?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Paint it white, pare it down and add your own eye candy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdn8tItBf9eKxZVK6xOLG1cnOMy0XphUkOOSwGmnVcnNCZTJLwgzmwjog0xNXDzmOMI2PS28UEbE9Dqrrt3gDU5py7jbk-gOzf42nsJH-_c1WLvKE-qTrtdGikVlTpuAiU7SCYpme5UZ14/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-21+at+10.36.53+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdn8tItBf9eKxZVK6xOLG1cnOMy0XphUkOOSwGmnVcnNCZTJLwgzmwjog0xNXDzmOMI2PS28UEbE9Dqrrt3gDU5py7jbk-gOzf42nsJH-_c1WLvKE-qTrtdGikVlTpuAiU7SCYpme5UZ14/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-21+at+10.36.53+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://fromgreenwich.tumblr.com/post/1618822092/yes-brydiebrown-small-done-beautifully-via"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">source</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Is it hhhhhot where you are? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We've just cancelled our plans for the beach today because we can't even BREATHE out there.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The boys have been trying to work on the blisteringly-hot-south-facing-deck through this heat wave, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and it's progressing a little slower than anticipated as a result -</div><div style="text-align: center;">but we gave them the day off, as well.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I lost the battle for having the decking laid in a herringbone or chevron pattern like this -</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRWnniYAIIR3aYGR5YXMERlpl8BFiCLxsBZ0Ls_5kv_Oa9qO0IEtLudj5GWLwf26lc5FZ5w4IoYqVwrA4tJqDctp7lTgnqrFb8sVSsvzDiVY5abpIME66IqvLlosfDyG5P7d3qa7-ZUjX5/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-21+at+10.53.47+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRWnniYAIIR3aYGR5YXMERlpl8BFiCLxsBZ0Ls_5kv_Oa9qO0IEtLudj5GWLwf26lc5FZ5w4IoYqVwrA4tJqDctp7lTgnqrFb8sVSsvzDiVY5abpIME66IqvLlosfDyG5P7d3qa7-ZUjX5/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-21+at+10.53.47+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">apparently the budget would have doubled, as it would have involved changing the structure.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm really starting to dislike that dirty "B" word!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But at least it's on a diagonal :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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black + white + art + kitchen perfection

Prepare yourself for some serious kitchen envy. What do you do when space is limited and the views are so-so? Paint it white, pare it down a...

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color post: which pinks love grey

