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Color Palette :: Blue and White Interiors

blue and white contemporary wallpaper

Summer is almost officially here! (wahoo!) The warm weather has me thinking of the quintessential interior palette for the season: blue and white. This timeless color combo can be incorporated throughout the entire home: in living rooms, bedrooms and outdoor living spaces. It can also be featured in every style, from modern to traditional and everywhere in between.

classic blue and white table settingblue and white living roomblue living room by Mary McDonald

In celebration of this classic color combo, I’ve rounded up some eye-catching blue and white home decor items. Check them out in an  ideabook I created for Houzz!

Happy Friday!

Cristin

Image Sources :: 1, 2, 3, 4

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Read full story By on June 14, 2013 in Bedroom, color, contemporary decor, Features, Friday Finds, houzz, interior design, Interiors, Living Room, Uncategorized, wallpaper

Peninsula Volunteers Decorator Show House :: Chinoiserie Foyer

Interior Designer, Mary Linn Coldiron of Coldiron Interiors creates a stunning entry for the Peninsula Volunteers Decorator Show House in Woodside, California. The two-story foyer features beautiful quarter-saw wood paneling, a wall of French doors and a grand staircase. Under layers of paint and paper the original French wallpaper with Chinoiserie bamboo motif was discovered and restored. The wallpaper’s blue hue was repeated in the rug, accessories and wall leading to the second floor. Bamboo furnishings and blue and white Chinese pottery add to the room’s chic Chinoiserie style. In the room’s center, an elegant settee in tangerine velvet is paired with a resting dog statue and charming hoofed side tables.

Foyer - Woodside Decorator Show House 2013blue and white Asian ceramicsElegant Foyer - Woodside Decorator Show Housebamboo display cabinet - foyervintage trophy collection displaychinoiserie chic foyer with bamboo wallpapervintage French palm wallpaper - foyerChic Chinoiserie FoyerNot only do I love the Chinoiserie elements in this space, it has a wonderful curated feel. Perhaps it’s because the design is closely aligned with my own aesthetic.

Hopefully you get the opportunity (if in the San Francisco Bay Area) to tour this gorgeous Woodside estate. It’s only open one more week until May 24th, so don’t delay!

And in case you missed it, here’s a tour of the Show House’s Guest Bedroom , Mother-in-Law Suite and Card Room.

Wishing you a wonderful weekend!

Cristin

*all images by Cristin Bisbee Priest of Simplfied Bee

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Read full story By on May 17, 2013 in antiques, chinoiserie, curated look, foyers, home accessories, interior design, Interiors, Uncategorized, vintage, wallpaper, window treatments

San Francisco Decorator Showcase 2013 :: Writer’s Retreat

Fresh, airy and chic describes the Writer’s Retreat designed by Kriste Michelini for the San Francisco Decorator Showcase 2013. The light filled, attic room on the Pacific Height mansion’s third floor features whitewashed floors, grasscloth walls and chic furnishings.

modern chic home office by Kriste Michelini Interiors

A platform bed with vibrant mix of patterned throw pillows (many of which are from Caitlin Wilson) and whimsical Kandy wallcovering in Brit Pop by Elitis is perhaps my favorite spot in the room.

Brit Pop Wallpaper by Elitis - Writer's Retreat by Kriste Michelini Interiorsturquoise modern chaise - Writer's Retreat by Kriste Michelini

A vintage inspired chaise in turquoise sits next to a storage-maximizing built-in bookcase and chic Persephone stool by Coup d’Etat.

colorful+chic home office by Kriste Michelini Interiorschic+modern+styled+bookcaseIronies desk and klysmos chair - office by Kriste MicheliniA cheery citrine striped rug by DwellStudio units the space. While the Strider Desk and Klysmos Chair both by Ironies placed at the window, creates the perfect writer’s retreat.

If you missed it, here’s the showcase Living Room, Family Kitchen, Dressing Room and Maker’s Mark Retreat.

*photo credit: Roberto Tiscareno // Openmarketing

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Read full story By on May 10, 2013 in beds, chairs, color, decorating small spaces, furniture, home accessories, interior design, Interiors, office/study, textiles, throw pillows, wallpaper

Peninsula Volunteers Decorator Show House :: Guest Bedroom & Bath

Melodie Rubin of House of Ruby designed the Traveler’s Bedroom, a serene guest retreat for the Peninsula Volunteers Decorator Show House in Woodside, California going on now until May 24th. The sunlit second floor bedroom as Melodie puts it, “offers the best seat in the house, providing an impressive view of the three-story birch tree and Woodside hills beyond.”

Guest Bedroom - Peninsula Decorator Show House - House of RubyEmbroidered linen window treatments inspired the room’s tranquil color palette of  lavender, blues, greens and ivory. It’s the gilded canopy bed however, that takes center stage. I love that it has a soft upholstered headboard – it’s a nice juxtaposition to the metal frame. An ornate hand-beaded floral chandelier (which reminded me of a birdcage) hangs elegantly above a seating area placed at the foot of the bed.

designer bedroom with canopy bed by House of Ruby

The pair of Bunny Williams table lamps beautifully mimic the movement and pattern in throw pillows on the sofa love-seat. Those table lamps are gorgeous and are a personal favorite.

blue chevron pillow + bunny williams lamp - bedroom design by House of Rubybedroom desk vignette - design by House of Rubycolorful archer sculpture - artMelodie Rubin of House of Ruby

Melodie (pictured above) designed a custom corner bookshelf lined in blue paint. It not only balances the room, but displays beautiful collections of art, books and worldly treasures. I also loved the sculpture of the colorful archer she selected and place just beside the bookcase.

lavender vanity and ikat chair - Woodside Decorator Show House

Just of the guest bedroom is the Dressing Room and Bath by Jana Meewes Fung of Julianne Quelle Interior Design. It’s restful sage, lavender and taupe color palette allows for a seamless transition between the two spaces. Standout elements in this space include an exquisite Venetian mirror, bamboo “Dynasty” chair and luxurious fabrics.

Bamboo Dynasty Chair - Bathroom by Julianne Quelle Interior Designlavender bathroom with Venetian mirrorThat’s me in the mirror, but I loved this vantage point so much that I wanted to include the image. Don’t you love the inset shelving units flanking the pedestal sink?

These spaces are so fresh, crisp and chic. Love! Don’t you?

Cristin

*all images property of Simplified Bee 

 

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Read full story By on May 6, 2013 in Bathroom, bathrooms, Bedroom, bedrooms, beds, bookshelves, home accessories, interior design, Interiors, lighting, mirrors, original artwork, textiles, wallpaper, window treatments