Home Interior: Pastels

With spring around the corner, I feel giddy (enough so that talk of <a href="http://dans-le-townhouse.blogspot.com/2011/04/more-than-decor.html">rainbows & chipmunks</a> seems like a good idea).  Also related to spring-ish<span style="background-color: white;">-ness</span>, I find myself drawn toward rooms that feature soft, muted, mature pastels.  I am especially mad for the combination of a soft muted pink with black & white.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="[PD102099kitchenshelf_002.jpg]" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6EioJnr3z-aRii10bxi6OI3-_U8aXXfhMJj3LrSbDz2IjDtaWX1xueiKzBNN1KMiyNjrKlxxUwCDoL9aXHaSl7kOKJUNFdda1GLHyQfmFXIF1uuUjn0igj4gwv9-HKCUFMyvKLOCvGaE/s640/PD102099kitchenshelf_002.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="479" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://decorology.blogspot.com/2008/07/best-of-blueprint-magazines-interior.html">Blueprint Magazine via Decorology</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="[PD102099livingdetail2_017.jpg]" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyafg5ivqsv4NkKJ6PbLorQlugJ-e2TMW8x23uLiNc5HZa-18wNYuxNXRSudCUlPJwV8bCXj6HzAHXUptMrApKs6Nd4cYO7WXQIbmNa5592_JRHszMQo_4rYMqH2FWYFlcIuRG8SD3fIg/s640/PD102099livingdetail2_017.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="479" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://decorology.blogspot.com/2008/07/best-of-blueprint-magazines-interior.html">Blueprint Magazine via Decorology</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2244" height="600" src="http://eyeseepretty.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/48370_0_8-1688-eclectic-dining-room.jpg?w=500&h=600" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="48370_0_8-1688-eclectic-dining-room" width="500" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://eyeseepretty.com/2011/03/09/branching-out/">Via Eye See Pretty</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Truthfully, I'm even enjoying brighter, more Easter egg pastels:<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-CnVq6ArwB18_BjccT4W_niRePYYQzUgCRJdsWBDcqkYgTUvUmnjP6_lbZu5wmOOj8kDyKkgRemcqvkZpOdGBhTJ7iHHc7UZ5lFvDxceo4r2Nm2WQJTuQeZPz98nLAe5noHjvJjLj7sCI/s1600/pink+kitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-CnVq6ArwB18_BjccT4W_niRePYYQzUgCRJdsWBDcqkYgTUvUmnjP6_lbZu5wmOOj8kDyKkgRemcqvkZpOdGBhTJ7iHHc7UZ5lFvDxceo4r2Nm2WQJTuQeZPz98nLAe5noHjvJjLj7sCI/s400/pink+kitchen.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.decoratingroom.net/modern-pink-kitchens-10-interior-design-ideas">Decorating Room</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />But, you should know, that a week ago while everyone was blogging about their tulips and warm weather, this was the view outside my window:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlR6X_jjDYAho9iipL62T6vMkVlQZmschYjhQsAKSTzbeT_R5cGJ80VKKY2ldZW4G6TYyhY186mjJWxuPYafreTodCSp9Voe4cM0IXsohNsDF2GMzo5XT4QFrMSbHovOMDRo2HbzX3i8DL/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlR6X_jjDYAho9iipL62T6vMkVlQZmschYjhQsAKSTzbeT_R5cGJ80VKKY2ldZW4G6TYyhY186mjJWxuPYafreTodCSp9Voe4cM0IXsohNsDF2GMzo5XT4QFrMSbHovOMDRo2HbzX3i8DL/s640/005.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRsIf_83mbI-V7sS7aAWGJfMigfb7j6rEbhHwm48tdMoLdPgbcV4Ta9wTZrov7sj9RkoBe0bU-G7znZFfm3rwDjIWd1SflK2S9rOgJwlXViro_Lz8Y_XT04G6uujhqiu7rOUC-67MDBjHS/s1600/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRsIf_83mbI-V7sS7aAWGJfMigfb7j6rEbhHwm48tdMoLdPgbcV4Ta9wTZrov7sj9RkoBe0bU-G7znZFfm3rwDjIWd1SflK2S9rOgJwlXViro_Lz8Y_XT04G6uujhqiu7rOUC-67MDBjHS/s640/009.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br />So, let's think warm thoughts for me in the townhouse.  Imagine how jacked up I will be when spring has actually sprung . . .

Grown Up Pastels

With spring around the corner, I feel giddy (enough so that talk of rainbows & chipmunks seems like a good idea). Also related to spri...