Our Pin of the Week: Jelly Bean Topiaries comes from the Lil'Luna Blog. With Easter approaching this weekend this would make the perfect little accent for Easter Dinner. For more information on how to make a Jelly Bean Topiary, visit: www.lilluna.com.
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Our Pin of the Week: 10 Color Mistakes comes from House Beautiful Magazine and features common mistakes people make when adding color to their homes.
1. Ceiling Paint "I never paint a ceiling dead white because all white paint has a bit of gray in it, and it takes the room down. Paint the ceiling a cream shade." –Athalie Derse
2. Matching Shades "You never want to match your walls to a color in one of your fabrics. It will be too strong. Find a grayed-out version of the color." –Sallie Giordano
3. Neutral Balance "The biggest mistake people make when they're trying to be colorful and exciting is to forget that you need to balance it with neutrals – otherwise it ends up looking like a color wheel." –Todd Klein
4. Continuity "Even when I don't use the same colors everywhere, I still like the rooms to feel connected. The bedroom should never feel like it's in a completely different house from the living room – the whole house has to make sense as one." –Mona Ross Berman
5. Contrast "One of the biggest mistakes people make with neutrals is not using enough contrast. A room of creams and beiges needs something stark and shiny white. And something black. You have to interject elements that add intense personality. Make it gutsy, or else it's boring." –Betsy Brown
6. Don't Go Overboard "When any color scheme is taken too seriously, it loses its power. You need to know when to pull back. A two-color scheme can be great, but there has to be some relief, or it comes across as too pat and makes everything seem stiff." –Tom Scheerer
7. Picture Yourself in the Space "People don't take into account how they'll look in a room when choosing a color. I just did an apartment where the woman has blue eyes with a bit of a purple tint them, so everything is lavender to purple. She simply glows." –Stan Topol
8. Let a Room Evolve "When it comes to color, I say, 'Go big or go home.' You have to trust yourself. But you don't have to commit to color all at once — you can play with it as the rooms evolve. Start with one palette and then mix things in." –Ashley Whittaker
9. Choose the Right Finish "Darker colors in general can read very flat, so use a high-luster finish. Good prep is key to any high-luster paint finish, so skim-coating the walls really helps. If the walls are well prepared, you can get a deep, rich gloss without going to the expense of lacquering." –Meg Braff
10. Depth "Deep colors contain many other hues, and you have to be just as concerned about the secondary shades that are blended in. Colors that have no depth are oddly fluorescent. They will leap out at you, rather than pull you in. It's a subtle difference, but failure to recognize it is what sometimes makes people afraid of using color." –Suzanne Kasler
To read more visit http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/ideas/color-home-decorating-mistakes
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Our Pin of the Week: Valentine's Day Inspiration comes from Walker Zanger and ties in perfectly with Valentine's Day.
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Our Pin of the Week today is one of our very own pins showing a stand-alone tub. The stand-alone tub is one of the top bathrooms trends for 2014.
To see more of our bathroom pins visit our Pinterest page: http://www.pinterest.com/cameohomes/bathrooms/
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Our Pin of the Week today comes from Design-seeds.com.
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Today's PIN OF THE WEEK comes from www.kidskubby.com. This pin features some great Christmas breakfast ideas that are delicious and fun for the kids. Enjoy!
For more information visit: http://www.kidskubby.com/easy-christmas-breakfast-ideas-for-kids/
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Our Pin of the Week comes from our very own Pinterest Board named Mudrooms. Check out this amazing mudroom in a home we recently finished building in Salt Lake City, Utah. The mudroom is right off of the garage and includes lockers with hooks, a convenient bench and pull-out drawers for shoes or other items.
Visit our Pinterest page to view more of our Mud Rooms: http://www.pinterest.com/cameohomes/mud-rooms/
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Our PIN OF THE WEEK comes from Brides.com and was pinned by Pottery Barn. Using personalized pinecones would be such an easy way to seat your guests this Thanksgiving. What a great and inexpensive idea!
Happy November! A little inspiration for Thanksgiving...
Since tomorrow is Halloween, we decided to give you a little history of Halloween and show you a few of our favorite Halloween Pins. "Halloween has its origins in the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain (pronounced "sah-win"). The festival of Samhain is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture. Samhain was a time used by the ancient pagans to take stock of supplies and prepare for winter. The ancient Gaels believed that on October 31, the boundaries between the worlds of the living and the dead overlapped and the deceased would come back to life and cause havoc such as sickness or damaged crops.
The festival would frequently involve bonfires. It is believed that the fires attracted insects to the area which attracted bats to the area. These are additional attributes of the history of Halloween. Masks and costumes were worn in an attempt to mimic the evil spirits or appease them." (halloweenhistory.org)
Traditional activities include trick-or-treating, bonfires, costume parties, visiting "haunted houses" and carving jack-o-lanterns. Irish and Scottish immigrants carried versions of the tradition to North America in the nineteenth century. Other western countries embraced the holiday in the late twentieth century including Ireland, the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom as well as of Australia and New Zealand.
Photo by Luxe Couture Interiors
Photo by u-createcrafts.com
Photo by time2saveworkshops.com
Photo by Belle Eighties
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Building a new house? Try using Node Electric Outlets, they eliminate the need for a power strip. Just plug it in anywhere on the strip. This unique design is brand new from Japan and turns your wall socket into an innovative outlet that handles multiple 2-pronged plugs.
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Pin of the Week: First Snow in Park City, Utah by Mark Maziarz
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