New Blog Designs! And Why Yellow is Perfect for Your Blog!

Yellow is considered a bright, warm, or cheery color! It is also considered to be an "attention grabbing" color due to the high amount of light that is reflected from it. Gold is a toned version of yellow and is a beautiful complimentary to nearly every other color.

 It's also super trendy...did you know that Honey Gold is one of Pantone's fashion colors for 2012? I can't lie, it's one of my favorites right now, especially for spring and summer!

Check out these recently designed yellow/gold blogs...

Vintage Market is an adorable shop that is open one weekend a year to sell the cutest furniture and decor. My aunt and cousins are very talented ladies! You don't want miss out on this one!

The Benson family was one of two winners of the last blog makeover giveaway. I love how it turned out! Aren't they an adorable family!

>> Does your blog include yellow or gold? If so, I'd love to see how you incorporated it! Please share a link to your blog in the comments! I love discovering new blog friends!

Pantone Color Forcast for 2012

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Here is what's coming our way over the next few months! 

Tangerine Tango is listed first because it is "The Color of the Year!" Woo woo! So bright and delicious!

I'm also loving the bright, cheery colors paired with the dusty neutrals. 

I can imagine most of the interiors will be neutral backdrops with accents in the bright colors and patterns, similar to what we're seeing now.

In fashion I already see the bright colors being paired together, called color blocking. The official color report for Spring 2012 are mostly feminine colors. 

What are you favorite colors from Pantone's Top Colors? 

The warm colors or cool colors? 

Bright colors or toned colors?

Some of both?

Please share!

Fads of 2011 Transition to 2012

 2011 Color Fads: 

The combination of oranges/yellows/golds and gray...

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The "Vintage" look is in. These are the "hot" vintage colors that are being used:

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The blues and teals are still in...thank goodness, they're my favorite!

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Textile Fads: 

chevron patters (zig zag), diamond patterns, stipes, all in high contrasting colors.

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle:

This art piece is made from toilet paper rolls...amazing, right?

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2012 Trends

Color Combos for next year: Complimentary Colors

(The colors straight across from each other on the color wheel)

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For example: Blue and Orange:

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Textiles

Funky, ethnic, and modern...

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Modernized Traditional Patterns such as the Quatrafoil:

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Furniture

DIY furniture redo with patterns and stripes

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What's your favorite fad that's going on right? The colors? Patterns? DIY?!
What would you love to see become a fad or what fad do you want to see go? ;)
Please share! I'd love to know!

Robin Egg Blue + Pop of Gold in a Bedroom

You have probably noticed this trend: light blue or teal + gold 

Personally, I love it! 

I love the relaxing feeling that the blues add with the punch of exciting and warming gold tons. 

I also have a client who loves the trendy combo! 

{It's so fun to work with people who have a similar style to your own!}

These are the inspiration photos that we are creating her master bedroom concept after. 

Her furniture will be white with black accents, a soft blue color on the wall, and accents of gold!

What do you think?

a reception do-over

Now, I'm not saying that I ever want to get married again, because, luckily, I found the man of my dreams, but sometimes I wish I could do the reception part again. I was barley 20 when I got married, so honestly, I didn't quite know what I wanted or what I was doing. 

I ooh and aah over some of the weddings lately and wish for another opportunity. These are some of my very favorite wedding inspiration boards. I have other color inspiration pieces pinned to my Pinterest. 

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I've had the chance to do a little wedding decorating and I absolutely LOVED it! I wouldn't mind it at all if I could do it for a living! It's such a fun and exciting atmosphere to be around! Everyone loves a good love story and wedding...even with all the stress and bridezillas! ;)

What were your colors? If you could do it again, what would you have done differently? 

9 Designer Color Palettes

Better Homes and Gardens recently asked a few designers to share some color palettes that they have been using to give spaces an updated look. Here are the nine they came up with!

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I think #4 would be perfect for a baby girl's room, #8 for a living room, and #9 for a bedroom!

Which combo is your favorite? 

2011 Color Trends

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Have you seen the color trends for this year?! 

What is your favorite one? Or combo?

[I don't think I can pick just one...I love them all!]