<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFmsWq-YT7qYtc1J1kQ8jR5BOSX7tSN8PRKc25zqpR8zLETM32giv4d11ysNVZ8S4MihjXGe-rxi9_qHuxavkC33pm1sX7briBvatkB_Sc9cdhUgBNm9f4j4ULPkCsqTcFf6BQ7dkjH7C/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+4.00.35+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFmsWq-YT7qYtc1J1kQ8jR5BOSX7tSN8PRKc25zqpR8zLETM32giv4d11ysNVZ8S4MihjXGe-rxi9_qHuxavkC33pm1sX7briBvatkB_Sc9cdhUgBNm9f4j4ULPkCsqTcFf6BQ7dkjH7C/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+4.00.35+AM.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For so many years beige, or some form of warm neutral,</div><div style="text-align: center;">was the go-to backdrop for every space.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now, with grey at the forefront of design,</div><div style="text-align: center;">many of us are trying to make the switch from warm neutrals to cool ones...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGB4Ti7-c1z3HvWEImT0zAK9o1M_uBTlHybrojfHRl6RbfUd-AnfP9Z1tS6H509yy4qbioUEz6blL_eCfOMuddLU-B1tfIUQ0mKt41-Ig8GZFu7fdOTdhLnyKCP1YQke40Nw8LpHEDyXn/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+3.20.29+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGB4Ti7-c1z3HvWEImT0zAK9o1M_uBTlHybrojfHRl6RbfUd-AnfP9Z1tS6H509yy4qbioUEz6blL_eCfOMuddLU-B1tfIUQ0mKt41-Ig8GZFu7fdOTdhLnyKCP1YQke40Nw8LpHEDyXn/s400/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+3.20.29+AM.png" style="cursor: move;" width="383" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Concerned about creating a space that feels "cold", </div><div style="text-align: center;">my clients usually want to incorporate some colorful accents when using grey on the walls.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> A question I am constantly asked is what colors work with grey.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you read my post on <b><a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/2010/11/color-post-how-you-can-create-flow-with.html">clean color</a></b>,</div><div style="text-align: center;">you'll know that almost any hue works with grey, </div><div style="text-align: center;">what's important is that it is a pure hue that has been mixed only with white, black, or grey.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSODUFV_S8A78xEoRyU_jQ1vIov1XziU4CzbiqcYbTuaBTlpiJV3SoCQMRlZKjnsuQUaOGW-6_ipz_zj9ErgaG6YitCa7G4WT3U_8wdD0EroER8t1YGxopn_2XnHCMmTJR236uuzDctZU5/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+3.40.40+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSODUFV_S8A78xEoRyU_jQ1vIov1XziU4CzbiqcYbTuaBTlpiJV3SoCQMRlZKjnsuQUaOGW-6_ipz_zj9ErgaG6YitCa7G4WT3U_8wdD0EroER8t1YGxopn_2XnHCMmTJR236uuzDctZU5/s400/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+3.40.40+AM.png" style="cursor: move;" width="386" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">but one of my favourite combinations is grey mixed up with pink and it's cohorts...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFn-bfESzVuxdanw0GUOdipDHYNZ0LTS_BWPCWNTBBkBK_mrRVeUogBh9-Twot_utD_cGXdTVPhqcF07_La2hKoczMXzka0kxWYxmD1ZbjxrwkX92TJWLnf4jxW5saA6kQv1GIzetV9kbW/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+3.58.25+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFn-bfESzVuxdanw0GUOdipDHYNZ0LTS_BWPCWNTBBkBK_mrRVeUogBh9-Twot_utD_cGXdTVPhqcF07_La2hKoczMXzka0kxWYxmD1ZbjxrwkX92TJWLnf4jxW5saA6kQv1GIzetV9kbW/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+3.58.25+AM.png" style="cursor: move;" width="306" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and when I saw this living room, I swooned, because the color mix is exactly right.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> grey wall and sofa + with fresh garden hues - how about that lush emerald?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(and note how the pillow on the right, sconce art and side table </div><div style="text-align: center;">pick up the the warm tones found in the wood floor and allow for a harmonious mix.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwnPxSynox1cuQ2QUqhCRKZwarpKHNfoAbz9fdfmwI9kb5Y5fztfmJu2VppV-NF2QbWBazbEx1Ka5Lu8Xa3i64nVyJL6LaxnXfK3KAJAJPYaXSnY26X4Lj3flFkbwHjedam-A4MgxpjJpo/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+4.23.20+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwnPxSynox1cuQ2QUqhCRKZwarpKHNfoAbz9fdfmwI9kb5Y5fztfmJu2VppV-NF2QbWBazbEx1Ka5Lu8Xa3i64nVyJL6LaxnXfK3KAJAJPYaXSnY26X4Lj3flFkbwHjedam-A4MgxpjJpo/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+4.23.20+AM.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Black adds glam to the combo, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and although I may have chosen a slightly cooler tone for the walls,</div><div style="text-align: center;">those chairs are showstoppers, aren't they?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl7yjpoRgA27oUmGxym2m5lwfGIXmpVYYxeoarZz3nXYieua638c2TPsFWaJMskSs18vcMOhe6N5m9qjX0a3212aPGnYv7ZTgQI9YfqVBWYE7yHnCk59qXMreB1fx7YOX-jSwzzpYuOryI/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+4.02.58+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl7yjpoRgA27oUmGxym2m5lwfGIXmpVYYxeoarZz3nXYieua638c2TPsFWaJMskSs18vcMOhe6N5m9qjX0a3212aPGnYv7ZTgQI9YfqVBWYE7yHnCk59qXMreB1fx7YOX-jSwzzpYuOryI/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+4.02.58+AM.