white kitchens.

I've always loved the look of white kitchen cabinets.  Right now I have wood (maybe oak?) ones, and I'm looking forward to painting them when I have time to focus on updating my house.  Here's some of my latest inspiration from Style at Home.

this is too good.

Love this space I saw on design*sponge today. So much to look at! Here are my favourite parts:

Built in shelves, great area rug, patterned chairs in the middle of the room! (not all furniture must line the walls..)

The way the desk is angled, rather than facing the wall. Framed corkboard.

Framed peg board!! (sooooo good.) Cute colour scheme. Natural wood accents.

Bold wallpaper. Simple desk as a side table. Wicker head board. Fur throw at the end of the bed!?

wow, turquoise.

I just stumbled upon this fun blog called House of Turquoise. The author loves the colour so EVERYTHING featured on her blog includes it in some way. Sometimes bold, sometimes subtle. Sometimes interior, sometimes exterior. Sometimes beachy, sometimes bohemian. Sometimes rustic, sometimes upscale. Always gets your attention! Turquoise is such a happy colour. See what I mean?

The first two are of a cute baby room for all the mom readers...enjoy!

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)

pinecones.

Just the word pinecone is interesting. I just love how effortless and natural they look - they make a statement on their own. Combine that with a unique display idea - brilliant.