dwellings and décor

As you may have noticed I am kind of on a gray kick lately with design elements so I am keeping it up with gray furniture and decor. Gray really puts me in a winter mood even though it still feels like summer here on Maui. I love gray because it lets other colors shine and you can really dress it up without it feeling overdone. There is usually a lot of negative feelings toward gray because it seems to bring on depression in people. Gray for me brings on a different feeling. Its more of a cozy calm feeling that I really love. I don’t think I could decorate an entire house in gray because that would just be too boring to me. I need my fun colors but I can see myself doing one room in the house in mostly gray. What feeling does gray bring on to you?

From top: 1. Hickory Chair 2. Marc Phillips Rugs 3. Anna Whitford 4. Mi-Sha 5. Hickory Chair 6. Paco Capdell 7. Bliss Studio 8. Aimara Masterpieces 9. French Bedroom Company 10. Kohler Interiors 11. Shop Plastic Land

In the spirit of the upcoming holiday of Halloween I thought I would post some more black images and this time its furniture and decor. Like clothing black goes with everything in the home. It especially looks good if you have at least three black pieces across the space for a better color flow. Black gives furniture like dressers and tables a sense of weight so they look very substantial and heavy which can really ground your space. Black is also a great color for a rug because it will hardly ever look dirty.

Clockwise from top left: 1. Anthropologie 2. John Lewis 3. Hidden Art Shop 4. Hickory Chair

Clockwise from top left: 1. Jo Meesters 2. Downtown 20 3. Tonic Home 4. Property Furniture

Clockwise from top left: 1. Shop Plastic Land 2. ECC 3. Bernabei Freeman 4. Madeline Weinrib

Since we are already on the subject of the color green I thought I would post some fun green furniture finds. Painting or upholstering furniture in green may give your space the pop that it needs. Green looks great with other wood toned furniture and anything in white or blue. If you are planning or already have a pure green item then I would be careful not to add a pure red in fear that it may look like Christmas all year round. I love reds and greens together but I try to use more toned down reds and greens. For instance sage green and burgundy look amazing together.

Clockwise from top left: 1. CB2 2. Design Public 3.Cottage and Bungalow 4. City Living Home

Clockwise from top left: 1. Jett Modern 2. Vivre 3. Ecc 4. Modern Dose

Clockwise from top left: 1. Tonic Home 2. Tonic Home 3. Burke Decor 4. Cottage and Bungalow

From the fashion runways to your home purple is the color to surround yourself with. I especially love deep purples for Fall and I like to use purple in small pieces like lighting and pillows so you can change it out easily and quickly when you want to incorporate a new color. Thomas Paul has a beautiful line of purple pillows out at the moment and I am dying for the one with the gypsy looking girl in the circle. Another talented and great artist is Yumi Yumi and she designed the floral and bird illustration. You must check out her Etsy shop for more of her work.

Clockwise from top left: 1. Plush Pod 2. Foscarini 3. Thomas Paul 4. Lush Lamp Shades

Clockwise from top left: 1. Thomas Paul 2. Thomas Paul 3. Etoile Home 4. Yumi Yumi

“Elements of Color” is a new type of post that I will be doing. I am collecting images of furniture and decor that have striking colors and putting them into a collage like the ones below. The first color that I am using for Elements of Color is orange. Orange may enhance cheerfulness and excitement. Orange is such a powerful and vivid color and it seems like most people love it or hate it. If you aren’t too fond of orange you may like shades that are similar. I am more fond of the red orange, terracotta, and deep peach. When lightened and muted, the peach tone may appear cool or refreshing. What is your favorite tone of orange?

1. De Padova 2. Ecc 3. Urban Outfitters 4. Pure by Ami McKay 5. Modern Dose 6. Bride and Wolfe 7. Conran USA 8. Tonic Home 9. Downtown 20 10. Burke Decor