Aqua and Brown Bath

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/260051234_SkZ9P-L.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/260051234_SkZ9P-L.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/260052622_Yb8Ka-L.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/260052622_Yb8Ka-L.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" /></a>This stunning aqua and brown bath with glass tiles was designed by Austin interior designer<a href="http://www.barbarabrooksinteriors.com/portfolio2.asp"> Barbara Brooks</a>.

Aqua and Brown Bath

This stunning aqua and brown bath with glass tiles was designed by Austin interior designer Barbara Brooks.…

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Aqua and Apple Green Bedroom Nook

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/259666004_2GBCF-L.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/259666004_2GBCF-L.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" /></a>A preppy pairing in high gloss defines and energizes the all-time tiniest nook. For a wee, windowless room like this one, choose paints in pearly or glossy finishes. They reflect light and make even the most minuscule spot feel brighter and more spacious. -<a href="http://www.dominomag.com/galleries/paint/slideshow_paintpalette?slide=13" target="_blank">Domino</a>

Aqua and Apple Green Bedroom Nook

A preppy pairing in high gloss defines and energizes the all-time tiniest nook. For a wee, windowless room like this one, choose paints in pearly or glossy finishes. They reflect light and make even the most minuscule spot feel brighter and more spacious. -Domino…

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Sophisticated Blue Living Room

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/259148942_H6hG9-L.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/259148942_H6hG9-L.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Go for a deep aqua tone of blue for the walls, as it's a warm shade of the color. Mix with darker blue furniture and off-white pieces to create balance, and accents of taupe will bring richness to the scheme. Dark wood is also good for adding depth and hints of bright pink will lift the room.</span> -<a href="http://www.housetohome.co.uk/galleries/living/Sophisticated_blue_living_room_3338.html?subslug=/galleries/styles/contemporary,/galleries/living/family">House to Home</a>

Sophisticated Blue Living Room

Go for a deep aqua tone of blue for the walls, as it's a warm shade of the color. Mix with darker blue furniture and off-white pieces to create balance, and accents of taupe will bring richness to the scheme. Dark wood is also good for adding depth and hints of bright pink will lift the room. -House…

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Modern Bedroom

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/259147631_pymA6-L.png"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/259147631_pymA6-L.png" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" /></a>-From <a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/pictures/">HouseBeautiful</a>

Modern Bedroom

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Vintage Aqua Kitchen

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/256706295_pajUe-L.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/256706295_pajUe-L.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" /></a>Modern style vintage accessories are popular and easy to get hold of nowadays, and they give a modern kitchen a quirky edge. -<a href="http://www.livingetc.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=2699">LivingEtc</a>

Vintage Aqua Kitchen

Modern style vintage accessories are popular and easy to get hold of nowadays, and they give a modern kitchen a quirky edge. -LivingEtc…

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Gorgeous Turquoise Tiled Bathroom

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/256704656_6qasS-M.png"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/256704656_6qasS-M.png" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" /></a>You can't help but love a bathroom where it feels like you are swimming in the ocean. -<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/pictures/">House Beautiful</a>

Gorgeous Turquoise Tiled Bathroom

You can't help but love a bathroom where it feels like you are swimming in the ocean. -House Beautiful…

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Fresh and Breezy Bedroom

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/254594095_N4wXR-L-0.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/254594095_N4wXR-L-0.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Clever storage solutions, fresh linen and a beautiful bed will brighten a tired bedroom. Lined baskets perched on the wardrobe, white runners covering bedside tables and ottomans adorned with decorative trays all maximize the space. Introduce spring greens with dreamy lilacs to create an intimate, relaxing area.</span> -<a href="http://www.housetohome.co.uk/galleries/bedroom/Fresh_bedroom_3171.html?subslug=">House to Home</a>

Fresh and Breezy Bedroom

Clever storage solutions, fresh linen and a beautiful bed will brighten a tired bedroom. Lined baskets perched on the wardrobe, white runners covering bedside tables and ottomans adorned with decorative trays all maximize the space. Introduce spring greens with dreamy lilacs to create an intimate, r…

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Light-Filled Spa Bathroom

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/254150989_xJtnb-L.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/254150989_xJtnb-L.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/254150996_5FyEd-L.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/254150996_5FyEd-L.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/254151002_hHfL9-L.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/254151002_hHfL9-L.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" /></a>Three of the walls in this small San Francisco bathroom are lined from floor to ceiling in 2- by 2-inch watery blue glass tiles; the entry wall, which gets direct sun, is covered in tumbled black mosaic tile to reduce glare and soften the light in the rest of the room. Lake Garda 2- by 2-inch glass tile in Water Green. - From <a href="http://www.sunset.com/sunset/home/article/0,20633,1566333,00.html">Sunset Magazine<br /></a>

Light-Filled Spa Bathroom

Three of the walls in this small San Francisco bathroom are lined from floor to ceiling in 2- by 2-inch watery blue glass tiles; the entry wall, which gets direct sun, is covered in tumbled black mosaic tile to reduce glare and soften the light in the rest of the room. Lake Garda 2- by 2-inch glass …

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Modern Oriental Dining Room

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/253874610_eXPW5-L.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/253874610_eXPW5-L.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">A chinoiserie-inspired wallpaper is the starting point for this vibrant scheme, Benches in turquoise linen and a sleek table act as a foil to the flamboyant pattern and encapsulate this modern take on a classic style.</span> -<a href="http://www.housetohome.co.uk/galleries/dining/Modern_Oriental_dining_room_3168.html?subslug=">House to Home</a>

