Blue is, and always will be, my favorite color because of the variety of different shades. Every different shade has a different tone or mood if you will, to go along with it. For this reason blues are so easy to use in any space, or on any accessory to give a room the feeling you really want.

This very light sort of breezy blue color is one of my favorites; the use of it on the walls gives the room a very calm and serene feeling that I absolutely love.

The chair is very simple in style, an electric blue gives it that little extra zing making the look very clean and modern.

The light aqua blue is another one of my absolute favorites! It reminds me of the beautiful paint jobs on cars in the late 50’s and 60’s. The use of it in the accessories and chairs changes the entire mood of this dinning/kitchen area to a more fun and, in a way, even rustic themed space, where as in the picture below, the extremely pale sky blue in the accessories and chairs brings a very elegant feel to the room. 

By: Juliana McLean

Polyvore

Here are my two sets, let me explain a bit about them. I was inspired by the beach, being outside with you're friend or lover on a hot sunny day. Picture yourself with whomever you'd like, sitting on a comfortable outdoor patio set, or even on an outdoor bed/ couch. Eating a light lunch with beautifully simple utensils, while catching a slight tan at the same time.

http://www.polyvore.com/blue_seas_relax/set?id=32684788

I picked two outfits for this beach setting.

http://www.polyvore.com/day_in_blue/set?id=32685899

This is my patio set above. Hope you like the match!

By: Emma Colling (single post)

Couchs (free friday)

I decided to blog about couches because they are a necessity in a house hold.  I'm going to look at the practicality and looks of some couches. 

This couch is super simple and easy to use in any space. The thing is, it is white. Which means that you have to be extra careful on it so that you do not stain it. If it was leather maybe it would be better, but since it is fabric it makes it that much harder to keep clean. 

Okay so this couch is not so easy to place in just any room. But it is a gorgeous couch. This couch would be really nice in a room that looked expensive. It is leather so it would be easier to keep new. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a classic black leather couch. Completely practical, AND it will match with literally almost anything. Who doesn't like this classic couch?

The couch's I picked are all comfortable (according to the reviews I found) which is a must for any living room couch. The couch is where you socialize with family friends. You want to be comfortable to have fun and make memories. This is why couchs are so important.
By: Emma Colling (single post)

DIY

For my DIY I decided to use an old vintage oil lantern that we have lying around the house and re-painted it. It was rusty so I scrubbed it with steel wool, then painted it with a smooth white. It wasnt that hard. I just taped around the glass and used a small paint brush to paint. Be careful when taping to cover all the edges of the glass to not ruin it.
So all you will need is: -a oil lantern
                                      -paint brush
                                      -paint
                                      -steel wool

I think it will make a great little addition to my room :) Sorry if this wasn't long enough.
By: Emma Colling (single post)

Bedroom

My room is all white. I love the simple vintage things, although I wish I could add more. My favorite thing is my bed. I really want to change the bar holding up my curtain to the closet. I hope you can tell I like flowers :). Although I myself havn't done any DIY projects my mom has done some for my room. So that's it, it's really plain right now as I started doing it a couple months ago and hit a few road blocks. I hope to add more details and accessories.

Closet Curtain

Shelf

Chair

Curtains

Make-up table

Pillows

By: Emma Colling (double post)

Hotel

I chose to do the Hotel Martinez in Cannes. It has a very clean modern feel. A lot of the rooms have different themes. The hotel really takes the beauty and glamor of Cannes and brings it inside the hotel while keeping that tropical feel alive. The Hotel Martinez is certainly highly reputed as a timeless architectural structure. It is safe to suggest that such buildings as the Hotel Martinez have their own individuality. Every room has a perfect sea view, and even the restaurants in the hotel are pure luxury.

With great difficulty I finally found something that I did not like about the hotel. This chair in the bathroom of one of the rooms. I just feel like this does not work with the bathroom at all. Everything is warm wood tones.... and then there is this black and white checkered chair? It doesnt make sense to me. I would use this stool instead.

 

But overall this took me a great deal of effort to even find one thing I did not like. This hotel is extremely beautiful and has a high reputable status. 

By: Emma Colling (single post)

Office

I chose to compare and contrast work lamps for office spaces. They are one of the many necessities needed to complete a office.

 This light is very simple and could match with a lot of different office spaces. It is around $30 and is my favorite. I like the look as it is very cute in its simplicity. A con could be that not as much light would be given as the opening is more narrow then the other 3 lamps.

 This lamp is around $60, in my opinion it is a bit more sophisticated then the other lamp. I would say this lamp would be for more of a middle aged person where as the other one is aimed towards a younger audience.... especially with the price range.

This lamp is $50. This lamp would be used in an elegant office, this one is my favorite out of the three. The only problem is it is not as mobile as the other two.


By: Emma Colling (single post)