The Color Orange!
Orange is a haute color! A color that has exceptional complimentary qualities! It can be vibrant, it can be warm- and always beautiful! From nature's perfect rose to a Hermes box to a Sherwin Williams Paint- just fabulous! Here's my orange inspiration for the day!
Knockout Orange from Sherwin Williams- also try Determined Orange and Robust Orange from Sherwin Williams.
My favorite color for a rose is any shade of orange!
The famous orange Hermes box!
The Milan lacquered console from Shine Home- sleek and contemporary with a touch of vintage detail.
A Sara Story designed office- complete with Hermes boxes for storage!(House Beautiful)
Sara Story brings orange into this relaxing bedroom.( House Beautiful)
The Cottage Living Idea House- love the vibrant orange subway tile!
Designer Ashley Whittaker designs a casual and fun space with orange.(House Beautiful)
Just a touch of orange combined with pink is all that's needed! (BHG Magazine)
LOVE this orange entry door! (Moises Esquenazi designer, House Beautiful)
Farrow & Ball's Red Earth is a warmer tone of orange. (House Beautiful)
This Coastal Living Idea House - of course the orange is great in this bedroom- but don't you love the creative idea for the beds?
Seabrook Wall Coverings orange vines make a beautiful dining room.
Kate Spade bedding. (House Beautiful)
China Seas orange on tint Ziggurat fabric. (Carlton Varney, designer, House Beautiful)
Knockout Orange from Sherwin Williams- also try Determined Orange and Robust Orange from Sherwin Williams.
My favorite color for a rose is any shade of orange!
The famous orange Hermes box!
The Milan lacquered console from Shine Home- sleek and contemporary with a touch of vintage detail.
A Sara Story designed office- complete with Hermes boxes for storage!(House Beautiful)
Sara Story brings orange into this relaxing bedroom.( House Beautiful)
The Cottage Living Idea House- love the vibrant orange subway tile!
Designer Ashley Whittaker designs a casual and fun space with orange.(House Beautiful)
Just a touch of orange combined with pink is all that's needed! (BHG Magazine)
LOVE this orange entry door! (Moises Esquenazi designer, House Beautiful)
Farrow & Ball's Red Earth is a warmer tone of orange. (House Beautiful)
This Coastal Living Idea House - of course the orange is great in this bedroom- but don't you love the creative idea for the beds?
Seabrook Wall Coverings orange vines make a beautiful dining room.
Kate Spade bedding. (House Beautiful)
China Seas orange on tint Ziggurat fabric. (Carlton Varney, designer, House Beautiful)
Christopher Guy- A Gorgeous Collection!
I am in awe over the Christopher Guy Collection! Zuniga Interiors offers this gorgeous collection- if there is any piece that you "just have to have"- contact us at zunigainteriors@sbcglobal.net ! There's plenty more fabulous designs available!
Thanks Shelter For The Inspiration!
Through Studio Annetta - a fabulous blog, I found Shelter - another fabulous blog and Shelter posted a quote that I really needed right now! Thanks to both of you and thanks to Brown Button - the blog that posted the quote originally! Wow- get all that? So, be inspired today too!
Walls With Style
It's spring and time to design a bright and airy room for a client!- So,I wanted to show designs I love for wall covering from Quadrille- one of my favorite fabric/wall covering lines! I am trying to decide on a wall covering for a quaint sitting room that flows into a breakfast room. The color scheme is apple green, brown and white. I will mix other Quadrille fabrics in the room and furniture will be white finish and espresso finish. Which wall covering do you like? My favorite is the apple green diamond pattern!
Why Don't You....
Bazaar Magazine had a monthly column written by their legendary fashion editor Diana Vreeland, (editor from 1936 to 1962), called "Why Don't You?" It was a popular, much talked about monthly view. This March 2009 issue featured Sarah Jessica Parker in a photo shoot and candid article. In this month's feature of Bazaar, the writer and Sarah discussed her own take on "Why Don't You." It was known that Vreeland had a different way of "thinking, living and indulgence." Sarah has a down to earth viewpoint of "Why Don't You..." I loved it and I hope you do too!
WHY DON'T YOU? SARAH JESSICA PARKER
by Laura Brown
Sarah Jessica Parker shares her tips for a chic and gracious life.
- Try, for every 20 e-mails you send, to write a letter, an old-fashioned letter, and post it. Remember how good it felt to receive an actual letter or postcard in the mail? (I am going to try this one!)
- Keep a bucket filled with candy. Cheap, good candy from butterscotch hard candies to Bulls-Eyes to spice drops. Pretty cheap per pound, low calorie, and great late at night while working or staying up late reading or watching television. It will scratch the itch. (Love the candy idea- sweet tooth!)
- Use your local library. So few people do anymore. And if you are a parent, introduce your children to their neighborhood library. It will give them a real sense of independence to have their own library card and enjoy borrowing books. (I agree, was just there last week with my kids!)
- Empty out your purse twice a week, tossing all coins into a mason jar, an old coffee can or a strange shaped or not particularly practical porcelain jar. It's wonderfully surprising what you can accumulate. You can give the money to charity.(Always feels good) and its grand to do in the spring when charities are not on people's minds. (Our jar is filling up!)
