Embracing Colour: Fuchsia & Aquamarine

Here's another pretty colour combo I would love to try!  I especially love the tablescape with the gold details...

1. cardigan and sweater
2. tablescape
3. shirt/skirt
4. party decor
5. home decor

Embracing Colour: Pink & Orange

Do bright colours make anyone else a little nervous?  I absolutely love colour and would not want to live in a world without it - but this crazy thing happens in my mind when I see something I like in a bright colour.  It's like a battle between my left and right brain.  My right brain is all about the vibrant, go-get-em, boldness of everything bright.  But it doesn't take long for my practical, you-can't-pull-that-off, downer of a left brain to kick in.  What's up with that??  Part of the problem is that I don't pay attention to what crazy colour combinations work well together, so I tend to stick to one at a time.  

Until recently, when I bought this $10 shirt from Garage Clothing Co...

 

There were other colour options that were more "safe", and easier for ol' left brain to swallow.  But you only live once right!  So I took the plunge into the pink/orange-ness of it all.  (Side note: My sister was there and pep-talked me through it - she wouldn't steer me wrong)  I'm really glad I did, and now I'm caught up admiring all the other bright colour combos out there!  I've decided to dedicate my next few posts to random inspiring combos that work - in fashion, at home, anywhere; from crazy and bold to simple and subtle.

Here's to throwing caution to the wind and embracing all the bright, vibrant colours the world has to offer!

1. Striped Dress by H&M 
2. Couch and Pillows
3. Pink Skirt, Orange shoes
4. Decorative Pillows
5. Macarons
6. Balloons

colour-less

I'm a big fan of colour, as you can see in most (if not all) of my posts. I just think life would be bland without it. But there's something about rooms that lack colour - only white - that seems so relaxing and peaceful. Having said that, I think what really makes it work, is that it's only white on purpose, not because no one got around to putting any colour into it. It's on purpose that all the chaos is removed and it's designed to be serene. That's what I love about it.

Me and Alice.

I will...not be afraid of colour.

The next bunch of blogs will express some "resolutions" I've made. You know when you think something is fantastic (rather than blah) and you can't quite put your finger on what makes it that way? This is me putting my finger on it.

The first one is colour. Something about a unique colour palette makes things fantastic - it brings things to life. Maybe it's painting a wall a vibrant colour (photo 3), but not always. Accent colours are still in, and can still work well (see photo 5), but often it's about more than just one colour. I like things colourFUL. Not crazy and haphazard colourful - just enough to create visual interest. Good colours draw me in. Kinda like in these rooms...

(Images: Ish and Chi, Little Green Notebook, Decor8)