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Holi Colors in the House

Today’s the day people throw streams of bright color water around, for the Indian festival of Holi. Now I would never recommend tossing water and powder around the house. Unless you want splatters all over your walls and furniture. And if you do, that’s okay but you must admit it’s an unusual look. There are far better — and less messy — ways to get the colors of Holi in your home …

Like this jacquard textile at La Compagnie Francaise:

Like this ottoman which is a makeover – check out the before and after at Design Manifest:

Ottoman Makeover at Design Manifest

Like this banded color glass vase at Artful Home:

Glass Vase via artful home

Like these bamboo plates at Viva Terra:

Trays-at-Viva-Terra

Like this one-of-a-kind pillow from John Robshaw Souk:

Pillow-via-John-Robshaw-Souk

Like this flourescent rug from Cadrys in Australia:

Rug via Cadrys

So what would you do? A little splash of color? Or get full-on drenched in these colors?

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Soft not Scorching Pink

I’ve inked about pink here before, including the scorching pinks you see in India. Pinks so bright, a few more steps and they’d tiptoe over the edge into neon bright. So bright, I wish those posts offered you a pair of sunglasses.

This past week some softer pinks crossed my path. Usually I pass by the pastels, but something about these dusty pinks — kinder, gentler pinks — made me want to share …

From Architectural Digest:

Architectural Digest Dusty Pink

Via Elle Décor, dusty pink on the floor:

Elle Decor Dusty Pink on the Floor

Dusty pink obi-jime, which is a tie used to hold haori or kimono jacket closed, via Winter’s Scarecrow:

Dusty-Pink-Obi-jime

This is gorgeous. A journal hand-bound with dusty pink by Kate Bowles:

Journal Bound in Dusty Pink by Kate Bowles

If you like it, the seller has more handmade books with beautiful bindings available. Love them!

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A Color Story for a Cold February Night

Here in Chicago you won’t find many warm oranges or peaches or pinks or magentas this time of year. Certainly not fuschia! Maybe that’s why I noticed a trend to some photos pinned tonight. Something similar about them …

Orange Princess Tulip via Van Engelen. It’s so full it’s nearly a peony:

Orange Princess Tulip

Kovalam Print by Ravi Varghese available for your wall at Art.com. Indeed while I type here in Chicago in probably -7.7F wind chill, it’s 77F in Kovalam on the western shores of South India, warm as the colors in this print:

Kovalam Print by Ravi Varghese

I may need to get this print for the Chennai apartment, it’s perfect for my plans for one of the rooms.

Taj linens from Anichini:

Taj Linen from Anichini

Pillows from Anichini:

Anichini Pillows

If I’m pinning this color, must be looking forward to spring. I wonder what the groundhog’s gonna do tomorrow?

Break Time

Pin Up Girl Friday asked for a break from her regularly-scheduled feature. And I granted it to her, as she’s my alter ego, so I’m aware that much is being juggled. She likes design, but for now she must be all business.

I’ll return to the fun stuff here in awhile, when some competitive and market analyses are complete, and marketing plans are signed, sealed, delivered. Because ultimately that is needed to help us get back to India and the pied-à-terre more often.

Meanwhile, here are Madeline Weinrib textiles in India colors — covering the chair and the pillows in the background: