rockin' red accents

I've been noticing lately that bright, shocking red is becoming a funky accent piece. I really didn't used to be a fan of the modern cherry red armchair D. had in our apartment before I met him. But after 3 years of living with it has grown on me immensely! I now think it is pretty awesome and I feel bad that I used to say I didn't like it!

Here is a pic of our shocking red armchair which has since inspired the red + yellow colour palette I am currently trying to implement. I also seem to have incorporated a teeny bit of grey to soften the harshness between the red and the black leather couch. I actually had this yellow pillow from West Elm in our office and I shifted it over to the living room to see how I liked the colour combo - I quite like it!


And here are other red options that are bold and awesome! I'm a bit ashamed though...I captured them the other night and was so tired I forgot to save where I found them! If anyone knows let me know!

sweet inspiration

A good friend of mine bought me a subscription to Real Simple magazine for my birthday (thank you Rebecca!), and this month's issue has been sitting pretty on my coffee table, staring at me, every hour of every day, with the prettiest picture on the front. I can't stop looking at it. I love the mixture of the colours - soft green, bright yellow, white, and an accent of blue and red. So fresh and new! Just think of all the pretty things you could do with these colours at a wedding. In fact, I am trying to convince Shayna (fellow Bloomer) to use these colours for her "practice wedding" next July. And because it's a rainy day in the city, I thought I'd go buy some flowers at Ave & Dav, and see if I could play around with a centerpiece that mimics the freshness of the pic above. What do you think? If only I had a blue pot!