over at HodgePodge today - come by!

<div style="text-align: center;">It's a sunday, not a usual blogging day 'round here,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but the amazing DIY extraodinaire Barbara of the <b><a href="http://hodgepodge-babselou.blogspot.com/">HodgePodge</a></b> blog</div><div style="text-align: center;">recently asked me to take part in her So Canadian, eh? series,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and of course I said yes!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg-R0c5ZpKI9XhMc0FFURwmu5y0BdoHlGZMyBp4y8G8NcE3cBZkksbMeSECnsFq3_aomQgRiluTc8MTe7MsYB2oLeayQkR7cGLoih4UTlOHk_k0G8RtK1J7NZeiJbJqNMj4DtsezXhYizO/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-18+at+7.38.51+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg-R0c5ZpKI9XhMc0FFURwmu5y0BdoHlGZMyBp4y8G8NcE3cBZkksbMeSECnsFq3_aomQgRiluTc8MTe7MsYB2oLeayQkR7cGLoih4UTlOHk_k0G8RtK1J7NZeiJbJqNMj4DtsezXhYizO/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-18+at+7.38.51+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can<b><a href="http://hodgepodge-babselou.blogspot.com/2011/09/so-canadian-eh-anne-marie-from-10-rooms.html"> pop over </a></b>and read it if you like...</div><div style="text-align: center;">Such an honour to be featured alongside the talented designers she always has lined up for us,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and it's always so interesting to read how they got started, their best advice, and so on.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you very much, Barbara, for having me over today!!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope that one day we manage to meet somewhere between Vancouver and Toronto...<br />maybe we can do a vintage run together somewhere around Calgary :)<br />I have a feeling you would be a fabulous thrifting partner, lol.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On the colour front, since we've already talked about<br /><b><a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/2010/09/choosing-right-grey.html">choosing a grey for your walls</a></b>, <b><a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/2011/07/for-so-many-years-beige-or-some-form-of.html">pink and grey</a></b>, and <b><a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/2011/08/color-post-green-and-grey.html">green and grey</a></b>,<br /> I thought next week maybe we'd talk about one of the most common challenges my clients<br /> are dealing with when trying to bring grey into their palettes -<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJ9gS0D1j4RQ7EPdPvTO54kJ6P2XYX5MZ4DgydAY4Tk__1FpFxKzipMCcTD8tR6M8nKENnW6uXw8cwNUD5bODbZ6WhCRxgHcfSEXXCD9ce0-qk4IqT1XXxDv8VPj0pfyaR_LCPDrbZmcV/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-18+at+7.55.36+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJ9gS0D1j4RQ7EPdPvTO54kJ6P2XYX5MZ4DgydAY4Tk__1FpFxKzipMCcTD8tR6M8nKENnW6uXw8cwNUD5bODbZ6WhCRxgHcfSEXXCD9ce0-qk4IqT1XXxDv8VPj0pfyaR_LCPDrbZmcV/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-18+at+7.55.36+AM.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />hope you'll stop and in share your thoughts.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">happy Sunday, lovelies - 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;"><img border="0" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKLDPh9-gk_zJWba2E5DwKexCufQJuHB9LXp627OfC_WgoVHvq8I2t-chpbYpCBm-2qZN0M8BUNB31F5fApclKWFCNmgp2JD4_etSMfuV4F9qw9ZVJldmnM6VFB6b0feNSSoNecaeXOBEn/s200/Screen+shot+2011-05-19+at+3.08.10+PM+copy.png" width="200" /></div>

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Crushing on Color: Abby from A Delightful Design

