Tangerine tango

Pantone's color of 2012 has been declared 

They're forecasting this jewel to be on our runways 

and in our lives a lot this year.

In honor of this lovely hue I thought I'd try my hand at my first outfit to room.

i chose this outfit

i love this color with nude/tan and a little lavender

 Olioboard wasn't being very cooperative 

in letting me upload all of the pieces I selected, 

but here's what I have for now...

thoughts?comments?concerns?

I kind of feel like the room idea doesn't do her way cute ensemble justice, 

but hopefully I'll get the hang of this soon.

Anyone have any other ideas for colors that would compliment this pretty,pretty tangerine tango?

findings on the world wide web

While scouring the web for the perfect pair of tall, inexpensive rain boots I found myself a bit distracted.

I'm a little skint, but if anyone out there is looking for a pick me up for their abode 

I think there are some winners among this bunch. 

 

Take a gander if you will.

 

 

poufs only $89

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a lovely kilim for spring/summer for $179 

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vintage Turkish kilim for only $245

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$11.54 for this little leafy girl, sweetgreen deal!

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four vintage tulip knock-offs for only $600,not shabby

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Vintage Hans Wegner chair-looks legit to me

for $149??

actually, back up guys-this one's mine!

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got $20 to spend on your place?

then you've got this guy!he adds loads of character,no?

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and the ever elusive "X" base bench

this one's not bad at all at $177

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I think I've caved.

If I can't have furniture I'm having my tall green hunter wellies.

I will be ready for April's showers!

things that look good with aqua= EVERYTHING

I've decided to make sure I don't run out of post topics by starting a few series posts. What better place to start than with some very versatile color combinations? 

In my world turquoise always works. It fits every pallet and mood and is just always the right answer when looking for an accent or a little pop of happiness. I love it with a little bit of bright pink lately; this sea foam and fuchsia/pink are pretty happy together,no?

examples are as follows:

Schuyler Samperton

Shcuyler Samperton

not so keen on the couch but the wall paper and windows are pretty lovely

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some other interpretations if you will:

gold is nice with these pretty hues

oh, Nicki

i can't decide if i love this or if it's ridiculous

in the kitchen

so, i stopped by home depot today to pick up a sample for a client's kitchen and was floored by what i saw.

there's a 'newish' martha stewart line of kitchen counter tops,cabinets, hardware etc at home depot

and this grey one is really very pretty.

it's the weston set in grey.

i would run down and shoot a phone pic of the sample but the lights are so weird in my kitchen it'd never look the right color,which brings me to my next thought.

seeing this sample be so pretty made me realize i need to zhush up my own kitchen a little.

I'm in dire need of new light fixtures and it's down to two cheapies from HD or one from west elm-also really reasonable.

i think this one would look nice with the above cabinets as well as in my kitchen, (maybe both will be together one day).The cabinets are kind of matte and I think this shiny finish is a nice foil for their laid back f

aux pickled wood finish.

this one my husband likes.

that's about all i can say about it. 

don't get me wrong, i think it's great, just not for my kitchen.

lastly,

i suppose i could mention that i'm looking for something with glass or the appearance of glass.

i have a set of these 

with this

There's some color in there, I promise!

I really should post a couple pictures of what's going on in my house so you can see how things change...

it's hard to photograph something that i'm still not satisfied with, but no one really cares all that much what my house looks like anyway. i suppose i'll take a little time tomorrow to clean and show you guys what's going on in here.

night!

purple with the fur :: has anyone seen this lamp?

I've kind of been into shopping for table lamps lately.

I don't have many and would love to find a pair for my living room to help welcome my wing back home (hopefully soon). 

There's this one lamp I keep remembering but have never been able to find a vendor for.

I was hoping maybe someone could help a girl out??

Her name's "purple with the fur". If anyone knows where to buy this lamp please lemme know!

I'm not even sure I'm as taken with it as I was when I saw it first a few months ago on Furbish's blog,

but I think this lavender color is surprisingly versatile aaand it's made of F.U.R., people??!

Anyway

the current contenders are...

Robert Abbey Delta lamp

(Furbish has it in lavender which will most likely be what I go with)

Orbit by Nate Berkus for HSN??

 Truffalt Lamp by Kenneth Winsgard; 

I like the taller ones but I'd have to change the shade, it's just a little 

too much white for my place.

My money's on the Delta lamp for best choice of color, price and ready availability

but we'll see what i end up with...

inspired thoughts: An editing eye

I've had a hard start with a new project. The client is open to lots but I know 

I can't just impose everything i love on her home. I'm not saying we don't have a similar aesthetic-it's just off enough that I've not found a great jumping off point yet.

I stumbled on a rug today that will be the theme of the first of three options im planning to show

this week, i just need to get crackin on a few more ideas.

I think i've learned that hard way that most often it's best to stick to that plan.I need to make use of a strict editing eye and I think this project could be really great!

Here are some designers who are so good at editing mercilessly.

 

Ana Antunes:

Ana chooses a color pallet and sticks to it. I love this one because it still allows 

an interesting mix but it's not overtaken with thoughtless additions.

I can be queen bee of pretty junkie-junk that just doesn't fit.

 so the wall in this couch photo looks lavender right?

its the exact same color as the wall in the first photo- the one that looks aqua/mint behind her lavender lamp.

The power of color and balance!?

You can make anything appear a different tone or hue when you play with its surroundings.

I would love to be able to do this, not sure if i could live in so "matchy-matchy" a world

but it does look perfect, and perfect has its appeal.

The wilder the idea, the newer, the farther out, the more it demands that you know why you want it.

                                                                                                          Billy Baldwin 

Kelly Wearstler:

This girl's definitely got chops.

I love her ability to balance color and form perfectly every time!

I hope I'm on my way to learning how this works,

guess practice can't hurt.

 

can't help it,

THIS is WHY 

iLOVE 

this girl...

kelly wearstler textiles!

and finally

 

my favorite designer right now and writer of my favorite blog:

 

Amberinteriors!

 you really should check this out daily!

this is why i started blogging and have begun to"do my own thing" building a small business.

She's so fun  you can't forget how much fun this stuff all is looking through her pics and work.

 

Art Attack:Jim Lambie+ Andreas Larson

Transforming bright white gallery spaces, Jim Lambie produces vibrant 

pulsing art installations that engulf his audience.

Upon first examination the viewer might be too taken by the tension 

of the often crass juxtaposition of color in his work 

to notice that the pieces are actually built up of continuous strips of colored nylon tape. 

Since 2003 Glasgow born artist Jim Lambie has preferred this tape media.

Recently Lambie has formed a collaboration with Photographer

Andreas Larson. Larson's work is largely editorial.

As expected, their quirky combination supplies a beautiful result.

Lambie embellishes Larson's photographs with floral arrangements

more on Lambie and Larson