White is definitely a prevalent color trend. From 
CB2 to various books on design, all white with a little bit of an accent color or coupled with wood is quite lovely. I have never been to a home that has a largely white room. Is it tough to keep up, I wonder? Half the battle is keeping my somewhat minimalist apartment…well…minimally cluttered. Which brings me to a lovely alternative.
White and Cream. I have not seen too much of the combo in the States, but it is supposedly quite popular in Norway. Which is interesting considering we have always been told not to mix our whites. I find white and off-white or cream actually quite pleasing to the eye. I think the trick is that the two colors have to be far enough apart in hue.
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I am perpetually in love with Calvin Klein home collections. I love their color schemes and overall look and feel of their add campaigns.
Check out the sleigh-like bed. I have not seen anything else in this vein. Check out this duvet and pillow shams set on sale. I love that little frosted [...]
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I love this simple, modern, L-shaped seating creation. I love that it looks like something you could make yourself if you wanted to and it will look great and effective in its simplicity.
I also love the charcoal and grey colors against the natural wood. What a beautiful setting and those windows really do [...]
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What a soothing color scheme. Elements of Style has an extensive post on the before and afters from the Canadian HGTV show Colin & Justin’s Home Heist. There are some great transformations and these in particular stood out to me because of the color schemes. I love the natural wood and wicker against the white and sea-foam green-blue. I love everything about the dining room, from colors and objects to their placement. This is the one scheme I have seen in which the IKEA Leran pendant lamp fits seamlessly. Its size and texture is great in that setting. There are some hilarious quizzes on the Colin & Justin website. Check them out.
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Continuing in my obsession of dining tables and chairs, here’s a new take on Pleasant Groupings.
We looked at the CB2 dining table surrounded by white chairs of different shapes, and here are chairs of the same shape, but in different colors. Against the back wall is a two-seater bench. I am always on the look-out for benches and alternatives to chairs for modern home dining. I love the delicate lamp above the table. The IKEA hack chandelier (DIY Alert/Dec 30th) post could come in handy if you want to reproduce something similar.
The colors here are also fabulous. What a lively and delicate composition. Scandinavians seem to always get it right.
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When I hear powder blue, I think little boy’s nursery. But here is an elegant and grown-up way for powder blue to adorn your room. It looks so chique with the contrasting white and black. Black almost always helps modernize a space. I must admit, I’d prefer to see different lamps (maybe one of these or one of these), but color wise, it totally works.
How soothing…I don’t think you’d get sick of hanging out in this room. The natural light, filtering in from the top left, plays nicely with the powder blue wall and chairs and it almost coats the room in a milky-softness producing a very soothing effect. Although there is a desk, to me this very much says that this is a room for leisure.
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When choosing a color for any given space, I ask what the desired function of that space will be. I imagine this living room belonging to someone very gregarious and energetic. This space is very social. This person loves to entertain. They also lead a rich-in-experiences life outside of the home, as is evidenced by the eclectic style. A myriad of objects from the outside world come together in this room. This person needs a level-headed color to anchor this room. After all, you want the guests to stay a while. That is exactly what the cool sea-foam blue does here.
This color scheme from domino mag is both soothing and energizing. The cool blue is calming, while the pea-green is a warming point that entices one to go and lounge there. The golden yellow energizes due to the bright intensity of this yellow hue. A dash of red by the fireplace, and a dash of deep purple flowers reveals this person’s spontaneous nature.
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Anne E. Collins, editor at PointClickHome, describes how she spotted this chair at the D & D Building.
People have been refurbishing old furniture in modern prints, giving their homes an elegance of the old and the eclectic modern look of the now. But in shag?
I have to say that I love it! I [...]
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If you’re not sick of antlers yet, then you know where I’m coming from when I get excited about these. Check out these lovely antler-topped outlet covers. They don’t only look sweet, they serve a thoughtful purpose. Read more about the Toronto based Oki Sato here.
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Publique Living has these delicately detailed paper cut-out PopMat Placemats. I have stumbled upon seven different types so far. Velocity has a pack of 10 for $24. These would be great stocking stuffers. However, I don’t think you want to bend these beauties. I just wish there were a way to use them more than [...]
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White is definitely a prevalent color trend. From 
CB2 to various books on design, all white with a little bit of an accent color or coupled with wood is quite lovely. I have never been to a home that has a largely white room. Is it tough to keep up, I wonder? Half the battle is keeping my somewhat minimalist apartment…well…minimally cluttered. Which brings me to a lovely alternative.
White and Cream. I have not seen too much of the combo in the States, but it is supposedly quite popular in Norway. Which is interesting considering we have always been told not to mix our whites. I find white and off-white or cream actually quite pleasing to the eye. I think the trick is that the two colors have to be far enough apart in hue.
