Sarah Hearts

I hope you had a great Labor Day! I spent the day working at the “fruit stand” then grilled out with our good friends, Jared and Eileen, in the evening. Since I working all day yesterday, today is my holiday and I will spend it cooking, cleaning, designing, and running errands.

Today’s color palette is inspired by delicious produce that’s in its seasons peak. I love peaches with raspberries, it’s such a perfect combination! This color palette is a perfect way to add color to a room with a neutral wall color. And because it uses rich warm colors, it’s perfect for fall and spring.

Color palette by my. Photo by Cannelle et Vanille.

This color palette is so subdued it will work in any room in the house. It provides hints of nature and would look great in a cosy cottage office or dining room. The dreamy photo makes me think of rustic, painted furniture in soft monochromatic palettes. Where would you use this color palette?

Photo by .natasha. Color palette by me.

I love the colors of summer. There are so many great color palettes inspired by this season that work so well year round. I instantly loved this photos and the colors in the gorgeous bouquet. It uses some great saturated hues and pairs them so well with the soft butter yellow dress. This color palette also reminds me of the delicious lemon cake I made for Easter.

Photo by Divine Light Photography (our amazing wedding photographers). Color palette by me.

Now that we’ve been in our house just over a year we are finally almost done with our bedroom. When we moved in we immediately began working on the den (formerly called the “wood room“). Then we moved to the living room, office and guest room. We left our room for last because we wanted to focus on the areas guests would see.

When we moved in the bedroom walls were ivory and all the trim was a dark khaki. We wanted to lighten up the space and I had long been in love with yellow and gray so it seemed like the logical choice. We used yellow and gray (plus orange) for our wedding back in 2008 and I loved it. We purchased the gray and white Marimekko duvet right when got married. We wanted to save some money so we kept the same bedding and furniture when we bought our house. Because the duvet is white and grey yellow was our first choice for the wall color. We went with Buttered Sweet Corn by Glidden in an eggshell finish. The coverage was great! We only needed one coat with minor touch ups.

One weeked my father-in-law was in town he hung the ceiling fan for us. It’s Hunter and we purchased it from Home Depot (I can’t remember the model name of hand). It’s simple and looks so much better than the once was white now yellow and grayed fan that was there.

About 2 months ago Kevin decided that he wanted to mounted the tv in the living room and the one in the bedroom. He cut the wall, ran the wires, and cleaned up after installing the living room mount in less than 2 hours. Then we tried to mount the one in the bedroom… 2 days later and 4 trips to Home Depot and it was complete. We came across an obstacle, a 2″ x 4″ obstacle to be exact. We ended up using a flexible drill bit to cut a hole though the piece of wood (which we later learned is called a fire wall… I think…).

Remember how I drew our silhouettes for our birthday decorations? We will loved them so much I had them giclée prints made on thick, ivory colored Reeves BFK paper. I found these frames at JoAnn Fabrics a couple of weeks ago for only $9 each.

The last project we have in the bedroom is changing the door handles on the accordion closet doors. The previous home owners installed door handles that are brass die-cut Chinese characters. Not quite our style and unfortunately, they are not a standard size. The holes they cut in the doors to install them are not in a straight line. So it’s been impossible to find replacements. When that project is done, I will definitely before and after photos.

Do you happen to have a gray and yellow bedroom? If not, what color palette did you use in your bedroom?

I find so much color inspiration in nature, especially flowers. It’s amazing to me that so many brilliant, saturated colors occur in nature. This palette would be adorable in a little girls room or for a birthday party. Even though the bright hues may seem a little juvenile, I think it would look stunning for a fun, yet grown up shabby chic look.

Photo by Hello Sandwich. Color palette by me.