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Friday Faves

Today I thought we'd see what's caught my eye on Pinterest and around the web in the past 24 hours. This is a bracelet made by women in Rwanda who survived the 1995 genocide. Produced under the guidance of Same Sky, a trade-not-aid initiative to help women make better lives for themselves and their children.

Wonderful storage which would cause Husband to cringe. I can hear him now: "Don't any of your friends have access to PAINT?"

A simple but powerful reminder to hang on the wall for moments when certain people with whom you hunt for houses are driving you up that very same wall.

A beautiful crocheted rug from Dotty Angel. 

In our house hunt, not one single kitchen has had a backsplash like this. I think I was one of those people meant to be Swedish or Dutch but landed in the USA, home of the cherry kitchen and boring backsplash. Via Broarne in Sweden. Now, don't go getting all "You're unpatriotic, Pink" on me, unless you have a red, white and blue apple backsplash. Then, we'll talk. Have a gorgeous weekend everyone. We're making this tonight - what about you?

 

 

Pink and red kitchen

When I think about the house that's waiting for us to buy it, my mind wanders to the rather tragic kitchen. i think about Pip Studio and their combinations of red and pink with some turquoise. I loooooove red and pink together (quelle surprise.) And turquoise and red. Pink and turquoise. Pink and pink. A fresh coat of white paint on the awful wooden cabinets and walls, some pretty pulls and knobs, a smidgen of the cross stitch wallpaper (the top photo), perhaps covered with plexi and used as a backspash. Or on the fridge! A couple of turquoise and red tea towels or some combination therof. And of course, a Saarinen tulip table in the breakfast nook, with fantastically covered non-tulip chairs. Just a little kitchen fantasy for the day. I hope you enjoy the splash of color!

Winter Getaway

 

 

 

Winter Getaway by casapinka featuring corset boots

I have this fantasy that Husband and I receive a phonecall that friends are watching the kiddles for the weekend and a room in a cozy Vermont Inn is waiting for us. We have five minutes to pack and this is what I throw on for our sojourn North. I had a story to go with this but when I read it, it sounded kind of dumb. I think I really just wanted you guys to revel in these beautiful lavender boots. Imagine wearing them for a day with your business suit or oatmeal long underwear. Wouldn't that be great? When hanging out in the knitting store I never, ever understand when people choose boring yarn because "It'll go with everything." Now tell me, what would those boots not go with?! REALLY. (shaking head in disbelief.)

Pretty Scandinavian Home

Let's start the weekend off with appreciation for this Scandinavian home. I am always drawn to white interiors with a lot of natural light. Perhaps because this is the antithesis of my current home, which has windows that are unacquainted with the sun.

This children's room is very simple but what a fantasy room for that little girl! There is plenty of space for girl business and I imagine Junior could also kit out a corner with his firefighter apparel. I would definitely put in a metal fire pole for Junior if we had this room!

Our television is in a console like this but I never considered lacquering it red, so Husband I hope you aren't reading this because I don't want to be headed off at the pass. I am completely charmed by those little stools and what looks like needlepointed covers.

I like so few kitchens that I think my taste must be strange. Black counters, that neutral Martha Stewart green color for the walls or dark wood cabinets depress the heck out of me. YUCK. Give me white, light and windows! Lots of bright colors in the dishes and artwork, of course. The cushions on the stools are wonderful, aren't they, and so easy to make!

The bathroom that has room for a bench with baskets is a dream bathroom, indeed. I would love to have a basket for everyone - perhaps pjs to basket wouldn't seem as daunting as pjs to closet hamper, when they become as heavy as lead. A nice little cushion to sit and knit while the kiddles are having a bath and splashing each other. Maybe I would even stay dry while they bathe! Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this little tour which I found at the wonderful Bolig Magazine website. Have a simple and relaxing weekend, blog friends. 

A last ditch scan of color

The ladies at Social Design Events (where I was lead via Chamara's blog) were discussing aqua and blue as a great color combination and I'm afraid I have to agree. I have gone to Porter's, Home Depot, Benjamin Moore, Sherwin Williams and Lowes and there is NO turquoise to be found. I discussed mixing it to match and was told that it was very difficult to get right. I did find a color that looks like this:

which is an armoire that holds stuff like this:

Last night, I dragged the desk out and primered it with white. It looks so much more beautiful white than it did in that texturized teal.

So, today I need to decide on a color. I am not going to find the turquoise I was after, I fear, but I think maybe one of these blues on the lower cards (the two that are second from the top) would be pretty, or we could rethink the entire scheme and just do aqua and red...

Oh, and Happy 4th to all of you. I'll be working this evening and I hope not to see ANY of you with your fingers blown off or drunk off your butts (ok, the latter would be ok but I will laugh at you, rest assured.) Cheers!

Foyer Color Scheme #37

I'm glad you all understand my need to experiment with different colors before reaching a decision. I'm quite antsy to get the desk sanded and painted but whenever I make a snap decision I live to regret it. Lucky me I have people from all over the world to help me! And by the way, if there is anyone in Madison, Wisconsin who reads Casapinka, would you drop me a comment or an email?

Turquoise and pink are so pretty together but the colors have to be just right. And should the chandy be turquoise and the desk pink, or vice versa?

Same questions as with the first photo.

This David Hicks interior has a nice example of how yellow looks nice with turquoise. I just need to be careful because I also have quite a bit of black and white (in case you hadn't noticed.)

Red, pink, black and white looks sooo nice together as well. I could definitely see this color scheme in the foyer. Red desk (does a girl really need two pink desks in her house? That might be boring), pink chandelier, black and white wallpaper and some perfect fabric on those non-existant ottomans under the desk and another fabric on the Wynonna bench. This could be it...

My dream Madeline Weinrib fabric for the ottomans or the bench, or at least this pillow on the bench

More pink and red

Aha! (I just came across this in my files) - Miles Redd executes red, pink, black and white flawlessly.

In case this seems scattered, I literally sat down to do this while perusing Flickr. Tomorrow it might be chartreuse and aubergine for all the planning I'm doing at the moment.