Another Shade of Grey: 03/18/2007

Friday, March 23, 2007

For the Love of Color!

I am seriously having to sit on my hands to keep myself from purchasing this awesome print of an original painting by Joan Theodore. It's 8" x 10" and JUST $13.00!!!! If you want it you better get it now. I can't promise my willpower will hold out much longer. :)

Paris Chic by Onszelf

New Papers from Brian Yates...Enjoy!

Inspiration for Today...Laura Day Design

Yes, that Laura Day. It's nice to see her work outside of Trading Spaces. Some really gorgeous rooms here. Love the use of yellow and the color white. I also love the steer's horns. Gorgeous.

Thursday, March 22, 2007

Frightened Bird

I love this piece because I didn't really recognize the bird until I read the title and now I can totally see it. Acrylic on canvas 9" x 12" priced at $20.00 from etsy seller DeFariaArt.

It's time to make a U-Turn....

Two lovely vintage wallpapers in the trendy colors of gold and blue available from Ebay seller U-Turn. Check it out!

The Color Purple...

The color purple is on the horizon as a major trend in colors for 2008. When most people think of purple they either think "Prince" or "bleckkkk". But purple, if used appropriately, is so classy. Both of the rooms below, designed by Purple Design , contain hues of the color purple and are great examples of how purple can be done with taste. I, personally, consider gray to be a hue of purple. I know we're all still adjusting to the recent trends of greens and blues and yellows, but just so you're prepared, be on the look out for P-U-R-P-L-E. :)

Great vintage items up for grabs...

at Blue Bell Bazaar like this vintage brass owl paper/letter clip.

Love these silhouettes.

And what about this vintage brass geisha figurine? Lovely.

Spring Cleaning...

I have some chores to do today so my posts will be spread out. In the meantime, I'll suggest a few things you might want to put on your "to do list".

First, preorder Helen O'Neill's book Florence Broadhurst: Her Secret & Extraordinary Lives from Amazon for $16.47. This book tells the tale of the mysterious and fascinating life of Florence Broadhurst and the details surrounding her unsolved murder. If that's not enough to reel you in, it also showcases more than 100 never-before-published patterns and prints.

Second, for those of you in the USA lusting over the Canadian magazine that is Chocolat, you too can subscribe to this wonderful magazine. You can either do it direct through the magazine's website via an email request, or you can order right here through Amazon. (Hint, the latter is cheaper.)

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Around the Web in a Day...

Book Design Review via A Cup of Jo. Enjoy!

Bookcase Redo

I've been working on the bookcase redo and am making steady progress. I need to purchase some books/items for the obviously empty shelf (and get a frame for my Matte Stephens piece). But overall, I have to say it looks a hundred times better than before. The color coded books make me giddy. I'm embarrassed to say that I actually thought it looked swell before (being the minimalist addict that I am) until I took a picture and studied the piece in isolation. As a result, I decided to take photographs of all the areas in my home where I had "design doubts". For me, this trick really works. My tip of the day? If you have an area of your home that troubles you, take a photo. I truly believe this will show you the obvious flaws and help you to easier recognize what needs to be tweaked. :)