Color Me Pretty
Hello friends, it’s Leslie again with Color Me Pretty and this time I am focusing on pinks, melons, black, white and a touch of gold because its summery and the black adds a little drama don’t you think? I also wanted to incorporate some Moroccan patterns, I know they are everywhere but I cannot seem to get enough of them! It was fun to use this palette and combine it with a touch of Morocco. I do hope you enjoy this little exploration.
Ideas on using these colors at home:
Used sparingly pinks and melons can add a delicious hint of femininity to your home, like a small bouquet of roses in the corner of a room or a white bowl of peaches waiting to be eaten. I use a weathered Moroccan tiled table on the patio that is the softest shade of peachy melon, it’s warm muted glow of color is really pretty. However, if you are brave and love pinks go for it! Layered patterns of bright pinks and juicy melon tones are fabulous for personalities that can pull it off, especially when mixed with a touch of black and gold. Of course a little white also helps all these colors pop! As well, if you are drawn to a certain culture’s design motifs by all means try to find ways to incorporate them into you home. This could be done by simply framing pieces of patterned fabric or paper, or by creating a little mood board to hang with patterned bits from a far away land, little hints like this can go a long way in creating a unique and inspiring space for you. -Leslie
(images: leslie shewring)
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August 17th, 2009 at 6:50pm
It’s so beautiful Holly! Like a dream!
I love working with pink organza in different shades!
I will send you on Twitter the link one of my favorite piece.
xo
Marianna
PS.I love those roses, you have bought a couple of days ago! Gorgeous!
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August 17th, 2009 at 6:53pm
These beautiful colours remind me that spring is just around the corner…
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August 17th, 2009 at 6:53pm
Yes Marianna – Leslie did a beautiful job taking these photos and writing this post — I’m so pleased that you’ve enjoyed it today. Leslie is back every two weeks with more color inspiration so stay tuned!
August 17th, 2009 at 6:57pm
Pink is love! I’m currently freshening up my home and studio decor and my color palette is sooo yummy! I chose shades of dark and light pink, light blue and vibrant turquoise, with a bit of chocolate brown and gold. Really pretty!
August 17th, 2009 at 6:57pm
Love all the pink! Gorgeous photos!
xoxo
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August 17th, 2009 at 6:59pm
Leslie, You keep outdoing yourself. This is my favorite color collage so far. I have a special place in my heart for soft pinks and melons and a touch of morocco, divine!
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August 17th, 2009 at 7:03pm
gorgeous, nice job!
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August 17th, 2009 at 7:03pm
I just read it again on Twitter what have you wrote Holly, about Leslie wrote this post. That’s why I come back here and to say sorry to Leslie and you Holly :)
It’s a bit late and I am half a sleep :)
Looking forward to next time to read and see Leslie color inspiration.
xo
Marianna
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August 17th, 2009 at 7:03pm
Holly and Leslie, I’ll repeat what I wrote on Holly’s Flickr:
“How Leslie is not already a stylist/photographer for Martha Stewart Living or something similar, I do not know. =)”
Leslie, you have such an ease for taking these shots, they are wonderful merchandising/product shots, which are simply just hard to do for most of us. You are compiling a portfolio to die for. Seriously love it.
Holly, I look forward to this every week. Thanks for spotlighting Leslie’s awesome talent!
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August 17th, 2009 at 7:06pm
Beautiful pictures, such a romantic feeling, I love coming here for inspiration, Thank you so much for the post!
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August 17th, 2009 at 7:12pm
The pairing of pink with Moroccan details is unique and very inspiring Leslie! Your photographs are so beautiful. Thanks for suggesting on how to add cultural patterns into our homes, love your ideas. Thank you for posting!
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August 17th, 2009 at 7:19pm
I Love the subtly different shades of pink……All of these are stunning arrangements.I’m a huge fan of anything moroccan and this was an ingenious take on a moroccan theme which (to my knowledge) rarely uses pinks in these shades.
Lovely!
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August 17th, 2009 at 7:26pm
I love the color palette you selected very good. Thanks for sharing.
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August 17th, 2009 at 7:27pm
Oh wow, these photos are incredible! The colours are so surprising and stunning together. Love all of this, especially the black and white cameos on the pink!
