24
Apr

Color a la Laduree

posted by , April 24, 2009

When I think of colors I love, I always come back to a photo I have stuck on my mood boards of macarons from Laduree in Paris. These gorgeous little cookies come in the most dazzling colors that you’ve ever seen. 
I love them almost as much as a pretty-dyed Easter egg.

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23
Apr

Be Our Guest

posted by , April 23, 2009

Remember how I said we were working on sprucing up the guest bedroom? I’ve been percolating on it for a few days, how I just want to do a few more things to it to make it feel just right and not like a mishmash of stuff. I really want it to feel pulled together.

Simon and I were talking about how much we loved the gorgeous Mary McDonald bedroom featured in Domino (sigh! RIP, dearest!) a few months back. I think this is kind of my inspiration point for the spare bedroom.

I’d like to paint the wall with the curtains and the window a dark blue, I think. And leave the other walls be, for now. I think those curtains I hung this last weekend will really pop against the blue. Plus, with our dark blue Greek-key rug in there from WSHome/PB Outlet, it’ll be really elegant. Heck, we may decide to move on upstairs!  :)

Here’s another inspirational photo. I can’t remember who the designer was on this one, but it was in House Beautiful.

Ok, so here’s what it looks like currently (below):


I hung the curtains and rearranged the furniture to accommodate all the pieces we have in there. This is the view from the door. Plus, I think that the yellow accents I have (the chest above as well as some other artwork and accessories) will be really fun against the blue.

Any suggestions, thoughts, etc. for me? Send ‘em on over!

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22
Apr

Nighty Night Night!

posted by , April 22, 2009

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22
Apr
posted by , April 22, 2009

Spring has me in the mood for color and fresh paint. We’re getting closer and closer to figuring out what we want to do for our master bedroom. I’m getting sick of looking at six different swatches of blue on my wall that have been there for months. Despite the photo I’ve posted above (isn’t it gorgeous!?), I think we’ve decided to go with green. ::sigh:: Color is HARD!

Remember the HGTV Dream House up in Sonoma from this year? They had a gorgeous master bedroom that was entirely green. I can’t find any photos at all that show how pretty it looked on TV. These photos all make it a little bit darker and duller. Anyway, maybe we’ll shoot for something along these lines?

Any suggestions for a good green? Send ‘em my way! I can use all the help I can get!

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