pink?

Are you noticing a trend lately? First it started with the chair, which has dashes of pink in it. Then the pillow. I also can't stop thinking about these two images lately:

The latest cover of House Beautiful.

And an image from the Serena & Lily catalog/website.

I love the "city eclectic" feel of both of these rooms, from the bright colors (that still feel sophisticated) to the art on the walls, with a dash of wordly accessories (like that amazing white moorish table above). I think this style is perfect for us because I love bright colors, but I still want the room to feel inviting and cozy. We also have a lot of interesting art and accessories from Africa that will be here soon (if our shipment ever gets here) that would mix well with this style.

I love the warmth that pink brings to both of these spaces, so I'm considering pink for the living room:

I bought two samples from Ben Moore this weekend, pink innocence (on the left) and pink begonia (right), which is the exact color from the House Beautiful image. I'm leaning towards the pink begonia because I think it would bring a lot of warmth to the large room and well, if you're going to go with pink you might as well go all the way!

Am I crazy? Hubs is actually on board. What do you think?

pink anthro pillow

I had something to return at the mall the other day and little man fell asleep in the stroller (a rare occurrence), so I stuck my head in Anthro to check the sale section. I found this little lady stuffed in a sale bin, marked half off. I checked the zipper and it worked, but the actual zipper was missing. I asked if they would take any more off for this and they ended up giving me an additional 30% off!! An Anthro pillow for $34.99...also a rare occurrence! The colors are perfect with my new chair.

bamileke stool

Do you remember when I blogged about my African stools? Well, I found another one on the Serena & Lily website for $950!! I really should have bought more in Africa to sell here...I could have made a fortune!

MINE!

I popped into Home Goods on Saturday and this baby stopped me dead in my tracks. It was love at first sight. I couldn't get over the price tag either...$300 for a well made, tufted chair with turned wooden legs. It looks like an Anthropologie chair that sells for $1600 or something ridiculous. I bought it on the spot. I have no idea where I'm going to put it yet, but it was too awesome to pass up. Maybe it will come to Paris with us? That's right. We are moving...again. To Paris, next year. Are you laughing yet?