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August 17th, 2009 at 7:29pm
incredibly gorgeous! i am loving the drama of black or dark navy with pinks and corals right now, and this captured it so perfectly – the patterns are stunning! the addition of a moroccan influence just made it all the more perfect!
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August 17th, 2009 at 7:32pm
I really love the combination of the pink and orange/peach tones together. I would love to incorporate those colours into my home somewhere. Thanks for the inspiration.
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August 17th, 2009 at 7:38pm
Oh my gosh, this is just absolutely beautiful!
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August 17th, 2009 at 7:38pm
so so beautiful! I love pink. Cant wait for spring to arrive!
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August 17th, 2009 at 7:39pm
Gorgeous! Where do you find all these beautiful things to photograph?
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August 17th, 2009 at 7:44pm
fantastic post. i can’t commit to such a light color scheme, but i do love pink, orange and Moroccan. a lot. these are fantastic inspiration for a changeover.
August 17th, 2009 at 8:04pm
Lovely colors and great suggestions for using them at home!
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August 17th, 2009 at 8:12pm
Holly this is AWESOME! I love the patterns the most-est! Inspiration to say the least…swooooon
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August 17th, 2009 at 8:13pm
why do people who write in journals have the best handwriting? And I have the little glasses. I first saw them at TJ Maxx – a set of 6 for $24. Then I saw them at anthropologie for $8 per glass. Straight back to TJMaxx I went. They are fun little glasses.
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August 17th, 2009 at 8:13pm
gorgeous!
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August 17th, 2009 at 8:16pm
… as always… stunning.
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August 17th, 2009 at 8:26pm
Oh, I love pink. These photos are just gorgeous! Great job Leslie!
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August 17th, 2009 at 8:39pm
Lovely!
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August 17th, 2009 at 8:45pm
So much beauty and inspiration in these photos!
August 17th, 2009 at 9:20pm
Beautiful! I love the bowl of peaches with the black & white cloth.
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August 17th, 2009 at 9:21pm
Just lovely!
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August 17th, 2009 at 10:13pm
Gorgeous pictures and so inspiring !
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August 17th, 2009 at 10:19pm
Such a beautiful palette! In my apartment I have a few touches of pink and gold, but I’m thinking I should max it out, its so fresh, feminine and bright. Thank you for sharing, also the photography is so lovely!
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August 17th, 2009 at 10:51pm
goodness this is gorgeous. seriously. thanks for sharing these pretties!!
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August 17th, 2009 at 11:10pm
This post is so beautiful and inspiring. Thanks for sharing Leslie!
August 17th, 2009 at 11:25pm
Oh how I love those postage stamps.
Oh how they stir my wanderlust.
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August 17th, 2009 at 11:45pm
I love the color choices Leslie :) You are right about the subtle use of pinks around the house. Hubby might feel overwhelmed :)
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August 18th, 2009 at 12:30am
This is such a beautiful post! Makes me want to surround myself with pink and/or melon and only knit/sew with pink and/or melon :) Thanks!
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August 18th, 2009 at 12:42am
Very very pretty!
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August 18th, 2009 at 12:47am
Oh you have stolen my heart with this post.
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August 18th, 2009 at 1:04am
Leslile, you have such an amazing talent! Really beautiful post…..again! I look forward to seeing all the creative ideas you come up with. I never would have thought of combining Moroccan design with pink but it’s really elegant. Great job!
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August 18th, 2009 at 1:24am
what a pretty post.
August 18th, 2009 at 1:34am
Leslie, the Moroccan look here really makes me want to travel – or just have a Moroccan dinner party! A home is much more interesting when an injection of cultural variety is incorporated. I always say that “your home should have many stories to tell based on the many goodies found and collected thru travel”.
Holly, you’ve found a gem of a guest blogger! Hope she’s here to stay for a long while!
Julie
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August 18th, 2009 at 3:06am
One of my favourite colour combinations! So pretty and feminine, I could look at these pictures all day. Thanks so much. :)
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August 18th, 2009 at 3:24am
beautiful!!!! :)
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August 18th, 2009 at 3:49am
this is seriously the cutest post ever! I how delicate and feminine everything looks, so so pretty :)
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August 18th, 2009 at 5:15am
These pictures are absolutely gorgeous! Thanks, Leslie, for sharing this beauty!