<div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Todays fabulous <strong><a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/search/label/Crushing%20On%20Color">Crushing on Color</a></strong> post is from</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><a href="http://www.adelightfuldesign.com/">Abby of A Delightful Design</a></strong></span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIqiCFhm8Bv_1EuPAngb6W4tuUlz7Bzp7r_2YeG3yDIfdIM4I421xVdibVN_YLMIgX1NgCQVOE_D2kwXSFWhpoARsARlKHvxWCZal4Pm2ohVvbMLp4WyrxrW475GdHYYkowFOH3Y_EVT0/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-09+at+1.03.53+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIqiCFhm8Bv_1EuPAngb6W4tuUlz7Bzp7r_2YeG3yDIfdIM4I421xVdibVN_YLMIgX1NgCQVOE_D2kwXSFWhpoARsARlKHvxWCZal4Pm2ohVvbMLp4WyrxrW475GdHYYkowFOH3Y_EVT0/s320/Screen+shot+2011-03-09+at+1.03.53+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Hi friends!  It's Abby from </span><a href="http://adelightfuldesign.com/" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1300207173_0"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><strong>A Delightful Design</strong></span></span></a><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><strong>.</strong>  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">I'm a huge fan of Anne-Marie and so excited to be here!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Beyond any other color, I am the most drawn to blue.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ON6fSpw1wQstlPOZbvEWy0a8HIeklWfJcJ73cXokXjqbn3n4aKKITpQDw1w7vsYkXy8o3LF1VjDIjx66vsvPRqBNPbGCt1ZAG2xLH2f88rlan2ugnlMXm5V9naKGHjgmDDb6HBEFYr8/s1600/patricia+lansing+via+elle+decor.jpg" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ON6fSpw1wQstlPOZbvEWy0a8HIeklWfJcJ73cXokXjqbn3n4aKKITpQDw1w7vsYkXy8o3LF1VjDIjx66vsvPRqBNPbGCt1ZAG2xLH2f88rlan2ugnlMXm5V9naKGHjgmDDb6HBEFYr8/s400/patricia+lansing+via+elle+decor.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Patricia Larson via Elle Decor</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">It could be because I grew up with <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1300207173_1">Lake Huron</span> as my back yard.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I truly believe that what you're surrounded with</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"> as a child has an effect you--</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">even color.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-UJaptO77Tr1nzT1QotN-XjgqLsygpvAdrY7ZoTGUl5vNuPtIgHxQAfEgs1DovSJ2QpuFAwPWmPQ08CaRqp69I-UuUQW5yUnQz398_UmTER-rOx_X1F8Xg5V1gZta6GNQdo0Z6TdKhc/s1600/jackbeach.JPG" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-UJaptO77Tr1nzT1QotN-XjgqLsygpvAdrY7ZoTGUl5vNuPtIgHxQAfEgs1DovSJ2QpuFAwPWmPQ08CaRqp69I-UuUQW5yUnQz398_UmTER-rOx_X1F8Xg5V1gZta6GNQdo0Z6TdKhc/s400/jackbeach.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Blue looks amazing with every color.  It can calm and it can energize.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3NBY4X-y1kdbunqGzGRSwXhaTimw1_kIKY9Uac3LC3g7pHtIkLJ0RzXpyvHzoCopVwyHYrZPWPE238gPxJCpANqfI6yVa2oW5KwwrOsTItXJd5rUPYDYQuxaw-jZMygPNWuxJPszICc/s1600/odietamo.jpg" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs3NBY4X-y1kdbunqGzGRSwXhaTimw1_kIKY9Uac3LC3g7pHtIkLJ0RzXpyvHzoCopVwyHYrZPWPE238gPxJCpANqfI6yVa2oW5KwwrOsTItXJd5rUPYDYQuxaw-jZMygPNWuxJPszICc/s400/odietamo.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="312" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">odi et amo</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">I have yet to meet a blue wallpaper I didn't love.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmrmKbMLTt0n6_n1LVmdOTqi3-iaVySVx6r2Kk8OWBO39EjeZho6K60b-FUrZGRhuNkqPvUxDZFVHr1LR-bj6q6lbbqrJDai9052OaDF208kAfAedQQ642KyBXB6LyPk44KPXoRWqeaos/s1600/San+Marco+wallpaper.jpg" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmrmKbMLTt0n6_n1LVmdOTqi3-iaVySVx6r2Kk8OWBO39EjeZho6K60b-FUrZGRhuNkqPvUxDZFVHr1LR-bj6q6lbbqrJDai9052OaDF208kAfAedQQ642KyBXB6LyPk44KPXoRWqeaos/s400/San+Marco+wallpaper.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">san marco wallpaper</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">More blue prettiness.