Color Me Pretty
Hello everyone! I spent a fantastic day out and about in Boston where it is sunny and hot, hot, hot outside. We just returned to our hotel and I found a gorgeous bouquet of flowers in our room from a couple of friends of mine – how nice, huh? The room smells fantastic and our view of the Charles River and the skyline is a fantastic back drop. We’ve been here since Saturday and things have been non-stop between visits with friends and family coming in to the city to see us off… I’m tired! And most of all, I’m tired of saying goodbye because I am not too keen on goodbyes — it’s hard to say to those you love. Okay, I’m going off track because this post isn’t about me — it’s about Leslie Shewring from A Creative Mint, a guest writer on decor8 who will post two Mondays each month (1st and 3rd Mon.) – her column is called Color Me Pretty and officially kicks off right now… Here is Leslie’s current color inspiration — I hope that her palette inspires you, too!
Colors Selected: Blues, Aquas, Whites and a little Sand
Inspiration: Making sun prints and playing at the beach with my kids
Ideas on using these colors at home: Even though blue and white is a traditional color combination you can freshen the look in your home by adding more variations of blue to your palette, like throwing in some aqua. I love water pictures from past family vacations so I framed a series for my bathroom all using similar frames. Sun prints are another way to bring a great bold blue into a room as they are an inexpensive way to create art for your walls. I used lots of found objects from around the house to make a little series that would have a nice impact if hung together as a group. Of course collecting patterns with similar colors always makes a nice statement too, like my blue patterned Japanese bowls stacked on a shelf. I hope you enjoy this series and I am still staring at my long lasting blue hydrangeas! – Leslie
(images: leslie shewring)
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August 4th, 2009 at 11:02am
These are just gorgeous photos, and so inspiring! Seeing them makes me want to drop everything and decorate my home right now!
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August 4th, 2009 at 11:05am
Great color collection! It actually made me a little teary-eyed, since I’d give almost anything to go to the beach right now with my mum & husband … but they’re both busy working on a gorgeous day like today. (I’m supposed to be work too … trying to get to that).
I digress – the point is, great post! :D
August 4th, 2009 at 11:07am
Oh, love this post – it makes me feel so calm and relaxed – and I want to head to the sea pronto!
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August 4th, 2009 at 11:10am
Simply beautiful!
August 4th, 2009 at 11:12am
These photos are so fresh and fun. I love the sun prints. Leslie has a great eye!
August 4th, 2009 at 11:22am
The colors in these photos are so soothing to me. I love them! Thanks for sharing.
August 4th, 2009 at 11:36am
these colors are so calming!
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August 4th, 2009 at 11:38am
The colors are beautiful. Thanks for the inspiration.
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August 4th, 2009 at 11:43am
This is one of the most beautiful posts I’ve seen on your site:) The sun print paper is so much fun to work wit (a great way to capture profile portraits of family by the way) :)
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August 4th, 2009 at 12:15pm
These are gorgeous images Holly! I love that tea jar… so cute. What a nice, fresh palette of blue.
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August 4th, 2009 at 12:17pm
I’m dying over those wooden buttons and that blue egg in the last set is too cool!
Congrats on a GREAT post! =)
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August 4th, 2009 at 12:20pm
These photos are perfection. I’m just in awe of the beautiful objects you gathered from around your home and how you put them together so artfully. Gorgeous!
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August 4th, 2009 at 12:22pm
The blue hydrangeas are GORGEOUS. I would love to have those at my house everyday!
August 4th, 2009 at 12:50pm
Gorgeous! Definitely inspirational and beautiful, beautiful combinations! I love the sunprints you and your kids made…..great idea!
xo
Melis
August 4th, 2009 at 1:46pm
This is beautiful, Leslie! You put a big smile on my face when you mentioned sun prints, because I remember spending hours and hours when I was a kid out in the yard making sun prints of everything I could get my little hands on! I actually tried to use sun prints as covers for my wedding programs, but ended up going with another option because I ran out of time :)
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August 4th, 2009 at 1:51pm
Love the palette and Joel Dewberry fabric. So calming.
