The Great Outdoors

Last weekend I had a lovely evening with good friends, good food, and good wine!  The best part of the evening was dining alfresco...I love when the weather gets nice enough to start spending more time outside.  Nature is good for the soul, you know.  This is the time of year to spruce up our oudoor patios, decks, yards, you name it.  

Some of my favorite inspiring outdoor spaces...feast your eyes!

Pretty yellow drapes to dress up a patio:

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How fun is this GIANT scrabble board??

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I want to have a party in my backyard just like this:

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Loving the sunburst mirror...and more inspiring pics! Get to work - you'll be glad you spruced up your great outdoors :>)
-Kate

                                           
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Orange + Purple: Unexpected Combination

The obsession started with this photo:

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Which I sort of fell in love with....immediately.  Orange and purple.  Such an unexpected color combination - outside of Halloween decor that is.  I love everything about this room.  From the lavender grasscloth wall paper, the black quatrefoil mirror, gold coffee table, vibrant sofa, patterned purple throw pillows and side chairs, and natural wood end tables. Add in the graphic black and white rug and black lampshades and it's over for me.  

Yeah, I fell. Hard.  

See for yourself.

You can go super fierce with it:

  

(eyes, style, door)

Or get all trendy and ColorBlock it!

(style, invite, bag, tights)

Orange + Purple can be subtle...

Or BOLD

and BRIGHT

You could wear it....

...to play in

...to work out in...

or to just be hands down fabulous in!

So if it's desirable enough for the Tory Burch flagship store in NYC...

and breathtaking enough for nature to forever paint with...

Well, then it's certainly good enough for me.

I'm hooked!

-Kate

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Inspiring Space: Holy House!

Well, you wouldn't feel guilty not making it to church on Sunday morning.  

This home has been repurposed from an old church.  It just feels so comfortable and effortless, yet unexpected.  Amazing, right?  I would love to live in a house with so much character and space!  I'm diggin' the neutral color palette with pops of bright hues....Below are a few of my favorite shots. 

And my favorite room (naturally)...The wine cellar!

 Be sure to click over to Desire To Inspire for the original post with more photos!

Happy Wednesday :>)

K

Tangerine Tango!

It's out! Pantone's Color Of 2012 is..........

Tangerine Tango!

Head on over to Apartment Therapy for their take on it...

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It's such a bright, uplifting color.  And it can be used many different ways.  From a full wall as shown in the above photo, to just a few orange accents thrown in a room.

Below are a few inspiration photos from our Pinterest page...what do you think? Will you incorporate tangerine tango into your home decor?

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Vibrant, right?   Are you as excited as I am to start decorating?!  Well don't fret - We have a few pieces in the store to get you started...

Cheers to Tangerine Tango!