Design

Wow! You guys gave us some amazing ideas yesterday!! Thanks a million for all of your feedback, we so appreciate it! So many of you said how incredible the Caribbean is. I'd die, I swear to you, being somewhere like the La Samanna Villas on the island of St Martin. The extraordinary view of the Caribbean Sea would be the end of me! Not only is the view breathtaking, but the interiors designed by Marc Michaels are so elegantly comfortable, I can't believe it's not someone's home. I love how our favorite color is paired with oranges, reds, pinks and greens...for "a true Caribbean spirit"! If that is the spirit of the Caribbean, I'm so there!

Coastal Living is undeniably my favorite magazine, and opening up March's issue was a feast for the eyes! Luckily the Matters of Style girls had sneak peek of my favorite feature...the West Palm Beach home of the utterly fabulous designer Meg Braff . All the bright color is so up my alley. And oh my goooshhhh that cloooosssset (imagine my most whiniest voice saying that!) I'm on the hunt for photos, but you have to check out the rest of her home in the magazine. It's a turquoise paradise! Some good news! J.Covington Home , one of my sponsors, is generously giving House of Turquoise readers a 20% off coupon good for the next ten days! (Monday March 7 – Thursday 17th) Use it as much as you want, on anything you want...this is such a great deal! Just use coupon code: Turquoise (If you're in the beachy mood after seeing this post, I recommend checking out their beach house decor !)

Yes. YES. This is how you do a nursery people! I stopped dead in my tracks when I spotted this room on Two Tall Blondes. Lucky little Vivi is the daughter of Joni, the talent behind Chocolate Butterbean. Her custom signs and stationary are amazing , so really it's so surprise to me that she churned out such a cool space (and a cool new nursery inspiration blog ...). If you're like me, you neeeeed to know what colors we have here. Valspar Aqua Glow on the walls, and the ceiling is a lighter shade of the same color, Valspar Grand Hotel Mackinac Blue . Those colors and the b&w chevron rug really tie the eclectic space together in such a sophisticated way. See and learn more right here !

This delightful 1903 Shingle Style home in Massachusetts's North Shore photo of Michael J. Lee also design and elegance of New England to the case of the Old South The challenge for designers of interior decoration Honey Collins face in this classic New England house was to comply with the formalities associated with the same time, it feels hot, exciting and fresh. I like the combination of models everywhere, and the perfect combination of subtle and bold colors. "Landing Room" is great, I'd like to have a space for this.

Hello House of Turquoise Readers! I'm Lauren Liess of Pure Style Home and I'm so excited to be visiting Erin's beautiful blog today. I love coming here to get a good dose of one of my favorite colors. (Seriously, she needs to do a book of the blog!!) Anyway, since I figured there would be no way to round up a turquoise room in cyberspace that Erin hasn't already featured (how does she keep doing it?! ;) I thought I'd share some turquoise rooms I've designed. The picture above is of the little conversation area around the wood-burning stove in our family room. (Below is also in the same room) We painted the walls a fresh aqua (FreshAire Choice's Midwest Springs) to make the space happy & light. The attice bedroom below features a pale sea-greeny-aqua... The old chair inspired the palatte and the back of the built-ins got a pale coat of paint to match. The room below was a project I worked on with fellow designer Rebecca Ilginfritz of Acanthus ...

With all the hugemongous Hamptons homes around, it's so refreshing to see a small, cheery little cottage like this one designed by Leslie Klotz. You must jump over to House Beautiful to view more images of this home, as each room is certainly a treat to the eyes!

It's always a good day when I discover a new designer with a portfolio full of yummy rooms. It just so happens that Desire to Inspire leads me to many of these designers (they are so amazing over there!), like they recently did with Michelle Morgan Harrison . All of her rooms are just as tranquil as these, but I favor the blues! And ooh, with the orange. Love it with the orange.

Aqua and orange isn't a combo I see around too much (I grew up in the 80's, not the 60's!), but I am really digging it in this Nantucket guesthouse bedroom featured in House Beautiful . I love the way the designer John Willey described how it manages to feel so peaceful: Don't take this the wrong way, but that room reminds me of 1960s Howard Johnson's colors — that wonderfully intense orange and aqua — but modernized a bit. It's such a terrific vintage palette and I have to admit, I love orange. The reason this pretty Florida-orange orange is calming is that it's printed on a natural beige ground instead of white. It tones down the intensity, makes it less bright, less Marimekko, more bedroomy.

Happy Halloween!! I saw this image by photographer Emily Followill on Desire to Inspire yesterday and tried not to drool on my keyboard. The colors are just perfect. I love everything about this room!

How cute is Sonny's little nursery? Lucky for him, his mom Trina is an interior designer and they have some very crafty friends and family. Pretty much everything in this room was crafted by hand! - Oh Dee Doh

I am loving this look from Domino . The bold turquoise walls, the awesome green fabric on the tufted sofa, and the royal-blue slipper chair, a little orange thrown in. Its all so yummy.

A family of four and a dog live in this small (but awesome!) 640 square foot home that is featured in Apartment Therapy's Small Cool contest. What a brilliant use of space (and Benjamin Moore's Tranquil Blue). I love it. - Apartment Therapy