Monday, December 07, 2015

I'll Have a Blue Christmas...........

Hi there,

Here we are again with another Christmas idea house - only in blue this time......

Babble

HomeandGarden.nl

Oprah Winfrey's Den

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Veranda

Traditional Home

At Home Arkansas

Carolyne Roehm

Spode

A Wonderful Palmetto Life

Traditional Home

Hydrangea Hill Cottage

Carolyne Roehm

Carolyne Roehm

Cookie Connection

Cookie Connection

Cookie Connection

Hershey's

And we musn't forget some wonderful holiday music!

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Have a spectacular day!




















Friday, December 04, 2015

Pantone's Colors of the Year 2016

Taking a little break from Christmas ideas this morning to comment on today's announcement of Pantone's Colors of the Year 2016 - not one color, but two for the first time ever.  And they are two of my favorite colors - pink (Rose Quartz) and blue (Serenity).

I know we'll be seeing a lot more of these combined colors soon, in fashion and interiors.



As the Executive Director of Pantone's Color Institute  explains, “In many parts of the world we are experiencing a gender blur as it relates to fashion, which has in turn impacted color trends throughout all other areas of design,” Leatrice Eiseman said. “This more unilateral approach to color is coinciding with societal movements toward gender equality and fluidity, the consumer’s increased comfort with using color as a form of expression, a generation that has less concern about being typecast or judged, and an open exchange of digital information that has opened our eyes to different approaches to color usage.”

I've been pinning 'pinks and blues' for some time, so it was easy for me to come up with these images on short notice.  I didn't have time to look for these colors in fashion today, but we're sure to be seeing more of them very soon. 

As you can see, these colors have been used together for a long time, but from now on when we see them together, they will have new meaning perhaps......"gender equality and fluidity".

Have a great weekend and hope you enjoy the pretty images below.

    
1956

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Zsa Zsa Bellagio

Pip Studio

Pinterest

Zsa Zsa Bellagio

Flickr

Colorado Homes 

House Beautiful

Style at Home

Pinterest

Cornelia Guest

Elle Decor

Brabourne Farm

Pinterest

Pinterest

Lillian August

Maurice Prendergast
Metropolitan Museum of Art

John Singer Sargent

Green Tiger Press

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Wednesday, December 02, 2015

It's Beginning to look a lot like Christmas........

Hi Everyone,

We awoke to a blanket of snow a couple of days ago and that helped to put me in the mood for Christmas decorating..........

Today, I'm featuring a very traditional red, white and green theme for the holidays.  The images are all from different sources and chosen especially for their colors.  In the days ahead, I'll be trying other holiday colors and ideas.

Have a great day!


Etsy

Farmhouse to Home

Pottery Barn


Traditional Home

Traditional Home



Four Shopping

Traditional Home

Pottery Barn

Stella Resque

Stella Reque

Julia Usher

Pinterest

Laboutiquevintage

Zsazsabellagio