Trend Tuesday: Fall Color Trends Part II, Rich Purple

I had a little tougher time with this color trend. You see, I am not a big fan of purple, personally speaking, but there are people who love it! So it is good to know that I am able to work with the regal color.

I anchored this room with a plum rug and plum sofa. I threw in darker accents with black and a coffee/grey with the coffee table and love seat. I brought in some texture with the lighter leopard chairs which work fabulously with my favorite accent of the room, the gold!

As I said, purple is not my color, but this room is SEXY!

Fab Find of the Week: Great BIG Canvas

I really like using canvases for styling since they can be used without frames. I have absolutely nothing against frames mind you, but a good one can be pricey. Canvases are also more contemporary in feel without the frame. I found all the canvases for this blog at http://www.greatbigcanvas.com/. They have many sizes available as well as options for 3-in-1 panels, framed and black and white. The site has many photos available, but I love how abstract the floral canvases are.
The photo below is from http://www.uktv.co.uk/. The photo canvas above the bed is so dramatic, not much else is needed in the room.

Either of these photos would work in the bedroom above. I would take it one step further and paint the walls a dark, almost black, plum in a high gloss finish. Talk about dramatic!

Friday Musings...

I am accompanying a friend to a casual wedding reception tomorrow night and being that Summer is still 100% here, this cute little number from Topshop would be my choice of outfit for the fete. However...

I do not own this outfit and even if I did, it wouldn't really fit in at the Stampede. Yes, the reception is at a country bar. I will be wearing my favorite boyfriend jeans and a very pretty floral silk strappy top.

On Sunday I will be trading in my boots for a bikini to go tubing on Poudre River. Late Summer in Colorado, never a dull moment!

Have a great weekend!

TC

photo from http://www.refinery29.com

Food for Thought: Deliciously Simple, Tuna

Last night I wanted a simple, no fuss (meaning minimal cooking) dinner since it was another gloriously hot August day. And I wanted tuna, Mediterranean tuna. My Mediterranean tuna usually finds itself between two pieces of sourdough in the form of a panini, but last night it was accompanied by pasta. The only cooking involved is the pasta and also a little olive oil to slowly saute the garlic. In a bowl combine a can of tuna (Trader Joe's Tuna in Olive Oil is my favorite), capers, kalamata olives, and quartered grape tomatoes. Once the pasta has cooked, add it and the "garlic oil" to the tuna mixture along with grated Parmesan cheese and fresh basil. Toss together and voila, deliciously simple.

Enjoy!

Wednesdays Interior: Domino Archive

After spending a majority of my day finishing yesterdays "camel blog", primarily trying to remember where I found the "LBC"! I found the apartment of fashion designer, Liz Lange, to be a breath of cool and happy air...

Her partner in crime for creating this fantastical apartment was Jonathan Adler. I can definitely see Mr. Adler's touch in the color scheme.

The two of them are certainly a dynamic duo!

Trend Tuesday: Fall Color Trends Part I, Camel

Refinery29 Everywhere, listed the top 6 color trends for Fall. They were referring to fashion mind you, but I thought I'd apply them to interiors. This weeks color is camel.

I honestly can't think of a Fall/Winter when camel wasn't on trend, it is a classic. I paired it with black and white with coral for an accent. Camel can of course be paired with many other colors, the possibilities are endless.

Work in Progress

Still gathering goodies for todays Trend Tuesday blog, will post it tomorrow along with Wednesdays Interior :)