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Although I can't decide if it's the blue and pink combination </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">or the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1300207173_2" style="border-bottom: #366388 2px dotted; cursor: hand;">light fixture</span> I'm drawn to.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Both!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXkpA0fOMvRAhICADdWOQ2mf5OpKXuK8r9xKz5smyucQOaxMNSFIMpMoOaLMW3rJmDFUBUvX3LEpDpn_wO-UU2lxXbTM2MyoYqvq3QxI3x4NdDxEdh6qsXN4xbiBDN0otDdyFGevRe-fw/s1600/civilitydesigns.jpg" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXkpA0fOMvRAhICADdWOQ2mf5OpKXuK8r9xKz5smyucQOaxMNSFIMpMoOaLMW3rJmDFUBUvX3LEpDpn_wO-UU2lxXbTM2MyoYqvq3QxI3x4NdDxEdh6qsXN4xbiBDN0otDdyFGevRe-fw/s400/civilitydesigns.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Civilty Designs</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Four years ago I painted our living room <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1300207173_3">Boca Raton</span> Blue by Benjamine Moore.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"> It was a crazy time in our life.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"> Afterwards, someone mentioned that blue is the color of the <u><a href="http://healing.about.com/cs/chakras/a/chakra5.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1300207173_4">throat chakra</span></a></u>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"> I know nothing about chakras but found it interesting that this color </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">all relates to how we express ourselves with our voice.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0dK7yYeRBqmbU3j7mnkGQqmOQ1e_tOSpmbDGnpsUiWc56ygpzimXBwcXjQIy7QlFNWrFzlWa5m4bwCS4LRebgGV1_RBw33XP6Xap5vNib9hb2ANM2d4l2HMgYIl29ZlZnkBRi56Ghrg/s1600/livingroom.jpg" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0dK7yYeRBqmbU3j7mnkGQqmOQ1e_tOSpmbDGnpsUiWc56ygpzimXBwcXjQIy7QlFNWrFzlWa5m4bwCS4LRebgGV1_RBw33XP6Xap5vNib9hb2ANM2d4l2HMgYIl29ZlZnkBRi56Ghrg/s400/livingroom.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Even years later this is my favorite room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Doesn't it look fabulous with orange?!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfjzOFG9KILex0i3JK_1-NsPN5i6jZb77lYfAyHOjGF3efUcN7J0TMTpb7Ld0I5uUQaurvcVWtoM51-FVTxJjEy3mRXLPDZhnftbtSgnbtuKg6AanXTJaHs2LlCjOjTZecllZgW0PpZo/s1600/Tobi+Fairley.jpg" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfjzOFG9KILex0i3JK_1-NsPN5i6jZb77lYfAyHOjGF3efUcN7J0TMTpb7Ld0I5uUQaurvcVWtoM51-FVTxJjEy3mRXLPDZhnftbtSgnbtuKg6AanXTJaHs2LlCjOjTZecllZgW0PpZo/s400/Tobi+Fairley.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small;">Tobi Fairley</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">My next step? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"> Going glossy with blue.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">We are moving in the next couple months and I'm dying to try this.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Q65hha5sZW1_5XuzmGHd0KYcHzO11xwGxemrUUR7MMZjE5nDpNOvi4Twj1WEPvDMZ8vYkUHTpYz6eiCa43IOfRY2PAffeufLTJQd0ERGLgQueL6AqrlAKC0XG2m3UVomNg9J6C08VUA/s1600/steven+gambrel.jpg" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Q65hha5sZW1_5XuzmGHd0KYcHzO11xwGxemrUUR7MMZjE5nDpNOvi4Twj1WEPvDMZ8vYkUHTpYz6eiCa43IOfRY2PAffeufLTJQd0ERGLgQueL6AqrlAKC0XG2m3UVomNg9J6C08VUA/s400/steven+gambrel.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I hope you enjoyed these <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1300207173_5" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: medium none; cursor: hand;">little pieces</span> of me and my passion for blue! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Abby</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" height="221" id="Image11_img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbzW-i7QYLROH2Q5_nCjdu4NEmk2Hw3zrRMF0zgJ2TKnocXHk9B11nJUePFOzlPWs-mm5gFESeQeeq_ETahnuxRC1QmTUSCzuq7t_2Cv_AvrcVKSzKkCWh_F_z2FSXApsJkIHxigXhy2M/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-03+at+8.54.25+AM.png" width="213" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Thank you, Abby!