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BeColorful Color of the Week - Skipper Blue

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Skipper Blue -

a clear, lush, pure hue of a blue

It conjures up images of summer.

Think Ocean Blue.

Think vivid summer skies blue.

I call it Skipper Blue and it is this week's

BeColorful Color of the Week.

It sings as a splash of color against a neutral backdrop...

 

 
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It earns admiration as the dominant color.

The Lennoxx

 

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but pairs  easily with other shades too.

Skipper blue is the ideal and frequently seen

compliment to yellows.

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It dances  so well with greens.

 

 

 

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With oranges it creates an exciting tension.

 

 

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With paler blues it duos for a serene calming vibe.

 

 

 

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much like it counterbalances the energy of brights.

 

 

 

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Skipper blue -

 

 

the versatile hue.

 

 

it isn't just for summer any more.

 

 

 

xoxo,

P

BeColorful Color of the Week - Heaven Sent Blue

Kitchen and Bath Ideas

 

I have never thought of myself as a blue person 

and I am not sure I would want to bring blue into our home.

I sometimes wish I could have five or six homes though because I like so many styles and so many colors.

If I didn't have to go through dreary midwest winters, I would definitely have a house with more blue in it.

Heavenly Blue.

That's what I decided to call it.

I'd also like a job as the person that gets to name paint colors.

How hard could it be?

So what do you think?

Could this paler but still lively side of blue be something you could work with?

It could be so pretty with corals, yellows and greens.

 

 

House Beautiful

 

 

Kitchen and Bath Designs

 

 

Martha Stewart

 

 

Crate and Barrel

 

 

House Beautiful

 

 

Shelterness.com

 

 

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Southern Accents

 

 

via Quite Contrary

 

via Life in Grace

 

 

Wall Design Ideas

 

 

Polka dot rug via Green Apple Designs

 

 

 

Heaven Sent Blue,

ahhh I am definitely in love with you too.

Why did I ever start this color of the week series?

:)

 

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xoxo,

P

BeColorful Color of the Week - Periwinkle

 

 

Periwinkle

Even the name of this shade sounds fun.

It is somewhere between violet and baby blue.

It can be paler or darker but form me it needs to be bold.

It was my "go to" color in the coloring box when I was little.

Then somewhere along the way to becoming who I am today this vibrant violet blue got edged out by the reds and greens.

Perhaps it has something to do with the feeling that I have always thought of periwinkle as a rather feminine color.

Combine that with the fact that I live with a boy and the result is that this color really hasn't had much of a presence in our home.

I may have to rethink that because after researching images for this post

I have unleashed a new found passion for this all too absent color.

Martha Stewart

 

 

 

 

Becky Brill

( this reminds me of our own Traveling Door)

 

 

 

 

 Periwinkle.

I love it with greens.

I love with oranges and reds.

 

 

 
Kate Dickerson Design

 

 

Susan Sargent proves there are a lot of options that combine well with periwinkle.

 

 
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Susan Sargent.

 

I think it may be one of her favorite colors as well. 

 

Periwinkle.

It is so sweet in nurseries.

 

 

 

 

It says romance in a bedroom.

 

  
Kate Dickerson Design

 

 

Yet it can look so sophisticated in a contemporary setting.

 
Metropolitan Home

 

 

Benjamin Noriega Oritz

 

 

This Scandinavian inspired kitchen looks so fresh and inviting in this color.

Arch Decors

 

 

 Periwinkle, the perfect nod to spring.

The Little Roundtable

 

 

Not afraid of color? 

Then go big or go home with periwinkle glass tiles

 

 

or make a smaller commitment with pillows and maybe a bed skirt in this fabric from Amie Butler.

 

 

 

You could add a touch of periwinkle with a table lamp

 

 

 

 or a front porch rocker.

Charles Voix Antiques

 

 

If you love it only a little there isn't anything more perfect than this. 

 

 

 
Think spring.

Think periwinkle.

XOXO,

P

 

BeColorful Color of the Week - Brilliant Navy

Let me begin by saying that I have never really been a blue person.

It isn't that I don't like blue,

 but it isn't a "go to" color for me.

This past week,though, I was at Target and I was amazed at how much navy I saw

and I LIKED it.

I was especially drawn to a navy glass table lamp.

You know one of those pick your lamp and pick your shade numbers.

There was an entire collection of prints, vases, and pillows in what has become for me a suddenly intriguing shade.

 

I decided right then that this livelier more brilliant navy would be the beColorful color of the week.

So how do you feel about navy walls?

Better Homes and Gardens

House Beautiful

 

Habitually Chic

 

It seems to work when they are paired with enough white

and I do like the classic look and the drama that these two colors create.

Is it me, or is this a color that has been kind of neglected lately?

Regardless, it is exciting to see it reemerge or maybe be a bit more in the forefront. 

There are a myriad of ways to bring this shade into your home.

I thought this rug from American Home Rug Company was especially fresh and chic.

 

I found this lamp at Crate and Barrel-

another major retailer giving the nod to a brilliant navy.

This next thing, though was a new one for me.

I never thought about putting vinyl decals on the toity but really? Why not?

I like that unexpected element in a room.

This one is from Heckfire and is available on Etsy.

 

These navy cabinets and cupboards are rather novel and compelling.

Again, I would want a lot of white and abundant light to keep this from looking dark and somber.

House Beautiful 

Actually, after looking at it a bit, I think I would like it better if the top cupboards were white.

A navy tufted headboard from Retrolux could be pretty saucy.

It's just so very Mad Men.

Instead of the navy walls and light furniture maybe consider doing the reverse.

I love this sofa against the white walls and taupe and white window treatments.

The glass top coffee table also lightens the look.

Lauren kreps

When I saw this nautical looking bedding a while ago on Bedding Envy I thought it was  fabulous and so classically inspired.

Again, I like the navy combined with neutrals here.

Then there is this navy and white zebra rug  from Jonathan Adler that is just  so damn swoon worthy.

Seriously fun.

I like how he paired the  bright navy with wasabi green.

Then again, I've always been a fan of navy and yellow.

Especially if that yellow is a vibrant stripe.

Navy and pink is a bit less common but what a galvanized look it makes in this nursery by Design Dazzle.

Love it.

The pictures look a bit black here but trust me, it's navy. :)

A more modern twist on navy and red is the navy and orange combo.

Kind of fun.

Definitely energetic.

Caitlin Wilson

Navy and gray is also an option, but not for me.

It may be pretty but for a color evangelist like myself, no, this look won't be showing up at  Linden House.

I would prefer the more lively mix of navy and a rich coral,

Country Living

I  covet that rug.

Do you currently have navy in your home?

Send in your pictures.

I love seeing other people's homes.

Maybe next week's Motivated Monday should be all about color.

Thoughts?

XOXO,

P

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