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Monday, February 10, 2014

Yellow & Navy

I can't stop thinking about the combination of yellow & navy. As a matter of fact, I chose yellow tulips this weekend just because I knew they'd look fabulous with the navy blue dining room wall as a backdrop. Love!!

Instagram photo above taken by me :)

Sunday, June 30, 2013

The Great Canadian Outdoors

I grew up in the Kawarthas, just outside of Peterborough. My family never spent summer weekends at the cottage because we lived in cottage country all year 'round. Our house overlooked Chemong Lake and we had a good sized back yard with a set of swings, a vegetable garden and stone barbeque that my Dad made.

View of Chemong Lake from our house, circa 1971.

Fast forward about 40 years. Now I'm living life as a city girl with a 4' x 10' balcony as my own personal slice of the outdoors. Not bad, considering this balcony is almost 25% bigger than my previous one. There are several parks nearby with plenty of room to roam, but some mornings I just want to step outside wearing pj's and with a cup of coffee in hand.

Here on the new balcony, I'm using the same ceramic garden stool, yellow urns and woven chairs that I had at the old place (you can see posts about the old balcony here & here), but there are some new additions. This year I invested in a strand of lights, an inexpensive rug and some real greenery.

I picked up two dwarf globe cedars at Home Depot this spring and planted them in the yellow urns. They seem to get just the right amount of moisture from Mother Nature's regular watering ;) The yellow rug is from HomeSense and it ties in perfectly with the colour palette.

I love the string of outdoor lights! Their warm glow gives the balcony so much ambiance in the evening hours. Inviting, isn't it?

So, how do you enjoy the Great Canadian Outdoors?

Friday, March 4, 2011

Spring Colour Schemes

Are you thinking about getting your outdoor space ready for spring? Whether it's a small city balcony, a tranquil village veranda, or a secluded cottage deck, fabrics are the key to adding splashes of colour to your outdoor oasis. I've put together a collection of pretty outdoor fabrics which are available now at Designer Fabrics.

Whoever coined the phrase "blue & green should
never be seen" never saw these patterns:

These bright colours make me think of
lazy afternoon summer picnics:

One more scheme for all the nautical lovers:

One of my weekend projects is to sew cushions for the balcony. I hate to admit this, but I bought the fabric last year!! Better late than never, I guess ;-)

Sunday, March 21, 2010

A Page From Style at Home

It seems like I'm not the only one who fell for the bright yellow urns from Homesense. Check out these colourful images from the May issue of Style at Home:

Friday, January 29, 2010

Yellow Decor: Use Sparingly

The temperature in Toronto today is -13 degrees Celsius, making it one of the coldest days of the season so far. In an effort to counteract the cold, I'm thinking about sunny yellow to warm up the day!! Decorating with yellow can be difficult, since it's such a strong colour it can be dizzying if overused. But as an accent with grey, blue, black or white, yellow can look just right!!

Eye catching, all the way from the curb.

Home of Designer Ann Nicholson
via Country Living Magazine