- Cook or bake something outrageous that you are convinced will be impossible. The advantage to this endeavor is it can actually get you cooking more meals at home. It can be a great money saver. (Having a meal together builds a closeness in a family- we light candles and play relaxing music, sometimes we bake a cake together too.)
-Walk more. It simply feels great. And for those who have an "allergy" to working out, it's a great way to get the blood moving. If you are feeling adventurous, try putting some speed in that walk. (We walk our Italian Greyhounds- they love it and so do we- stress relief!)
- Read the editorial page of your local paper. It introduces you to opinion and can be terrifically provocative and perhaps a great motivating force for you to get involved in your community, regardless of your political ideology. (Today, with our economy's state, our community needs us!)
-Get eight hours of sleep, though I never do! (I know, there is too much to do in a day- who gets eight hours?)
Inspiration- Thanks Sarah! A list to follow! (By the way, I added my own thoughts in the parenthesis!)
WHY DON'T YOU? SARAH JESSICA PARKER
by Laura Brown
Sarah Jessica Parker shares her tips for a chic and gracious life.
- Try, for every 20 e-mails you send, to write a letter, an old-fashioned letter, and post it. Remember how good it felt to receive an actual letter or postcard in the mail? (I am going to try this one!)
- Keep a bucket filled with candy. Cheap, good candy from butterscotch hard candies to Bulls-Eyes to spice drops. Pretty cheap per pound, low calorie, and great late at night while working or staying up late reading or watching television. It will scratch the itch. (Love the candy idea- sweet tooth!)
- Use your local library. So few people do anymore. And if you are a parent, introduce your children to their neighborhood library. It will give them a real sense of independence to have their own library card and enjoy borrowing books. (I agree, was just there last week with my kids!)
- Empty out your purse twice a week, tossing all coins into a mason jar, an old coffee can or a strange shaped or not particularly practical porcelain jar. It's wonderfully surprising what you can accumulate. You can give the money to charity.(Always feels good) and its grand to do in the spring when charities are not on people's minds. (Our jar is filling up!)
- Cook or bake something outrageous that you are convinced will be impossible. The advantage to this endeavor is it can actually get you cooking more meals at home. It can be a great money saver. (Having a meal together builds a closeness in a family- we light candles and play relaxing music, sometimes we bake a cake together too.)
-Walk more. It simply feels great. And for those who have an "allergy" to working out, it's a great way to get the blood moving. If you are feeling adventurous, try putting some speed in that walk. (We walk our Italian Greyhounds- they love it and so do we- stress relief!)
- Read the editorial page of your local paper. It introduces you to opinion and can be terrifically provocative and perhaps a great motivating force for you to get involved in your community, regardless of your political ideology. (Today, with our economy's state, our community needs us!)
-Get eight hours of sleep, though I never do! (I know, there is too much to do in a day- who gets eight hours?)
Inspiration- Thanks Sarah! A list to follow! (By the way, I added my own thoughts in the parenthesis!)
A Haute Interior!
Thanks Cote de Texas for sharing these beautiful images with us! I too was wow'd with this gorgeous Mediterranean estate! The architecture and decor is what I love! I have my feeling as to who the mystery designer is too! Thanks again- to see the rest of this estate visit www.cotedetexas.blogspot.comBlogs To Visit
http://www.villaanna.blogspot.com/ Love her vintage-inspired style!
http://www.daisypinkcupcake.blogspot.com/ A darling blog of design & inspiration!
http://www.materialgirlsblog.com/ The girls have a fun and awesome take on the design world!
http://www.absolutelybeautifulthings.blogspot.com/ Darling too! Can't wait to see more of Anna's shop. And the Bed of Flowers Cottage is too cute- I want to visit!
http://www.visualvamp.blogspot.com/- a "visual girl's" view of fabulous design and interesting design elements!Vintage Inspiration....
Pink seems so vintage! This apartment's architecture is lovely. Mix it up with a little zebra! Domino Sept. 2006
Vintage decor mixed with contemporary elements- it always works!
Domino Magazine
Windsor Smith's vintage inspired living room. Love the Eastern influence.Domino August 2007
Vintage Living- love the ceiling! Domino June/July 2008
Spanish Revival- Beautiful! An amazing vintage mirror! Dana Oatley Ortega- House Beautiful Magazine
Vintage Living- love the ceiling! Domino June/July 2008
Spanish Revival- Beautiful! An amazing vintage mirror! Dana Oatley Ortega- House Beautiful MagazineQuote of the day
Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were big.- Robert Brault
from the book The Little Things
from the book The Little Things
Quote of the day
Keeping Your Word- Live and work with integrity and everything else is a piece of cake. - Pat Salvatore
A beautiful piece of cake! - This work of art by Zoe Bakes- http://www.zoebakes.com/
The Marakesh Collection from Highland Court
I love the new fabric collection from Highland Court! They take inspiration from vintage suzani's, ikat prints and intricate eastern folk embroideries. The patterns and colors are bold, fun and beautiful! I am adding a few patterns in my furniture collection.
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