Turquoise and Gray

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/797064996_5s3G5-O.jpg" /></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.styleathome.com/homes/interiors/modern-classic-home/a/29775/4">Style at Home</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/263851632_ZhJqu-O.jpg" /></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.housetohome.co.uk/galleries/bedroom/Glamorous_metallic_bedroom_4102.html?subslug=">House to Home</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/797056070_FJrPs-O.jpg" /></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.morganharrisonhome.com/">Morgan Harrison Home</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/797063742_89NVm-O.jpg" /></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/beautiful-designer-bedrooms">House Beautiful</a></span><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/797181641_vFcv4-O.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://oliveaux.blogspot.com/2010/02/loving.html">Oliveaux</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/797044219_7K274-O.jpg" /></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="https://www.decorpad.com/photo.htm?photoId=31142">Decor Pad</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/797058387_ZwC8U-M.jpg" /></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.pointclickhome.com/elle_decor">Elle Decor</a> via <a href="http://www.bellemaison23.com/2009/11/window-treatment-ideas-side-panels.html">Belle Maison</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/797043518_3CSVF-M.jpg" /></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/sf/look/look-pacific-blue-and-gray-exterior-064617">Apartment Therapy</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/797064331_PM986-M.jpg" /></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/">Canadian House and Home</a> via <a href="http://www.annesage.com/blog/2010/02/magazine-lust-olympic-edition-canadian-house-and-home.html">The City Sage</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/797044805_L28HQ-O.png" /></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="https://www.decorpad.com/photo.htm?photoId=32939">Decor Pad</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/268194595_iWSEW-O.jpg" /></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.ecomanor.com/">Eco Manor</a> / Domino</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/245395846_diHzx-O.jpg" /></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Domino</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/797054045_Qkz2Y-O.jpg" /></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.countryliving.com/homes/decorating-with-blue-0209">Country Living</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/797054909_PbVSA-O.jpg" /></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.boston.com/realestate/gallery/1021bachelor_pads?pg=2">Boston Globe</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/797055700_BTCiP-O.jpg" /></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://athinkinglife.blogspot.com/2009/02/hot-aqua.html">Ever Changing Life</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/797058630_53Hji-O.png" /></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://delightbydesign.blogspot.com/2009/11/perfect-bedroom.html">Delight by Design</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/797059505_YmgZp-O.jpg" /></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.coastalliving.com/">Coastal Living</a> via <a href="http://downandoutchic.blogspot.com/2009/10/easy-breezy-escapism.html">Down and Out Chic </a></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/797060273_QfkW2-O.jpg" /></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/design/photo-gallery-blue-rooms?photo=9">Canadian House and Home</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/797061151_6uJBR-O.jpg" /></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://alkemie.blogspot.com/2009/11/great-thomas-britt-old-world-flavour.html?">Alkemie</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/758594055_2PS8Y-O.png" /></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.michaelpartenio.com/">Michael Partenio</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/797062891_6vaLR-L.jpg" /></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.knackstudios.com/">Knack Studios</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/315682144_2P9zU-O.jpg" /></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.pointclickhome.com/image/term/3065?page=6">Point Click Home</a></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;">If there is one color combo that's growing on me like no other, it's definitely turquoise and gray. There's just something so chic and sophisticated (and guy friendly!) about it that I can't resist. And it's so easy to just throw in a punch of pink or yellow to make it that much more fun! What do you guys think? You digging this combo as much as I am?<br /><br />I hope you all have a fantastic weekend! Let's keep the snow away, ok?!<br /></div></div><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Love turquoise? Visit my shopping blog </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.everythingturquoise.com/" target="_blank">Everything Turquoise</a><span style="font-style: italic;">...updated several times throughout the day! Check out </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.decorbycolor.com/" target="_blank">Decor by Color</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> for even more color-themed shopping!<br /><br /></span></span><div align="center"><a href="http://www.everythingturquoise.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/i-9jFPndk/0/S/i-9jFPndk-S.jpg" /></span></span></a><br /></div>

