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Really Loving Lavender and Red

This room has been a favorite of mine for a long, long time. As usual the architectural details just kill me and I love the the furniture and art. But the thing I love most are the colors!

When I was in Italy, I was in this really cute cafe and they had some old magazines sitting around and in an old issue of Italian Elle, I saw this:

I’m completely in love with this room! The lavender bookshelves and that glossy red table are such a great combination. (And wouldn’t that crown hanging from the ceiling be perfect for my crown collection?)

It also reminded me of the Schanbels’ bedrooom from Elle Decor a while ago:

So I dug around some more in my files and found these:

It’s not a combination you see very often so it feel really fresh to me. I’m now sort of obsessed.

(Photos: 1.Marie Claire Maison 2.Elle 3.Elle Decor 4.Livingetc. 5.Unknown-please let me know if you know 6.House to Home)

Update on the New Office

When I saw this photo on Design Sponge recently:

it made me think of my new basement office. The gray couch, shag rug, shots of black, the brick fireplace (that will be painted white just like this!) and white walls. I was planning on bringing in some yellow to the room but this room reminded me how much I’ve always liked red as a complement to gray.

It also made me think of this room that I’ve loved for a really long time which uses the same color scheme.

and also of this space, which has been on my inspiration board for years now:

I still love this space so much.

So, just like that, I think I have a new color palette for the new office. For some reason, I happen to have a lot of red accessories so I could pull this together with things I already have and it’ll also be easy enough to switch out if when I get tired of it.

And speaking of my inspiration board, I decided to make another one using a frame that I bought recently and the leftover homasote from the board I made earlier. I think it fits in better with the new office:

I just attached the homasote to the back of the frame with screws. (By now, you know that when it comes to DIY, I rarely mean me when I say “I.” There’s always help involved; this time it was my dear husband.)

And the last thing to show you in the new office is this:

Do you remember the Tord Boontje curtain I hung earlier in the master bedroom? Well, this is one of them. Do you also remember me saying that I had a pair of these and was looking for a place for the second panel? Well, the basement has two doors so it was the perfect spot for the pair. Now that I’m going to be spending a lot of time there, I wanted to put something on the doors and they turned out to be the perfect thing.

The sun started to set by the time I got around to getting this shot but it’s really pretty when the light filters through and casts shadows like it did earlier in the day:

Now I just have to train the dogs to not scratch on the doors so we don’t end up with Torn Tord’s!

(Photos: 1.Design Sponge 2.Marie Claire Maison 3.from Domino 4-6.From the Right Bank)

Red and White Stripes

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I’m mad for stripes (like these textiles from the lovely Red Ticking) and would probably have no problem if my entire house were striped. When it comes to red and white stripes, I think a little restraint is in order so it doesn’t get too candy striper-ish. And when done right, it can totally make a room.

I like everything in this room but that strip of red and white is what just does it for me:

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Striped bedding is always a good thing:

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I’ve posted this photo before but I never get tired of it and it may be my favorite example:

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(And how yummy is that green chair, too?)

(Photos: 1.Red Ticking 2.via Automatism 3.Toast 4.Livingetc. 5.via Head Over Heels)

Every Room Needs a Touch of Red

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Who was it that said every room needs a touch of red?

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I’ve always liked red and have lots of red pieces but I can never seem to incorporate it into rooms in a way that I like.

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Looking at these photos, I’m starting to think the key is gray walls. That seems to be my answer for everything these days!

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Do you have any red in your house?

(Photos: 1&3.Morton Holtum 2.via we heart it 4.via Remodelista)