Showing posts with label green. Show all posts
Showing posts with label green. Show all posts

VINTAGE MEETS MID-CENTURY

Chairish is an exclusive, curator approved, online marketplace for vintage and used furniture. They have a brand new collections of rugs with various patterns and color to suit any style! A rug can be a true and unexpected statement piece in a room. To show you how to incorporate color using a fabulous rug I give you my take on a room using a vintage Turkish rug in grass-green! Green has to be my favorite color when it comes to home accessories. When I have numerous color choices, I always opt for green. It is fresh, it is calming, and I feel it brings a little bit of nature in without being too literal.  I chose this fun Green rug out of numerous bold colors, found HERE, and created this style-board using antique pieces from Chairish with a mix of new modern pieces.


1. starburst chandelier // 2. mid-century sofa // 3. rustic sculpture // 4. contemporary vases // 5. hand-painted vintage mirror // 6. grass-green turkish rug // 7. vintage (1960s) decanter set // 8. geometric gold coffee table // 9. antique opera lorgnette// 10. velvet ottoman // 11. simple seating // 12. geometric mirror set // 13. bar cart //14. sun-burst mirror

When dealing with bold colors, it is important to keep everything else fairly neutral. I find green goes really well with warm and cold metallics. Gold is no brainer when pairing with green and it is right on trend right now! I also chose a charcoal gray mid-century couch to off set the green carpet to ground the room. Dark accessories also help to pull the look together. I used a nail sculpture as art to pull gold and gray together, and black vases add a modern vibe while giving a nod to the mid century furniture. How gorgeous is the green decanter set from the 60s!
I also loved the deep colors of the blue ottoman, and accessorized with antique Opera lorgnette, to add more subtle punches of color without overwhelming the space. 
Mirrors are the easiest way to add interest to walls, and I chose 3 different designs, they are all either antique, inspired by the mid-century, and go beautifully with the green rug. Keeping the coffee table and side table simple really allows the accessories to shine. 
Last but not the least, my favorite chandelier of all time. Gold starburst is a classic design, which adds function and interest to the ceiling. Think of lighting as the final touch of bling to complete the look. 

Home decor: Trends Agate, Gold & Emerald

It's trend spotting time! Yes, agate has been around for over a year now, even target did some wonderful pieces in faux look, but I just can not get enough of it. I love how it looks beautiful in it's original state or even just the print. I am especially in love with the cushion covers from West Elm (I bought both beige and the green one!). They of course have jewellery boxes and book ends!

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1. Three colored covers from WestElm
2. Agate Trivet.cheese plate from Homesense (pic by me)
3,9. This is what I am really in love with, agate coasters, so elegant!
4. Pillow from WestElm (pic by me)
5,7. Jewellery box, West Elm
6. Bookends, West Elm
8. Marble scarf, in blush! from Indigo (pic by me)
10. Blush coasters + gold trim = perfection! 


My second favorite trend is Gold, it is so luxurious! And now there are more and more modern items on the market to incorporate into any decor theme, I have the star burst chandelier, and dying for the gold and white tray by Nate Berkus for Target!!


1. Gorgeous Gold chair, originally from "This is Glamourous"
2. Gold light fixture,I've bought something similar from Homesense
3. Gold Peacock Mirror (via Pinterest)
4. Gold Mirrored Tray from Target

And Emerald, even though Pantone has chosen another colour for another year, Emerald is not going anywhere! We are seeing it from furniture to accessories to kitchen cabinets!  It is such a vibrant and lively colour. I love that it is not masculine or feminine, so you can use it anywhere and in way you like! When in doubt green has always been my go to colour. It is so versatile, it brings a freshness to the room and depending on the shade can be calming, or full of energy!

1. Green Kitchen! via
2. Green Entrance, Lucknow, India via
3.Green Sofa, simply stunning! via
4. Peacock Tray from Indigo, few years old (pic by me)
5.I love everything about this setting..via 
6. Emerald Rug




Health: Smoothie Madness!!

So I finally purchased my very own Vitamix last month. I was obsessesing over it for a while, well since I went to the Booster Juice after a workout and it just changed my life! I had their "Ripped Berry" smoothie and it was nothing like what I made at home! It was so smooth and beautifully blended, needless to say I became an addict.
Well after doing some math I figured it is better for me to just buy the blender they use and I can make my own crazy smoothie concoctions! And well like I said I did buy one and it is the best purchase ever. Even though it is a bit pricey but to be honest it's worth it, especially for someone like myself who is lazy and I never make time to eat fuits and veggies.
So anyway after i got Vitamix, I found some great recipes online which I would like to share. I am going through the green smoothie phase right now and loving it!



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