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Turquoise plays well with fuchsia against a serene dove grey backdrop, </div><div style="text-align: center;">because they are equal in saturation.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvKD6ENWrgtD9BWuU2evx3h-mn21OnsJXGVZPUKDqw59HB4gDTcZ9Fe9eewrxBpVv3Li2_wNvA7xJNglT4KsWH9QwAAVamEvYdDJscxUjxCtMwW_r5Ju4CA8BaZHz_8RJb-SaRF6oOkZSI/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+4.07.24+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvKD6ENWrgtD9BWuU2evx3h-mn21OnsJXGVZPUKDqw59HB4gDTcZ9Fe9eewrxBpVv3Li2_wNvA7xJNglT4KsWH9QwAAVamEvYdDJscxUjxCtMwW_r5Ju4CA8BaZHz_8RJb-SaRF6oOkZSI/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+4.07.24+AM.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just as the palest of pinks pairs perfectly with the palest of greys to create this tranquil space.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3qEJb6Xs1HEkiOjs2QmXW0m9yyla_zZ3_nJI2YSEVKitxdfxNMO1ni9BwDz-eQRJgsfPpGM8BuiAg2zP3184jxU_L-Q8JeTgr1rlIdxwTPiUn7ckxvpKY_rKuLVFJxNd73Rwe9VcJApi/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+4.08.19+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3qEJb6Xs1HEkiOjs2QmXW0m9yyla_zZ3_nJI2YSEVKitxdfxNMO1ni9BwDz-eQRJgsfPpGM8BuiAg2zP3184jxU_L-Q8JeTgr1rlIdxwTPiUn7ckxvpKY_rKuLVFJxNd73Rwe9VcJApi/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+4.08.19+AM.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">The pink is fairly dominant in these living/dining rooms at first glance,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> but it's actually only the sofa and flowers that are pink.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">So much impact from one piece of furniture!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">Look how differently the paint and sofa color appear in the different photos.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">This is why you should never choose a paint color based solely on a photo!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">(hmm... I smell a future post :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8svnx8g0poqf5FinzGkjuIjhNDx8sAZkpzoqBEdNIwh0MoY1FSVymBghWmtSi3rGXR9LrK-Lrr9HHlTdtAnsZYP3unTVN_sgbuAmICBfoXovRFbqF_0SvoKNIp5FLLGnWuaEeYlXhdnI/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+4.10.21+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8svnx8g0poqf5FinzGkjuIjhNDx8sAZkpzoqBEdNIwh0MoY1FSVymBghWmtSi3rGXR9LrK-Lrr9HHlTdtAnsZYP3unTVN_sgbuAmICBfoXovRFbqF_0SvoKNIp5FLLGnWuaEeYlXhdnI/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+4.10.21+AM.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">and some pretty bits of high contrast...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">so want that painting, top left.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJecHb3onaC5bw9_z4AmFhpwhmR-lBZJOMyk1IDdoVzv4EBEB8_0Blz1J0lS2TxWZGNMiJfKdVZh02Tgo4R3wKrbEtL6GgXbZuwwtBOSe7I4XqfA70O1qWYddAA46NNm1sGhtiPfblveJy/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+4.21.26+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJecHb3onaC5bw9_z4AmFhpwhmR-lBZJOMyk1IDdoVzv4EBEB8_0Blz1J0lS2TxWZGNMiJfKdVZh02Tgo4R3wKrbEtL6GgXbZuwwtBOSe7I4XqfA70O1qWYddAA46NNm1sGhtiPfblveJy/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-20+at+4.21.26+AM.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">1 </span></span><a href="http://www.ohdeedoh.com/ohdeedoh/inspiration/pink-and-grey-done-right-in-the-nursery-095041"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">2</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://roomenvy.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/pink-living-room11.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">3</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.highglossmagazine.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">4</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.houseofturquoise.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">5</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.elle.fr/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;">6</span></a><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/goog_1526122216"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> 7</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.decorpad.com/photo.htm?photoId=57175&index=5&searchQuery=pink%20throw%20blanket&searchType=photos"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What do you think?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Would you ever use this combination?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Since they are so popular right now,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I think I'll do a few posts exploring grey based color schemes...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">any particular one you'd like to see explored next?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color post: which pinks love grey