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I feel lucky to have found your wonderful blog - you are a talented designer </span><span style="font-size: small;">with fabulous taste..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">but more than that I feel lucky to count you as a friend.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Your home really reflects your attitudes,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">it's classic, but never stuffy,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">polished but not overdone.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I love your living room, and can't wait to see the glossy new version</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">in your soon-to-be-found-perfect-home :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Head over to <strong><a href="http://www.adelightfuldesign.com/">A Delightful Design</a></strong> to follow Abby's adventures in decorating...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thursday's post is another bit of pretty in the <strong><a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/search/label/Crushing%20On%20Color">Crushing on Color</a></strong> series-</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">and you will love the spectacular images...gorgeous!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">x am</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Crushing on Color: Abby from A Delightful Design

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Crushing On Color: Elle from SWITCHEROOm

<div style="text-align: center;">The third <b><a href="http://10rooms.blogspot.com/search/label/Crushing%20On%20Color">Crushing On Color</a> </b>post is from<br />the fearless<br /><b><a href="http://www.switcheroom.com/">Elle of SWITCHEROOm.</a></b><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjSxxnKMdT9SMUSWK9v4vFzds2BKS5A9BTelRbXNgrvH8irodJe-7PyrtdtLotTTtTftBD2Xg_apl8iDS5QdNOw01EOA1IUZKoD3t17z8DpQZ77r1UxTG3JDzlrqMQov6scIR5Oso9q6A/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-09+at+1.02.36+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjSxxnKMdT9SMUSWK9v4vFzds2BKS5A9BTelRbXNgrvH8irodJe-7PyrtdtLotTTtTftBD2Xg_apl8iDS5QdNOw01EOA1IUZKoD3t17z8DpQZ77r1UxTG3JDzlrqMQov6scIR5Oso9q6A/s320/Screen+shot+2011-03-09+at+1.02.36+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Hey, 10 Rooms readers, I'm </span><a href="http://www.switcheroom.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Elle from SWITCHEROOm</b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">. </span><br /><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;">When Anne-Marie emailed me for a guest post about favorite colors, I was thrilled and confused. Confused because I was racking my brain for my current favorite color and I can't decide on one! There's just a lot of gorgeous color out there that I can't possibly narrow it down.</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;">So I decided to just do a little time line of the colors that swept me off my feet from childhood 'til now.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><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;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Kid: PINK</span></span><br /><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;">Yeah, what a cliche! Most of little girl's dream color, myself included. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">My room experienced some pink overload, from the paint, to the blinds, and even the bedding!