A Home by Ashley Whittaker

Hi there,

This Westchester, N.Y. home by Ashley Whittaker is a like a breath of fresh air.

You may recognize the living room and dining room as I used them in my moodboard on lavender and celery a while back.  Now, you can see what the rest of the house looks like.

The fresh spring colors remind me of what's ahead for us........and real soon, I hope.

Enjoy!

Moodboard Monday - Orange Obsession

Good morning, everyone!  

Hope you're all refreshed for the busy week ahead!

I found some beautiful orange ideas for this post - because it's such a strong color it may not appeal to everyone. However, it's also a fresh and "happy" color and whether you use a touch of it or more than a touch, it's a standout!  

And it looks like orange will be big in fashion this year - the clothes and jewelry are gorgeous!

Enjoy and have a great day!

Veranda

House Beautiful

Betty Lou Phillips

Ashley Whittaker

At Home Arkansas

Refined Haystack

Gary McBournie

Gary McBournie

House Beautiful

Betsy Schmidt

Horchow

The French Tangerine

Lampsplus

House Beautiful

Style Estate

Verner Panton 1968

Lawren Harris 1924

Keith Scott Morton

Absolutely Beautiful Things

Viktor & Rolf

Maitai

Donna Karan

Altuzarra Spring 2016

Jenny Packham

Stephane Rolande

Alessandra Oteri

Tory Burch

Neiman Marcus

Chaumet

Dolce & Gabbana

House of Beccaria

Mexican Fire Opal & Orange Sapphires

Dior Can Can Orange

SteamLine via Modern Living

Leo Fontan

Moodboard Monday - Lavender and Celery

Hi Everyone!

Hope you all had a great weekend.

I had a busy and fun weekend working on Christmas projects.

I always enjoy the moodboards in magazines, don't you?  I picked this lavender and green board at random from Veranda and thought it might be fun to find this color combination in every day rooms, art, jewellery, fashion and nature.

We all know green is serene (easy to remember), is easy on the eyes and abundant in nature, but what does lavender represent?   Gentility, refinement and elegance and the feeling of something special.  Purple represents royalty, but lavender is the color of femininity.......a grown up pink so to speak.  And both colors are refreshing and relaxing.  Did you know that people waiting to appear on tv wait in 'Green Rooms' because it helps them to relax?  Or that a lot of hospital rooms are painted green for the very same reason?  In any case, this color combo obviously is designed to help us feel calm and very special.

I hope you enjoy and perhaps find some inspiration in the images below.......

Have a great day!

Veranda

Ashley Whittaker

Ashley Whittaker

Betty Lou Phillips

Anna Weatherly

Oscar Heyman

Van Gogh

Van Gogh

Van Gogh

Malcolm Liepke

Martha Walter