For so many years beige, or some form of warm neutral, was the go-to backdrop for every space. Now, with grey at the forefront of design, ma...

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Loving a little pretty...

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm not usually a huge fan of overtly "pretty" spaces...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjF-s2vVDuMfxqE72EaJfv2ZW-CigTgWgzJ7bpYkXncJEGB8VWPKVntgOrrEivnDMW9pFewbYTlqxKY7y5_wiCXFjluVwPq6G4WYamwRqoMtIZTeqD9w5MNyvQQfJWTWOkv0dBrlB173qP/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-18+at+11.24.44+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjF-s2vVDuMfxqE72EaJfv2ZW-CigTgWgzJ7bpYkXncJEGB8VWPKVntgOrrEivnDMW9pFewbYTlqxKY7y5_wiCXFjluVwPq6G4WYamwRqoMtIZTeqD9w5MNyvQQfJWTWOkv0dBrlB173qP/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-18+at+11.24.44+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://prettyspace.tumblr.com/page/8">source</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">but this bedroom, with it's fabulous floral ceiling,</div><div style="text-align: center;">rattan bed, and buttercup yellow trim</div><div style="text-align: center;"> is weekend-house-guest-room perfect,</div><div style="text-align: center;">isn't it?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just need the weekend house to put it in :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How was your weekend?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We had an 80th bday / family reunion for my dear sweet Dad,</div><div style="text-align: center;">a neighbourhood party,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and a bbq here with D's cousins...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIKRu3NRUPrAFcpOG2xIVx3vcgOXlXJTSDq2qDc_8ZxFyq8jID8z1NVW6YWdmwemNHYHD3YqUgo5dzaIfaQBxNko7hWh0r8Af5vi5oTwU47b6-yvB2jJdqCTwdC7EUSqlphHsc6Li9W9B/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-18+at+12.06.08+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIKRu3NRUPrAFcpOG2xIVx3vcgOXlXJTSDq2qDc_8ZxFyq8jID8z1NVW6YWdmwemNHYHD3YqUgo5dzaIfaQBxNko7hWh0r8Af5vi5oTwU47b6-yvB2jJdqCTwdC7EUSqlphHsc6Li9W9B/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-18+at+12.06.08+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">busy, but the best part about summer is having a chance to visit with everyone, isn't it?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On the home front,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">last week Tash's room went from black to white</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(and I reaffirmed my love for a certain paint, </div><div style="text-align: center;">which I will tell you about in the reveal)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyWJ4l0UNeP_0D3QVHf3fRo7oHIGOhBC6KBVxlZP_ywXIdRQn4JKT1ZbVW_YZ_4XTz5qQ-I6Ch2rFekL1hgtAOKQmXoBXL6zYhZ0Pn6DVEHl5FY5F9o9akjyLBqo1Gv9LmreiWGjC5tn8/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-18+at+12.06.59+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyWJ4l0UNeP_0D3QVHf3fRo7oHIGOhBC6KBVxlZP_ywXIdRQn4JKT1ZbVW_YZ_4XTz5qQ-I6Ch2rFekL1hgtAOKQmXoBXL6zYhZ0Pn6DVEHl5FY5F9o9akjyLBqo1Gv9LmreiWGjC5tn8/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-18+at+12.06.59+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and our back deck has morphed from old and weathered to non-existant :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh70sF-F6inA0f88pByGAT02ae3Q32-9SSuRTB5iqG8RRV_lHQq4Ed-zJAm2RY5MNjaJ3v0ie5uW29E1M7uUXmUII4t-6O_0RNZi8nutg9V0V3_q617pjMRoTlPtk3BI5YniqDQTmqrEKin/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-18+at+12.05.37+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh70sF-F6inA0f88pByGAT02ae3Q32-9SSuRTB5iqG8RRV_lHQq4Ed-zJAm2RY5MNjaJ3v0ie5uW29E1M7uUXmUII4t-6O_0RNZi8nutg9V0V3_q617pjMRoTlPtk3BI5YniqDQTmqrEKin/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-18+at+12.05.37+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">hopefully by next I will have some gorgeous finished spaces to show you!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Loving a little pretty...

