Pops of Green

I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day yesterday!   I woke up to some really cute polka dotted rain boots from my hubby and some really awesome handmade bracelets from my kiddos!  I had lunch with my mom and sis in the afternoon and was able to kick back and relax in the evening.  It was a great Mother's Day!!!

When I kicked back last night, I started to think about how I will continue to incorporate the color green into each room on the first floor.  Some rooms like the dining room will just have accent pieces and other rooms like my office, will hopefully have a gorgeous green accent wall! 

I figure since all of the rooms flow into each other, that they need some sort of unification (my big word for the day).  I think that adding a color, such as green will help the whole first floor flow together. 

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So, I went searching for some ideas, and I found some WONDERFUL rooms...

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Looking at this room, makes me realize the importance of color!!  By adding throw blankets and a pouf in a bright green accent, the room is completely transformed!

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I have pulled together lots of ideas for bringing in green with different types of dishware and counter storage, but I really like the idea of adding green cushions to bar stools to bring in color.

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I thought this picture had such peaceful and inviting feel.  The gray and green are a nice mix together.

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When I saw the 2012 HGTV Green Home, I fell in love with the kids bunk room!   I mean come on, check out those beds, AMAZING!!  There's that little touch of green again,  NICE!  And I can't move on without mentioning the cutest bulldog picture ever!!!  So sweet.

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This picture reminds me of the entry way to my office.  For our office, I want to build the wall in and do a double sliding barn door across the entrance and then paint the back wall a similar shade of green like this photo and add built ins and a desk area on the wall.  I want to do something similar to below...

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 I think this whole color combo would work great in the office.  I am hoping to design a mood board for the room around these colors.  It's unbelievable the difference it makes by painting the back of book cases. I have been in limbo deciding on wether or not to paint the built ins in the family room, but after seeing this photo, I think I'm ready :-)

Blue and Orange Color COMBO

As of last year, I had pulled the turquoise and orange color scheme for the basement.  Although I haven't had the chance to work on the basement yet, I have continued to see the blue/orange trend strengthen and for good reason. 

The color combination brings such an impact to a room and using different shades of blue and orange means you can take a room in different directions. 

Here is one of the many color palettes for blues and oranges...

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If you are using the shades in a bold way, you can have a room like this one I saw on House of Turquoise.

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Gorgeous!  AND the walls are WHITE, but the walls don't appear to be cold and bland.  Since there is plenty of bold colors in all of the room accessories,  it adds a ton of color which makes the walls a crisp and fresh backdrop. 

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Taking the turquoise to a Navy blue, bring on a Nautical feel.  Notice how their are different shades of orange from the chairs to the pillows and lamps.  They don't compete with each other, just a nice blend throughout.

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This is such a graphic statement.  The Chevron rug is beautiful.  I know chevron is everywhere in the design world right now, but I think I gravitate to this particular chevron rug simply because the graphic is done on a larger scale.  Again, very clean looking!  AND if you have a bunch of boxes laying around, grab em' and then find yourself a can of orange spray paint.  Extremely cheap for such a great look!

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In this nursery, their is a complete mix of blue shades.  From the light turquoise lamp and curtains, to the turquoise baskets for toys, and finally to the deep blue color of the whales on the pillows.  Everything flows so nicely together and it is such a peaceful environment.

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I can say by far, this nursery is one of my all time favorite rooms.  I have had this picture saved for quite a long time.  One for the colors, but two, for the playfulness of it all.  My decorating style is very much bright pops of color with playful twists, like the shovels in this pick.  I love the contrast of the dark browns against the white, blue, and orange. 

Please forgive me for the lack of links.sourcing for the next 8 pictures.  I have had them in a file for over a year for my basement plans.

 I love the feel of this room!!  I think it would flow nicely with the rest of the house, but it would add a nice added punch of color to the basement.

 A gorgeous batch of fabrics that would be great for pillows!

Here is a perfect Mood Board that is everything I had in mind for the space.

I just want to dive bomb that lounger, throw on the blanket, and snooze! 

 I thought these pictures of coral in frames would be a great addition to the room.  It would be so easy to print up some coral pictures in turqouise and mat with an orange piece of cardstock.  You could pick up some very similar frames at Ikea.

