Green has long been a favorite color of mine. And I do tend to incorporate it in a lot of my designs when working with clients. Whether it be a fabulous green paint for the walls, a green fabric for upholstery or just adding some live plants into a room, green really acts like a neutral to me.
So, I was thrilled to be included by House Beautiful this month with nine other bloggers and our top green rooms from the pages of the magazine. We were asked to pick a room featuring the color green from their past issues and tell them why we loved it, if it inspired us, helped us with a decorating project, etc.
I chose this colorful bedroom by New York designer Lindsey Coral Harper. Of course the room features both of my favorite colors…blue and green, as well as a fabulous mix of modern and traditional furnishings…just my style!
So often people opt for a neutral tan, beige…or greige paint color on the walls. But green is so versatile and is easily incorporated with SO many other colors! Obviously from the rooms I chose below…green and blue is always a winning combination.
Green and Tan
{john wiley}
Soft Pink/Blush and Green
{phoebe howard}
Chocolate Brown and Soft Green
{summer thorton}
Turquoise and Green
{phoebe howard??….can’t remember this one.}
Tan, Soft Blue and Green
{palmer weiss}
Check out the green rooms featured by House Beautiful here!
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Our poor guest room has been a bit neglected in my opinion. When we moved to our new neighborhood, we were finally able to move into a Cal King bed. So we took our old white sleigh bed and matching furniture and moved it to the guest room. The old bedding even went along. But it was boring. White. Very white. AND boring So, now I’m really focusing on warming the room up and making it super comfy and inviting for guests (which happens to mostly be my in laws from Fresno).
I’ve developed quite an obsession for buffalo check in the last few months. It may be in part from seeing it done so well in Graces’ home. Then I got the new Land of Nod catalog in the mail….
And it got me to thinking!
Keeping the existing bedroom furniture, roman shades, lighting and vintage surf posters…. I’ll be adding the gingham duvet, new draperies, a fun rug, and a couple Pax wardrobes from Ikea with high end hardware from one of my vendors (there isn’t a closet in this room). We may even have some fun in the room and add bead board or something similar to really give it a beachy feel. I think the whole thing will be super easy and relatively cheap to accomplish.
{house and home mag}
{unknown}
{amy meier}
{cottage living}
I’m pretty much in love with it!
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Things have been quite busy work wise for me and the hubs lately. Since we are both small business owners, having to work way past normal business hours and on weekends is not unusual for us. But it really weighs on me emotionally and makes me feel super guilty towards my motherhood duties. After all our kiddo is only going to be a preschooler for so long! Since she’s our only one (and most likely always will be), I really try to balance out work and home life as to not neglect her.
So, part of my New Years’ resolution this year was to start getting out and being more active as a family. We had really fallen into a rut of staying home on the weekends and working or vegging out in front of the tv. Our girl wasn’t happy…and neither were our waist lines! But we’ve now been doing a pretty good job getting out and trying new adventures. One weekend we went roller skating, another we went bowling, and this past weekend we explored our local tide pools!
It was absolutely glorious outside….
There wasn’t a cloud in the sky and you could see from the mountains to the Channel Islands off our coast. It was spectacular! Ellie and Daddy had a great time checking out the sea anenomes, urchins, sea slugs, and star fish.
I was shocked at how well Ellie did balancing on the rocks! She’s not the most coordinated kid…but she’ll get better as she gets older. *BTW sorry for the over exposed picture. The hubby didn’t realize it was on manual and I just love this pic even if it is a bit washed out!*
And I never tire of watching Ellie play at the beach. She is usually the happiest when she is around water of any kind. But like her momma, the sea is where we both feel the most relaxed.
BTW…notice the Sponge Bob Band Aid sticking out from my skull print slip on Vans? I think the combo is quite hilarious myself.
Nothing like a day at the beach!
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Did you know that today is officially Blue Monday? No? Me either. I had actually never heard of the term before today. I honestly just thought it was the name of one of my favorite New Order songs! According to Wikipedia it is considered one of the most depressing days of the year. Awesome. It’s a VERY soggy day here in So Cal, so I guess the weather is perfect for today. Well, if by chance you ARE feeling down in the dumps, here is the song Blue Monday to put some pep in your step!
And in honor of Blue Monday, here are some gorgeous rooms with my favorite color…
Tobi Fairley
Phoebe Howard
Jennifer Lopez’ kitchen
via House of Turquoise
how’d that get in here? hee hee! Van Rozeboom Interiors
unknown
Happy Blue Monday!
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Living in the suburban Los Angeles area, surrounded by freeways and retail shopping centers, we don’t get the greatest exposure to wildlife. In our little community however, we do have a few creatures amongst us….turkey vultures (our spooky fav), coyotes, rabbits (we’ve been noticing them A LOT in peoples’ yards on our walks), hawks, racoons (which left us a nice half eaten carcass in our backyard last week!), squirrels, skunks…and now owls! I think I’ve mentioned a few times on the blog that I am a BIG bird lover. I just think they are the coolest creatures. Since owls are few and far between around these parts, I was thrilled when about a month ago while reading in bed, I heard the faintest…”whoo who who”…coming from somewhere outside. Of course being the bird dork that I am, I’ve been trying to catch a glimpse of him every time I hear him.
Yes, one day my lucky husband might find his wife doing this! Dorky huh?
But the owl came to mind recently while starting a new project for a home office. Owls, according to Indian folklore, represent wisdom and helpfulness, and have powers of prophecy. Wise old owls seem just the right motif for an office, don’t you think? So, I’ve been playing with the idea of doing this on one of the walls….
Owls of the British Isles Wallpaper £75
Painted Owl Wallpaper $108 per roll
This one is my favorite!—-> Little Owl Wallpaper $398
Then adding this desk…..
Hampstead Glass Desk-$799.99 WS Home
With this as the desk chair….
5205-01 Chair- Lee Industries
Possibly this rug…
Marra Rug 6×9 $1915 Restoration Hardware
A couple of super cool leather chairs….
Antwarp Leather Club Chairs- Bobo Intriguing Objects Available through me!
That’s all I got for now.
It WILL look cool…very cool.
Off to get more work done,
so maybe just maybe…
I can take a few days off to enjoy Christmas!
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