Sunrise Colors: Pink and Orange

It was a legit blizzard here in Michigan's capital city this morning. White, white, white.

Which makes me dream of color. 

Pink and orange are on my horizon. Like a summer sunrise. 

For the table.

Or the where the table is.

On the bar.

At the beach.

On my arms.

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On fabrics.

via Society Social

On a pillow.

via Society Social

Or another pillow.
 

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On Devon Baer.

via Etsy

On a baby.

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For wedding flowers. 

Marcus Designs via Centsational Girl

In the bedroom.

Decor Pad via Proper Hunt

In the nursery.

And before you go thinking that pink & orange are soooo 2012...

My girl Lilly. Proving this combo is a timeless classic.

The Orange Rhino Challenge

And helping me to remember to use my indoor voice.
 

Blue & White Neutral

Please visit the Pink Pagoda's Blue & White Bash for lots of gorgeous interpretations of blue and white (and vote for our host in the Design Bloggers Hall of Fame here!)

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Here is my interpretation of blue and white.

There are three small windows next to my front door. 

Top

Bottom

Middle

Since we moved in, I hadn't really known how to "dress" these windows. 

I also knew that I wanted to use a collection of blue & white (or imitation Delftware) somewhere. 
 

Bingo!

I love win-win solutions!

I went to Hobby Lobby and paid less than $50 for these three pieces. The most expensive was the ginger jar on the bottom (which if I had remembered the 40% off coupon from their website would have made my total price even less). The smaller jar and candlestick on the upper shelves were both on sale for 50% off.

I like the cohesiveness that the repeating pattern creates for this area. To make sure that none of the pieces were too large, I used my iPhone to measure before I went to the store. The width was a bit over one horizontal iPhone wide.

The rug is new. I ordered it from IKEA and it arrived over the weekend. It's a perfect size for our entry at just a bit over 4x6. It's great at absorbing the snow we track in. 

And we have a lot of snow!! This is the pile at the end of our driveway, with a seven-year-old to demonstrate just how high the pile is. All that snow is why I paid for shipping on the IKEA rug.

Ode to Joy at IKEA

This literally happened last month at our local IKEA.





 



I missed it because the store is so far away and there is so much snow on the roads. Instead, I resorted to doing this.

This Week

I enjoyed the four fabulous home tours here. Even though I didn't know Whitney Port was from The Hills, I still liked her closet TONS. Not too surprising since she went on to live in The City with this fashion icon of mine.

This Warrior Woman shares how her fifth grader's math teacher helps kids. It is just brilliant! If only we could do this for all people...

A new book was released this week to help with kid-clutter. The digital version of Clutterfree with Kids is available for $2.99 for a few more days. Luckily, I found my Kindle (amidst some clutter) just in time to download it!

Are you on Gray Malin's Insider's List? He is giving his subscribers free iPhone backgrounds! I'm picking this one of the Amalfi coast. Isn't it dreamy?

I skipped the Grammy's so missed her performance with Carole King but this song is in my head. Brave! What a good thing to be! 

If you are headed out to a cocktail party this weekend someone might be talking about the situation in Ukraine. I love this WP series that explains world events for busy people. Isn't that a powerful photo?!

And, a cleaning plan and gorgeous cleaning closet from Little Green Notebook.

Finally, we will be celebrating Groundhog Day on Super Bowl Sunday. Hopefully that cute little groundhog will say spring is on its way. What do you predict??