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyTmXEwMTm4uo7jmuGdsjVsaeNk2sVfUGfeFSdHP7T5zxvvoy_gseaDmoBPpwdFqIa6S0AoIiWuHy6MIa5W2Kp4D6o2yj2AVVCHRBobY1_402_8NbMRHH5ONXcc2p_fMFMf67-8nkPO3M/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-05+at+8.12.17+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyTmXEwMTm4uo7jmuGdsjVsaeNk2sVfUGfeFSdHP7T5zxvvoy_gseaDmoBPpwdFqIa6S0AoIiWuHy6MIa5W2Kp4D6o2yj2AVVCHRBobY1_402_8NbMRHH5ONXcc2p_fMFMf67-8nkPO3M/s640/Screen+shot+2011-03-05+at+8.12.17+AM.png" width="542" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.virginmedia.com/homefamily/house/colourcalamities/inspiring-rooms.php?ssid=5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">source</span></span></a></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;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6fa8dc;">Teenager: BLUE</span></span><br /><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;">At this point, I feel a bit grown-up and put my pink obsession aside. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">My rebellious mind thought that pink are for kids, "What pink?? EEW." </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">So I head over the other side of the color wheel and focus on blue. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Painted my room sky blue. </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 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Ur_a3m0tLgDlsiocHkRugymO3c2buI9jZ5AKSin28HH1wZJ1NgMR99NL0bpe9vqKlgPHn2UoXmISKMUUnZuVTCdGa07SQZV1NtCRZI_-IwpoRjmunkyzXb3Sl8IJTJ5XpUiGtkw4gjY/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-05+at+8.14.28+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Ur_a3m0tLgDlsiocHkRugymO3c2buI9jZ5AKSin28HH1wZJ1NgMR99NL0bpe9vqKlgPHn2UoXmISKMUUnZuVTCdGa07SQZV1NtCRZI_-IwpoRjmunkyzXb3Sl8IJTJ5XpUiGtkw4gjY/s640/Screen+shot+2011-03-05+at+8.14.28+AM.png" width="618" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><a href="http://vintagerosestudio.blogspot.com/2009/11/3-country-styled-bedrooms.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">source</span></span></a></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;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">Almost Adult</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">: Lime & Orange</span></span><br /><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;">I tried to combine two colors at this stage of my color life. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I felt so experimental -silly me! </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Those two are just fun to look at and so energizing. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Again, painted my room this combination!</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 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIaZDiOvJ2z5JVHi0RqEDAkn0xRhIcC_uTZpXpe_8HnxRVr4nKkm5dZu6qdwBOyFEQ3opTjd00QRLGMxNdXQ-OYPBp_WFC_sev9anoWdlrSOCvXOjXsWLBnvYQ3Ph-qcUX4wO7Q13NH5U/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-05+at+8.16.59+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIaZDiOvJ2z5JVHi0RqEDAkn0xRhIcC_uTZpXpe_8HnxRVr4nKkm5dZu6qdwBOyFEQ3opTjd00QRLGMxNdXQ-OYPBp_WFC_sev9anoWdlrSOCvXOjXsWLBnvYQ3Ph-qcUX4wO7Q13NH5U/s640/Screen+shot+2011-03-05+at+8.16.59+AM.png" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://olivejuicedesigns.com/eccentric-lime-bedroom.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">source</span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Now:</span>  <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">A</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: cyan;">LO</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">T!!</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><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;">My knowledge and taste expands and I learn to appreciate a lot of colors. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I'm now back to loving pink (it's not just for kids!), </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">and I'm in awe of different color combination I see around the web. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I think any color can be fabulous if done right.