Smitten: My New Turquoise Door

Have you ever thought about painting a door in your home a favorite colour?

We just replaced the entrance to our now-nearly-complete basement with a new frosted glass door; and instead of painting it white like all the colonial-style doors in my home, I decided to give this one a little personality of its own!

I chose a shade of turquoise (of course!).  This door is in our open-concept kitchen/living room area, so it matches all my turquoise-inspired accents - like my drapery and backsplash. 

I am totally smitten.  The colour is Benjamin Moore Arctic Blue (2050-60).  LOVE it. I considered a whole range of colours in this family before settling on this one.  It's a really soft shade of robin's egg blue that is easy on the eyes and very soothing.  It makes me smile.

Here's how it looks in the context of some accessories:

So, if you've been considering painting a door in your home a great colour, my advice would be don't hesitate another second!

Until next time, happy decorating!

A Yellow Piano at The Inspired Room

I just absolutely  LOVE today's blog post at The Inspired Room entitled: "Never Paint a Piano Yellow".  If you are a reluctant decorator, or afraid of taking bold risks in your home, you must go and read it!

Melissa's blog post so articulately describes a decorating philosophy that rings true for me. Like everyone, I am often hesitant to make decor changes that don't follow the 'rule book'. But the little voice in my head that says "What will your friends and family think?" is eventually drowned out my instinct that it will look great.

When I do take risks, I am always rewarded.  Like, for example, this gallery wall.  It took me many months of toying with the idea, before I finally took the plunge.

So when it comes to your home, be brave.  Break 'the rules'.  Do what makes you happy.  As Melissa says, who cares what "they" think.  "They" don't have to live there.  You do.


Until next time, happy decorating!