I’m all for color in the home. Nothing cheers up a sad looking room like bright sunny pops of color.
In my living room, the general color scheme is a milk-chocolatey brown paint, ivory, and various shades of turquoise. See our house tour for those pictures here.
I had a turquoise “Keep Calm & Carry On” canvas taking center stage on that giant ledge that I hate can’t figure out what to do with.
Since I’m aslo a huge fan of rearranging objects in my house, I moved that canvas and placed it above the new matching desk.
I like having that phrase in the room where we will be doing work, paying bills, etc. 🙂
With the canvas (AKA the splash of color that brightened the room) gone, I did what I do best. Scoured our house for something to take its place. I found 7 small blue glass bottles that I hoarded saved from a detox cleanse I did after I was sick last month. The color was right, but what was I going to put in them?
I drove to Michael’s Crafts and snatched up a bunch of silk flowers in orange.
*WARNING! Art Lesson Ahead*
I chose orange because it is opposite of blue on the color wheel. These 2 colors are complimentary colors. When 2 complimentary colors are placed near each other, you achieve the most contrast. In other words, they appear most vibrant.
*Art Lesson Over*
I snipped the plastic & wire stems to about 6″ in length and popped the into the tiny bottles & placed them all over the room!
It feels more Spring-y in the living room.
Since I had so many of them, I was able to create a repeating pattern of color. Repetition makes it feel like there is order in the room.
If only I could magically shrink the monstrous TV!
A nice, quick fix on the cheap.
looks nice!!!!!!
Please come to my home and redecorate! I can’t do all that!
And I LOVE that blue dresser. So cute!
Sure you can!
Teehee it’s like the flowers are little alien invaders come to spruce up your room. They come in cute. 😀
LOL!
I’m in love with that desk. I have been wanting to get a desk and I think painting it would be so much fun. Once a buy an inexpensive one for school-I may just have to paint it.
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Beautiful! You’re brilliant Mindy!
hello how are you?
I’m from Brazil here because I love to recycle your mobile and saw, and loved it.
It was beautiful! Congratulations!
“I can not speak English – then trying to translate on google a communication, I hope you left all right.
kiss, love your blog. bye
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awww…cute! I didn’t mind the art lesson either lol
HaHaHa! I’m an art teacher, I couldn’t help myself.
I have a question that i would highly appreciate some advice on.
OK, I have a large painting in my living room that has these colors, tan, blue grey, dark red, silver. I am confused on what colors i should use as accents. The color wheel says green but there is no green in the painting! HELP!!! Thank you, Pennie
Bright red or royal blue would be gorgeous!