I'm not usually a huge fan of overtly "pretty" spaces... source but this bedroom, with it's fabulous floral ceiling, ratta...

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Three Important Color Rules (and a really great jewelry source!)

<div style="text-align: center;">The talented Heather from</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://loveyourspace.blogspot.com/">Love Your Space</a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">is off to NYC (so jealous!) and</div><div style="text-align: center;">asked me to do a guest post for her design rules series.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Being obsessed with color :)</div><div style="text-align: center;">I decided to do three color rules instead...</div><div style="text-align: center;">pop over and have a read if you like..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And now for the jewelry bit - </div><div style="text-align: center;">must mention in doing the post I found this very cool online shop,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.oaknyc.com/">Oak</a></b>,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and am now trying very hard to resist their jewelry selection.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWaO4Hv1M3T4Zv0KcbQmBGWoCNfTexqQIbxrn4wLVHdnt5RACCwOtniIVSYpiOju9zNGCDOUrDUaYs9ZVHKYB7bg4DFctOsnQ4Tk-BjxgK_hmro0YgeiJfTioraXFHSeJRFxle-vaX73lm/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-15+at+3.29.38+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWaO4Hv1M3T4Zv0KcbQmBGWoCNfTexqQIbxrn4wLVHdnt5RACCwOtniIVSYpiOju9zNGCDOUrDUaYs9ZVHKYB7bg4DFctOsnQ4Tk-BjxgK_hmro0YgeiJfTioraXFHSeJRFxle-vaX73lm/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-15+at+3.29.38+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">oh, and let's be honest, their shoes, as well!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOHFBn-XR6HOqj-pUbGbTYNc6MWBmryoYsHNezQnwVVh_IH5HieztNXZu7ikcBLnz8TqwgBPDvN0YyCaKvs-McBHOz_vgtmaSr4xJDV5TrwdRnquFy5ONbdoiVxtLbqqxGr285eBOqf_vp/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-15+at+3.18.29+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOHFBn-XR6HOqj-pUbGbTYNc6MWBmryoYsHNezQnwVVh_IH5HieztNXZu7ikcBLnz8TqwgBPDvN0YyCaKvs-McBHOz_vgtmaSr4xJDV5TrwdRnquFy5ONbdoiVxtLbqqxGr285eBOqf_vp/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-15+at+3.18.29+AM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Friday! x</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-krjC_TNHvOCakbaM0za2nu9raw55XG7wUboWWP6u_6mFdHURwoNDGlJbb7ZLNeEXG859WqgJ6RE9-YelNP_xfRiLeMHeLgORaKbdRX1f8PmoeXFBu3qzcSbAl6u08wtfL70Wq2FMwmc1/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="82" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-krjC_TNHvOCakbaM0za2nu9raw55XG7wUboWWP6u_6mFdHURwoNDGlJbb7ZLNeEXG859WqgJ6RE9-YelNP_xfRiLeMHeLgORaKbdRX1f8PmoeXFBu3qzcSbAl6u08wtfL70Wq2FMwmc1/s320/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Three Important Color Rules (and a really great jewelry source!)

