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Posted by Sarah on Monday Jan 18, 2010 Under Love for Color

A purple library in a Colonial home in Saco, ME.  This house was built in the 1700s.

Purple library NY Times

image via NY Times

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Turquoise in 2010

Posted by Betsy on Thursday Jan 14, 2010 Under Love for Color

I like to hear about the Pantone Color choice for the year and this year and the blogs were aflutter. Everyone seems happy to learn that 2010 is the year of Turquoise. I’m with ya. Gotta imagine this chic was ecstatic. Oh, she’s in LA. So am I!

The Estate of Things chooses Pantone's color of 2010 turquoise

My friends and family can tell you that I’ve got sufficient turquoise in my life, but its still pretty hard not to pick turquoise things up and hold them to my chest. It beckons me.

So, to celebrate 2010 and this heavily anticipated announcement. I’ll be thinking about turquoise with gray. Like this.

The Estate of THings chooses turquoise

What are you thinking about pairing Turquoise with?

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Drunk on Color

Posted by Sarah on Wednesday Jan 13, 2010 Under Love for Color

Know when to say when.

 yellow bedroom john granen

 Know when to order a double.

white bedroom Richard Leo Johnson

 

Am I wrong here? I mean I love yellow and white just as much as the next person but sometimes I’ve had enough.  That sometime is now.

Image #1 photography by John Granen, Image #2 photography by Richard Leo Johnson

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Customize

Posted by Sarah on Wednesday Nov 4, 2009 Under Love for Color

This interior has quite the customized storage, floor to ceiling bins that frame an entryway. As if the sheer size of the bins wasn’t enough, let’s make sure people never miss them and paint stripes on them.

The freedom of never needing a dresser.

the estate of things chooses striped storage cabinet

Image from Sunset

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Black & Yellow

Posted by Sarah on Wednesday Sep 16, 2009 Under Love for Color

the estate of things chooses skona hem bath

Skona Hem

the estate of things chooses domino magazine patio

Domino

the estate of things chooses michelle adams bedroom

Michelle Adams bedroom, previsouly posted about here

the estate of things chooses Anne Nicholson bungalow

NC bungalow, owners Ann & Charles Nicholson, Country Living

the estate of things chooses yellow living room

Country Living

the estate of things chooses savannah front porch

Martha Stewart Living

the estate of things chooses sara ruffin costello bedroom

Bedroom of Sara Ruffin Costello, Domino

the estate of things chooses better homes and gardens yellow room

Better Homes & Gardens

the estate of things chooses photo wall display

Martha Stewart Living

the estate of things chooses jenna lyons nursery

Jenna Lyons nursery, Domino

 

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Dive In

Posted by Sarah on Tuesday Aug 25, 2009 Under Kitchens, Love for Color

 

the estate of things chooses windsor smith kitchen

How about a painted, glossy pool blue floor in your kitchen.  Is that enough aqua blue lovin’ for you? Wow thats delicious.

Image via Windsor Smith

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Speaking of Pink

Posted by Betsy on Tuesday Aug 25, 2009 Under Love for Color

I really enjoyed Sarah’s post about the Pink Phoebe Howard room. It had me thinking about Pink and considering what my ultimate feelings are towards this color. As usual, I can’t quite grasp how I feel about our relationship and so now I’m on a journey of discovery. Each room pink will beg the question, do you love me!?

We will start with this one.

The Estate of THings chooses Abigail Ahern Hot Pink and Gray

This image caught my eye at a mere 30×30 pixel thumbnail on a website where Bromeliad had pinged our DIY napkin pillow post… (Thanks Brom). And it spit me out here on this Abigail Ahern website. That’s the journey of how we met.

It was a pretty instantaneous intrigue. I am drawn to glossy painted furniture like birds are drawn to shiny things. And I’m really thinking that this uber pink on top of the charcoal gray will fit into my idea of what pretty is. So, if this pink were a boy in the subway, I’d maybe have a little fantasy about our life together.

But ultimately, I think we’d break up. He’s too bold for me, too sophisticated, to shiny. Maybe I couldn’t really be myself around him.

What do you think about this pink?

The Estate of Things chooses Abigail Ahern THe Estate of Things chooses Abigail Ahern

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Give your Aunt Bunny a kiss

Posted by Sarah on Monday Aug 24, 2009 Under Love for Color

Bunny Williams’ contribution to the Kips Bay Decorator Show House did a lot for me in the way of inspiration.

Just when I started to have second thoughts about the turquoise and green color scheme in my living room these images appeared a couple of months ago. I just needed a little jump start.

Bunny Williams, Kips Bay House

the estate of things chooses bunny williams kips bay house

This room has gotten tons of acclaim from the design industry but interestingly enough I read a post on a blog called Colour me Happy which didn’t totally agree with the color choices in Williams’ design. Colour me happy thought that the clean turquoise combined with the other “muddy” colors was a bad choice.  Your thoughts on Bunny’s room.

Stephen Gambrel

the estate of things chooses stephen gambrel living room

the estate of things chooses stephen gambrel living room

I realized after seeing these rooms that the green & blue combo with neutrals mixed in was still very much alive.  I also realized that honey gold tones and wood tones were a pretty decent accent to throw on top. Like maybe this pillow for instance…

Jayson Home & Garden

the estate of things chooses natural suzani pillow

 

 

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The Power of Pepto

Posted by Sarah on Thursday Aug 20, 2009 Under Love for Color

I just can’t embrace the whole pink thing.

You will probably say but everyone who knows anything about design thinks pink is fabulous when its applied the right way of course.  There have been some rooms that were pink that I thought were midly appealing but they usually have a strong bohemian quality like this one for instance, remember it from Domino?

the estate of things chooses domino living room

But this?

the estate of things chooses phoebe howard

I also posted this image for Kristin, to remind her of what the desk next to the bed concept is all about. Now Kristin I know what you are going to say about this room but please overlook the palpable femininity here and focus.

design by Phoebe Howard

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Cool Blue.

Posted by Sarah on Monday Jun 22, 2009 Under Love for Color

The sweetest of blues, that perfect hue with a hint of green, can be so clean like all of those fresh white rooms in Sweden.  Maybe thats why that watery blue is so perfect for bathrooms but I’m pretty sure it can freshen up any room in the house. Here’s the nudge, paint it blue.

Scott Engler via Design Sponge

the estate of things chooses scott engler living room

Jill Roberson’s sneak peak via Design Sponge

the estate of things chooses jill roberson

Image via Martha Stewart

I don’t remember where I got this image, I’ve had it for a while but in addition to that the beautiful blue wall tile, the floor tile is… dynomite!

the estate of things chooses blue bath

Designer Monique Lhullier’s Bedroom

One of my all time favorite rooms from Domino

the estate of things chooses domino

Can I stop showing you this image… probably not

the estate of things chooses leslie klotz

Image via Martha Stewart

From Domino

the estate of things chooses traditional bath

Image via Martha Stewart

From Domino

Photo by Max Kim Bee, Domino

 

 

 

 

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