Before and After: Orange Bedroom Progress

Here's a peek at what's been going on in my daughter's bedroom makeover.  We still have furniture to paint, slipcovers to make, and lighting to install.  (So it's been moving at a snail's pace for 6 months...I've still got a couple of years until college!)  But, here's where I'm at...

My girl loves orange like here mama, so her totally blue room...

Has been striped and fabric'd in a bit of modern orange...

These phone pictures are pretty crappy, but it gives you an idea of what's going on with the room.  I need to finish the bedding, too.

If you've been wondering if I fell off the face of the planet, not so.  Just super busy with life stuff.  But, I do have some great posts coming up for July.  I hope you'll stick around.

Good luck with any last-minute 4th of July planning!  What are you up to?

Coral And Orange. I'm A Bit Annoyed.

Huh?  Yes, I'm annoyed with all the attention that coral and orange are getting.   Here's the thing.
 
Orange, followed closely by coral, are my favorite colors to wear (yes, I know you know that). This has been the case for say, oh, two decades, maybe?  Orange, especially, has always been hard to find in great things to wear.  At the mall today, it was EVERYWHERE! Where I used to be original, now, I'm buying a trend!  By next year, when I am still wearing my signature, I will look like I was late to the trend party.  Don't you hate when that happens?  Surely, something like this has happened to you?

Here is the dress I will be wearing as I write this post.

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Switching gears to design, I really love seeing my faves used in beautiful interiors.  It's a fresh twist when used in a traditional aesthetic, and I'm loving these images I borrowed from Pinterest.

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Source: lh4.ggpht.com via Lauren on Pinterest

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Source: alamodemaven.com via Brittany on Pinterest

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Source: adelightfuldesign.com via Abby on Pinterest

I love all of these images (believe it or not, this is the first time I've used Pinterest. Patience with me as they aren't perfect and I'm really quite frustrated.  Oh, technology, you are not a joy.)

Anyway, have you ever really loved something forever and then looked like you were late to a trend when you still have it going on?  Really, it won't stop me.  Just don't like sharing my one true (color) love.  :)

Have a great week and talk to you soon,
Carol
.PS  The last image comes from A Delightful Design and my friend Abby.  She did a gorgeous coral ceiling in her guestroom.  Check out the rest of the room here

Sneak Peek and An Ode to Orange

Back in August (it really can't be that long, blogger is lying I'm sure), I did a quick post about some orange fabric I was going to use in my daughter's room.  Here's a peek at the window treatments I just completed and installed for her this past weekend...

I'm particularly excited about the blue buttons/tufting I did to tie in the wall color.  (Yes, that's a pat on my own back.  Can't help it.  I get so excited!)  The rest of the room is still in progress, and at the rate I'm going, maybe you'll see the rest in May!  Oh man, I hope not!

On another note, who knew back in August that Pantone would declare 2012's color of the year as Tangerine Tango. 

Maybe I should go into the business of predicting Pantone's colors! (Hardy lol.)  Remember this post where I showed my office nook in progress with my wing chair (that I'd reupholstered the previous year)  in 2011's color of the year, Honeysuckle, before it was hot?  (Pat, pat on the back.  Shameless.  I know.)

Are you in or out on my favorite color of all time?  (That would be orange, my personal signature color.)

Talk to you soon,
Carol