Modern Oriental Dining Room

A chinoiserie-inspired wallpaper is the starting point for this vibrant scheme, Benches in turquoise linen and a sleek table act as a foil to the flamboyant pattern and encapsulate this modern take on a classic style. -House to Home…

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Contemporary Nusery

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/252891452_KUrVo-L.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/252891452_KUrVo-L.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 440px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Reader's beware, this takes patience! Above and below you will see a remarkable display of skill in taking a SMALL photocopy of a fabric pattern and blowing it up into a super cool contemporary design. </span>-<a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/jan-jumpstart-2008-east/east-4-wvsmiths-gender-neutral-shared-nursery-041062">Apartment Therapy</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/252892859_MiLZh-L-0.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/252892859_MiLZh-L-0.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" /></a>

Contemporary Nusery

Reader's beware, this takes patience! Above and below you will see a remarkable display of skill in taking a SMALL photocopy of a fabric pattern and blowing it up into a super cool contemporary design. -Apartment Therapy…

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Aqua Painted Kitchen Floor

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/251980689-M.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/251980689-M.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" /></a>This aqua painted kitchen floor is absolutely gorgeous. Designed by Windsor Smith, an interior designer from California. -From <a href="http://cotedetexas.blogspot.com/2007/08/windsor-smith-home-collection.html">Cote de Texas</a>

Aqua Painted Kitchen Floor

This aqua painted kitchen floor is absolutely gorgeous. Designed by Windsor Smith, an interior designer from California. -From Cote de Texas…

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2 Aqua Bedrooms

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/251976452-L.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/251976452-L.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/251977255-L.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/251977255-L.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" /></a>-From <a href="http://www.dominomag.com/">Domino</a> (via <a href="http://stylecourt.blogspot.com/">Stylecourt</a>)

2 Aqua Bedrooms

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Teenager's Bold Bedroom

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/251947011-L.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/251947011-L.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/251947024-L.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/251947024-L.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/251947044-L.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/251947044-L.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" /></a>-Photos from <a href="http://www.carolinevesey.com/showcase/teenagepad.html">Caroline Vesey Design</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Teenager's Bold Bedroom

-Photos from Caroline Vesey Design…

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Soothing, Peaceful Bathroom

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/251635221-L.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/251635221-L.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" /></a>A small space can be just as restorative as a large one -- and color is the main ingredient for setting a peaceful mood. In this bungalow bathroom in Seattle, the mix of materials is limited to two colors: cool blue (which is calming and evokes natural elements) and warm cream (which suggests coziness and comfort). The effect is the visual equivalent of a long, cool drink of water. At the vanity, chrome towel rings, unadorned mirrors, and other minimal accents add to the peaceful mood.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/251635204-L.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/251635204-L.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" /></a>The blue tint of the frosted-glass shower surround stays in step with the wall color, while the translucency of the glass allows light into the shower and adds to the open feel. The shower's half-wall creates the perfect shelf for pampering products. -<a href="http://www.cottageliving.com/cottage/da/result/0,24880,1570217,00.html?Rooms=RoomsBathrooms&tab=Rooms&&offset=7">Cottage Living</a>

Soothing, Peaceful Bathroom

A small space can be just as restorative as a large one -- and color is the main ingredient for setting a peaceful mood. In this bungalow bathroom in Seattle, the mix of materials is limited to two colors: cool blue (which is calming and evokes natural elements) and warm cream (which suggests cozine…

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Getting Fresh

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/250912439-L-1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/250912439-L-1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 340px;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/250912322-L-2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/250912322-L-2.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">“I really love lots of light, so I don’t use curtains very much,” she says. An exception is the master bedroom, where turquoise accessories, including curtains rendered in a turquoise, lime and hot pink Designers Guild fabric, provide a brilliant contrast to the white-on-white space. </span><span>-<a href="http://www.athomefc.com/media/atHome-in-Fairfield-County/Summer-2007/Getting-Fresh/">At Home in Fairfield County</a></span>

Getting Fresh

“I really love lots of light, so I don’t use curtains very much,” she says. An exception is the master bedroom, where turquoise accessories, including curtains rendered in a turquoise, lime and hot pink Designers Guild fabric, provide a brilliant contrast to the white-on-white space. -At Home in Fai…

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Cool and Fresh Studio Apartment

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/250217852-L.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/250217852-L.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/250217840-L.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/250217840-L.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/250217860-L.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/250217860-L.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" /></a>From <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/la/small-cool-2007-entries/southwest-semifinalist-1-lauras-fresh-start-studio-022946">Apartment Therapy</a> Smallest Coolest Apartments 2007. Southwest Semi-Finalist #1: Laura's Fresh Start Studio

Cool and Fresh Studio Apartment

From Apartment Therapy Smallest Coolest Apartments 2007. Southwest Semi-Finalist #1: Laura's Fresh Start Studio…

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A bright, restful home

This 1840's East Hampton, New York home was reinvented with a modern color palette, including Robin's Egg Blue walls in the bedroom and turquoise accessories in the living room.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/249719203-L.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/249719203-L.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/249719127-L.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/249719127-L.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/249719169-L.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/249719169-L.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/249719187-L.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/249719187-L.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">"And what could be more restful than a wonderful robin’s-egg blue?" says Drake of the wall color of the master bedroom. It's a quiet whisper of the living room’s turquoise.</span> -<a href="http://www.pointclickhome.com/omedes_berk">Point Click Home</a>

A bright, restful home

This 1840's East Hampton, New York home was reinvented with a modern color palette, including Robin's Egg Blue walls in the bedroom and turquoise accessories in the living room."And what could be more restful than a wonderful robin’s-egg blue?" says Drake of the wall color of the master bedroom. It'…

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