FEELING BLUE

I've been secretly obsessed with turquoise/blue/teal furniture for about 8 years now and REALLY want to incorporate some into our new house. Found some of these... what do you think?

I like the color of this one, but the style may be a little too formal for me.

This one is at the TIPPY TOP of my list right now. I can't decide if I should order 2 of them to be used as bedside tables or one for my entry way. The height is a little big for a bedside table but I just LOVE the way it looks... AND its on SALE!

This sweetie is the perfect size for a bedroom but I'm not sure how I feel about the gold around the edges.

I really like the simplicity of this one from CB2, and while its priced right I don't like that it lacks concealed storage.

This is my second favorite... kind of like a red headed step child. I would take it and love it if it was given to me but its not my first choice. But the color is perfect!

Which one do you like best?

ROSE GOLD

I know this is a little late to be posting about the current craze of rose gold, but I just couldn't help myself...

In the process of starting my etsy shop {vintage loops}, I have found a new obsession with searching all the goodies that sweet etsy dealers have to offer... and I am LITERALLY in LOVE with this ring I found! Its very talented maker is EidelPrecious, based in Toronto, Canada. Oh how I could imagine wearing this ring EVERYDAY... sigh.

But it got me thinking about the 'trend' of rose gold... and in my opinion, I don't think its a trend at all. Call me old fashion, but I have always loved rose - and yellow - gold, and I happen to wear it everyday. So I did a little searching and found these beauties for you to fast your eyes on!

This ring from Barneys would be equally as stunning to wear...

how about encorporating rose gold into your home with these beautiful rose candlesticks?

I DIE over this smokey quartz cocktail ring! Would look so glamorous with a black leather outfit.

or how about that favorite outfit of yours getting kicked up a notch with these rose gold pumps!

This watch has been on my list for the longest time and I STILL want it!

So what do you think of the rose gold trend? Here to stay or leave behind?

PINKING AROUND

The blogs were abuzz the other day when design*sponge posted this image of a room with a shocking pink coffee table. Some have had serious objections to its bright pop to the room, but I have to say, I fell in love immediately!

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I think the neon pink livens up what could have been a dark and stormy room! So it got me thinking, in what other ways can we incorporate unexpected brightness?

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The pink on the chairs here really makes that boring table fun.

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I would adore a huge pink desk for my office! I don't think Andrew would like it very much, but its just so glam!

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The shocking pink interior of these heavy carved bookcases are JUST sublime! The Gothic feel of the room is much softer by bringing in the unexpected.

SO what do you think of these uses of the color pink? Not exactly something I would have thought of doing, but I really love the element of surprise each one of these rooms evokes.

WHICH IS WHICH?

Browsing one of my favorite Designer's blogs - JPM Design - and she found this really fun image challenge! At first glance these images both appear to be the same room. But if you look closely you can see there are actually different... One room cost over $10,000.00 while the other comes in around $4,000. Can you tell which is which?

image 1

image 2

It's image two!!! Found via Style at Home, they apparently post these fun 'interior designer' games... Btw, how gorg are those chaises paired with those pink walls???

CH-CH-CH-CHANGES

The Loophole is about to undergo a SERIOUS renovation.... stay tuned!

MASTER BEDROOM IDEAS

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I have been searching for some ideas for our master bedroom for quite some time, and it seems the one theme I keep coming back to is clear: upholstered headboards, symmetry and dramatic lighting. When talking to Andrew I had suggested a neutral almost all white palette with pops of turquoise, navy and gold as accents... but looking at all of these images, I don't see any of that here. I guess its a lot harder than I thought to imagine since I can't seem to find exactly what style we are as a couple yet.

Well, dream on these images for a bit and hold tight to see what we come up with!

{all images found via pinterest, click on images for direct link}