The talented Heather from Love Your Space is off to NYC (so jealous!) and asked me to do a guest post for her design rules series.  Being ob...

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Mark Your Calendars!

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Get ready, ladies - the amazingly talented Anna Spiro</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPbAWVKPRKYE9cXkfkh61nvmf53ebbBfGMo8uFZ_SqxtPTmWglwsJIfA6qaHmzTH77W18aLEFXjEkCgvpqW62jN8FCInp0NXJOOVGCZax-nZ9PGrRoP1xnUmGwdUpvMMmLmmZ8hYPNFnJd/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-12+at+10.09.22+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPbAWVKPRKYE9cXkfkh61nvmf53ebbBfGMo8uFZ_SqxtPTmWglwsJIfA6qaHmzTH77W18aLEFXjEkCgvpqW62jN8FCInp0NXJOOVGCZax-nZ9PGrRoP1xnUmGwdUpvMMmLmmZ8hYPNFnJd/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-12+at+10.09.22+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> of <b><a href="http://absolutelybeautifulthings.blogspot.com/">Absolutely Beautiful Things</a></b> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Ajrv4FZeUEmmRVL6pzsl-9EdWgwvTFdqLgP1giDVfaYx7mT7b1IKhnYE6Ot9NRIMNYNF5gNv3MX4HZf0KY2Yr8KxWU-rV9vj8RcRwOqqGtJ2XFgf1Dv2gZ09HwtXUWR9vvNUxsQYJyiC/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-12+at+10.06.29+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Ajrv4FZeUEmmRVL6pzsl-9EdWgwvTFdqLgP1giDVfaYx7mT7b1IKhnYE6Ot9NRIMNYNF5gNv3MX4HZf0KY2Yr8KxWU-rV9vj8RcRwOqqGtJ2XFgf1Dv2gZ09HwtXUWR9vvNUxsQYJyiC/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-12+at+10.06.29+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">is launching an online version of her Australian to-die-for store, <b><a href="http://www.blackandspiro.com.au/">Black and Spiro</a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUH9SrHOewS-szJB8_3DgHG8Ix41O8aYNuvI6_nRUc-kqhbpipjddrSRU1fCm4bpBq8ZmmPrcAmycyTAVXqVCd7eoBHHdQpGIPNX7bnyD4Qjb_YFI5I404fTO0B4EPVqnYo2rS72GWMcjs/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-12+at+9.51.13+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUH9SrHOewS-szJB8_3DgHG8Ix41O8aYNuvI6_nRUc-kqhbpipjddrSRU1fCm4bpBq8ZmmPrcAmycyTAVXqVCd7eoBHHdQpGIPNX7bnyD4Qjb_YFI5I404fTO0B4EPVqnYo2rS72GWMcjs/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-12+at+9.51.13+PM.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">July 28</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Really! I can't stand it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">keeping my fingers crossed for international shipping...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeUPSYpVe1PURPDv1yh3-AL5Zi_qDrMBgxC_NQ-6rZOdVTr3V4KE988JWWOJj0HoTkLXxkd-BarVgsCAnHMnfvX1mJKgMWuWEvvEKg8fSRdostOMivtSqS4Rjm8OKt2DNZj5dgCMxOg3QD/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeUPSYpVe1PURPDv1yh3-AL5Zi_qDrMBgxC_NQ-6rZOdVTr3V4KE988JWWOJj0HoTkLXxkd-BarVgsCAnHMnfvX1mJKgMWuWEvvEKg8fSRdostOMivtSqS4Rjm8OKt2DNZj5dgCMxOg3QD/s200/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Mark Your Calendars!

Get ready, ladies - the amazingly talented Anna Spiro  of Absolutely Beautiful Things   is launching an online version of her Australian to-...

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