Taken by Taupe!

It may only be February, but spring fashions are hitting sales floors and mailboxes (in catalog form, of course) full force. The trend of neutral colors and natural (or at least natural seeming) fabrics are popular again this year. And for the first time, ever, I am quite excited for this scheme in both my own personal fashion as well as home decor.

When it came to home decor in the past, I was really hesitant to go for anything in neutral tones because those tones were generally white or cream. I can't seem to keep anything that's white, well, white. Plus, I have black cat... super light fabrics and a super spoiled Miss Chloe Marie do not go well together no matter how often she's brushed and how often I de-lint and dust.

When it came to fashion... well the first point about me and the color white above stays true. I'm also quite pale (and quite proud of it). I also felt that darker colors were best for me because I tried to, well, hide my body because I wasn't comfortable in my own skin. Sound kinda silly? Maybe... but it's how I felt comfortable. I spent a lot of time in black, gray, navy, etc.

But this year... will be different.

Black and gray will still pepper my wardrobe, to be sure. Gray and brown will still make cameos in my decor. Of course using white and cream as well to accent in both areas.

My new color obsession is:

TAUPE.

Seem kind of... plain, boring, and blah? How about pairing it with...


Turquoise is a happy color!


Or a pretty shade of coral, perhaps.

Or maybe a pepper berry shade of red.


Maybe use some ochre accents?

Using one or two of these colors with taupe can make for pretty decor and pretty ensembles. The best part is that taupe, with any of these colors can be nearly any season. One could even mix two of the accent colors with the taupe for a really beautiful look.

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The lovely blog owner at Creature Comforts created this pretty taupe and pepper berry color board.

Taupe with turquoise and red. Not entirely my style, but I really love how it works none the less.

Taupe, white and coral. Looks very fresh and clean and comfy!

What is your color crush for the spring season?

Sweet Spots - Word Decor

My current favorite is anything that has words on it. I love the term Textorating. Word Decor sounds nice too. Unfortunately I don't have much in my little apartment like it at this time:

Over my table I have this current arrangement. "Home is where your story begins", so very true.

"Christian Dior could lower forty million hem lines by lowering his pencil" I found this photo and quote in a Vogue magazine someone gave me. It fit perfectly int he frame which I got super cheap on clearance at Michael's.

My Believe sign. Believe is my favorite word.

Maybe it's the book-nerd in me, I don't know.

Here are some more great finds that I would love to have adorn my walls:

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Because in this ladies mind, cupcakes are the most perfect food. Ever.

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Vintage china turned into text-o-ration. Love it!

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But of course The Beatles would make an appearance.

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I absolutely **LOVE** the overnight accommodations sign. It's silly and unexpected.

I think, for the most part, we all gather our likes and dislikes in terms of decorating based off of what we were surrounded by in our home while we were growing up. I seem to pull away from things that my childhood home had much of (mirrors, crystal, super colorful art) and veer more towards things like metal wall art, vintage photos and prints, black and white pictures/photos and text wall art.

I have some great ideas forming for my apartment... more things that really reflect me. I need to start listening to my head and my heart when it comes to decorating, and not what my mom/friends/etc are saying, because while they do have some awesome ideas - what I like is what I like. I live here, so I need to be the person the happiest with it.

So maybe blogging will help me realize the potential I have to play decorator in my own home ;)