I have some super colorful products to share with you today from Rice in Denmark from their Spring 2011 collection. Rice is a household name in Germany, at least in the northern part of the country where I live. You can find it in many small shops and they are best known for their melamine plates, bowls, cups and so on because they are very practical for children but also great for dining outdoors. People in my area are big on using their balcony, patio, garden and winter gardens for eating so as soon as the weather is nice it's common to take the melamine outside and enjoy the fresh air and something light to eat. I found some things from Rice that float my boat that I thought I'd share with you today, thanks to the lovely Charlotte (founder of Rice) for sending me special access to their image database -- I had my pick of imagery to share. Here is the world according to Rice for Spring 2011... a small glimpse of what is to come... COLOR, baby!

There are some nice things in the Spring collection, especially if you take a few of your favorites and bring them into a more subdued home for just a dash of color. I'm a little color shy so Rice is a bold big step for me (I need more neutrals around me in order to calm down and think because my brain is always racing and tons of color seems to excite me even more -- so I lean more towards neutrals, black, white, gray, silver and then some color on top). With that said though, I can definitely see using some Rice candle holders in a window, gray and pale blue ceramic bowls stacked in my kitchen on a shelf, a straw crocheted tote in the kitchen to store bottles of water, a key hook in black in the entryway... It's all about picking things from a collection that work for you and your lifestyle!

(images: rice)