Turquoise and Gray

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Catskills Cottage

<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/796378389_AHWgH-O.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/796378412_zbLE5-O.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/796378406_ssgfT-O.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/796378397_bVFKm-O.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/796378403_RZx4Q-O.jpg" /><br /></div>Ever since I was a little girl, I've always dreamed of having a tiny little cottage in the country. I imagine it to look a lot like this. A New York couple spent 7 months renovating this cute 700 sq ft cottage, which was their first home purchase. I bet it was a dream come true for them too! The home reminds me a lot of Martha Stewart's Lily Pond home from the outside (see it <a href="http://www.houseofturquoise.com/2008/06/lily-pond.html" target="_blank">here</a>). And for even more pictures of this cute little Catskills cottage, head over to the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/07/01/dining/20090702-catskills-slideshow_index.html" target="_blank">NY Times</a>!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Love turquoise? Visit my shopping blog </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.everythingturquoise.com/" target="_blank">Everything Turquoise</a><span style="font-style: italic;">...updated several times throughout the day! Check out </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.decorbycolor.com/" target="_blank">Decor by Color</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> for even more color-themed shopping! </span></span>

Catskills Cottage

Ever since I was a little girl, I've always dreamed of having a tiny little cottage in the country. I imagine it to look a lot like this. A New York couple spent 7 months renovating this cute 700 sq ft cottage, which was their first home purchase. I bet it was a dream come true for them too! The hom…

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Ghislaine Viñas

<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/794579366_WMFGb-O.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/794579383_aaZVb-O.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/794579371_wvBdh-O.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/794579351_XdMxs-O.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/794579328_dSh7v-O.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/794579344_ziKTj-O.jpg" /><br /></div>Thanks to <a href="http://www.cococozy.com/2010/02/see-this-house-having-fun-with-bright.html" target="_blank">Cococozy</a>, I was introduced to this colorful beach house in Montauk designed by <a href="http://www.gvinteriors.com/index.html" target="_blank">Ghislaine Viñas</a>. When I was out in NY back in November, Montauk was my favorite place we visited. I loved strolling the beache and the streets looking at the houses, imagining what they looked like on the inside. So fun to get peak in this one that's <span style="font-style: italic;">so</span> right up my alley. The bright colors, the light-filled rooms...it's a place I'd love to call home! Head over to <a href="http://www.cococozy.com/2010/02/see-this-house-having-fun-with-bright.html" target="_blank">Cococozy</a>, because there's a bunch more rooms you definitely don't want to miss! (And the <span style="font-style: italic;">view</span>, you gotta see that too!)<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Thanks so much to those of you, including Ghislaine Viñas, that alerted me to a story in the </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/25/garden/25shop.html" target="_blank">NY Times</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> this week all about turquoise. The piece in an interview with Ms. Viñas about her love of color, and the fantastic ideas she has about incorporating turquoise in a home. Check it out </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/25/garden/25shop.html" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-style: italic;">! </span>

Ghislaine Viñas

Thanks to Cococozy, I was introduced to this colorful beach house in Montauk designed by Ghislaine Viñas. When I was out in NY back in November, Montauk was my favorite place we visited. I loved strolling the beache and the streets looking at the houses, imagining what they looked like on the inside…

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A Little R&R

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/794689040_nVcSe-XL-1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/794689040_nVcSe-XL-1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 676px; height: 758px;" /></a>I spotted this vacation-in-a-picture over at <a href="http://www.annesage.com/blog/2010/02/outfit-to-room-toast-springsummer-2010.html" target="_blank">The City Sage</a>, where Anne had it as part of an "Outfit to Room" <a href="http://www.annesage.com/blog/2010/02/outfit-to-room-toast-springsummer-2010.html" target="_blank">post</a>. (I'd also love to have the outfit that goes with this room...pretty sure you all would too!) I know a couple of you were looking for turquoise+white+beige bedrooms. Does this count?? Either way, I think it's stunning and it's definitely going into my personal inspiration folder for when I get my new <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S89861543" target="_blank">Ikea bed</a>!