</span><br /><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;">Here are my current color crushes:</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;">Bright colors against crisp white surroundings</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 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3o49lq-ZOx5C7NpEiwlaxx5LOigxclnBhrPBZu1iOdHOlfbprpOsd5ucjW4fXtEjX-GyQyoQzjInroQ-dC8PycD6yGlWahPVvthiU0_DAk1uiTaa1ePQ8tOb6I8sR8qFH5_P44sJ9mw/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-05+at+8.18.46+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3o49lq-ZOx5C7NpEiwlaxx5LOigxclnBhrPBZu1iOdHOlfbprpOsd5ucjW4fXtEjX-GyQyoQzjInroQ-dC8PycD6yGlWahPVvthiU0_DAk1uiTaa1ePQ8tOb6I8sR8qFH5_P44sJ9mw/s640/Screen+shot+2011-03-05+at+8.18.46+AM.png" width="618" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/la/look/keep-it-light-using-color-in-a-small-space-066175">source</a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ZWHnR7SeCPjSCIaiFvIMzZTLI1MmtApWxHb3eTooueIWnyC4t8AmSxOqZVn_iJnsVGXrMnyeD2EUBgddAHkCmYsfCZB8tDI0juVu8uD1DqEQjbG6Z_Z68Ygsg-E-ip0tkSMSM9Ti0pw/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-05+at+8.20.38+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ZWHnR7SeCPjSCIaiFvIMzZTLI1MmtApWxHb3eTooueIWnyC4t8AmSxOqZVn_iJnsVGXrMnyeD2EUBgddAHkCmYsfCZB8tDI0juVu8uD1DqEQjbG6Z_Z68Ygsg-E-ip0tkSMSM9Ti0pw/s640/Screen+shot+2011-03-05+at+8.20.38+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/fabric-textiles/top-10-designer-fabric-textile-shops-shoppers-guide-140731"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">source</span></span></a></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;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #ffe599;">Yellow and Grey</span></span><br /><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 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-pzt2X5W2aejjt8yu_TznmsQ8GjTOY32VhqZkYRivH4dEZhx72QpTCq3ZWzYKx2metDWFos4leaJReBeRiRog7MlBPEAz_1JQrS8zr3-91SHPlEUVIV0f6IXMZLzHA6W7LmluDSIAfog/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-05+at+8.22.22+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-pzt2X5W2aejjt8yu_TznmsQ8GjTOY32VhqZkYRivH4dEZhx72QpTCq3ZWzYKx2metDWFos4leaJReBeRiRog7MlBPEAz_1JQrS8zr3-91SHPlEUVIV0f6IXMZLzHA6W7LmluDSIAfog/s640/Screen+shot+2011-03-05+at+8.22.22+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/05/27/dining/20090528-ahern-slideshow_4.html">source</a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdJIYjWGJBYFV0XbLTRF3h5eKh9s5WqpWMbIa3R_L0dfC9fnn1Lez1Yzc5nlrpzqCp4UA5RdJhZKAmXJvMWUaNKEr8W_qF7lZ2_V67FSIL86xdfFv3sn11usY4-6_CUNnrscFX2kl5Ac/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-05+at+8.24.20+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdJIYjWGJBYFV0XbLTRF3h5eKh9s5WqpWMbIa3R_L0dfC9fnn1Lez1Yzc5nlrpzqCp4UA5RdJhZKAmXJvMWUaNKEr8W_qF7lZ2_V67FSIL86xdfFv3sn11usY4-6_CUNnrscFX2kl5Ac/s640/Screen+shot+2011-03-05+at+8.24.20+AM.png" width="620" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://rightbank.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/livingetc2.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">source</span></span></a></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;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: cyan;">Turquoise (In all shades and form!)</span></span><br /><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 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMlsFg82whYJB7yaOBFumklaQ9C1LLqh1jPA2N_IxGheYzJ-kT0SozVVeW_Mr_fDI15jX_tyS4uOV4-hxlcjUgsN06BLLUUWDOqUHhsuTr4w6Wd_KedSfiW88uI3NtBFT-swfU-vpqRvk/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-05+at+8.26.04+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMlsFg82whYJB7yaOBFumklaQ9C1LLqh1jPA2N_IxGheYzJ-kT0SozVVeW_Mr_fDI15jX_tyS4uOV4-hxlcjUgsN06BLLUUWDOqUHhsuTr4w6Wd_KedSfiW88uI3NtBFT-swfU-vpqRvk/s640/Screen+shot+2011-03-05+at+8.26.04+AM.png" width="532" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.designspongeonline.com/2009/04/sneak-peek-jeremy-mcelwain.html">source</a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGEp_D9rGotDVWoUXLG07jHnotkSo8iY7PvJTaL30f5vxrJNlcPRVynqnwderzxjm6D-HlM-3lMdVykuYUNlPcgWNYInbAl-RCQlIB76DMkRPbnzfFuXYuHTYeq9ZLSUUvPKDuC7myD4/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-05+at+8.27.40+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGEp_D9rGotDVWoUXLG07jHnotkSo8iY7PvJTaL30f5vxrJNlcPRVynqnwderzxjm6D-HlM-3lMdVykuYUNlPcgWNYInbAl-RCQlIB76DMkRPbnzfFuXYuHTYeq9ZLSUUvPKDuC7myD4/s640/Screen+shot+2011-03-05+at+8.27.40+AM.png" width="464" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.countryhome.com/decorating/countrylooks/cottage-redesign_13.