The navy wall....

I blogged here and here

about adding some navy in the house.

 Well, I did it!

{ok, hubby did it}

and here it is....

I LOVE it!!!

I used the same sofa and leather chairs,

and just switched the rug and coffee table

with the formal living room.

I bought one pillow with blue ikat fabric

to help pull it all together.

The other pillows still worked.

All the pictures, mirrors and shutters

are from around the house.

I just pulled them together and made a grouping.

I want to add more to the wall,

but that was all that I had in the house.

I will be on the look out for more.

It looks good with the

tan and ivory stripes

in the hallway.

see one of our Kittys June Carter

on the back of the chair?

Here is the other side of the room.

This is the chair I brought home

from the Nashville show.

It pulls the blue color to the other side of the room.

The entertainment center balances the dark leather

of the chairs on the opposite side of the room.

{watching a DVRed episode of Nate Burkus}

love the mix of the fabrics.

{Hubby is still trying to love it.}

It is bold and really makes a statement,

which is exactly what I wanted.

I couldn't be happier.

I love my new navy wall

and navy accessories!

If you are considering some color,

consider navy.

It is bold but also somehow still neutral.

P.S. today is my mom's birthday...

Happy birthday, Jetty Bean!

lavender love...

I have been on a color kick lately.

{I painted the family room navy}

{{picts coming soon!}}

I am starting to think about Spring

and plants and our back yard entertaining area.

So, I naturally started thinking about lavender.

It is one of my favorite plants,

and since we put a fence in this winter

I will have to plant some of it by the garden gates.

Then I started thinking about

lavender in the home.

I have never used it inside.

But after checking out some

of these interiors I can see why some people do!

I love it when people paint the wood work

the same bold color as the walls.

Purple is the color of royalty.

And this lounge screams royal luxury.

Doesn't this look like the way

a French apartment bedroom

would be decorated?

I want NEED this closet!

Notice the lavender ceiling.

Notice in alot of the inspiration picts

 they have used loads of velvet in the rooms.

It just lends itself to the material.

I love how this purple velvet

pops off the white walls.

A more modern take on purple,

again with the velvet.

Only this time it is on a classic gold chesterfield,

and the purple is bright and bold behind it.

Looks so fresh and modern,

but still with a nod to the traditional.

If the weather stays like it has been around here.

I will be out planting that lavender before I know it!

Let the planing of the planting begin!

grey goodness.....

Another color that I am absolutely

crazy about is grey.

Check out these beautiful rooms

designed in grey....

I love this color.

looks like a grey with blue undertones.

I love the cow hide rug on the dark wood floor too.

this is a safe and soft grey.

Every color would look good

as an accent to this shade.

this porch is beyond yummy.

I love how they even painted

the woodwork grey.

love grey in the kitchen.

How great would this wall color

look with marble counter tops.

this kitchen would be great inspiration

for an out-dated kitchen.

Just take the door off the cabinets,

paint the bases grey,

and accessorize like crazy.

this looks like vacation to me.

and I am obsessed with stripes

used in different ways.

this dining room looks so rich, classic and elegant,

but modern because of the color pallet.

You can not top a Chesterfield sofa,

but one in grey velvet?

I am dying! 

Would love, love, love this!

Hope you enjoyed all the

 grey goodness

on this Friday!

Navy is no longer a maybe....

 

Ok, so I've decided

and navy is no longer a maybe.

I am definitely doing it!

Hopefully this weekend.

So, in honor of my decision,

I decided to share a few more of

the pictures that won me over...

I love how every style

 looks good with it.

and every color looks good with it....

Now, I just need this print

 to go over my couch

and I will be all set.

Even navy pillows look great!

and here is a more subtle way to

infuse the color.....

but not for me.....

I am jumping in all the way.

Now to the paint store

 to decide on my perfect shade.

Any suggestions?

Hopefully in the next week or so

I will have my own pictures to share!