A Little R&R

I spotted this vacation-in-a-picture over at The City Sage, where Anne had it as part of an "Outfit to Room" post. (I'd also love to have the outfit that goes with this room...pretty sure you all would too!) I know a couple of you were looking for turquoise+white+beige bedrooms. Does this count?? Ei…

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Barry Dixon

<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/791963534_e3BWa-M.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/791963515_ZhuAo-O.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/791963527_vSYxY-O-1.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/791963516_SjSnr-M-1.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/791963479_qKjwE-O-1.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/791963489_9NvfE-O-1.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/791963504_CDTcd-O-1.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/791963483_SqvM2-O-1.jpg" /><br /></div>And today we're off to St. Barts to visit this drop. dead. gorgeous. space designed by <a href="http://www.barrydixon.com/" target="_blank">Barry Dixon</a>, and captured so beautifully by photographer <a href="http://www.edwardaddeo.com/" target="_blank">Edward Addeo</a>. The inside is just incredible, love that loft! But I don't think I've ever seen an outdoor space I love as much as this one. Those awnings are stunning, and I'd seriously KILL to have a little gazebo space like the first image. And the views don't hurt a bit either! What a dream!

Barry Dixon

And today we're off to St. Barts to visit this drop. dead. gorgeous. space designed by Barry Dixon, and captured so beautifully by photographer Edward Addeo. The inside is just incredible, love that loft! But I don't think I've ever seen an outdoor space I love as much as this one. Those awnings are…

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Molly Frey Design (& my bedroom!)

<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/791504578_R4HRk-O.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/791504616_ZMLiJ-O.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/791504574_2eg8v-O.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/791504544_KeRKD-O.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/791504565_s4ZSd-O.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/791504604_2UaYT-O.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/791504568_WywZB-O.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/791504582_e67xC-O.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/791504621_Sq4PU-O.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/791504594_FkQGH-O.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/791504590_tjDUi-O.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/791504550_pTVYe-O.jpg" /><br /><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/791504557_LMzBx-O.jpg" /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Feel like taking a mini-vacation to a friend's coastal home?? Just head over to the portfolio of <a href="http://www.mollyfreydesign.com/" target="_blank">Molly Frey Design</a>! Need some inspiration or ideas?? She also has a really cool <a href="http://www.mollyfreydesign.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">blog</a> waiting for you too. You might recognize some of Molly's work...she's responsible for that <a href="http://www.houseofturquoise.com/2010/01/effervescent-bathroom.html" target="_blank">"effervescent bathroom"</a> you all loved, as well as the stunning <a href="http://www.houseofturquoise.com/2009/06/heavenly-kitchen.html" target="_blank">"heavenly kitchen"</a> I posted about back in June. I was excited to learn that Molly is from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marblehead,_Massachusetts" target="_blank">Marblehead, MA</a>, a charming little coastal town where my cousin and his family live. I've never been, but have been dying to go there for a visit!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://emilyaclark.blogspot.com/2010/02/beautiful-blogger-bedrooms-erin-from.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://cptnrin.smugmug.com/photos/791749294_DPwxK-S.jpg" /></a></div>Lastly, you guys have to head over to the blog belonging to <a href="http://emilyaclark.blogspot.com/2010/02/beautiful-blogger-bedrooms-erin-from.html" target="_blank">Emily A. Clark</a>...all week she's been posting bedrooms that belong to some of our favorite bloggers. I'm thrilled that Emily asked me to participate! So if you want to see where I rest my head, head over <a href="http://emilyaclark.blogspot.com/2010/02/beautiful-blogger-bedrooms-erin-from.html" target="_blank">here</a> today...let me know what you think! :)<br /><br />Have a great weekend everyone!</div></div>

Molly Frey Design (& my bedroom!)

Feel like taking a mini-vacation to a friend's coastal home?? Just head over to the portfolio of Molly Frey Design! Need some inspiration or ideas?? She also has a really cool blog waiting for you too. You might recognize some of Molly's work...she's responsible for that "effervescent bathroom" you …

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