Showing posts with label Colors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Colors. Show all posts

Interesting Styles for Modern Bedding

Interesting styles of modern bedding allow you to take a basic platform bed and really turn it into something quite special. You can get these bedding sets quite inexpensively at just Walmart or IKEA. Here are a few styles that you should really look out for.
You don't have to get an entire bedding set to make an entirely new look in your room. In this case it makes a lot more sense to just invest in white high thread count sheets that are comfortable and luxurious. You can even have these for several years. Then, you might just want to make sure that you also get a lot of the white bedding that is so popular but mix in some colorful quilts or really basic patterned pillowcases.
We are also seeing the pillows being integrated a lot more into this design style. In fact the branches or flowers can really flow straight from the comforter up to the pillowcase in a continuous design and this is where the drama comes into the room.
You can also really play around with the look of oversized throws. Velvet and faux fur are two very popular fabrics but it can also be a little bit too expensive. Designer versions can cost thousands of dollars. Instead, look at discount stores for polyester versions. This can even mimic a faux mink. Look for faux silvers and grays that look as real as possible but are still animal friendly and really easy to care for. Just placing one of these on the edge of your bed is really gives you a very luxurious element on a budget and adds a lot of character to solid colors of bedding. You can also change up where you use this by bringing in orange crib bedding which is definitely going to be an unusual choice for a nursery.
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Minimalist Black & White Kitchen

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Decorating with Colors

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Bubbly chandelier


A few years back we bought some bubble lights for our chandelier at Captiva Island. We spent a few times there over the holidays and after visiting the Bubble Room - a quirky and very entertaining dining spot on the island, we fell for the old fashioned fun! The place is whimsically decorated year round for Christmas -yes - one of those....but the children were considerably younger at the time and yet they still remember!
Adjacent to the restaurant is a small shack, selling everything decorative for holiday fun, from masks to ornaments, wigs to toys!
Since then we pull out those bubble lights every year and our dining room transforms! Having painted the old thing red a few years back, they fit in perfectly!



If you like them, go here!



We love the effect, and we need candles at every meal now, since it's much darker suddenly...it only adds to the festive party atmosphere! Do you have some quirky decorations you want to share with me?

Happy weekend!

XX
Victoria


PS: Don't forget to check out my give away on the post below!!! Still time to enter until December 22!
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Tickled pink?



Yesterday color authority Pantone announced it's color of the year 2011 to be an immense pink called "honeysuckle". The company predicts that we will see a lot of this color, appearing on everything from dresses to pillows, nail polish, sofas and appliances.

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A sherbety shade of pink, with a hint of red and orange zest, honeysuckle is seen by designers as a pick -me-up at a time when many people have had their fill of misfortune.
I quoted based on an article from yesterday's Wall Street Journal.

Jonathan Adler.

Harlequin Wallpaper.

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JA tray.

via Country living.

Interestingly enough many people do not necessarily associate honeysuckle with the color pink. The bush which grows on the corner of my deck blooms in a lovely shade of yellow....Apparently people associate the color with what they know from their childhood....Perhaps the honeysuckle you knew then was pink?

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Pink has been on the radar of many designers for a couple of years now and I guess the announcement to make it the color of the year 2011 culminates in it's final arrival at the mainstream households. I still remember the pink polo shirts I gave my husband and son two years ago and seeing my then 8 year old son being a little taken aback at first. Girly pink for him? But he eventually wore the shirt for many month and does now not object to pink in his wardrobe any more then to navy blue!

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I love pink as much as many other colors, my house is filled with reds and green, turquoise and blues and surely it will find it's way into it as accent on plates, pillows and outfits.
It's a summer color, reminding me of raspberries, little girl's dresses and lemonade.

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There is a sense of care free life when looking at pink. I am sure it made it's way into our current fashion for those reasons as well.

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To see on the bright side, away from worries and unemployment which must surely show itself in dull browns and muddy grays...
It's a good thing to celebrate life when the going is tough and to surround ourselves with an uplifting shade of pink is a wonderful way of maintaining optimism and a youthful spirit.
My dish washing will be stylish at last!!!

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Are you tickled pink yet?


xx
Victoria


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What puts me in a festive mood

Browsing through the second issue of Rue put me in a festive mood! There were so many pretty rooms, from cool chic to cozy comfort, that I had a hard time coming up with clear favorites. There are so many ways to make a home holiday ready.
Here some of my memorable candidates:




Not all rooms are decorated for the holidays and yet they are festive...






Holiday time is all about comfort, relaxing and the joys of giving from the heart!

xx
Victoria



All images via RUE!
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