Feeling Sunny

It's a gloomy day here and I thought we might all benefit from some cheery yellow items.

1. Yellow leather notebook from Hermes. I love the vibrant intensity of the yellow and the texture is amazing.

2. Trollsta sideboard from Ikea. The juxtaposition of the clean lines and the ornate details around the bottom are what make this sideboard great. Not to mention the great Ikea price as well.

3. Bumble Bee Enamel Flower Ring - Black and Yellow from SpiderellaStudio's shop is fun and harkens back to the costume jewelry I used to play with in my mother and grandmother's jewelry boxes.

4. Pod no.2 10x8 print from the polaroidsandpinhole's etsy shop. It amazes me what artists can do with simple materials we often take advantage of or think are passé.

5. Whorled Trapunto Rug from Anthropologie. The rug has great organic yet graphic style and features pimpernel, mallow and anemone blooms.

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Inspired by yellow

I'm am always inspired by nature. This shot in particular is so great in many ways. But most of all is that fact that it's yellow. Yellow is the new "it" color. Combined with a dark color for contrast. So of course dark brown works fabulously, as seen in this photo. Yellow can also be seen paired with dark shades of gray, navy, purple, green and black. A lot of people aren't fond of yellow, but I say take another look. There are a ton of great inexpensive textiles, accessories and paints available.