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August 4th, 2009 at 2:01pm
These images are stunning. I love the new series!
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August 4th, 2009 at 2:35pm
Gorgeous as usual! And perfect inspiration for the summer!
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August 4th, 2009 at 3:48pm
Lovely, lovely, lovely. This was so inspiring! Thanks for such a great post!
August 4th, 2009 at 4:02pm
Leslie thank you for this gorgeous BLUE palette today — as I sit here typing from my hotel room overlooking the Charles River (blue) and the sky (blue) and the Prudential building (also blue), I’m absolutely feelin’ these colors today too! Thank you so much for this — you do gorgeous work!
August 4th, 2009 at 4:22pm
oh my word! i can’t tell you what these colors do to my insides … all squishy and happy!
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August 4th, 2009 at 4:23pm
lovely stuff.
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August 4th, 2009 at 5:13pm
Thank you so much for the encouraging words!!! It is such a treat to share here with you all.
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August 4th, 2009 at 6:25pm
Gorgeous! Blue is by far one of my favorite colors to use when decorating! That tea tin is especially adorable!
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August 4th, 2009 at 6:30pm
A whole new meaning to ‘something blue’… these photos are exhilarating. I have never enjoyed royal blue so much! Thank you for sharing these amazing photos and color inspiration.
August 4th, 2009 at 6:50pm
Les, this blue collection turned out gorgeous! It makes me want to be by the ocean morning, noon, and night to see the array of blues that it offers! Can’t wait to see what you inspire us all with next!
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August 4th, 2009 at 8:19pm
These are incredible! Thanks so much for collating such delicious images – they really are beautiful and calming.
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August 4th, 2009 at 9:53pm
WOW i love those!!!
Can u tell me who made your blog layout? I want to inquire on them!
thank you!
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August 5th, 2009 at 1:59am
Leslie, what a wonderful post. Your photos have really inspired me today! The fabric patterns and sun prints are amazing… great color and texture combinations. Thank you for sharing and I am looking forward to you next beautiful creation.
August 5th, 2009 at 3:12am
I love this blue, blue post :-) beautiful pics and very inspiring… :-)
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August 5th, 2009 at 4:30am
turquoise and tea
does it GET any better?
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August 5th, 2009 at 9:27am
These are so gorgeous! I especially love the first picture with the polaroids and pencils, the sun prints are amazing, and I want that tea tin!!
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August 5th, 2009 at 9:37am
Ahhh! Love the blues- beautiful!!!
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August 5th, 2009 at 10:08am
The blues are very fresh. Coastal blues and soothing aquas continue to be trendsetting in outdoor design, especially in pillow collections.
August 5th, 2009 at 11:31am
Ooo I love the sun prints! Just reminded me I have a little sun print kit! Now, I have to go dig it out and use it! Inspired.
August 5th, 2009 at 6:01pm
Beautiful images Lesley. Great to see how this timeless combination can be given a modern twist. I would dearly love be able to purchase a few of those gorgeous MarieBelle tea tins – I think they look wonderful with freshly cut flowers in them.
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August 5th, 2009 at 6:36pm
How did you get the print with writing? I’ve never seen anything like it, it’s beautiful!
August 5th, 2009 at 8:10pm
I ADORE those buttons. Adore!!!
August 6th, 2009 at 3:39pm
So gorgeous, I love these shots, they’re so evocative, blue has such a dreamy quality, I love it x
August 8th, 2009 at 12:44pm
this is so pretty, it makes me want to make all my board boards for shoots look this dersirable and photogenic. lovely, just lovely.
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August 12th, 2009 at 2:18pm
love all the blues!
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September 9th, 2009 at 3:05pm
INCREDIBLE color palette! wow.wow.wow!
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August 19th, 2010 at 6:59pm
How did you get what looks like a sun print of script writing?!? Love this palette and the sun prints!!!
May 20th, 2011 at 12:16pm
Blue and brown, I never thought it would look this good while blue and white always looks so amazing. It’s really so creative of you on how you were able to put all these things up.