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">source</span></span></a></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;">Here are some of the colors we have around our house:</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;"><b><a href="http://www.switcheroom.com/2011/01/sweet-yellow-entry-is-finally-done.html">Our yellow and grey entry</a></b></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></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/AVvXsEjW99pQw_UiaUnZYs3sfqPhwd8hqzetFoKruHyQ5tuzCNtXgs6kufJcbuX7VubklpIttC3V6kf41tuYkmik3SRvlTjLYmuoR9rqYkCmsDYkb4_Yr4H01nlbP8dGbhJ3ImhN6CmIwmKUQmc/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-05+at+8.29.33+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW99pQw_UiaUnZYs3sfqPhwd8hqzetFoKruHyQ5tuzCNtXgs6kufJcbuX7VubklpIttC3V6kf41tuYkmik3SRvlTjLYmuoR9rqYkCmsDYkb4_Yr4H01nlbP8dGbhJ3ImhN6CmIwmKUQmc/s640/Screen+shot+2011-03-05+at+8.29.33+AM.png" width="476" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><a href="http://www.switcheroom.com/2011/01/diy-frame-gallery-attempt-2-living-room_30.html">Our colorful gallery wall</a></b></span><br /><br /></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 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHcJC-ozA03sSDaNs_yVuYZXCBF4SSGkf5IlQNq_0pCn_9kZ_0pvNmjnoFnzOjxHNwzHDJWQFYDglgEuTJHKpf7mB3O8EiwX8wUtI78-ThQQ-lm8gO2bL2NIaSxNAAQKH-g2XPQnbLM0/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-05+at+8.31.03+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHcJC-ozA03sSDaNs_yVuYZXCBF4SSGkf5IlQNq_0pCn_9kZ_0pvNmjnoFnzOjxHNwzHDJWQFYDglgEuTJHKpf7mB3O8EiwX8wUtI78-ThQQ-lm8gO2bL2NIaSxNAAQKH-g2XPQnbLM0/s640/Screen+shot+2011-03-05+at+8.31.03+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj231jNk6pqMz29X6TGA14KvfhjsAMrFIoGrQ-9fUMaHbFhRToc8SxPf8zTTQpbzK7oVbd-qjbcCjexTMYCFX0X9FY6sm3BbOK2h282LDhH-PrY9HSajmz6CFQ-nUq67umgpQnF595W3q1S/s640/upbath3.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Pink / Yellow / Black Upstair Bath</b></span></a></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 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgRhi7Yrhe3iA3hCrWpsuRvFNUbkK7cquKawQ9yJJ-I8STgyvRfGkiYpFGYuinH3gCntH8VzUfk8JVqSvGgamQ1upthO_LuhW2T0JXHRnlFlw_uCdihKlG2apRjVmZIQDa21K9KNLPwo/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-05+at+8.32.36+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgRhi7Yrhe3iA3hCrWpsuRvFNUbkK7cquKawQ9yJJ-I8STgyvRfGkiYpFGYuinH3gCntH8VzUfk8JVqSvGgamQ1upthO_LuhW2T0JXHRnlFlw_uCdihKlG2apRjVmZIQDa21K9KNLPwo/s640/Screen+shot+2011-03-05+at+8.32.36+AM.png" width="484" /></a></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;">See? I told you I love a lot of colors!</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;">Thank you so much Anne-Marie for having me here,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">truly enjoyed going down my color memory lane!</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Elle</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;"></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxQllUBx6jGENlaMIQpW8tzhbiBkfJsB2A1DIBn6E7ztvM0qQoNLvyAFgchAAUlv_6ILzlwBWkpT3167kD6qGuD-_oBv12iYBUwesMh8ck0MBeherPGwLn3i7mPg0oqUoksiadlCgzDg/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-03+at+8.54.25+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxQllUBx6jGENlaMIQpW8tzhbiBkfJsB2A1DIBn6E7ztvM0qQoNLvyAFgchAAUlv_6ILzlwBWkpT3167kD6qGuD-_oBv12iYBUwesMh8ck0MBeherPGwLn3i7mPg0oqUoksiadlCgzDg/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-03+at+8.54.25+AM.png" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div></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;"><i>Thanks Elle! </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i>You have one of the most most interesting,</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i>original styles I've seen.