 I think if I could duplicate this room, I would be in heaven.  There is so much I love about it.  My favorite thing in the room is the material covered art pieces for the wall.  I don't remember the name of this fabric, but I just pulled the exact fabric in a chartreuse green outline as an idea for the office.  I guess I didn't realize how much I loved the fabric a year ago.  You could actually paint your own version of these on some drop cloths stretched over and stapled to 2 x 4 wood frames. 

This room would be so cool for a teenage boy.  It is amazing that painting a geometric shape behind the sword fish creates such a substantial backdrop without having to build a frame out.  A budget friendly option.

And the Blue and Orange Color Scheme does not stop there.  Many brides are picking up on the powerful impact that this dynamic duo can have on their BIG event.

WEDDINGS

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Again, here you see a Mood Board for a wedding with the Blue/Orange combination and this bride has pulled various shades of orange and blue/turquoise.  Adding more than one shade of the same color can give you a layered look.

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Same for this bride.  I love the pumpkin roll bringing a light shade of orange against the white cream cheese filling, but I think most of all, I love, love the tie.  It is the entire color palette for the wedding and on that one little piece of material, you can get the vision for the entire wedding.  Isn't it funny that one piece of fabric can do all that?

There are quite a few other color combinations that are taking shape as contenders for this year's fashion in decor and clothing design, but I couldn't pass up sharing the BLUE and ORANGE combo.  It was just too much fun!!

Inspirational Blogs

Happy Monday everyone!  I had a really nice relaxing weekend visiting with family.  This was a big change from our last several weekends of DIY projects.  I think it was VERY much needed! While I was relaxing, I managed to sneak in a bit of blog searching.  I love finding new blogs that really inspire me!!!
So on to the first blog I found...

Seaside Styles

How adorable is this bedspread for a kids room, teen girls room, spare room, or vacation beach house bedroom!!  Ok, let me just say that Linda at Seaside Styles posts tons of inspirational pictures that are right up my alley.  Seaside Styles is one of my new favorite Beachy Inspired blogs!!!  You can check out the blog here.

The next blog I wanted to share with you...

Homes By Ally

 

I was also introduced to Ally at Homes By Ally.  She has been working on revamping some really run down pieces of furniture for her home.  Ally just posted about some really cute DIY signs that she created!  You can check out her work here.  And I must mention how much I adore her vintage window on the console table.  I have been eyeing a couple of these to do some black and white portraits in them. 

Last but certainly not least on my list of weekend blog finds...

Shorely Chic Interiors

I came across Liz's blog when I was on Joss and Maine.  She had an amazing sale going on!  When I clicked on her blog, I just fell in love with all of that beach coastal inspiration!!  I spent quite awhile visiting her blog and I still haven't made it all the way through yet. 

Well, I am off to work on a few DIY's of my own.  See you tomorrow :)

Fence and Shed Update

I hope everyone is having a great week!  We are working hard to finish up some big and little projects around here.  The big projects are the fence and shed and they are more than half way finished.  Want a little peak? 

 This is a shot of Dustin putting together his string line to keep all of the pickets in order.  I really like the post caps!

 What do you think of the 6 x 6 posts?  I think they give a really nice weighted feel to the fence.  I was concerned that we had gone to big when we drew it out, but now seeing it in person, I am completely happy with it.

 I have a lot of step by steps for the shed that I will show in up coming posts, but for now, I  want to show you some of the pictures of the process.  We were deciding in this shot where the window was going and at what height we were going to put it.  My niece thinks this is the perfect height :)

We now have Dustin's dream shed nearly completed.  What's left to do on the shed?  Let's see

List of Shed To Do's

Paint (To match the house)

Doors

Trim Work

DIY Shutters

DIY window box for flowers

And as far as the fence goes, we are looking about another 3 days of work or so ;-)  Ahh, I can hardly contain myself!!!  I definitely got overly excited when I came home the other day and saw that Dustin had picked up this bad boy...

That's what I am talking about.  So I told him that I couldn't wait to spray the shed and fence.  To which he told me, "that's nice sweety, but I got this."  When I answered with a big WHAT?  He said, " yep, cause you have to read the directions on the sprayer."  Is he kidding me?  This coming from the guy who won't ask for directions!  But have no fears, I will spray something! Not sure what yet, but I will find something, mwahaha!