Sunday, March 8, 2009

A New Canvas...

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...of pure white...
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...with sparks of pink and turquoise...
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...and red, as red as the soles of Christian Louboutin boots...

I used to believe that interior walls should be painted strong colors (preferably something from Farrow & Ball)...But lately I've been thinking that white-on-white sets off flea-market finds most beautifully. What do you think?

I've been gathering up plates today for my plate wall. Thank you for all your suggestions! (And Tina Tarnoff's brilliant link to the ultimate plate wall.) I ordered a set of Thomas Paul's silhouette dessert plates and found several gorgeous orange saucers at the flea market. I'm thinking about mixing in a few vintage Chinese enamel plates. And of course blue and white china...

PS: The photos are, yet again, by James Merrell. I'm so in love with his website, packed with inspiration.

xoxo

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

I think white sets off objects, people and their clothes beautifully throughout a house, but somehow a bedroom wants a soft colour, lots of white linens and fragrant flowers of any hue.

English Muse said...

lavender for bedroom walls...and white linens are a must!

Daydream Lily said...

Im all for the white walls look!!! I think it works best with all the pretty vintage pieces I like to collect.

English Muse said...

hello daydream lily! how are you doing after that little earthquake!? hope everything is ok.

LauraCassidy said...

I can't wait to see how your plate wall turns out! Sounds gorgeous.

Penney said...

Those boots!! OMG!! They're so beautiful!
Hope the flea market was fun. I xoxo them!!

Lynne said...

I love those pictures - and especially the lamp in the top picture.

carolina @ patagonia gifts said...

I'm loving white walls lately too. Those photos are fantastic! Love the pink chair!
xoxo

Kasey said...

i love these pics.
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AshleyL. said...

Such beautiful pictures! Wonderful post. I love that pink chair.

Anonymous said...

Oh my. Just loving every inch of your blog. And these shots -- especially that top one -- are just perfection!!