Aqua ~ Colour My World

Good Morning Friends! We  are having a little Indian summer in mid winter and we're loving it! I borrowed this beautiful image from Marsha at Splenderosa. Actually, it has been sitting on one of my inspiration boards asking me to use it to explore my new fascination with colour that falls outside of my own "fired earth" colour palette that I think I must have been born with. Terracotta, ochre and paprika is what makes me happy! But I have fallen in love with colour and so, am experimenting with one colour per week and trying to find ways to use it in the home, garden and closet. But you have to understand, we work on Africa time here and living in Cape Town we take a bit longer than the Texans..lol. So first have a look here what Marsha did....here

Gorgeous, isn't it? How about those champagne glasses and that dress?

I am a bit odd in so far as I just love the names that are given to the different hues in paint catalogues. So above left, the small pot of dark paint is Eucalyptus Garden View and recommended to paint small-scale furniture to dot throughout the house. Just below it to the left is Celadon Wishful Thinking. It says that this is a dreamy backdrop for silver accents and ivory upholstery and I can so see that! Then, the small pot to the right below the sea glass is Caribbean Summer Breeze. The large pot below that is Mermaid and below that is Sweet mint! It all looks and sounds quite delectable....

I don't know if I will ever have the courage to paint furniture this colour, but it looks great here....

Now, this muted shade of aqua is gorgeous, as it the whole setting. simple but glamorous...

This bombe chest looks stunning in this shade and if anything will convert me to this palette, this is it!

Isn't this a magical scene....

Oddly enough this is my favourite colour in my summer wardrobe year after year...

Now, this is me! If I ever get my dream of having a guest house this will be in one of the bedrooms..

 

This is gorgeous aqua and sea sand colour... Very romantic cake this...

 

This has got to be the cutest and most beautiful bug in all the world!!! Just look at the lesson in colour from mother nature... This is a Cecropia Moth Caterpillar. Nature at its spectacular best! I wonder where it is found?

From caterpillars to chandeliers of  dreamy beauty....

 

This looks so comfy and glam  at the same time...

 

Aqua adornment for our lobes, darlings.....

I so want one of these dress forms for my boudoir and the chest of drawers is just gorgeous. Have I converted you to aqua yet?

 

Just loved the texture of this....

Crisp, fresh and glam...

Saving this ottoman for my den, library cum study area. Sadly not in this colour but in a metallic or velvet pinky champagne hue....still hunting for a swatch of fabric.

Candles ...

A very striking combination of colour...

So elegant....

So what are your thoughts on the colour aqua?  Have you used it in your home? I, for one will look at a piece of sea glass and the colour spectrum of aqua with a new fresh eye. I am not able to find a  home for it amidst my fired earth palette yet. Although it might be an option for outdoor dining for table cloths and cushions for my stone table for a fresh summer alfresco table together with white platters and sandy coloured serviettes like the wedding cake above... Yip, I need to go and search the fabric stores.

And I will never step over a piece of sea glass on the beach without bringing it home...

Have a very happy week friends. Live well.

Veronica
xxx

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