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Most people are afraid of color and have to be coerced into bits of brights - </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i>but you happily frolick in a rainbow of hues,</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i>ignoring the rules, following your heart - </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i>and that makes your house a stand-out.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Drop by Elle's blog, <b><a href="http://www.switcheroom.com/">SWITCHEROOm</a></b>,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i>because you never know what this gal is up to.</i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Our next Crushing on Color post is thursday,</i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i>and trust me, </i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i>you won't want to miss this magically beautiful post...</i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i>x am</i></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="font-family: Optima; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Crushing On Color: Elle from SWITCHEROOm

The third  Crushing On Color   post is from the fearless Elle of SWITCHEROOm. Hey, 10 Rooms readers, I'm  Elle from SWITCHEROOm .  When ...

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The Simple, Subtle Way to Work a Home Bar Into Your Space

<div style="text-align: center;">In my mind, a gracious home always includes a cocktail area.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This doesn't mean an enormous vinyl-covered wet bar,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but a chic little display that functions as a serving spot</div><div style="text-align: center;"> and provides an interesting vignette.</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/AVvXsEiCJg6jbuyzxI6HpuKSAyp5jJ4dJFoVyilKHni7D4XzBu-JLh_l6EQLYilssnY-uPHFgqEb1szO6yZhACSsgdp2hCshxDd3KYP1PT-em3t61o_H8Tq8xKPI9Qz_SQe25hmxuoyOikfSFwU/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-03-06+at+11.29.10+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCJg6jbuyzxI6HpuKSAyp5jJ4dJFoVyilKHni7D4XzBu-JLh_l6EQLYilssnY-uPHFgqEb1szO6yZhACSsgdp2hCshxDd3KYP1PT-em3t61o_H8Tq8xKPI9Qz_SQe25hmxuoyOikfSFwU/s640/Screen+shot+2011-03-06+at+11.29.10+AM.png" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lonnymag.com/issues/13-jan-feb-2011-issue/pages/1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">source</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">D and I are former bartenders,</div><div style="text-align: center;">(and certainly got over-indulgence out of our systems way back when!)</div><div style="text-align: center;">so we rarely drink unless we have company,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and then in moderation.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The last thing we want is to have the focal point in a room be the bar.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So how to incorperate this space subtly and easily?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pop over to my guest post at <b><a href="http://projectgadabout.squarespace.com/projectgadabout/2011/3/5/awe-inspiring-anne-maire-guest-post.html">Project Gadabout </a></b>today</div><div style="text-align: center;">for some GOR-geous examples.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">x am</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

The Simple, Subtle Way to Work a Home Bar Into Your Space

In my mind, a gracious home always includes a cocktail area. This doesn't mean an enormous vinyl-covered wet bar, but a chic little disp...

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