over at HodgePodge today - come by!

It's a sunday, not a usual blogging day 'round here,

but the amazing DIY extraodinaire Barbara of the HodgePodge blog

recently asked me to take part in her So Canadian, eh? series,

and of course I said yes!

You can pop over and read it if you like...

Such an honour to be featured alongside the talented designers she always has lined up for us,

and it's always so interesting to read how they got started, their best advice, and so on.

Thank you very much, Barbara, for having me over today!!

Hope that one day we manage to meet somewhere between Vancouver and Toronto...
maybe we can do a vintage run together somewhere around Calgary :)
I have a feeling you would be a fabulous thrifting partner, lol.

On the colour front, since we've already talked about
choosing a grey for your walls, pink and grey, and green and grey,
 I thought next week maybe we'd talk about one of the most common challenges my clients
 are dealing with when trying to bring grey into their palettes -

hope you'll stop and in share your thoughts.

happy Sunday, lovelies - x

Crushing on Color: Abby from A Delightful Design

Todays fabulous Crushing on Color post is from

Abby of A Delightful Design

Hi friends!  It's Abby from A Delightful Design.  

I'm a huge fan of Anne-Marie and so excited to be here!

Beyond any other color, I am the most drawn to blue.

Patricia Larson via Elle Decor

It could be because I grew up with Lake Huron as my back yard.

  

I truly believe that what you're surrounded with

 as a child has an effect you--

even color.

Blue looks amazing with every color.  It can calm and it can energize.

odi et amo

I have yet to meet a blue wallpaper I didn't love.

san marco wallpaper

More blue prettiness.  

Although I can't decide if it's the blue and pink combination

or the light fixture I'm drawn to.  

Both!

Civilty Designs

Four years ago I painted our living room Boca Raton Blue by Benjamine Moore.

 It was a crazy time in our life.

 Afterwards, someone mentioned that blue is the color of the throat chakra. 

 I know nothing about chakras but found it interesting that this color

all relates to how we express ourselves with our voice.

Even years later this is my favorite room.

Doesn't it look fabulous with orange?!

Tobi Fairley

My next step? 

 Going glossy with blue.  

We are moving in the next couple months and I'm dying to try this.

I hope you enjoyed these little pieces of me and my passion for blue!

Abby

Thank you, Abby!

I feel lucky to have found your wonderful blog - you are a talented designer with fabulous taste..

but more than that I feel lucky to count you as a friend.

Your home really reflects your attitudes,

it's classic, but never stuffy,

polished but not overdone.

I love your living room, and can't wait to see the glossy new version 

in your soon-to-be-found-perfect-home :)

Head over to A Delightful Design to follow Abby's adventures in decorating...

Thursday's post is another bit of pretty in the Crushing on Color series-

and you will love the spectacular images...gorgeous!

x am

Crushing On Color: Elle from SWITCHEROOm

The third Crushing On Color post is from
the fearless
Elle of SWITCHEROOm.

Hey, 10 Rooms readers, I'm Elle from SWITCHEROOm. 

When Anne-Marie emailed me for a guest post about favorite colors, I was thrilled and confused. Confused because I was racking my brain for my current favorite color and I can't decide on one! There's just a lot of gorgeous color out there that I can't possibly narrow it down.

So I decided to just do a little time line of the colors that swept me off my feet from childhood 'til now.

Kid: PINK

Yeah, what a cliche! Most of little girl's dream color, myself included. 
My room experienced some pink overload, from the paint, to the blinds, and even the bedding!

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Teenager: BLUE

At this point, I feel a bit grown-up and put my pink obsession aside. 
My rebellious mind thought that pink are for kids, "What pink?? EEW." 
So I head over the other side of the color wheel and focus on blue. 
Painted my room sky blue. 

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Almost Adult: Lime & Orange

I tried to combine two colors at this stage of my color life. 
I felt so experimental -silly me! 
Those two are just fun to look at and so energizing. 
Again, painted my room this combination!

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Now:  A LOT!!

My knowledge and taste expands and I learn to appreciate a lot of colors. 
I'm now back to loving pink (it's not just for kids!), 
and I'm in awe of different color combination I see around the web. 
I think any color can be fabulous if done right.

Here are my current color crushes:

Bright colors against crisp white surroundings

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Yellow and Grey

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Turquoise (In all shades and form!)

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Here are some of the colors we have around our house:

Our yellow and grey entry

Our colorful gallery wall

Pink / Yellow / Black Upstair Bath

See? I told you I love a lot of colors!

Thank you so much Anne-Marie for having me here,

truly enjoyed going down my color memory lane!


Elle

Thanks Elle! 

You have one of the most most interesting,

original styles I've seen.

Most people are afraid of color and have to be coerced into bits of brights - 

but you happily frolick in a rainbow of hues,

ignoring the rules, following your heart - 

and that makes your house a stand-out.

Drop by Elle's blog, SWITCHEROOm,

because you never know what this gal is up to.


Our next Crushing on Color post is thursday,
and trust me, 
you won't want to miss this magically beautiful post...


x am

The Simple, Subtle Way to Work a Home Bar Into Your Space

In my mind, a gracious home always includes a cocktail area.

This doesn't mean an enormous vinyl-covered wet bar,

but a chic little display that functions as a serving spot

 and provides an interesting vignette.

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D and I are former bartenders,

(and certainly got over-indulgence out of our systems way back when!)

so we rarely drink unless we have company,

and then in moderation.

The last thing we want is to have the focal point in a room be the bar.

So how to incorperate this space subtly and easily?

Pop over to my guest post at Project Gadabout today

for some GOR-geous examples.

x am