Display cherished belongings (and get rid of the rest). Begin with a small step. Do you have a box of old photos that give you warm fuzzies every time you see them? Choose your favorites and have them framed. Start spending 10 minutes clearing clutter every Saturday morning, and make a trip to Goodwill when you have a full box. Little by little, you can create a home that better reflects what's important to you.
Sea-glass green and sky blue. You can’t get much more appealing than sandy beige paired with the blues and greens of sea glass and cloudless skies — they make for a look that’s as simple and serene as a day at the beach. To craft this look, try putting your beige walls to work with white trim. Sky blue feels a bit more traditional, while aqua and turquoise are funkier, and sea-glass green is utterly beachy
Red. Shades of red, from crimson to burgundy, generally look splendid against beige — the important thing is to match the warmth or coolness of the colors. If you love red but are hesitant about committing to an expensive piece (like an upholstered chair), test the waters by adding an art print, a few toss pillows or a vase, and see how your room feels with the addition
FOR INCREASING A SENCE OF PEACE IN THE HOME ... Incorporate the five elements. Don’t stop with potted plants — to really embrace nature in your home, make sure all five elements are represented. They are: water (images of water, a fountain, flowers in a bowl of water), earth (stone, plants), fire (candles, incense, fireplace), metal (furniture, tools) and wood (furniture, beams).
There’s no need to break out your paintbrush and drop cloth to bring in color; get creative with things you already have. Place a bowl of bright red apples on the kitchen counter and a squeaky clean red pot on the stove, as in the kitchen here. Or set a beautiful bouquet of blue hydrangeas on a side table to echo an azure coffee table book.
Embellish a lampshade. For such a small project, this can have a big impact on the mood of a room. Whether you choose fun, bobbing pom-poms, a crisp Greek key trim or simple grosgrain, a band of embellishment glued around the base of a lampshade can change the look of a lamp in seconds. A hot-glue gun is fast and easy to use, and you can usually peel off the trim if you need to, even after it has dried. Permanent fabric glue will give you a smoother application (especially important for thinner ribbon trims), but it's less forgiving.
12. Rearrange your counter. Counters get cluttered up so easily; thankfully, it doesn’t take long to get things looking nice again. Start by clearing everything off your countertop, and replace only the items you use daily. To take it a step further, choose a few pretty items to display, like a serving tray propped against the wall and a cream pitcher filled with flowers.
Julie Holloway Save to Ideabook Email Photo 3. Take scissors outside and cut something to put in water. Don’t let the lack of a flower garden stop you — get creative! Even weeds or a bit of green foliage from the tip of a backyard tree branch can be beautiful. 4. Use up leftover paint on small projects. A bit of paint left in the can is all you need to paint a mirror frame or group of accessories. Try painting just the legs of a table or chairs, the edges of picture frames, the interior of a tray or the bottom of a vase.
5. Use your best. Don’t wait for a special occasion to bring out the good china or fancy glasses. Elevate your daily routine by using your best. What’s the point of having it, if it just sits in a cupboard most of the year?
6. Swap photos in frames. An easy way to give your room a fresh look is simply by trading out the photos or artwork in the frames on the wall. Use old black and white family photos, pics from a recent trip or something completely different, like art postcards.
10. Put photos in an album — or just out. Looking at old photos is fun, but it’s easy to forget they are there when they’re hidden away in a box. Try setting out a random assortment of photos in a bowl, on a tray or even in a cake mold as shown here. Or spend a bit more time slipping photos into an album and leave it sitting out where you can enjoy it.
Colors from the September Issue
Pastels
Citrus
Soft Grays
Maple Yellows
Earthy Neutrals
Sea Glass Greens
Hyacinth Purples
Earthy Greens
Water Color Blues
-Nothing fanatically transforms us today as much as color does. Here are the 3 rules of color that always work. Number 1, if the color combination exists in nature, you know, in a flour, a fruit, or landscape, it will work in your home. Number 2, southern facing rooms look fantastic I rich dark color . You could paint a southern exposed room black and it will be the chichis thing in the world if you have a super bright room. Rule number 3, every room needs pop of color , either a strawberry or citrus just to make it pop, just a throw pillow, maybe an object, so it really syncs. That what gives the eyes something to rest on and say, huh, happy.
Example palette: From left to right, all from Behr: Sapphire Sparkle, Silver Screen and Dark Ash.
2. Cool blues and grays. This elegant dining room shimmers in shades of deep blue and gray. Generally, a darker hue on the ceiling will visually lower it, but cooler colors also have a tendency to make a wall or ceiling recede. I think this dark sapphire color makes the room feel more intimate and evokes the feeling of dining al fresco at night.
Example palette: From left to right, all from Benjamin Moore: Ryan Red, Canyonlands and Glazed Green.
4. Warm oranges with a light yellow-green. I love this soft orange wall color. It's a natural fit with a bolder red-orange and neutral yellow-green. Again, there are many colors used in this space, but because they are adjacent on the color wheel, they harmonize with one another.
Example palette: From left to right, all from Valspar: Palm Leaf, Leaf Bud and Amber Pearl.
Four Brothers LLC Save to Ideabook Email Photo 1. Fresh greens and yellows. This fetching palette looks colorful but has a nice softness. Sunny yellow is a happy color that brings warm summer days to mind. Add some spring greens for a harmonious vibe, as yellow and green are adjacent on the color wheel.
Since warm colors tend to advance, this means that they tend to draw in a space. This red living room feels more intimate because it's red. If the designer wanted to make the room feel more open and expansive, she would have chosen a cooler color
tropical art
French vanilla wall color to accent all the different colors and textures of the variety of woods
kind of like JAYCO wall and window colors
I keep being drawn to this color
nice blue
Nice "vases"
So cute !!!
Reconsider your space needs. We tend to accumulate belongings to fill whatever space we live in, no matter the size. Keep things simple by choosing to live in a home that fits you perfectly: large enough that each member of the household feels comfortable, but not so large that whole rooms often go unused.
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