Jan 18

Blue libraries

Posted in beautiful blue, collections, Colour Love
I have been obsessed with the idea of having a blue library for awhile now. I love the idea of being wrapped in a dark colour for reading/watching tv, and am detrmined that when (someday) I have a separate room in my house for all the books which are currently stored in boxes in our garage, it will be all blue! This is my dream room (I am picturing the other walls are covered in bookshelves):

elle decor

 My three favourite colours all in one gorgeous room: grey, blue and purple. I am soo in love with the walls covered in framed pictures, too. I like that it’s not too matchy-matchy, that the sofa is painted white, but the chair is natural timber, and that there’s a hint of gold.

house beautiful

This is another favourite (above) by Ashley Whittaker. I like the way the ‘library’ is (in my mind) one end of an open-plan room, which is delineated by the table behind the sofa. An it reads as a wide room, though the sofa and chinese table are actually quite narrow. The floral chairs and blinds keep it casual and happy.
This library is such a dark shade of blue (above) that it could easily feel like a formal, serious rom. That fab bird painting and the blue and white zebra fabric keeps it young and fun. 

elle decor

 Where can I get a pair of those amazing tan leather and chrome chairs?

ashley whittaker

 This is a great way to introduce blue at home, without going for the full ‘blue library’ effect: Paint your bookshelves blue to tie in with the fabric on an armchair. It looks cohesive but very casual and fresh.

elle decor

 I remember being fixated on this house (above) the month it appeared in Elle Decor magazine. The owner described (from memory) this room as being painted a ‘greyhound blue-grey’ which is exactly what it looks like! Again, love those colours – grey,blue, purple and this time, a pop of bright pink. I also love the fun rug – the owner dyed the rug herself using purple fabric dye. So fabulous!

living etc

 Modern-style book heaven!

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Dec 7

A fabric story

Posted in fabrics, Latest Find, Shopping

A story about this ubiquitous (I still love it) fabric:

Schumacher's Chiang Mai Dragon in aquamarine

alabaster colourway image from fabric studio

the babs blog

mocha colourway via bryn alexandra

image of Hudson chairs via Pink Wallpaper blog

 

Little Green Notebook

Did I mention that bargain shopping is hit-and-miss? I received some fabric today that I purchased from an online end-of-stock warehouse where you can get some real bargains:

Even though with my new decorating business I have access to gorgeous fabrics at trade prices (yay!), this fabric was only $12 a metre (it’s close to ten times that retail!) and I have used the same fabric in other colourways in the past so I took a risk and bought it. To me it looks like a pale-ish denim blue with a hint of turqoise (right?). I was picturing a revamp of my living room by using the fabric to recover these:

And then using Chiang Mai fabric for these:

Chiang Mai cushions on etsy

And then pulling out more of the denim blue, the coral and dark blue colours in other cushions and accessories. Or maybe I’d do green and coral/orange instead and use the Kelly Wearstler Imperial Trellis cushions I have in the cupboard:

Then I saw this image which is another version of what I was picturing:

image from i suwannee via living livelier

Or, I thought I could use my new bargain fabric with the blue colourway of Chiang Mai Dragon:

Schumacher's Chiang Mai Dragon in blue

Like these clever girls have done:

The above images are from Style and Grace blog; I love the white and blue scheme, the natural rug and the white ginger jar behind the sofa (am a sucker for ginger jars).

image via odietamoblog

I love the geometric blue rug and the coordinating lamps – and the Imperial Trellis fabric in blue!

Anyway, this has all been going on in my mind until today, when the fabric arrived and it’s completely different to the photos, much darker and much more green:

So, it’s back to the drawing board! I could return it but it’s still a nice fabric so I might keep it just in case…

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