Blue Green Inspirational Color Tones

Blue Green inspiration is borrowed from the natural tones of succulents. Shades of navy, gray & emerald greens would make for a beautiful model home interior that is appealing to both men & women. Bold stripes and various levels of sheen give this look an elegant feel.

 Ralph Lauren makes the best paint tones when it comes to blue. I adore this shade paired with the emerald pillow cover and accents of white. This look can get very dark very fast so always be sure to accent with white or shades of gray.

Re-purposing is my new favorite word of 2011. Minwax is a fantastic stain that is available in all sorts of great colors at Home Depot. Finding an old dresser and giving it a fresh coat of colored stain can be that one "wow" piece in a room.

Fall is in the air and that means fall color will start making their debut. Shades of purple anchored with one deep shade of purple paired with a bright orange makes a great fall pairing. 

Lavender is a great tone to keep things interesting without going over board with purple

Love this tree. Anyone know what it is?

Black and shades of espresso is a great way to not get the "Halloween" look.

Playbills, the new interior design inspiration.

Sunny Inspired Design

Find some sunny inspiration with these yellow & black lifestyle shots. Add some gray to give the look some sophistication. Be sure and only accent in yellow, keep the main colors black & white.

Apartment Communities get a green thumb

I am in awe of these vertical gardens coming out of Canada via a really innovative design firm. My mind is racing through all the great ideas that apartment communities could do with these gardens; clubhouses, pool walls, community garden centers, decorative public space wall, light wells just  to name a few. Check out the company appropriately named Green Over Grey.

 

Repurpose Who?

It' Market Time! NYIGF here we come

As my nine year old would say, OM freakin freakin G! It's market time! I am so thrilled to be headed to NYC for some much needed inspiration. Look forward to tons of prohibited photos & lots of new ideas.

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