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Electic Red Dining Room via CocoCozy

For the fourth and final installment of our color trends series, we bring to you the Sherwin Williams color palette Bold Invention. No shrinking violets in this bunch, the color group features concentrated versions of red, aqua, green and gold tempered by an industrial neutral gray and beige. This color scheme is all about creative invention, fearless energy and an optimistic outlook.These super saturated colors aren’t for everyone, but anyone can dabble a smidge of brights in an otherwise quiet space. A lamp base, vase or accent pillow in a rich hue can be just the pop a room needs.

For those braver with color, take inspiration from the photo above. These (very) bright red dining room walls work because the room is balanced with loads of white in the trim, furniture and draperies. The seat cushions are upholstered in a playful red circle fabric the same shade of the walls to keep the bold color consistent. [ See the entire tour of this far from subtle beach house designed by Ghislaine Vinas and featured on the blog Coco Cozy.]

Jonathan Adler via House of Turquoise

No discussion about innovative color is complete without mentioning Jonathan Adler. In his book, My Prescription for Anti-Depressive Living, Adler calls for outlandish color choices and humor in design as a means of happiness. Maybe paint is the new Prozac for the brave new world of 2011. . . hmmm.

Techno Green Kitchen via House Beautiful

Close your eyes… picture your favorite outfit in your closet right now. What do you love about it? Color? Texture? The way it fits? It’s one way to understand your overall sense of style and head off into the promised landscape. Minimal. No muss, no fuss? Try a minimalistic approach – you may find layers [...]

Those random glasses at flea markets and thrift stores will never look the same again. The lovely Propellor Design has gathered them all together to create one-of-a-kind chandeliers.  I must have.  Must have now! Can’t you picture this over a gorgeous white tempered glass kitchen table in an amazing white room? Now let’s find some wonderful [...]

I’m throwing in the towel on getting my monday post in on time today.   The Marimekko tea towels to be exact.  I had a huge  stretched Marimekko Canvas as the central piece of art in my room growing up.  It was bright and bold and modern and I thought it was over-the-top-cool. And while [...]

So Christmas is over for 2010 and New Year’s Eve is beckoning. Before all the parties kick in, make a resolution to chip in. If you had a fresh tree this year, please consider recycling your Christmas tree and turning it into a resource. Bonus! Trees collected in many cities are recycled into mulch, which [...]

What a fun afternoon and sparkly evening. Thank you to all of you who joined us for a fun gathering gabbing about color, pattern, interior design, porch sparkle, landscapes, gardens, decorating, biz ideas and the joys of collaborating with other bright women to create wonderful inspiring spaces and build businesses!! Everywhere we turned there were [...]

Just picked up one of these wonderful GurglePots™ from Collectic Home on Bee Caves Rd. The $40 pitchers come in all sorts of luscious colors and the shape caught my eye immediatelly. They are created by Matt Ellison based on a pitcher he fell in love with when visiting France for his brother’s wedding.  Here’s [...]

These gorgeous images show how two artists,  Friederike Hamann and Colin Sullivan-Stevens conjure magic in their gallery called Field in Portland, Maine. I spent the better part of an afternoon wandering through their gallery by way of their  beautiful month-by-month posts…dating back to July 2006. Each month a newly designed storefront window hinted at the [...]