crushing on color

I have been looking forward to today.  I designated it as a "not leaving the house till the whole thing is in tip top shape" day. 

Do you need those days, too?  It seems like if I don't declare a day just for cleaning, organizing and purging (excess paper and stacks of stuff) the house just doesn't feel clean.

Plus, once that's done I can play house without feeling like I should be doing something else.

My grown up version of playing house usually has to do with rearranging furniture and adding new splashes of color.  What can I say...I am easily entertained!

These are the color splashes I am crushing on right now.

I am resting on my decision that our pale butter yellow walls are neutral enough and will contrast nicely with these scrumptious colors.  I will also be adding generous helpings of white in the furniture and background fabric.

Besides these pretty new bowls from Anthropologie, new mugs - one from Anthro and one from HomeGoods, and my new pot from Armstrong's, I found a quilt I cut out a couple of years ago that will be on my sewing list this week in exactly these colors.  I also had my mom pick up a print we saw on clearance at Pier 1 last week that will bring a pop of needed color to the walls.

I have a few more surprises (including a couple of chippy things I picked up at the Rose Bowl flea market last weekend) that should complete the room exactly how I envision it in my mind...

I get so excited when a color scheme comes together.  Now I'm off to clean my nest so that the guilt free fluffing can begin.

xo, Patty