It's love. In Turquoise. Again.

Perhaps I am having withdrawals from my Turquoise Tuesday post. Or maybe its all the soft blues I use in Maine Interior Design lately. Whatever it is, this room incorporates some of my personal nuerotic design obsessions.

Please not I do not inflict these on my clients unless requested...

• I love velvet. See above.
• I love floor to ceiling simple drapery that control light.
• I hate big arms on sofas and personally don't want any at all.
• I PREACH on designing around nuetrals for your foundation pieces so you can change out your accent color.
• I love turquoise.
• I am tall and work constantly, so I need a sofa long enough to doze off on...
• Did I mention I love velvet?



Farewell to Turqouise Tuesday!

Pantone has announced its color of the year for 2011. (honeysuckle)

To qoute the wonderful Julie Andrews, here are a few of my favorite (turqouise) things!

From Anthropologie:

From ZGallerie

My FAVORITE Turquoise blog, House of Turquoise

Benjamin Moore Paint (do the NO VOC collections!)

Mixing all sorts of different blues!

A year of Turquoise blue aqua spa silver sage teal sky blue cobalt blue.....all calming and charming.

Turquoise Tuesday, for the kids.

Nancy Tilghman, a former CNN producer, and designer Daniel Sachs, used turquoise (fabric) lined shelves to display an 8 year old's toy collection.

South Carolina-based designer, Angie Hranowsky did an amazing job, in my humble opinion. The colors won't need updating for many years to come, and very gender neutral!

Fun, Modern nursery from Little Crown Interiors

Tori Spelling's Modern nursery for son Liam.

Turquoise Tuesday, the countdown

Pantone is gearing up to announce the color of 2011, so these will be the final few turquoise tuesday posts. My, my, what a year it's been.
Critics call Turquoise a trend. It isn't...this is why:

Tranquility, water, and as we go into winter...warmth. Yes, a cool color can warm you.

That is why I don't feel it is limited to a trend. It can be done quite classic, modern, bohemian-whatever you need to call it!

High-gloss walls in the library have many coats of Benjamin Moore’s Bermuda Turquoise — “a perfectly finessed balance of green and blue,” says Designer Rob Southern.

I think I recently used the same color in Portland, near the Eastern Prom, but not in high-gloss!

Designer Jean-Louis Deniot

Here are some affordable ways to incorporate a touch of turquoise into your decor, from ZGallerie:

Turquoise Tuesday, Boston Style

Another trip the Boston Design Center. Switching from driving to taking public transporation to from Portland to Boston is not only a greener method of transport but also far less stressful, leaving me fresher and more open to inspiration. Here are pops of the 2010 color of the year:

Turquoise Leather. Now that takes some confidence. Its gorgeous, comfortable and is a fresh modern twist on a classic armchair.

Duralee showroom-more turquoise leather! Seriously? This time in pillows, and it looked great. Their showroom is always put together so well. Here are some of my favorite Duralee fabrics in that wonderful color range.

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Turquoise Tuesday-local edition

image via tony hill

Locally operated (though made in India), Company C has a store in Portland Maine that is a source of inspiration for me. ahhhhh Turquoise, how you soothe me!

Gorgeousness

deco peacock pillow (also available as a rug)

Not for the faint of heart, this sectional is clean lined and small scale (though very comfortable) which is the wisest way to show color on major pieces.

The sofa sits on the tiffany peacock rug:

The subtle shadings of aqua and green enrich the turquoise.

Vibrant color isn't trendy , it surrounds us in nature: sunsets, waterfalls, flowers, animals, fall foliage, etc. Embrace it.

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Turquoise Tuesday: the local edition = Angela Adams

Yes, it's Tuesday. I'd like to feature a " Mainer's" beautiful creations....in turquoise of course:

1. I absolutely revere Angela Adams. Her style is unique and use of color is so very Maine. She is very active in the Portland community and I was lucky enough to meet her at a creative entrepreneur's event my first week after moving to Maine.

Enjoy some 100% original designs:

Turquoise Tuesday: Symmetrical bliss

With only a few minutes to spare, I give you my Turqouise of the week:

Crate and Barrel, thanks for keeping it simple and chic.

The reason this photo is so eye catching is repetition and symmetry. You can fold it in half and they are mirror images...and great use of color!

Anyone can replicate this look and symmetrical style. It's very user friendly.

The Clara chair. Simple but comfy! I sat on this in their L.A. store. Being rather tall I can be picky about comfortable upholstery, and this was comfortable in spite of being a petite chair. The turqouise is a rather deep, calm shade that pairs easily with many other colors.

Turqouise Tuesday-Sunbrella

Following yesterday's post about using Sunbrella fabric indoors, here are some great indoor/outdoor fabric in the Turqouise persuasion:

 

Love it!

This weaves in shades of blue, green, cream, and beige.

 

Classic Stripes

Turquoise 2010 series: Original Art in Portland, Maine

Just a glimpse of the color (or is it having a glimpse of you?)

Paul Plante at Gleason Fine Art has an interesting bio and a beautifully detailed body of work:

Father Paul Plante focuses his work on the eyes of warblers, herons, swallows, and other birds in his 4 1/2" x 4 1/2"; oil pastel paintings. The compositions call to mind the cosmos and the mysteries of life, as well as the spirit of his subjects. He also explores the cosmic nature of the surface of an apple or a plum. He says that "being a priest and being an artist are naturals to me. One is into a spiritual and religious realm and the other is on the edge of it." The works are sometimes framed singly, and sometimes arranged in compositions of 9, 12, 15, and 25. In addition to exhibiting with the Caldbeck, he has had solo shows at Colby College in Waterville, ME, and the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, ME, and at Neilsen Gallery in Boston, The Arts and Cultural Center in Biloxi, Mississippi, numerous other galleries throughout the country. He has a BFA from Maine College of Art Portland, and degrees in Philosophy and Theology from the University of Montreal, and St. Paul's University in Ottawa.