August 18th, 2009 at 6:29am
i love the pink and melon combinations in the soft tones. so pretty.
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August 18th, 2009 at 7:08am
A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.
You are just spectacular, Leslie.
These images are just amazing.
I love them all.
Such a beautiful color combination.
Great things are ahead for you, Leslie.
You are so talented!
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August 18th, 2009 at 7:45am
Leslie, I LOVE your photos. They are so pretty, they make me feel all girlie!
August 18th, 2009 at 8:17am
Oh my gosh, I am so in love with these photographs – so beautiful!!
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August 18th, 2009 at 8:27am
So inspiring!! I love the very first photo so, so much, Leslie!! And I do have a bit of an obsession with pink, so this post has me drooling all over my keyboard. I love the pink and melon together with your gorgeous, exotic silver pieces (I want that teapot! And that tray!) – oh, and the flowers! Sigh.
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August 18th, 2009 at 10:07am
Oh, this is so lovely ! I am so inspired that I will use beautiful pink ribbon on all of the packages I ship out today. Thanks you for a beautiful start to the day !!!
August 18th, 2009 at 10:10am
What a lovely inspiration board, I must admit this Moroccan patterns and accents PLUS PINK, are a combination I would not have thought of myself, very unique and creative… and WOW… I just love the outcome!.
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August 18th, 2009 at 10:17am
another fabulous post Leslie!
I’m not typically a pink person, but WOW! and the Moroccan patterns are just gorgeous!! keep ‘em coming :)
August 18th, 2009 at 10:56am
I agree with you all – Leslie is such a talent and I’m so thrilled to work with her. Now to convince her to open an Etsy shop and sell her photos as postcards and prints – can you imagine owning some of these and framing them? I sure can!
August 18th, 2009 at 11:04am
Love these color posts! Looking forward to more!
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August 18th, 2009 at 11:06am
oooo i loveee those :)
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August 18th, 2009 at 11:50am
Ohhhhh! Love, love, love all of it! I can’t verbalize enough lovely things to say about it.
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August 18th, 2009 at 12:08pm
Absolutely stunning! The combination reminds me of my wedding colors, peachy-pink and dark navy – it’s a somewhat unexpected combination that works so well together! Beautiful job, Leslie.
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August 18th, 2009 at 3:05pm
My favorite colors! Love that first shot w/the notebook. Great styling Leslie!
August 18th, 2009 at 11:32pm
Oh my goodness…
I am totally moved by all this wonderful support. Thank you so so so much! I am speechless…
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August 19th, 2009 at 8:02am
Oh this is wonderful! Love the color scheme, hopfully I can find ways to incorporate into a room in my home. Thank You for sharing such lovely photo’s as well as ideas!
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August 19th, 2009 at 10:17am
Pink is my favourite colour and I am looking at heaven through rose coloured glasses when I look at this breathtaking post…if I had my druthers my house would pink from top to bottom, walls, ceilings and floors included, not in a Peptobismol way but just like these photos…dreamy, creamy, classy, delicious. Thanks so much for the divine inspiration!!
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August 19th, 2009 at 11:01am
Gosh…these are just crazy beautiful! I adore the colors but, your styling, creativity and talent are just jaw drop inducing! :) Thank you hun!
xo
Melis
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August 19th, 2009 at 4:01pm
Leslie perfection as usual!
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August 20th, 2009 at 10:44am
Absolutely amazing Leslie. I love the black! All the colours in fact! This one is my favourite yet!
August 20th, 2009 at 3:17pm
these colors and images just make me smile! so so pretty. pam
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August 22nd, 2009 at 7:54am
SUCH pretty palette! The perfect palette if you ask me :)
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September 2nd, 2009 at 4:44pm
Simply gorgeous. I wish I could see the full image all at once on my screen. Perhaps it is just my computer. Carrie
July 2nd, 2010 at 4:22pm
Ah, sweet Morocco. I am currently coveting all things Morocco.
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