Grey & Peach: Happy Pinning Accident

Have you Pinners out there ever noticed sometimes your pins 

look absolutely amazing together?  It has happened a few times to me, actually. 

I'll just be pinning unrelated pieces and when I review my pin history I think 

"holy crap, those look good together!"  I created a board from my latest "AHA" moment.

We all know I'm a fan of gold and grey but I would never have thought to add some 

golden peach tones into the mix, if it weren't for this 

GREY & PEACH 

happy accident.

I die over the pair of abstract paintings.  The layering of different mediums 

(oil, pencil, pieces of checks and invoices, etc.) is stunning:

So pretty and feminine with a little edge. Perfection.

And those chairs??  BANANAS. They remind me of the 

Milo Baughman's classic lounge chair but updated with a sleeker more slender frame.

  

1. Brass Thin-Frame Chairs via Lawson-Fenning

2. Sparkling Brass Sputnik Chandelier via Joseph Anfuso circa 1950's

3.  Mixed Media Diptych via Stripe Vintage Modern circa 1970's

4. Grey Walnut John Stuart Credenza via Stripe Vintage Modern circa 1950's

Shades of Aqua

I'm not sure what's going on with me 

but I'm obsessed with pairing abstract paintings with lamps.  

Here's another couplette in 

SHADES OF AQUA.

{images via Sally Benedict & Lamps Plus}

Shades of Peach

Along with mint, I have been obsessed with 

SHADES OF PEACH 

this Spring.

Here's a combo of a painting and lamp that ended up being pinned by each other, 

creating a wonderful happy accident vignette:

 I know this is an iffy color for most.

WHAT'S YOUR OPINION ON PEACH?

{images via Nick Mauss & Robert Abbey}

GelaSkins Custom iPhone Skins

I've had my iPhone 4 now for almost a year but have yet to settle on a cover.  

I know it's not the biggest decision but none of the covers reflected who I was. 

I know, I'm picky.  

If it's an item that I use multiple times a day, though, it needs to make me happy every time I see it. 

I got SO excited when I stumbled across 

GELASKINS CUSTOM iPHONE SKINS

yesterday.  You can upload images to GelaSkins and have your custom skin sent straight to your door. 

Genius.

I sacrificed a good hour or two of sleep trying to figure out which skin I want to order.

Here's what I've created so far:

I'm leaning towards the first abstract but my heart twitters over the mint colored Cy Tombly.

Which piece of art would you 

use for a phone cover?

{images via GelaSkins}

Artists:

 1. Nicole King Benedict

2. Mark Rothko

3. Cy Tombly

4. Christopher Wool

5. Stina Spadaro

eDesign Board Giveaway Winner!!

And the winner is...

#15!!

Mr & Mrs BrownMar 21, 2012 08:11 AM

I now follow you on Pinterest!

CONGRATS Mrs. Brown.

Email me @ brookeherd@yahoo.com

and we'll get started on your 

eDESIGN BOARD!!

It's cold, windy, and bleak outside today. 

Isn't March suppose to come IN like a lion and OUT like a lamb?

Mother Nature seemed to have gotten it backwards this year.

{image via Once Wed}

Mad Men Season 5 Premier: Mad Men Betty Inspired Design

I can't believe it's really happening.  Tonight is the 

SEASON 5 PREMIER of MAD MEN!

Remember how Don proposed to Megan? 

Remember how Joan hooked up with Roger and now she's PREGNANT?  

And Betty is moving away from the gorgeous home she once built with Don?

Oh Betty, you are so pretty, yet so sad. Of all the characters, I think I'm most intrigued by Betty.

As the show goes on she gets meaner and meaner. Hopefully something will happened to help soften her. 

She's just too pretty to have that frown all day long.

In honor of the new season, here is a 

DESIGN BOARD INSPIRED BY BETTY 

and her sherbet colored wardrobe:

1. Abstract Art Dorothy Eggleston Circa 1960

2. MG+BW Conner Sofa

3. MG+BW Nola Table Lamp

3. NDI Peonies

4. Ponti End Table Circa 1960

5. High Street Market Vintage Bar Cart 

6. Sputnik Pendants Circa 1960

Don't worry Betty, it'll all be okay.  

Stay tuned, tomorrow I will be announcing the winner for the 

DESIGN BOARD GIVEAWAY!!!

Modern Art Vignette

Sometimes I see an item that inspires me to design a vignette for no reason at all. 

When I say 'inspire' I mean I won't be able to get that item off my mind 

until I find objects to coordinate with it. I think I may have a design addiction... is that a bad thing?

Here is my latest flash design for a 

MODERN ART VIGNETTE.

I love the tension between the modern lines of the art and fixtures against the 

natural lines of the peonies.  

That may be a combo I'll have to research further...

What do you think? Does this vignette work for you?

{images via Sally Benedict, 1st Dibs, NDI, & Pieces}


DON'T FORGET TO ENTER THE 
eDESIGN GIVEAWAY!!!

Pink: Corals to Honeysuckle

I a self-admitted girly-girl, but I typically don't lean towards the color pink.

 Too me, pink can easily be too sweet and too feminine.  Lately though, I have dreamed of bolder shades of 

PINK FROM CORAL TO HONEYSUCKLE.

 

 

 

 I'm trying to convince my mom and sis to make me this skirt in 

10 colors so I can wear only maxis, Ts and sandals this Summer.

J Crew

No wonder Honeysuckle was the Color of the Year 2011.

 

What do you think of PINK?

{images via Dorothy Perkins, Design Spark, Yolanda Sanchez, Dering Hall,

Lorenna Buck Designs, J Crew}

Made By Girl Contributor Post: Abstract Art

I'm over at MADE BY GIRL today. 

The post is about one of my favorite subjects:

ABSTRACT ART.

See you there!

Portland, Oregon: Powell's Books + Portland Art Museum

I hope you all had a merry Christmas!  

I apologize for not posting before leaving on my Christmas vacation to

PORTLAND, OREGON

(well, Kelso, Washington actually),

but life just whizzed by those last few days before I left.

Here's a quick recap of a day trip we took into downtown Portland:

We went to 

Powell's City of Books

...and I decided I want to move in. I could spend a life time perusing their shelves.

This place had not only newly published books

but hard to find VINTAGE books as well. Oh. My. Goodness.

We grabbed a quick bite at Baja Fresh:

(I know it's probably nothing special to a lot of you out there, but for us Utahans, 

it was AWESOME to have good gluten-free, dairy free food. Mmm....)

...then headed to the Portland Art Museum.  We saw some of my favorite artists, like...

Mark Rothko...

 ...& Franz Kline.

Amazing.  

There were also some artist's works that I didn't recognize but were inspiring none-the-less:

... and some pieces that were down-right creepy (in my opinion).

We couldn't tell if this installation was a real person or not. 

Since he looked like a serial killer, I avoided getting too close.

Did I mention there were Franz Klines?

Seriously, I fell in love with Portland.  

I am smitten with all the cafes, shopping, culture, the hustle and bustle, 

and you just can't beat their scenery.

Who knows, maybe the hubby and I will end up there one day?

What did you do for the holidays??