Bright and Bold Colors: Turquoise and Orange

My newest favorite color trend is Turquoise and Orange! They are vibrant and dynamic together.

original watercolor, lampwork glass bracelet, original oil painting, tropical escape necklace, wooden handle purse, chair print, neckwarmer, house of turquoise

Turquoise: 2010 Color of the Year

I was delighted to hear that Pantone announced

Turquoise as the color of the year for 2010.

I absolutely love beautiful damask wallpaper with it's classic design.

Spruce up your interiors with a punch of color!

Choose from a collection of these colorful and fun

dresses here.

You don't need to re-do your whole room.

Add turquoise in the accent pieces.

You know I love the Caribbean beaches and European coastlines with their crystal clear, cool and calming turquoise waters.

See more original artwork here.

Turquoise Love

I love turquoise. In the spring and summer I fill my house with bright blues and yellows. It just makes me happy. (You could say I'm hooked, which is why I'm linking to Hooked on Fridays!)

So imagine my surprise and delight when Debbie of Ribbonwood Cottage sent me this wonderful old turquoise hand mixer! Why? Just because she knows I love this color.

Debbie wrote me a note saying, "I think blogging is all about giving...after you read someone's blog you begin to realize what they enjoy!"

Isn't that thoughtful? Thanks, Debbie! You made my day. I can't wait to find a special spot for it in my kitchen!

You can see more photos of my family room here. Do you have a color that makes you happy?

Colour baths

Well, I'm recouping from Alaska and have for you one last (but not least), guest post. This one is super fun and comes to you from Trudi of The Deco Detective - who really helped me out and supported me by spreading the word about my fund raising and marathon training. Thanks Trudi! And I'm with you - I would've loved the turquoise bathroom!

Hi, I'm Trudi aka The Deco Detective! I'm here today to help Ashley out while she's away running the marathon to cure lymphoma. I'm so honoured to be asked to do a guest post at Decorology, but most of all, I'm very impressed with Ashley. I think she's really brave to sign up for a marathon!

After running marathons, I can imagine that a beautiful, luxurious bathroom will feel like heaven to sore feet and beaten muscles. To relieve things a little for her, I've picked seven bathrooms for Ashley to choose between when she's finished running. There's one bathroom for each colour of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, turquoise, blue, indigo and violet:

I hope you find (at least) one bathroom you like, Ashley. I'm curious to know which one you'll choose! And Decorology readers: which one would you pick after running a marathon? I think I'd prefer the turquoise one to cool myself off - although me running a marathon would be a purely hypothetical situation...





Ashley - good luck with your running! We'll all cheer you on from the sidelines, even if we're not there in person.

Orange, yellow and green bathroom found at My Home Ideas

Turquoise bathroom found at House of Turquoise

Red, blue, indigo and violet bathroom found at Living Etc

My favorite inspiring interiors from my favorite blogs

It was other design blogs that inspired me to start a blog, but I've found that it keeps me so busy that I rarely have the time to visit the people who inspired me to do this in the first place. So, I hope to make these "favorite inspiring interiors from my favorite blogs," a monthly or weekly post to see what my friends are up to, and to share them with you guys!




images from Style Files


images from {this is glamorous}





images from Made By Girl


images from Everything Turquoise



images from Creature Comforts

Stay tuned! I'll be showing you favs from more blogs soon!

Turquoise for Summer

I love Turquoise.... with a white t-shirt and a pair of jeans! I really love this jewelry made by maximeboldeau... please check out all the great pieces here!

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Bright and Beautiful - Stacey Brandford Interiors

So I discovered photographer Stacey Brandford while I was looking through the credits of Canadian House and Home. His work is consistently bright and beautiful. What really drew me in were the cheery colors!

















via Stacey Brandford